Oxygenation ch 38

Wounds heal because HBOT helps to regenerate new tissue quickly.

A client with a nonhealing pressure ulcer has been prescribed hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). The client tells the nurse, "This kind of treatment doesn't make any sense to me." What is the appropriate nursing response?

intercostal muscles contract

A nursing instructor is teaching a class on the mechanics of respiration and the process of ventilation. The instructor determines that the education was successful when the students identify which activity as occurring during inspiration?

nebulizer

A patient with a diagnosis of advanced Alzheimer disease is unable to follow directions required to use an inhaled bronchodilator. Which medication delivery systems is most appropriate for this patient?

Bronchivesicular

Medium pitched blowing sounds heard over the major bronchi

accessory muscles

The client will use what muscles to ease dyspnea and improve breathing.

Administer prescribed pain medication 15 to 30 minutes before chest tube removal Teach the client about relaxation exercises to be used during chest tube removal Apply a cold compress to the site prior to the removal

The nurse is caring for a client who will have a chest tube removed within the next hour. What action by the nurse will be included in the plan of care for this client for removal of the chest tube? Select all that apply

"This is a gauge used to regulate the amount of oxygen that a client receives."

The nurse is demonstrating oxygen administration to a client. What teaching will the nurse include about the flowmeter?

Suction the tracheostomy tube using sterile technique.

When caring for a client with a tracheostomy, the nurse would perform which recommended action?

Eczema

Which skin disorder is associated with asthma?

adventitious breath sounds

abnormal breath sounds such as wheezes, ronchi, crackles

flowmeter

is a gauge used to regulate the amount of oxygen that a client receives. The healthcare provider prescribed the concentration of oxygen.

bronchial breath sounds

loud, high-pitched, hollow sounds normally heard over the trachea and larynx

oxygen analyzer

measures the percentage of delivered oxygen to determine whether the client is receiving the prescribed amount.

wheezes/rhonchi

occur during attacks of asthma or emphysema; continuous musical sounds produced by swelling, narrowing, secretions or tumors

crackles/rales

popping sounds heard on auscultation of the lung when air enters diseased airways and alveoli; produced by fluid in the airways or alveoli and delay reopening of collapsed alveoli

humidifier

produces small water droplets, which are delivered during oxygen administration to prevent or decrease dry mucous membranes.

Vesicular

refers to soft, low-pitched, normal breath sounds heard over peripheral lung fields