The nurse hears a snoring and rattling sound during inspiration and expiration. What does this assessment
finding suggest to the nurse?
a. Rhonchi
b. Stridor
c. Crackles
d. Vesicular breath sounds
:-- Rhonchi is the snoring rattling sound heard on inspiration and expiration
Stridor soun...
HESI EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The nurse hears a snoring and rattling sound during inspiration and expiration. What does this assessment
finding suggest to the nurse?
a. Rhonchi
b. Stridor
c. Crackles
d. Vesicular breath sounds
:-- Rhonchi is the snoring rattling sound heard on inspiration and expiration
Stridor sound is described as? Where is it heard? Is it heard on inspiration or expiration?
:-- High pitched, wheezing heard on inspiration over the trachea
Crackes are described as what type of sounds?
:-- Popping, non-musical sounds, like cellophane being crumpled
What are vesicular breath sounds described as? When are they loudest, during inspiration or expiration?
:-- low pitched sounds, like wind blowing through the trees. They are loudest during
inspiration and fade during expiration.
Symptoms of sleep deprivation?
:-- Slurred speech, flat facial affect, and red conjuctiva
Phalens maneuver is what?
:-- THe maneuver used to assess for carpal tunnel syndrome. The presence of
parasthesias when placing the back of the hands together and flexing the wrists is an
indication of this disorder as the median nerve gets compressed.
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