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Med Surg 2 Final ATI Respiratory Exam Questions and Answers
Med Surg 2 Final ATI Respiratory Exam Questions and Answers
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Med Surg 2 Final ATI RespiratoryExam Questions and Answers
A nurse is caring for a client immediately following extubation. Which of the
following manifestations indicates that the nurse should call the rapid
response team? - -Stridor
-A nurse is assisting a provider with a comprehensive physical examination
of a client. When the provider uses transillumination, the nurse should
explain to the client that this technique helps evaluate which of the following
structures? - -Maxillary sinuses
-A charge nurse receives notification of the admission of a client who is
coughing frequently and whose sputum is pink, frothy, and copious. The
client has a history of night sweats, anorexia, and weight loss. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.) - -Assign the
client to a private room with negative-pressure airflow.
Wear an N95 respirator when entering the client's room.
-A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is postoperative
following a rhinoplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include? - -"Lie on your back with your head elevated 30° when resting."
-A nurse in a medical-surgical unit is assessing a client. The nurse should
identify that which of the following findings is a manifestation of a pulmonary
embolism? - -Stabbing chest pain
-A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy with an inflated cuff in
place. Which of the following findings indicates that the nurse should suction
the client's airway secretions? - -The nurse auscultates coarse crackles in
the lung fields.
-A nurse is planning care for a client who is postoperative following a hip
arthroplasty. In the client's medical record, the nurse notes a history of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the following
oxygen-delivery methods should the nurse plan to use for this client? - -
Nasal cannula
-A nurse is providing discharge teaching about improving gas exchange for
a client who has emphysema. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching? - -Use pursed-lip breathing during periods of
dyspnea
, -A nurse is providing postoperative care for a client who has 2 chest tubes in
place following a lobectomy. The client asks the nurse the reason for having
2 chest tubes. The nurse should inform the client that the lower chest tube is
placed for which of the following reasons? - -Draining blood and fluid from
the pleural space
-A nurse is planning care for a client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and is malnourished. Which of the following
recommendations to promote nutritional intake should the nurse include in
the plan? - -Eat high-calorie foods first
-A nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a client who will undergo a
total laryngectomy. Which of the following statements indicates that the
client understands the impact of the surgery? - -"I understand that I will
have a permanent tracheostomy after the surgery."
-A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for 4 clients. Which of the
following clients should the nurse monitor for crepitus? - -A client who has a
chest tube following a pneumothorax
-A client comes to the emergency department in severe respiratory distress
following left-sided blunt chest trauma. The nurse notes absent breath
sounds on the client's left side and a tracheal shift to the right. For which of
the following procedures should the nurse prepare the client? - -Chest tube
insertion
-A nurse is caring for a client who smokes cigarettes and has a new
diagnosis of emphysema. How should the nurse assist the client with
smoking cessation? - -Discuss ways the client can reduce the number of
cigarettes smoked per day
-A nurse is planning care for a client following placement of a chest tube 1
hr ago. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of
care? - -Tape all connections between the chest tube and drainage system
-A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a new
laryngectomy. The nurse should tell the client to be careful while bathing to
prevent which of the following complications? - -Aspiration of water
-A nurse is caring for a client who had a left lower lobectomy to treat lung
cancer. Which of the following factors will have a significant impact on the
plan of care for this client? - -Lung cancer usually has metastasized before
the client presents with symptoms.
-A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who had a pulmonary
embolism. Which of the following statements indicates that the client
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