Nutritional Science - D440 RN/ EAQ
2025-2026 With Quations, Answers and
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Question 1
While in the postanesthesia care unit, a client reports shortness of breath and chest pain.
Which is the most appropriate initial response by the nurse?
Correct Answer
Initiate oxygen via a nasal cannula
Question 2
Which is the purpose of an occlusive dressing over a client's sucking chest wound?
Correct Answer
Maintains negative pressure within the chest cavity
Question 3
The nurse is teaching Hands-Only Basic Life Support for adults in the community. After
determining that the victim is not responding and the emergency medical system has been
activated, which action would the rescuer take?
Correct Answer
Perform chest compressions at a rate of 100/min.
Question 4
The nurse repositions a client who is diagnosed with emphysema to facilitate breathing.
Which position facilitates maximum air exchange?
Correct Answer
Orthopneic
Question 5
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a blood pH of 7.25 and a
partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO 2) of 60 mm Hg. Which complication would the
nurse suspect the client is experiencing?
Correct Answer
Respiratory acidosis
Question 6
When a client has a superficial tumor involving only 1 vocal cord, which surgery would the
nurse anticipate?
Correct Answer
Cordectomy
Question 7
,Which procedure is shown in the picture?
Correct Answer
A thoracentesis
Question 8
Which trigger would the nurse instruct a client to avoid to decrease the incidence of asthma
attacks? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
Mold
Cold air
Pet dander
Air pollution
Cigarette smoke
Correct Answer
All the above
Question 9
Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air a client's lungs may contain?
Correct Answer
Total lung capacity
Question 10
Which statement describes a client's tidal volume?
Correct Answer
Tidal volume is the volume of air inhaled and exhaled with each breath.
Question 11
Which instructions would the nurse share with the client
being discharged after rhinoplasty?
Correct Answer
Avoid items that may trigger sneezing.
Question 12
A client is hospitalized with a diagnosis of emphysema. The nurse provides teaching and
would begin with which aspect of care?
,Correct Answer
The disease process and breathing exercises
Question 13
Which substance will the home care nurse instruct a client to use after laryngectomy to
cleanse the stoma site?
Correct Answer
Mild soap and water
Question 14
At which interval are humidified oxygen systems replaced to prevent infection?
Correct Answer
1 day
Question 15
The nurse provides education to a group of student nurses about pursed-lip breathing. The
nurse would include which primary purpose of the respiratory exercise?
Correct Answer
Promotes elimination of CO2
Question 16
Which assessment finding of a client being treated in the emergency department after a
motor vehicle collision indicates the need for immediate health care provider intervention?
Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
Facial edema
Septal deviation
Clear nasal drainage
Oxygen saturation 89%
Bilateral periorbital bruising
Correct Answer
All the above
Question 17
Which action would the nurse take to prevent complications when caring for a client with a
chest tube to water seal drainage system for a pneumothorax?
Correct Answer
Marking the time on the drainage unit every shift
Question 18
Which risk factor for head and neck cancer would the nurse
assess for in a client with a persistent, nagging cough? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct.
Type of employment
Presence of ear pain
History of tobacco use
, Oral hygiene practices
Amount of alcohol intake
Correct Answer
all the above
Question 19
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After reviewing information about oxygenation for 4 clients with chronic obstruction
pulmonary disease, which client will the nurse plan to teach about use of home long-term
continuous oxygen therapy?
Correct Answer
PaO2 of 55; SpO2 of 88
Question 20
Which intervention would the nurse offer the client to help relieve the symptoms of sinusitis?
Correct Answer
Saline irrigation
Question 21
Which assessment finding is consistent with bronchospasm?
Correct Answer
Wheezing
Question 22
When a client with a health care-acquired respiratory tract infection asks the nurse what this
means, which response will the nurse give?
Correct Answer
"Your infection occurred because of exposure to a health care facility. "
Question 23
When auscultating a client's chest, the nurse hears swishing sounds of normal breathing.
How would the nurse document this finding?
Correct Answer
Vesicular breath sounds
Question 24
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a blood pH of 7.25 and Pco
2 of 60 mm Hg. These blood gas results require nursing attention because they
indicate which condition?
Correct Answer
Respiratory acidosis
Question 25
A client with a coronary occlusion is experiencing chest pain and distress. Which is the
primary reason that the nurse administers oxygen?