Pneumonia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HESI Gerontology Test Bank {540 Verified Questions with all Correct Answers} Latest Update A frail, elderly client is admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of pneumonia. Which finding is most important for the registered nurse (RN) to report to the healthcare provider? A. Fever and chills B. Confusion and dehydration C. Crackles in the lung fields D. Nausea and vomiting

Community Acquired Pneumonia Shadow Health (Anita Douglas)- Medication 2023

Pneumonia-COPD Case Study - Joan Walker, 84 years old (answered)-Joan Walker is an 84-year-old female who has had a productive cough of green phlegm that started four days ago that continues to persist. She was started three days ago on prednisone 40 mg PO daily and azithromycin (Zithromax) 250 mg PO x5 days by her clinic physician. Though she has had intermittent chills, she had a fever last night of 102.0 F/38.9 C. She has had more difficulty breathing during the last night and has been using ...

Exam 3/ Final Exam: PRN 1409/ PRN1409 Client-Centered Care III | Questions with Verified Answers| Grade A| 2023/ 2024| Rasmussen Quiz: Administration routes for Vitamin B12? Answer: oral, sublingual, intranasal, and parenteral (intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intravenous) administration. Quiz: Complications of HIV/AIDS? Answer: Opportunistic infections ● Bacterial diseases, such as tuberculosis, bacterial pneumonia, and septicemia (blood poisoning) ● HIV assoc...

A 29 year old male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, "Maybe I have lung cancer or something," and wants to get checked out since, "I can't seem to get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six weeks." Which computer documentation of this client's concerns should the nurse enter? correct answer: Describe having a "body-wracking dry cough" of 6 weeks duration. A 75-year-old client with a recent history of a cerebrovas...

Test Bank for Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease 8th Edition by Des Jardins PART 1: Assessment of Cardiopulmonary Disease SECTION I: Bedside Diagnosis 1. The Patient Interview 2. The Physical Examination 3. The Pathophysiologic Basis for Common Clinical Manifestations SECTION II: CLINICAL DATA OBTAINED FROM LABORATORY TESTS AND SPECIAL PROCEDURES—Objective Findings 4. Pulmonary Function Testing 5. Blood Gas Assessment 6. Assessment of Oxygenation 7. Ass...

RN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice 2023 B A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department (ED). Physical Examination Client presents to the ED with upper abdominal pain that radiates to the right shoulder. Client rates pain as 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Client also reports nausea, vomiting, and dyspepsia. Client is awake, alert, and oriented x3. Lung sounds clear bilaterally, S1 and S2 heart tones noted. All pulses palpable. Bowel sounds active in all 4 quadrants. Comp...

Prophecy General ICU RN A V3 (2023/ 2024 New Updated) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct QUESTION For a patient with septic shock, What would you monitor to objectively determine the effectiveness and need to titrate a dobutamine infusion. Answer: ScVo2 QUESTION Which of the following actions complies with ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP) prevention protocols? Answer: Keep head of bed 30-45 degrees QUESTION What assessment tool is neede...

ETOH Withdrawal/Pneumonia UNFOLDING Reasoning Case Study. Patient; Elena Acosta, 54 years old Elena Acosta is a 54-yr. old Hispanic woman with hypertension managed with hydrochlorothiazide. She is 63” (160.2 cm) and weighs 175 pounds (79.3 kg-BMI 31.0). She felt “crummy” and weaker the last 24 hours and called 911 when she began to have mid-sternal chest pain that increased with coughing and developed a harsh productive cough with green phlegm with difficulty breathing. Initial lab resu...

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