NUR 2755 Multidimensional Care IV

MDC4 Exam 2 Review

Which of the following assessments would be the best to determine if your patient has a

pneumothorax?

- Breath sounds

- Respiratory rate

- visual inspection of chest

- palpate the abdomen

True/False: You would expect to note paradoxical chest movement in a patient who has

suffered a flail chest.

- True

True/False: If your patient is in respiratory distress, the first intervention should be to notify the

respiratory therapist?

- False

A patient had a pneumonectomy two days ago and now has a heart rate of 128 and blood

pressure of 80/50. What should the nurse do first?

- Increase the IV fluid rate per MD order