Nur 185 Test 1 Hondros Exam (100% Correct And Graded A+)

Patient who had colostomy done 3 days ago. Reporting abd. Discomfort. You note these observations. What do you need to report? {Ans: Skin surrounding stoma is red and swollen with pruritus.}Caring for patient with hx of diarrhea. Weight loss, bloating, run labs on them. Which to report potassium-5.1 WBC 10.8 Sodium 146 Hgb-9.1. ? {Ans: HgB}Prepping patient for sigmoid colostomy. What will you include in pre op and post op teaching? {Ans: Antibiotics will be given pre op and post op. Incentive spirometer should be used every hour while awake, irrigating the bowel for bowel training.}Caring for newly intubated patient getting mechanical ventilation. Pt.'s wife was not at hosp. when this occurred. Wife appears angry and states "What have you all done to him?" What would be your response as a nurse? {Ans: Explain to the patient why the patient had to be intubated, continue to update patient's wife on condition and plan of care, I'm sorry that you walked in on him like that, I understand this must have been very frightening.}Patient coming in with SOB and resp. rate of 32. ABG results PH 7.3 (acid), Co2-50 Bicarb-28, PO2-70 Resp. Acidosis, what orders do you