Medical Surgical Nursing: Respiratory Care
20 Questions I 2294 Attempts I Created By frostanity 1144 days agoTest your cognitive nursing skills in med-surg respiratory care for the adult patient. Please note that this quiz does not cover respiratory disorders.
Question Excerpt From Medical Surgical Nursing: Respiratory Care
| Q.1) | Which of the following is a normal finding in the aging adult? |
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| Q.2) | Which clinical manifestation is the main sign of lung disease? |
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| Q.3) | While the nurse interviews a patient, he verbalizes that he has difficulty breathing during sleep and uses three pillows for relief. The nurse notes that he may be experiencing : |
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| Q.4) | A 37-year-old patient is admitted to the ED with dyspnea, tachypnea and pink, frothy sputum. The nurse determines that the patient is experiencing: |
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| Q.5) | As the nurse auscultates the patient, she hears a popping, discontinuous sound over the lung fields. This type of adventitious sound is known as: |
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| Q.6) | A 53-year-old patient reports smoking two packs of cigarettes per day for the past 35 years. Calculate the pack-years for this patient. |
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| Q.7) | The nurse comes into the patient's room and discovers that the patient's pulse oximetry reading is 91%. The nurse should first: |
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| Q.8) | A postop patient who had a bronchoscopy two hours ago is NPO and states that he is hungry. What should the nurse do? |
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| Q.9) | The patient is scheduled to have a pulmonary function test. Further instruction is needed when she states: |
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| Q.10) | A nurse is caring for a patient who had a thoracentesis eight hours ago. While assessing the patient, the nurse observes that the patient has a rapid heart rate, rapid, shallow respirations, and has absent breath sounds to the left upper lobe of the lung. The nurse interprets this complication as: |
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| Q.11) | A nurse is reviewing the ABG values and notes a pH of 7.42, a PCO2 of 55 mm Hg, and a HCO3 of 24 mEq/L. What does the nurse interpret these values as? |
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| Q.12) | A nurse is administering oxygen to a patient who has hypoxemia and hypercarbia. Which oxygen delivery system is appropriate for this patient? |
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| Q.13) | A nurse is caring for a patient who had a surgical placement of a tracheostomy 48 hours ago. What should the nurse's initial action be if tube dislodgement occurs? |
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| Q.14) | The nurse is suctioning a patient with an endotracheal tube. Which of the following is a correct technique for this procedure? |
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| Q.15) | What aspiration precaution measures should the nurse implement to the 78-year-old patient with a tracheostomy? (Select all that apply.) |
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| Q.16) | A nurse is providing discharge instructions for a tracheostomy patient. Which statement indicates that the patient understands tracheostomy care? |
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| Q.17) | A nurse is monitoring a patient who has a chest tube drainage system and notices that there is gentle bubbling in the suction control chamber. What is the appropriate nursing action for this scenario? |
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| Q.18) | While auscultating a 65-year-old patient, the nurse hears bronchovesicular breath sounds over the lung fields. How does this nurse interpret this finding? |
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| Q.19) | A patient with a chronic lung disease arrives on the med-surg unit. Which delivery system would offer the most precise oxygen concentration for this patient? |
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| Q.20) | While assessing a trachostomy patient, the nurse notices that there is a crackling sensation around the neck. The nurse suspects this complication as: |
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