A patient who is confused and dyspneic is admitted with ABG values that reveal hypoxemia. Results from insertion of a pulmonary artery catheter are:
PAP 38/18 mm Hg
PAOP10 mm Hg
CI 3.5 L/min/m2
These values are most indicative of
A patient with hypertension received tPA for an acute embolic stroke with complete resolution of symptoms. Twenty-four hours after tPA administration, the nurse should anticipate an order for
A patient's IV with norepinephrine (Levophed) infusing is red, swollen, and the IV pump is alarming. A nurse should anticipate
A patient is recovering from CABG surgery. On postoperative day 3, the patient's laboratory values indicate thrombocytopenia and elevated liver function tests. The patient is scheduled for hemodialysis today. A nurse notifies the physician of the abnormal laboratory values. The nurse should next anticipate an order to
A patient has been declared brain dead. A nurse would like the family to consider organ donation but has never requested this from a family before. The best initial action by the nurse is to
A patient is admitted with a traumatic brain injury. During assessment, a nurse notes increased urinary output from the catheter. Which of the following should the nurse suspect?
A patient who underwent bowel resection surgery due to small bowel rupture is tachycardic and hypotensive. A nurse calls the on-call surgical resident and reports the findings. No new orders are received. The nurse should continue to monitor the patient and
For a patient who sustained blunt renal trauma and a crush injury to the leg, monitoring should include observing for
A patient with a history of six cardiac catheterizations relates that he has received differing instructions about the duration of required bedrest after the procedure. To further investigate this issue, which of the following is a nurse's most appropriate action?
Which of the following is a sign of splenic injury and diaphragmatic irritation?
TESTED 30 Jan 2025
