A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report & will care for 4 clients. Which of the following client's needs may the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hrs ago w/aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching w/a client who is learning to walk using a quad cane C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer C. Reapplying a condom catheter ...

NR 324 Exam 1 Study Guide Chapters 17, 26, 27, 28, 29, and ABG interpretation.

NR-324 Adult Health I NR 324 Exam 1 1. What is wrong with the body during DKA? - It is too acidic 2. Do people with COPD and other chronic respiratory illnesses hyper or hypo ventilate? - HYPOventilate 3. What organs are the two regulators of acid in our body? - Lungs and kidneys 4. When will a patient display Kussmaul breathing in relation to acid-base balance? - 5. Normal pH range of blood - 6. normal PaCo2 - 7. PaO2 normal levels - 8. Normal HCO3 levels ...

NR-324 Adult Health I NR 324: Exam 1 Practice Quiz A client is experiencing 8/10 incisional pain, resulting in a poor cough effort, and has course scattered rhonchi after a thoracotomy. Which action should the nurse take first? a. Medicate the patient with prescribed pain medication. b. Splint the patient’s chest during coughing. c. Observe the patient use the incentive spirometer. d. Assess the patient’s oxygenation using a pulse oximetry. RATIONALE: The nurse is worrie...