NUR 2206 Exam 2 Oxygenation
- pulse oximeter
Answer machine that detects how much blood flow is going to the airstream, can change by coughing
- hemoptysis
Answer coughing up blood
- Atectasis
Answer incomplete expansion of part or all of the lung
- Circumoral cyanosis
Answer a bluish discoloration around the mouth
- incentive spirometry
Answer medical procedure to encourage patients to breathe deeply by using a portable plastic device called a spirometer that gives visual feedback as the patient inhales forcefully
- mucus supports the growth of
Answer bacteria; more mucous is present the more bacterial growth
- we turn and position people to help
Answer mucus ?
- mucus should be clear, if it is yellow and green then 1 / 3
Answer you are sick
- pneumothorax
Answer collection of air outside the lung in the oral cavity causing the lung to collapse (like a balloon inside a balloon)
- stridor
Answer noisy, breathing sound from upper airways
- We see stridor in
Answer infants
- Tenacious sputum
Answer sticky and increased volume, firm hold/hard to get up and out
- What can cause tenacious sputum?
Answer chronic lung conditions
- Patients with tenacious sputum are at greater risk of
Answer pneumonia
- enteral route
Answer mouth to butt
- valsava manoeuvre can temporarily lower 2 / 3
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Answer cardiac output
- Defecation is stimulated by the
Answer parasympathetic system
- Ostomy stomas should look
Answer beefy red
- Too low fluid intake is indicated by
Answer dark amber, deep yellow urine; low blood pressure
- Strong pulse is a sign of too much
Answer fluid intake
- Oxygenation nursing interventions (generate solutions/take action)
- breathing exercises, chest physiotherapy (PT), postural drainage; supplemental oxygen,
Answer
medications, artificial airways
- gas exchange happens at
Answer alveoli
- ventilation
Answer inspiration and expiration
- ventilation is influenced by
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