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Chapter 30. Nursing Care of Patients With Upper
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Chapter 30. Nursing Care of Patients With Upper Respiratory Tract Disorders
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The nurse is reviewing the arterial blood gas results for a patient with a resp
disorder. What should the nurse recognize as being the most important chemica
regulator of respiration?
a. The blood level of oxygen
b. The blood level of nitrogen
c. The blood level of carbon dioxide
d. The amount of hemoglobin in red blood cells
2. The nurse is reviewing the results of a patient’s pulmonary function tests. Wh
describes the air remaining in lungs after normal expiration?
a. Tidal volume
b. Expiratory reserve
c. Forced vital capacity
d. Functional residual capacity
3. The nurse is reviewing the exchange of gases in the blood stream with a pati
prescribed oxygen ther- apy. How should the nurse explain the transport of carbo
the blood?
a. As CO2 in plasma
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4. A patient is having problems with oxygenation of body tissues. What is impo
nurse to con- sider about the transport of oxygen in the blood?
a. It is in blood plasma as free oxygen.
b. It travels on red blood cell membranes.
c. It is bonded to hemoglobin in blood plasma.
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d. It is bonded to hemoglobin in red blood cells.
5. The nurse is reviewing the physiology of the respiratory system with a patien
treated for pneu- monia. What structure should the nurse identify as sweeping muc
pathogens from the nasal cavities and trachea to the pharynx?
a. Ciliated epithelium
b. Alveolar macrophages
c. Elastic connective tissue
d. Simple squamous epithelium
6. The nurse is coaching a patient to empty the lungs of all air before using a m
inhaler. What air that is expired beyond tidal volume in a forceful exhalation is the
coaching the patient to remove from the lungs?
a. Tidal volume
b. Expiratory reserve
c. Forced vital capacity
d. Peak expiratory flow rate
7. A patient has a low oxygen level. Which body structure should the nurse cons
being responsible for this low level?
a. Larynx
b. Alveoli
c. Bronchi
d. Nasal passages
8. The nurse is providing care to a patient who experienced an ischemic stro
requires respira- tory support with mechanical ventilation. The nurse realizes tha
most likely occurred in which part of the brain?
a. Medulla
b. Cerebrum
c. Cerebellum
d. Hypothalamus
9. A nurse is providing care for a patient who complains of difficulty breathing.
assessment will best help the nurse determine the severity of the patient’s dysp
a. Count the patient’s respiratory rate.
b. Ask the patient to describe the dyspnea.
c. Have the patient rate the dyspnea on a 0-to-10 scale.
d. Observe the patient throughout two to three respirations.
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b. The use of accessory muscles to aid breathing
c. Shoulder muscle fatigue related to difficulty breathing
d. Effective use of a breathing exercise to increase ventilation
11. During the admission assessment of an individual admitted to the medical
unit, the nurse
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