NSG 316 exam 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2024-2025 GRADED A WITH 100
QUESTIONS
the nurse takes a sputum culture as see that the color of the sputum is rust colorered, she will
recognize this as...?
a. bacterial infection
b. cold, bronchitis, viral infection
c. TB, pneumococcal pneumonia
d. pulmonary edema, side effect from a medication
- ANS-c. TB, pneumococcal pneumonia
the nurse takes a sputum culture as see that the color of the sputum is a pink frothy, she will
recognize this as...?
a. bacterial infection
b. cold, bronchitis, viral infection
c. TB, pneumococcal pneumonia
d. pulmonary edema, side effect from a medication
- ANS-d. pulmonary edema, side effect from a medication
the patient has a cough that they describe as hacking, this is a characteristic of what type of
condition?
a. mycoplasma pneumonia
b. early heart failure
c. colds, bronchitis, pneumonia-congested
- ANS-a. mycoplasma pneumonia
,the patient has a cough that they describe as a dry cough, this is a characteristic of what type of
condition?
a. mycoplasma pneumonia
b. early heart failure
c. colds, bronchitis, pneumonia-congested
- ANS-b. early heart failure
the patient has a cough that they describe as a croup barking, this is a characteristic of what
type of condition?
a. mycoplasma pneumonia
b. early heart failure
c. colds, bronchitis, pneumonia-congested
- ANS-c. colds, bronchitis, pneumonia-congested
which s/sx is a predictor of negative outcomes in hospitalized patients?
a. dsypnea
b. hyperventilation
c. hypercapnea
d. hypoxia
- ANS-a. dsypnea
True or false: Older adults have a less efficient respiratory system (decreased vital capacity, less
surface area for gas exchange); thus they have less tolerance for activity.
- ANS-true
true or false: Some older adults feel pleuritic pain less intensely than younger adults.
- ANS-true
, when should the nurse begin their respiratory exam?
a. after assessing their head
b. after assessing the thyroid
c. after assessing the abdomen
d. after assessing their shoulder
- ANS-b. after assessing the thyroid
true or false: The anteroposterior (AP) diameter should be less than the transverse diameter. -
ANS-true
if the AP= transverse diameter, that means
a. barrel chest
b. flat chest
c. concave chest
d. convex chest
- ANS-a. barrel chest
are neck muscles hyper or hypo trophied in COPD pts
- ANS-hypertrophied
why does a person with COPD sit in a tripod position?
a. it decreases leverage so the abdominal, intercostal, and neck muscles all can aid in expiration
b. gives them leverage so the abdominal, intercostal, and neck muscles all can aid in expiration
c. it aids in exhalation
d. hypoxia
- ANS-b. gives them leverage so the abdominal, intercostal, and neck muscles all can aid in
expiration
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