A nurse is working with a client who uses oxygen in the home and is teaching the client about how to prevent fires while using oxygen. Which statement from the nurse is correct?
A client is undergoing surgery to the neck and the anesthesiologist uses an endotracheal tube to deliver oxygen rather than providing 100 percent oxygen by facemask. Which best describes how this measure would protect the client?
A nurse is working in the ICU, caring for a client who requires a mechanical ventilator for breathing. The nurse has a nursing assistant to help with certain client care tasks. Which of the following activities can the nurse delegate to the nursing assistant?
A cardiac client is recovering from anesthesia following open heart surgery. The client uses a CPAP machine at home while sleeping. Following surgery, the client has several periods of apnea. The nurse contacts respiratory therapy, but there are no hospital CPAP machines available to use. Which action should the nurse perform next?
A nurse is caring for a client who uses supplemental oxygen by nasal cannula. The provider left the following order: “O2 by nasal cannula to keep saturations >95% and PaO2 >80 mmHg.” In this situation, which describes the PaO2?
A nurse is using a non-rebreather mask to administer oxygen to an adult client who is in respiratory distress. Which nursing intervention should the nurse employ when using this type of oxygen delivery device?
The nurse is caring for a client on bed rest in the supine position. The nurse obtains vital signs and notes that the client has an oxygen saturation of 89% on room air. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
A 67-year-old client with COPD is being assessed by a home care nurse. The client uses supplemental oxygen and has a portable tank in the home. The nurse provides teaching to the client about safely using home oxygen. Which action by the client indicates that more teaching is needed?
A home health nurse is working with a client who uses oxygen in his home. The client has decreased activity tolerance and is unable to walk very far without becoming short of breath. Which of the following interventions would the nurse use to help the client plan for a disaster?
A nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit. The client has a room air oxygen saturation of 86%, while their baseline oxygen level before surgery was 94% on room air. The nurse recognizes that which of the following factors would most likely contribute to this? Select all that apply.
