Oxygenation Practice Questions

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

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

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.

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?

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

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

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?

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?

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

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.