LNN ACADEMY 🦠🩺💊

A patient with an opioid overdose has a respiratory rate of 6 breaths per minute and pinpoint pupils. What is the primary cause of hypoventilation?

A patient with Guillain-Barré Syndrome develops respiratory failure. Which muscle is primarily affected?

A stab wound at the mid-clavicular line of the 4th intercostal space on the left side causes breathlessness and hypotension. Which structure is most likely injured?

During an asthma attack, what happens to airway resistance?

A patient with COPD develops hypercapnia over time. Which physiological adaptation helps maintain respiratory function?

A 60-year-old chronic smoker presents with progressive shortness of breath and pursed-lip breathing. Spirometry shows increased lung compliance. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A premature newborn at 30 weeks gestation presents with severe respiratory distress. Chest X-ray reveals diffuse ground-glass opacities. What is the most likely cause?

After a 10-year-old child with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus receives her dinner tray, she tells the nurse that she hates broccoli and wants some corn on the cob. The nurse‘s appropriate response is:

The nurse would be concerned if a client exhibited which of the following symptoms during her postpartum stay?

A complication for which the nurse should be alert following a liver biopsy is:

The nurse would be sure to instruct a client on the signs and symptoms of an eye infection and hemorrhage. These signs and symptoms would include:

Iron dextran (Imferon) is a parenteral iron preparation. The nurse should know that it

A nurse is administering medications to a client with a history of heart failure. Which medication should the nurse question?

A nurse is caring for a client with chronic pain. Which approach is best to assess the effectiveness of pain management interventions?

A nurse is teaching a client about the use of a metered-dose inhaler (MDI). Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

A client presents to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain. Which assessment finding would indicate a possible perforated ulcer?