You are caring for a patient in a long-term care facility who has a history of atrial fibrillation and needs vital signs assessed every 4 hours. a. What technique will you use (where will you check) to accurately assess the patient’s heart rate) b. How long will you count the heart rate and why? C. Respirations are irregular and shallow. How long will you count respirations for an accurate respiratory rate?
A patient with a long-standing history of iron deficiency anemia comes to your clink for a routine evaluation. a What history questions will you ask this patient to monitor the effectiveness of his plan of care? b. Which tab results identify this type of anemia? c. What patient education would you include in your plan of care for this patient’
- You are the nurse caring for a patient with COPD. He has had emphysema for the past 20 years and complains of significant shortness of breath and orthopnea a. What type of respiratory disorder is emphysema (obstructive or restrictive)? b. What pathologic processes are contributing to his shortness of breath and orthopnea? c What leaching information would you include in his plan of care? d Why would his red blood cell (ABC) count be very high?
4 You are raring for a patient with frequent episodes of tonsilitis a What symptoms would you expect the patient to report to you? b What signs would you find on physical examination? What are the pros and cons that you would share with the patient regarding having a 10^PilecomY/adencclectomy?
5 Describe how and where gas exchange takes place in the lungs and at the tissue level. Describe this flow through the lungs. heart and tissues