An 82 year old patient has signed a Healthcare directive indicating that he agrees to a ventilator and feeding tube "temporarily" but does not want any heroic measures to survive. He suffers a major setback in his recovery. The patient is not coherent enough to speak for himself and is placed on a Ventilator and a feeding tube is inserted. Days turns into weeks and he is not recovering. 1. At what point does the ventilator and feeding tube become a heroic measure? 2. Do you thing that his Healthcare directive was detailed enough? If not, why.

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) asks the nurse to explain what their newly prescribed salmeterol (long acting Beta 2 agonist) and budesonide (Pulmicort) inhalers do. What would be the most appropriate response by the nurse? O The medications that have been ordered for you are what the physician thinks will help your breathing the most" O The medications that have been ordered for you are designed to work together to reduce your oxygen requirements." O The medications that have been ordered for you are to help open your airways and relieve airway inflammation." O The medications that have been ordered for you are to help you breathe with less resistance from your diaphragm."

QUESTION 1 A nurse is caring for a child who is receiving oxygen therapy. Which of the following findings indicates oxygen toxicity?  Hyperventilation Decreased PaCO2 Increased blood pressure Unconsciousness   QUESTION 2  A 7-year-old boy is being discharged from having a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy and is being discharged home with his mother. Home care instructions should include which of the following? Please select all that apply Encourage the child to cough every 4 to 5 hours to prevent pneumonia  Observe the child for continuous swallowing  Administer an analgesic such as acetaminophen for pain Observe the child for restlessness or difficulty breathing  Encourage the child to take spin of cool, clear liquids QUESTION 3 Parents brought a 6-month old infant into a well-child clinic for complaints of vomiting and failure to grow. His birth weight was 7Ibs, and now he weighs 8Ibs, 6oz. The infant's mother reports that he is taking 4-8 oz every 4-5 hours, but he “spits up a…

41. List 5 key precautions you must take when collecting blood samples for haemostatic investigations?