Fracture of the scapula or first or second rib indicates a serious force of injury and a high probability of underlying tissue damage. The nurse knows that, in the emergent phase of care, pulmonary contusion is best indicated by:

A 25-year-old man drives to the ED after falling off a roof and landing on his right side on a concrete abutment. His chief complaints are dyspnea and significant chest pain. All of the following nursing actions would ensure proper ventilation and perfusion in this patient except:

A side-effect of Naloxone (Narcan) when administered rapid IV push is:

When assessing a patient with acute respiratory failure resulting from impaired ventilation, the nurse would initially expect to note:

Which is the most common cause of impaired gas exchange after blunt chest trauma?

The nurse knows that flail chest is easiest to assess:

Which injury constitutes flail chest?

In a patient with multiple rib fractures, which nursing intervention would be appropriate to encourage optimal ventilation?

The nurse assesses a patient at risk for respiratory failure. All of the following are early signs of respiratory failure except:

Acute respiratory failure in a patient with essentially normal lung tissue usually is indicated by: