Category: Management

A client at 13 -weeks gestation is scheduled for an amniocentesis in one week. The nurse knows that the primary reason for conducting this procedure is to obtain what information?

➤ When should respiratory status and blood gases be monitored after starting enteral feeding?
Obtain baseline respiratory assessment and arterial blood gases before or soon after starting feeds, then reassess within 24–48 hours. Monitor respiratory rate, work of breathing, oxygen saturation, and PaCO2 more frequently if the client worsens. Continue daily checks and adjust nutrition plan if hypercapnia or increased dyspnea develops.

according to the model of community health governance, leadership skills required to facilitate collaboration, partnership or different from those required to coordinate a program

A patient is taking selegiline for depression. Which of the following scenarios would increase the risk of sedation?
Acetylcholine blocker administration
Gastroparesis
Use of alcohol

A nurse suspects compartment syndrome in a patient with a newly placed left leg cast. Which assessment finding indicates that the patient may be experiencing compartment syndrome?

➤ How does tension pneumothorax present clinically and why is it emergent?
Tension pneumothorax presents with severe respiratory distress, hypotension, distended neck veins, and tracheal deviation away from the affected side. The trapped air causes mediastinal shift and impairs venous return, which can rapidly lead to cardiovascular collapse. This is a life‑threatening emergency that requires immediate decompression with needle thoracostomy followed by chest tube drainage.