The nurse assesses the client using the device pictured below to deliver 50 O2: The nurse finds the mask fits snugly, the skin under the mask and straps is intact, and the flow rate of the oxygen is 3 L/min. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Assess the client's oxygen saturation.
b. Document these findings in the chart.
c. Immediately increase the flow rate.
d. Turn the flow rate down to 2 L/min.
Question 2
A client is wearing a Venturi mask to deliver oxygen and the dinner tray has arrived. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Assess the client's oxygen saturation and, if normal, turn off the oxygen.
b. Determine if the client can switch to a nasal cannula during the meal.
c. Have the client lift the mask off the face when taking bites of food.
d. Turn the oxygen off while the client eats the meal and then restart it.
A nurse shows empathy to a client.
A nurse administers an intermittent bolus feeding.
Nurse's hand over patients abdomen
Building a Client Base
Building a Client Base Cont.
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the toe