This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A nurse receives report on a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit and is told the patient is ... (Read 96 times)

bobthebuilder

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 567
on: Jun 28, 2018
A nurse receives report on a patient in the pediatric intensive care unit and is told the patient is on a ventilator in SIMV mode. Which information is inconsistent with the nurse's knowledge of this type of ventilation?
 
  A.
  Breaths delivered with preset pressure
  B.
  Can be used in cases of respiratory failure
  C.
  Invasive form of ventilation that requires intubation
  D.
  Will override any spontaneous breathing

Question 2

A child in the pediatric intensive care unit is started on cortisone. When the nurse enters the room to check his blood glucose, the parents are concerned that he is now a diabetic. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
 
  A.
  Being critically ill can raise a patient's blood glucose.
  B.
  I'm sorry; we should have been checking this all along.
  C.
  Increased blood glucose can be a side effect of steroids.
  D.
  The doctor is curious about how his glucose levels are.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

gasdhashg

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 335
Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
SIMV, or synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation, is an invasive form of ventilation requiring the patient to be intubated. SIMV delivers mandatory breaths at a preset pressure. It can augment spontaneous tidal volume or inspiratory efforts. It will synchronize with the patient's respiratory efforts, not override them.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Corticosteroids have many side effects, including elevated blood glucose levels. When the child is started on them, he should have his glucose levels monitored per facility policy. Being ill can raise blood glucose levels, but this is not the specific reason this child is having them checked. The physician does want to know about the readings, but, again, this reason is not specific to this child. To apologize for not checking the glucose all along is not being truthful.


bobthebuilder

  • Member
  • Posts: 567
Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

xthemafja

  • Member
  • Posts: 348
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.

Did you know?

In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.

Did you know?

Immunoglobulin injections may give short-term protection against, or reduce severity of certain diseases. They help people who have an inherited problem making their own antibodies, or those who are having certain types of cancer treatments.

Did you know?

There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.

Components of nail unit Components of nail unit
Scheduling patient appointments by telephone. Scheduling patient appointments by telephone.
Examples of endocrine disorders. (A) A patient with exophthalmos, a symptom of hyperthyroidism ... Examples of endocrine disorders. (A) A patient with exophthalmos, a symptom of hyperthyroidism ...
The unit on top of this Subaru that looks like a radiator is the intercooler, which cools the air ... The unit on top of this Subaru that looks like a radiator is the intercooler, which cools the air ...
Patient Physical Status Classification Patient Physical Status Classification
How to convert one unit of measurement to another unit (Part 1) How to convert one unit of measurement to another unit (Part 1)
Video: Rena arc construction

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library