Oxygenation Practice Questions

Front

The nurse is caring for a client after a bronchoscopy and biopsy. Which finding, if noted in the client, would the nurse immediately report to the primary health care provider? Dry cough, Hematuria, Bronchospasm, Blood-streaked sputum

Back

Bronchospasm

Front

What is the primary purpose of pursed-lip breathing for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Back

Promote carbon dioxide elimination.

Front

A client with a history of recent upper respiratory infection comes to the urgent care center complaining of chest pain. The nurse determines that the pain is most likely of a respiratory origin if the client makes which statement about the pain?
Options:
It hurts more when I breathe in.
I have never had this pain before.
It hurts on the left side of my chest.
The pain is about a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10.

Back

It hurts more when I breathe in.

Front

A client who is experiencing respiratory difficulty asks the nurse, "Why is it so much easier to breathe out than in?" In providing a response, the nurse explains that breathing is easier on exhalation because of which respiratory responses?

Back

The respiratory muscles relax.

Front

What is a physiological consequence of falling surfactant production due to fluid in the alveoli in a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)? Options: Atelectasis and viral infection, Bronchoconstriction and stridor, Collapse of alveoli and decreased compliance, Decreased ciliary action and retained secretions

Back

Collapse of alveoli and decreased compliance

Front

The nurse documents on the requisition that the client was receiving how much oxygen for the procedure?

Back

21%

Front

A client has been treated for pleural effusion with a thoracentesis. The nurse determines that this procedure has been effective if the nurse notes which assessment finding?

Back

Absence of dyspnea

Front

A chest x-ray report for a client indicates the presence of a left apical pneumothorax. The nurse would assess the status of breath sounds in that area by placing the stethoscope in which location?

Back

Just under the left clavicle.

Front

The nurse monitors the respiratory status of the client being treated for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which assessment finding would indicate deterioration in ventilation? Cyanosis, Hyperinflated chest, Rapid, shallow respiration, Coarse crackles auscultated bilaterally

Back

Cyanosis

Front

Which client statement indicates that further instruction is needed after a thoracentesis for tension pneumothorax? Options: I will lie on the affected side for an hour., I can expect a chest x-ray exam to be done shortly., I will let you know at once if I have trouble breathing., I will notify you if I feel a crackling sensation in my chest.

Back

I will lie on the affected side for an hour.