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The use of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is indicated to increase:

You are caring for a 70-year-old patient diagnosed with respiratory failure. Which order do you question for this patient?

A 78-year-old patient is brought to the ER with complaints of fever, tachycardia, and tachypnea. His ABG’s reveal:                   pH – 7.21        PO2 – 80         PCO2 – 48      HCO3 – 24      What does this reflect?

Which client does the nurse safely delegate to the LPN/LVN who has been assigned to the unit for the first time?

A patient enters the clinic with an acute sore throat and a temperature of 101.5° F (38.5° C). What diagnostic testing does the nurse educate the patient about?  Select all that apply.

You are the home care nurse who is assessing the home environment of a new patient with a laryngectomy. You visit the patient in the hospital and inform the patient that he will need to arrange for installation of which system in the home?

A patient received CPR during a code. After the code, the nurse can only hear breath sounds in the right lung.  The nurse realizes that this may indicate:

A patient has fallen and fractured several ribs on the left side. Which of the following would the nurse include in the plan of care:  Select all that apply.

The nurse reviews the medication administration record (MAR) for a patient having an acute asthma attack. Which medication should the nurse administer first?

You are doing patient teaching with a patient diagnosed with acute rhinosinusitis. What possible complication would you teach the patient that requires immediate follow-up?