Quiz: Can You Pass The NCLEX Nursing Questions On Respiratory System?
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- 1.A 24-year-old client comes into the clinic complaining of right-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. He reports that it started suddenly. The assessment should include which of the following interventions?
- A.
Auscultation of breath sounds
- B.
Chest x-ray
- C.
Echocardiogram
- D.
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- 2.A client with shortness of breath has decreased to absent breath sounds on the right side. from the apex to the base. Which of the following conditions would best explain this?
- A.
Acute asthma
- B.
Chronic bronchitis
- C.
Pneumonia
- D.
Spontaneous pneumothorax
- 3.Which of the following treatments would the nurse expect for a client with a spontaneous pneumothorax?
- A.
Antibiotics
- B.
Bronchodilators
- C.
Chest tube placement
- D.
Hyperbaric chamber
- 4.Which of the following methods is the best way to confirm the diagnosis of a pneumothorax?
- A.
Auscultate breath sounds
- B.
Have the client use an incentive spirometer
- C.
Take a chest x-ray
- D.
Stick a needle in the area of decreased breath sounds
- 5.A pulse oximetry gives what type of information about the client?
- A.
Amount of carbon dioxide in the blood
- B.
Amount of oxygen in the blood
- C.
Percentage of hemoglobin carrying oxygen
- D.
Respiratory rate
- 6.What effect does hemoglobin amount have on oxygenation status?
- A.
No effect
- B.
More hemoglobin reduces the client’s respiratory rate
- C.
Low hemoglobin levels cause reduces oxygen-carrying capacity
- D.
Low hemoglobin levels cause increased oxygen-carrying capacity.
- 7.Which of the following statements best explains how opening up collapsed alveoli improves oxygenation?
- A.
Alveoli need oxygen to live
- B.
Alveoli have no effect on oxygenation
- C.
Collapsed alveoli increase oxygen demand
- D.
Gaseous exchange occurs in the alveolar membrane.
- 8.Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can be provided through an oxygen mask to improve oxygenation in hypoxic patients by which of the following methods?
- A.
The mask provides 100% oxygen to the client.
- B.
The mask provides continuous air that the client can breathe.
- C.
The mask provides pressurized oxygen so the client can breathe more easily.
- D.
The mask provides pressurized at the end of expiration to open collapsed alveoli.
- 9.Which of the following best describes pleural effusion?
- A.
The collapse of alveoli
- B.
The collapse of bronchiole
- C.
The fluid in the alveolar space
- D.
The accumulation of fluid between the linings of the pleural space.
- 10.
- A.
Inserting a chest tube
- B.
Performing thoracentesis
- C.
Performing paracentesis
- D.
Allowing the pleural effusion to drain by itself.
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