The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Is Intubated

question 4

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client who is intubated with an endotracheal tube and on a mechanical ventilator.The client is able to make sounds.What is the nurse's first action?

• A) Check cuff inflation on the endotracheal tube.
• B) Listen carefully to the client.
• C) Call the health care provider.
• D) Auscultate the lungs.

Understand the relationship between confidence intervals and hypothesis testing.

Evaluate the trustworthiness of significance test results based on data collection methods and sample properties.

Understand the significant impact of Peplau's theoretical framework on the field of psychiatric nursing.

Identify the key assumptions and tasks of various nursing theorists including Peplau, Orlando, Travelbee, and Forchuk.

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Definitions:

P-Cresol

A type of phenol with the chemical structure C7H8O, characterized by a methyl group attached to the benzene ring of phenol.

Synthetic Steps

The individual reactions or operations required to construct a complex molecule from simpler starting materials in a laboratory setting.

Benzene

An aromatic hydrocarbon with a molecular formula C6H6, characterized by a ring of six carbon atoms with alternating double bonds.

Subjective Approach

A method or perspective that is based on personal opinions, interpretations, points of view, emotions, and judgment.