HAP Week V Quizzes correctly answered 2023

HAP Week V Quizzes correctly answered 2023When assessing a patient?s lungs, the nurse recalls that the left lung: A. is divided by the horizontal fissure. B. is shorter than the right lung because of the underlying stomach. C. consists primarily of an upper lobe on the posterior chest. D. consists of two lobes. D. consists of two lobes. The student nurse is reviewing the pathophysiology of inspiration and understands that the primary muscles of inspiration are the diaphragm and the ____________. A. scalene muscles B. pectoral muscles C. abdominal muscles D. intercostal muscles D. intercostal muscles Rationale: External intercostal muscles;The intercostal muscles help push the chest wall outward. What are the functions of the upper airways? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) A. Conduct air to lower airway B. Provide area for gas exchange C. Prevent foreign matter from entering respiratory system D. Warm, humidify, and filter air entering lungs E. Provide transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and cells A. Conduct air to lower airway C. Prevent foreign matter from entering respiratory system D. Warm, humidify, and filter air entering lungs (like Sarah) A patient tells the nurse that she has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 20 years. The nurse records this as how many pack-years? A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D. 60 C. 40 Stridor is a high-pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly associated with: A. congestive heart failure. B. upper airway obstruction. C. atelectasis. D. pneumothorax. B. upper airway obstruction. Stridor is associated with upper airway obstruction from swollen, inflamed tissues or a lodged foreign body. The nurse is comparing pitch and duration of the various types of a patient?s breath sounds and recognizes which one of these as an expected finding? A. Bronchial sounds are low-pitched and have a 2:1 inspiratory-versus-expiratory ratio. B. Bronchovesicular sounds have a moderate pitch and 1:1 expiratory-versus-inspiratory ratio. C. Vesicular breath sounds are high-pitched and have a 1:2 inspiratory-versus-expiratory ratio. D. Wheezes are low-pitched and have a 2.5:1 inspiratory-versus-expiratory ratio. B. Bronchovesicular sounds have a moderate pitch and 1:1 expiratory-versus-inspiratory ratio. Where does a nurse expect to hear bronchovesicular lung sounds in a healthy adult? A. In the lower lobes B. Over the trachea C. In the apices of the lungs D. Near the sternal border D. Near the sternal border A nurse hears inspiratory and expiratory wheezes bilaterally. What is the meaning of this finding? A. Narrowed airways B. Consolidation in alveoli C. Fluid in the alveoli D. Sputum in the bronchi A. Narrowed airways A known risk factor for breast cancer includes: A. low-fat, low cholesterol diet. B. low breast tissue density. C. early menarche or late menopause. D. breastfeeding an infant for more than 6 months. C. early menarche or late menopause. The nurse is reviewing statistics regarding breast cancer. Which group of women over the age of 45 in the United States has the highest incidence for development of breast cancer? A. African-American B. Asian C. White D. American Indian C. White