Saunders Respiratory Test Questions and Answers
The client is diagnosed with pleurisy. The nurse should expect to see which signs and symptoms? Select all that apply. - Answer-1. Pleural friction rub
2. Sharp, knife-like pain
5. Pain that occurs most often during inspiration
The nurse notes ...
The client is diagnosed with pleurisy. The nurse should expect to see which signs and
symptoms? Select all that apply. - Answer-1. Pleural friction rub
2. Sharp, knife-like pain
5. Pain that occurs most often during inspiration
The nurse notes that a hospitalized client has experienced a positive reaction to the
tuberculin skin test. Which action by the nurse is priority? - Answer-1. Report the
findings.
A client being discharged from the hospital to home with a diagnosis of tuberculosis is
worried about the possibility of infecting family members and others. Which information
should reassure the client that contaminating family members and others is not likely? -
Answer-4. The family will receive prophylactic therapy, and the client will not be
contagious after 2 to 3 consecutive weeks of medication therapy.
The nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching to a client diagnosed with tuberculosis who
has been taking medication for 1½ weeks. The nurse knows that the client has
understood the information if which statement is made? - Answer-4. "I should not be
contagious after 2 to 3 weeks of medication therapy."
The nurse is caring for a client with emphysema receiving oxygen. The nurse should
consult with the registered nurse if the oxygen flow rate exceeded how many L/min of
oxygen? - Answer-2. 2 L/min
The nurse is preparing to suction an adult client through the client's tracheostomy tube.
Which interventions should the nurse perform for this procedure? Select all that apply. -
Answer-1. Apply suction for up to 10 seconds.
2. Hyperoxygenate the client before suctioning.
5. Apply intermittent suction while rotating and withdrawing the catheter.
6. Advance the catheter until resistance is met and then pull the catheter back 1 cm.
A client who has been taking isoniazid for 1½ months complains to the nurse about
numbness, paresthesia, and tingling in the extremities. The nurse interprets that the
client is experiencing which adverse effect? - Answer-2. Peripheral neuritis
The nurse is caring for a client hospitalized with acute exacerbation of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which should the nurse expect to note in this
client? Select all that apply. - Answer-2.Dyspnea during exertion
3.Presence of a productive cough
, 4.Difficulty breathing while talking
The nurse is performing nasotracheal suctioning of a client. The nurse interprets that
the client is adequately tolerating the procedure if which observation is made? - Answer-
3. Coughing occurs with suctioning.
The nurse is caring for an older client who is on bed rest. The nurse plans which
intervention to prevent respiratory complications? - Answer-3. Changing the client's
position every 2 hours
A client with tuberculosis (TB) asks the nurse about precautions to take after discharge
from the hospital to prevent transmitting infection to others. Which statements indicate
prevention of transmission of tuberculosis? Select all that apply. - Answer-2. "My family
and I will practice good hand hygiene."
3. "I will discard disposable tissues into a plastic bag."
4. "I will cover my mouth when I cough, sneeze, or laugh."
A client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has histoplasmosis. Which
sign/symptom should the nurse expect the client to experience? - Answer-1. Dyspnea
The nurse is taking the nursing history of a client with silicosis. The nurse checks
whether the client wears which item during periods of exposure to silica particles? -
Answer-1. mask
The nurse is assisting in planning care for a client scheduled for insertion of a
tracheostomy. Which equipment should the nurse plan to have at the bedside when the
client returns from surgery? - Answer-1. Obtruator
The nurse is caring for a client with an endotracheal tube attached to a ventilator. The
high-pressure alarm sounds on the ventilator. The nurse prepares to perform which
priority nursing intervention? - Answer-1. Suction the client
The nurse is preparing to obtain a sputum specimen from the client. Which nursing
action is essential in obtaining a proper specimen? - Answer-1. Have the client take
three deep breaths
A client is being prepared for a thoracentesis. The nurse reinforces instructions with the
client given by the registered nurse. Which points should be included in the
instructions? Select all that apply. - Answer-1. The client leans over a bedside table.
2. The client should sit on the edge of the bed.
4. A time-out is performed before the procedure.
6. A local anesthetic is administered before the procedure.
The nurse is providing endotracheal suctioning to a client who is mechanically ventilated
when the client becomes restless and tachycardic. Which actions should the nurse
take? Select all that apply. - Answer-1. Notify the RN.
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