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Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Surgery

Managing Anxiety in Patients: Effective Nursing Strategies for Encouraging Expression and Providing Support

A patient admitted to the critical care unit for gastrointestinal hemorrhage reports feeling tense and nervous. The nurse notes the patient appears restless with increased blood pressure...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Surgery

Enhancing Lung Function: Importance of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) in Preventing Alveolar Collapse

When planning care for a patient on a mechanical ventilator, the application of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to the ventilator settings has which therapeutic effect?A. Increased inflation...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Surgery

Improvement in Heart Failure: How Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure Can Indicate Progress

The nurse is caring for a patient with acute decompensated heart failure who has a pulmonary artery catheter. Which assessment indicates the patient’s condition is improving?A. Cardiac...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Surgery

Understanding Capillary Refill Time: Importance & Emergency Intervention for Poor Circulation in the Hand

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a catheter in the right radial artery for invasive arterial blood pressure monitoring after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery....

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Surgery

Advantages of Tracheostomy Placement for Long-Term Airway Management over Endotracheal Intubation in Science and Medicine

Which factor indicates that tracheostomy placement would be preferable to endotracheal intubation?The patient is unable to clear secretions.The patient is at high risk for aspiration.A long-term airway...

Mohamed Abbas
June 20, 2023
Surgery

Optimizing Endotracheal Tube Suctioning: Essential Nurse Interventions

Which interventions should the nurse perform before using an open-suctioning technique for a patient with an endotracheal (ET) tube? SATAA. Put on clean gloves.B. Administer a bronchodilator.C....