A 47-year-old Caucasian female presents to the emergency department with an abrasion requiring stitches on her forehead. The client provides an overview of her health history, which includes 22 packs/year of cigarette smoking, dyspepsia, cholecystectomy last year, and chronic obstructive disease (COPD).
Indicate which assessment findings are Requires Follow-up or Continue to monitor by the nurse.
Group of answer choices
Labored breating
[ Choose ] Requires Follow-up Continue to monitor
Denies headache
[ Choose ] Requires Follow-up Continue to monitor
Oxygen saturation = 88% (on room air)
[ Choose ] Requires Follow-up Continue to monitor
ABG results: pH = 7.37, PaCO2 = 45 mm Hg, PaO2 = 81 mm Hg, HCO3 = 23 mEq
[ Choose ] Requires Follow-up Continue to monitor
Leaning forward with hands on upper thighs
[ Choose ] Requires Follow-up Continue to monitor
Chest symmetrically rises with each breath
[ Choose ] Requires Follow-up Continue to monitor
Respirations = 26 breaths/min
[ Choose ] Requires Follow-up Continue to monitor
Heart rate = 95 beats/min
[ Choose ] Requires Follow-up Continue to monitor
Denies fever and chills
[ Choose ] Requires Follow-up Continue to monitor