Quiz: NCLEX Nursing Practice Questions On Respiratory System Disorders
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- 1.While changing the tapes on a tracheostomy tube. the male client coughs and tube is dislodged. The initial nursing action is to:
- A.
Call the physician to reinsert the tube
- B.
Grasp the retention sutures to spread the opening
- C.
Call the respiratory therapy department to reinsert the tracheotomy
- D.
Cover the tracheostomy site with a sterile dressing to prevent infection
- 2.Nurse Oliver is caring for a client immediately after removal of the endotracheal tube. The nurse reports which of the following signs immediately if experienced by the client?
- A.
Stridor
- B.
Occasional pink-tinged sputum
- C.
A few basilar lung crackles on the right
- D.
Respiratory rate 24 breaths/min
- 3.An emergency room nurse is assessing a male client who has sustained a blunt injury to the chest wall. Which of these signs would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax in this client?
- A.
A low respiratory rate
- B.
Diminished breath sounds
- C.
The presence of a barrel chest
- D.
A sucking sound at the site of injury
- 4.Nurse Reese is caring for a client hospitalized with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Which of the following would the nurse expect to note on assessment of this client?
- A.
Hypocapnia
- B.
A hyperinflated chest noted on the chest x-ray
- C.
Increased oxygen saturation with exercise
- D.
A widened diaphragm noted on the chest x-ray
- 5.An oxygen delivery system is prescribed for a male client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to deliver a precise oxygen concentration. Which of the following types of oxygen delivery systems would the nurse anticipate to be prescribed?
- A.
Face tent
- B.
Venturi mask
- C.
Aerosol mask
- D.
Tracheostomy collar
- 6.Blessy. a community health nurse is conducting an educational session with community members regarding tuberculosis. The nurse tells the group that one of the first symptoms associated with tuberculosis is:
- A.
Dyspnea
- B.
Chest pain
- C.
A bloody. productive cough
- D.
A cough with the expectoration of mucoid sputum
- 7.A nurse performs an admission assessment on a female client with a diagnosis of tuberculosis. The nurse reviews the result of which diagnosis test that will confirm this diagnosis?
- A.
Bronchoscopy
- B.
Sputum culture
- C.
Chest x-ray
- D.
Tuberculin skin test
- 8.A nurse is caring for a male client with emphysema who is receiving oxygen. The nurse assesses the oxygen flow rate to ensure that it does not exceed:
- A.
1 L/min
- B.
2 L/min
- C.
6 L/min
- D.
10 L/min
- 9.A nurse instructs a female client to use the pursed-lip method of breathing and the client asks the nurse about the purpose of this type of breathing. The nurse responds. knowing that the primary purpose of pursed-lip breathing is to:
- A.
Promote oxygen intake
- B.
Strengthen the diaphragm
- C.
Strengthen the intercostal muscles
- D.
Promote carbon dioxide elimination
- 10.A nurse is caring for a male client with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Which of the following would the nurse expect to note in the client?
- A.
Pallor
- B.
Low arterial PaO2
- C.
Elevated arterial PaO2
- D.
Decreased respiratory rate
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