Chapter one review questions, both entry level and written exam
Give the treatment as ordered
Contact the physician to confirm that the order is indeed correct
Give the treatment as ordered, and leave a note in the chart asking for clarification for the next treatment
Have the nurse rewrite the order
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Sounds are tracheal and normal
Sounds are bronchovesicular and not normal
Sounds are stridorous and indicate a respiratory emergency
Sounds are bronchial and indicate a respiratory emergency
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A normal respiratory rate
Nasal flaring
Intercostal retractions
Use of accessory muscles of inspiration
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Tell the nurse so that she will tell the physician
Tell the nurse so that she will chart the correct information
Place a line through the error, initial it, and write in the correct information
Have your supervisor chart the correct information
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Right-sided hemothorax
Bilateral lower lobe pneumonia
Left-sided tension pneumothorax
Right lower lobe atelectasis
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Health care workers
People 50 years of age and older
Children and adults with asthma
Infants younger than 6 months of age
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Broken ribs on the right side
Right-sided pneumothorax
Broken clavicle on the right side
Acute myocardial infarction
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How many flights of stairs can you climb before you become short of breath?
Do you know who the governor is?
Do you need to use extra pillows behind your head and back to keep from getting short of breath when you sleep?
Do any particular foods seem to make it harder for you to cough up your secretions?
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Language barrier problems
Hypercarbia
Emotional state
Hypoxemia
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The last time he ate
The last time he had a bowel movement
Whether any advance directives have been documented
Whether he has brought his home care medications with him
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Have him increase the flow on his home oxygen concentrator
Get a sputum sample for a culture-and sensitivity study
Have him perform a 6-minute walk test
Perform percussion to determine the hemidiaphragm positions
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Continue to administer the treatment because the patient is a minor
Have the parent administer the treatment because the patietn is a minor
With the parent's permission, begin a patient-driven medication protocol
Delegate the treatments to a nurse
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She has a laryngeal tumor
Blood is in the back of her throat
She has aspirated a tooth
She has an air leak from her lung
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Level of pain
Level of consciousness
Work of breathing
Emotional state
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Has pulmonary fibrosis
Has emphysema
Would have normal findings if an AP chest radiograph were taken.
Has left ventricular failure
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Use the equipment because this organism does not cause illness.
Aerate the gas as usual, and put into use
Resterilize the equipment, and check for destruction of the spores
Wipe off the equipment with 70% alcohol to remove the spores from the equipment
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Urinalysis
Arterial blood gas analysis
Electrolytes
Complete blood count
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Heart rate of 130/min
Rectal temperature of 36.5 degrees Celsius
Blood pressure of 64/40 mm Hg
Respiratory rate of 20/min
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Palpate the larynx
Listen to stomach sounds
Percuss the patient's chest
Get a chest x-ray
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A normal chest
Funnel chest/pectus excavatum
Pulmonary emphysema with air trapping
Lordosis
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Eupnea
Obstructed expiration
Kussmaul's respiration
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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1, 2, 6
3, 4, 5
1, 2, 3
1, 3, 4
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Is hypertensive
Is fluid overloaded
Has emphysema
Is dehydrated
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Pleural friction rub
Normal breath sounds
Wheeze
Rhonchi
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1, 4, 5
3, 4
1, 3
2, 5
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Bacterial pneumonia
Heart attack
Pneumothorax
Viral pneumonia
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Right pulmonary artery
Superior vena cava
Aortic arch
Right ventricle
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Potassium
Chloride
Calcium
Sodium
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3
5
7
9
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Poor hand-washing technique by visiting respiratory therapists
Contaminated tracheostomy tubes from the manufacturer
Contaminated bottles of sterile water from the manufacturer
Poor hand-washing technique by patients' family members
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Laryngotracheobronchitis
Aspirated a coin
Epiglottitis
Bilateral upper lobe pneumonia
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3
4, 5
1, 2, 3
1, 3, 4, 5
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Wrapping it and soaking it in acetic acid
Pasteurization
Glutaraldahyde soak
Steam autoclaving
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Pasteurization
Ethylene oxide
10-Hour soak in glutaraldehyde
Steam autoclave
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The patient has an athletic heart
The patient has a left pleural effusion
The patient has an abnormal heart
The patient has a left middle lobe infiltrate
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Arterial blood gases
Apgar score
Transillumination
Thoracentesis
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1, 2
3, 4
4, 5
2
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Anteroposterior
Posteroanterior
Lateral
Oblique
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Normal lungs
Pneumothorax
Consolidation in her right lower lobe
Pleural effusion in her right lower lobe
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Right-sided pneumothorax
Right-sided atelectasis
Left-sided pneumothorax
Left-sided pneumonia
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Give the infant supplemental oxygen
Give the mother supplemental oxygen
Begin bag-mask rescue breathing on the infant
Give the infant to the mother as soon as possible for bonding
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Have the two coughingn people sit near each other to minimize their contact with other people in the waiting room
Have each person wear a face mask while waiting
Give facial tissues to the two people
Have both people sit at least 3 feet away from anyone else
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2, 5
1, 4
1, 3, 5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Pleural effusion of the left lung
Pulmonary edema of the left lung
Pneumonia of the left lung
Pulmonary embolism of the left lung
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2, 4
3
5
1, 3
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Steam autoclave for 15 minutes
Soak in glutaraldehyde solution for 10 hours
Pasteurize for 20 minutes
Soak in an alcohol solution for 15 minutes
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70% ethyl alcohol
Steam autoclave
Pasteurization
Dry heat
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Get an influenza vaccination as soon as possible
Get a tuberculosis skin test as soon as possible
Have a throat swab performed to check on a possible Streptococcus infection
Get an influenza vaccination in the fall
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