Med Surg Final Exams Galen College Of Nursing Test Bank

Page | 1 MED SURG FINAL EXAMS GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING TEST BANK WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED RATIONALES ANSWERS BY EXPERTS |FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED A+ |LATEST UPDATE A client with unresolved hemothorax is febrile, with chills and sweating. He has a nonproductive cough and chest pain. His chest tube drainage is turbid. What should the nurse request in SBAR communication with the health care provider? Portable chest X-ray Antibiotic therapy Intubation and mechanical ventilation Arterial blood gasses Antibiotic therapy Any condition that produces fluid accumulation or sequestration of fluid with infective properties can lead to empyema, an accumulation of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural space, as a result of bacterial infection. An infected chest tube site, lobar pneumonia, and P. carinii pneumonia can lead to fever, chills, and sweating associated with infection. With the symptoms of infection, antibiotic therapy would be recommended. Nothing in the question demonstrates a need for chest X-ray, intubation, or ABGs. A client has a chest tube inserted for the treatment of a pneumothorax. While turning in the bed, the client dislodges the tube and it is found in the bed. As the registered nurse is