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Medical-Surgical: Respiratory Exam/35Answered Questions 2024-2025
A nurse is assisting with the care for a client who had a chest tube inserted
12 hr ago. The nurse notes a crackling sensation upon palpation of the skin
on the right side of the client's chest. The nurse should notify the charge
nurse that the client is demonstrating a clinical manifestation of.... - -
crepitus
-Tactile fremitus - -vibration of the chest wall
-Crackles - -(rales) wet popping sounds
-Friction rub - -scratching or squeaking sound
-A nurse is assisting with the development of a teaching plan about how to
prevent an acute asthma attack for a young adult client. What point shoudl
the nurse plan to discuss? - -Determine the client's preception of the disease
process and what might hace triggered the current attack
-A nurse on a med-surg unit is caring for a client who is postop following a
hip replacement. The client reports feeling apprehensive and restless. The
nurse collects additional data from the client. What finding is an indication of
pulmonary embolism? - -Sudden onset of dyspnea
-A nurse is a provider's office collecting data from a client who states he was
recently exposed to TB. What finding is a clinical manifestation of pulmonary
TB? - -Night sweats
-A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease and is malnourished. What recommendation
to promote nutritional intake should the nurse include in the plan? - -Eat
high-calorie foods first
-A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching with a client who is to undergo
a pneumonectomy. The client states, "I am afriad it will hurt to cough after
surgery." What statement should the nurse make? - -'I will show you how to
splint you incision while coughing"
-A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about pulmonary function tests.
What test measures the volume of air the lungs can hold at the end of max
inhalation - -Total lung capacity
-A nurse is preparing to assist a provider to withdrawl arterial blood from a
client's radial artery for measurment of ABG. What action should the nurse
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