Davis Advantage ?s Exam Questions (40 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

The home care nurse assesses a stage I pressure injury on an older adult patient who has limited mobility from a stroke. What should the nurse include when educating the patient's daughter about her care? {Ans: Deliver high protein shakes twice a day (improves skin healing) Exercise the extremities actively and passively every 4 hours (movement will improve circulation) Be sure to change positions at least every 2 hours (prevent pressure injury) Use pillow to pad all bony prominences (bony prominences are at risk for injury)}The nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of a small volume nebulizer bronchodilator treatment for a patient with emphysema. What assessment change indicates an effective outcome of the therapy? {Ans: Pulse ox reading increases Wheezing diminishes}Which patient with asthma requires immediate treatment? {Ans: A patient with respiratory rate of 12 breath per min}A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) is reporting shortness of breath. On assessment, the nurse finds a pulse rate of 115 beats/min, a blood pressure of 152/94 mm Hg, a temperature of 101°F, and a respiratory rate of 28. Which respiratory test is priority? {Ans: Pulse oximetry (noninvasive method of measuring oxygen saturation)}Which multidrug-resistant organism is resistant to