Robert is on mechanical ventilation in the rehabilitation unit. You are caring for him and training a new nurse to the u
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2022 3:51 pm
Robert is on mechanical ventilation in the rehabilitation unit.
You are caring for him and training a new nurse to the unit. She is
very interested in learning and is full of questions.
a. What are some of the nursing considerations to watch for with a
ventilated client?
b. What complications are clients who are mechanically ventilated
at risk for?
c.There are several modes of mechanical ventilation to discuss.
What are the two classifications that they fall into, how do they
function, and what disease processes are they usually effective
for?
Karen is a 57-year-old obese female who comes to the clinic very
tired, anxious, and wants relief. As you start to assess her, she
states she gets very little sleep at night, frequently wakes
herself up, feeling as though she can’t breathe, with frequent
headaches, and difficulty concentrating at work. She thinks she
might have some sort of sleep apnea.
a. Discuss what other types of information and questions you would
ask Karen in your interview assessment and why.
b. What kind of testing would Karen need to have done to determine
if she has sleep apnea and what type?
You are taking care of a client that is recently back from
surgery for laryngeal cancer. He has had a total laryngectomy with
lymph node removal.
a. You are doing family teaching and need to explain the procedure,
what was taken out with surgery, what is left, and what the
tracheotomy is. How would you do this?
b. What nursing interventions would you expect to include with this
surgery?
You are caring for him and training a new nurse to the unit. She is
very interested in learning and is full of questions.
a. What are some of the nursing considerations to watch for with a
ventilated client?
b. What complications are clients who are mechanically ventilated
at risk for?
c.There are several modes of mechanical ventilation to discuss.
What are the two classifications that they fall into, how do they
function, and what disease processes are they usually effective
for?
Karen is a 57-year-old obese female who comes to the clinic very
tired, anxious, and wants relief. As you start to assess her, she
states she gets very little sleep at night, frequently wakes
herself up, feeling as though she can’t breathe, with frequent
headaches, and difficulty concentrating at work. She thinks she
might have some sort of sleep apnea.
a. Discuss what other types of information and questions you would
ask Karen in your interview assessment and why.
b. What kind of testing would Karen need to have done to determine
if she has sleep apnea and what type?
You are taking care of a client that is recently back from
surgery for laryngeal cancer. He has had a total laryngectomy with
lymph node removal.
a. You are doing family teaching and need to explain the procedure,
what was taken out with surgery, what is left, and what the
tracheotomy is. How would you do this?
b. What nursing interventions would you expect to include with this
surgery?