Adult health respiratory Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Adult Health Respiratory Exam With Best Solutions The nurse caring for a client with a pneumothorax and who has had a chest tube inserted notes continuous gentle bubbling in the water seal chamber. What action is most appropriate? - ANS-Check for an air leak, because the bubbling should be intermittent. The nurse is caring for a client who suffered an inhalation injury from a wood stove. The carbon monoxide blood report reveals a level of 12%. Based on this level, the nurse would antici...

Adult Health Respiratory Exam With Best Solutions The nurse caring for a client with a pneumothorax and who has had a chest tube inserted notes continuous gentle bubbling in the water seal chamber. What action is most appropriate? - ANS-Check for an air leak, because the bubbling should be intermittent. The nurse is caring for a client who suffered an inhalation injury from a wood stove. The carbon monoxide blood report reveals a level of 12%. Based on this level, the nurse would antici...

Adult Health Respiratory Exam With Best Solutions The nurse caring for a client with a pneumothorax and who has had a chest tube inserted notes continuous gentle bubbling in the water seal chamber. What action is most appropriate? - ANS-Check for an air leak, because the bubbling should be intermittent. The nurse is caring for a client who suffered an inhalation injury from a wood stove. The carbon monoxide blood report reveals a level of 12%. Based on this level, the nurse would antici...

Adult health; Exam 1; respiratory Upper Respiratory tract Warms and filters air Lower respiratory tract Gas exchange and diffusion Upper respiratory tract Nose paranasal sinuses pharynx tonils and adenoids Larynx Trachea Sinuses 4 Frontal ethmoid sphenoid maxillary Pharynx Throat; divided into nasal, oral and laryngeal Tonsils and adenoids guard the body from invasion by organisms entering the throat or mouth Larynx Voice box; epiglottis, thyroid cartilage and vocal cords ...

Adult Health Exam (Respiratory) Role of the respiratory system Oxygenation and tissue perfusion Patient history relating to the respiratory system - family and personal data - smoking and pack years - drug use - allergies - travel - nutritional status - cough, sputum production, chest pain, dyspnea, orthopnea Indicators of respiratory adequacy - clubbing - weight loss - unevenly developed muscles - skin and mucous membrane changes - general appearance - endurance Psychosocial a...

Adult health; Exam 1; respiratory Upper Respiratory tract Warms and filters air Lower respiratory tract Gas exchange and diffusion Upper respiratory tract Nose paranasal sinuses pharynx tonils and adenoids Larynx Trachea Sinuses 4 Frontal ethmoid sphenoid maxillary Pharynx Throat; divided into nasal, oral and laryngeal Tonsils and adenoids guard the body from invasion by organisms entering the throat or mouth Larynx Voice box; epiglottis, thyroid cartilage and vocal cords ...

1. The nurse caring for a client with a chest tube turns the client to the side and the chest tube accidentally disconnects from the water seal chamber. Which initial nursing action should the nurse take? 1. Call the health care provider (HCP). 2. Place the tube in a bottle of sterile water. 3. Replace the chest tube system. 4. Place a sterile dressing over the disconnection site. 2. Place the tube in a bottle of sterile water. 2. The nurse is assessing the functioning of a chest tube d...