WorksheetsModule C Practice Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is an example of Subjective Data?
It hurts when I take a deep breath.
Respiratory rate is 22/min
Increased work of breathing noted
Red raised areas to lower back
When assessing the respiratory system, is it best practice to auscultate the anterior thorax or posterior thorax first?
Anterior
Posterior
What adventitious lung sounds would the nurse be most likely to hear in a client who has a build of fluid and/or mucous in their lungs?
Wheezes
Crackles
Stridor
When auscultating the lungs, what pattern does the nurse follow?
Up & down comparing the left lung to right lung
Starting at the bottom, listen from side to side
Side to side starting at the very top
In a Z pattern across the back
What is the nurse assessing for when they place their thumbs at T9 or T10 and ask the client to take in a full inspiration and expiration?
Size of rib cage
Symmetrical expansion
Barrel Chest
While obtaining an adult client's VS the student nurse notes that the SPO2 is 89% and the RR is 26/min. What is the priority action?
Notify the clinical instructor immediately
Chart the findings
Reassess in 20 minutes
When completing a respiratory assessment, which of the following is the MOST appropriate technique?
Use a stethoscope over the clothing of a patient who feels cold
Instruct patient to breathe through his or her mouth quietly and more deeply and slowly than in a usual respiration
Allow a patient with a slight lower back pain to lie supine on bed
Listen to the heart sounds at the same time that you are listening to the lung sounds
Harsh, grating, or squeaky lung sounds upon auscultation; as if two pieces of leather are being rubbed together.
Pulmonary friction
Pulmonary bruising
Pleural friction rub
Whooping cough
True or False? In COPD the patient's AP chest diameter changes. It becomes as wide from front to back as it is from side to side.
True
False
True or False.
· In older adults, the respiratory system is less efficient so they have less tolerance for activity.
True
False
