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Oxygen Questions and Answers PDF Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which symptom of omalizumab therapy requires immediate intervention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Flushing and dizziness may indicate that the patient is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction, and immediate intervention is needed. The other information should also be reported, but do not indicate possibly life-threatening complications of omalizumab therapy.
Question 2 of 5
A client has a tracheostomy that is 3 days old. Upon assessment, the nurse notes that the client's face is puffy and the eyelids are swollen. What action by the nurse is best?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Puffy face and swollen eyelids may indicate subcutaneous emphysema, a tracheostomy complication, requiring immediate oxygenation assessment.
Question 3 of 5
A patient who has been diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism is showing signs of hemorrhagic bleeding. What is the priority of care for this patient?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Perfusion is the priority in pulmonary embolism with bleeding, addressing oxygenation and circulation.
Question 4 of 5
A woman with severe preeclampsia is refusing magnesium sulfate. What statement by the nurse is best?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Explaining the potential need for delivery may encourage compliance with treatment.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is providing care to a client with sepsis due to a severely infected leg wound. The client states that he is having trouble breathing. Upon assessment, the nurse notes dyspnea, a respiratory rate of 32, the use of accessory muscles to breathe, and rales and rhonchi upon auscultation of the lungs. The nurse recognizes these findings as characteristic of what condition?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sepsis is the most common cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (C). The symptoms of dyspnea, tachypnea, accessory muscle use, and lung sounds like rales and rhonchi are characteristic of ARDS.