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Respiratory Nursing – Practice exam(88 Questions with 100- correct answers).
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Respiratory Nursing –Practice exam(88
Questions with 100%
correct answers)
The E.D. nurse is assessing a client who has
sustained a blunt injury to the chest wall.
Which finding would indicate the presence of
a pneumothorax in this client?
a) low respiratory rate
b) diminished breath sounds
c) the presence of a barrel chest
d) a sucking sound at the site of injury -
answer B
Rationale Silvestri p 749
The nurse is caring for a client hospitalized
with acute exacerbation of chronic
,obstructive pulmonary disease. Which finding
would the nurse expect to note on
assessment of this client? (Select all that
apply)
a) hypocapnia
b) a hyperinflated chest noted on the chest x-
ray
c)decreased oxygen saturation with mild
exercise
d) a widened diaphragm noted on the chest
x-ray
e) pulmonary function tests that demonstrate
increased vital capacity - answer B, C
Rationale Silvestri p 749
The nurse instructs a client to use the
pursed-lip method of breathing and the client
asks the nurse about the purpose of this type
of breathing. The nurse responds that the
primary purpose of pursed-lip breathing is to
promote which outcome?
,a) promote oxygen intake
b) strengthen the diaphragm
c) strengthen intercostal muscles
d) promote carbon dioxide elimination -
answer D
Rationale Silvestri p 749
The nurse is preparing a list of home care
instructions for a client who has been
hospitalized and treated for tuberculosis.
Which instructions should the nurse include
on the list? (Select all that apply)
a) activities should be resumed gradually
b) avoid contact with other individuals,
except family members, for at least 6 months
c) a sputum culture is needed every 2 to 4
weeks once medication therapy is initiated
d) cover the mouth and nose when coughing
or sneezing and put used tissues in plastic
bags
e) when one sputum culture is negative, the
client is no longer considered infectious and
, usually can return to former employment -
answer A, C, D, E
Rationale Silvestri p 749
The nurse is caring for a client after a
bronchoscopy and biopsy. Which finding, if
noted in the client, should be reported
immediately to the health care provider?
a) dry cough
b) hematuria
c) bronchospasm
d) blood-streaked sputum - answer C
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The nurse is preparing to suction a client via
a tracheostomy tube. The nurse should plan
to limit the suctioning time to a maximum of
which time period?
a) 1 minute
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