a client is getting weaned from the ventilator. Which setting will give partial support (continue to give ventilations and allow spontaneous breathing) and is used during the weaning process? SIMV • which lab value is most important to monitor for a client receiving a heparin infusion for tx of a PE? Activated partial thromboplasatin time • * a client in the critical care unit has an arterial line. The nurse is aware that an advantage to having an arterial line includes which one of following? Continuous BP monitoring • * respiratory distress caused by a wide spread inflammatory response, damaged alveoli, and decreased O2 saturations even with 100% is called? ARDS • * which of the following rhythms will require immediate application of an external pacemaker? Sinus brady with bp 70/30 • a client with fluid volume excess will exhibit which of the following s/s? weak thready pulse • which of the following s/s and labs indicate a client has COPD? SATA Barrel chest Clubbing fingers Pursed-lip breathing • * Following a Motor vehicle collision, a client is diagnosed with a flail chest. The nurse will anticipate which interventions? SATA Endotracheal intubation Surgical Stabilization of flail segment Administration of humidified oxygen • * A client is admitted to the ICU with a flail chest and placed on mechanical ventilator. Breath sounds are clear bilaterally. The nurse should monitor which of the following? Pneumonia because the client is a high risk for acquiring an infection • Following a myocardial infarction, a client begins to feel lightheaded. The cardiac monitor shows a third-degree heart block. The nurse administers oxygen and anticipates which next treatment?

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dinitis and is not sure what this means. As part of teaching, the clinician explains that the condition is caused by inflammation of one or more of the tendons. Which of the following describes tend... ons? The collagen fibers that connect muscle to bone. The pouches of synovial fluid that cushion bone and other joint structures. The ropelike bundles of collagen fibrils that connect bone to bone. The fibrocartilaginous disks that separate bony surfaces. Tendons are the collagen fibers that connect muscle to bone. Question 3 1 / 1 pts A conservative approach is recommended in the initial approach to the management of low back pain. Which of the following would be an appropriate treatment plan for a 32- year-old obese male (BMI 33) diagnosed with an acute lumbar strain? Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). Bedrest. Surgery. Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI). It has been proven that rest has little to no effect on the resolution of LBP. Patients should do whatever activities are tolerable. Almost 90% of cases resolve within 1 to 6 weeks thus the initial management should include non-pharmacologic (masage, heat, etc.), pharmacological (NSAIDs, short term use of muscle relaxants) and activity. Surgery and ESI are not indicated in the initial management of LBP. Question 4 [Show More]

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