NURS 516
NURS 516 Exam 2 Study Questions and
Answers Top Graded 2026
pulse oximetry
measures oxygen level in the blood (arterial)
pulse oximetry normal range
95-100
change pulse oximetry
COPD, H and H, temperature, circulation
urgent interventions
raising head of bed
ensure patency
oxygen
suctioning
albuterol/other meds
advanced ventilation
nonurgent interventions
education
incentive spirometry
nebulizer treatments
turn/cough/deep breath
factors that affect pulse oximetry
poor circulation, skin pigment, skin thickness, temperature, nail polish
pulse oximeter sites
finger, earlobe, toe, bridge of nose, and forehead
(in this order for the purpose of test!!)
respiratory assessments
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airway and patency (open or not open)
breathing
circulation
disability
exposure
respiratory palpation
Checks the trachea with fingers; should enter at the middle of the suprasternal notch
respiratory inspection
looking for cyanosis; a bluish discoloration of the skin as a result of poor circulation
chest symmetry
position hands on both sides of the sternum; thumbs should move equally from the
midpoint with inspiration
Tenderness and crepitus
crepitus
subcutaneous emphysema; open chest wound; fresh chest tube new tracheotomy;
pneumothorax
tactile fremitus
"99, boy oh boy, scooby doo"; assess equality of vibration; fluid will increase the sound
transmission and used to assess consolidation and atelectasis
atelectasis
small or partial lung collapse
respiratory percussion
Assesses position of the lungs, density and changes of lung tissue; not used frequently
and performed by advanced practice nurses and other professionals
respiratory auscultation
apex, left lung, right lung; sit up, breath deep through mouth, diaphragm of stethoscope,
no outside noise, compare sides and lobes
respiratory findings
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rate and pattern, chest abnormalities, trachea position, retractions, symmetry, accessory
muscle use, splinting, cyanosis
cheyne-stokes pattern
ventilation pattern where the respiration rate and depth are irregular, characterized by
alternating periods of apnea and hyperventilation
biots
respiration are abnormally shallow for 2-3 breaths followed by irregular period of apnea
kussmauls pattern
ventilation pattern where respiration are abnormally deep but regular and at an increrased
rate, common in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA); and is the bodies way of correcting
metablic acidosis trying to blow off excess CO2
vesicular breath sounds
Medium pitch and loudness, inspiration is louder and longer than expiration
tracheal/bronchial breath sounds
Heard over and around trachea; loud and high pitched, hard or tubular, expiration is
louder and longer than inspiration; short pause between I and E
bronchovesicular breath sounds
Combination of vesicular and bronchial/tracheal; heard around sternum; equal duration
and loudness; more muffled that brachial
adventitious breath sounds
Bronchial or bronchovesicular where there should be vesicular; indicates fluid filled or
consolidated areas where breath sounds are "telegraphed" from large airways to periphery
rhonchi
Continuous "musical" notes primarily heard on "E"; large airways=low
pitches=sonorous/snoring
wheezing
Caused by narrowed airways from secretion, edema, and bronchospasm; continues
musical notes primarily heard on E and I
NURS 516
NURS 516 Exam 2 Study Questions and
Answers Top Graded 2026
pulse oximetry
measures oxygen level in the blood (arterial)
pulse oximetry normal range
95-100
change pulse oximetry
COPD, H and H, temperature, circulation
urgent interventions
raising head of bed
ensure patency
oxygen
suctioning
albuterol/other meds
advanced ventilation
nonurgent interventions
education
incentive spirometry
nebulizer treatments
turn/cough/deep breath
factors that affect pulse oximetry
poor circulation, skin pigment, skin thickness, temperature, nail polish
pulse oximeter sites
finger, earlobe, toe, bridge of nose, and forehead
(in this order for the purpose of test!!)
respiratory assessments
NURS 516
,NURS 516
airway and patency (open or not open)
breathing
circulation
disability
exposure
respiratory palpation
Checks the trachea with fingers; should enter at the middle of the suprasternal notch
respiratory inspection
looking for cyanosis; a bluish discoloration of the skin as a result of poor circulation
chest symmetry
position hands on both sides of the sternum; thumbs should move equally from the
midpoint with inspiration
Tenderness and crepitus
crepitus
subcutaneous emphysema; open chest wound; fresh chest tube new tracheotomy;
pneumothorax
tactile fremitus
"99, boy oh boy, scooby doo"; assess equality of vibration; fluid will increase the sound
transmission and used to assess consolidation and atelectasis
atelectasis
small or partial lung collapse
respiratory percussion
Assesses position of the lungs, density and changes of lung tissue; not used frequently
and performed by advanced practice nurses and other professionals
respiratory auscultation
apex, left lung, right lung; sit up, breath deep through mouth, diaphragm of stethoscope,
no outside noise, compare sides and lobes
respiratory findings
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rate and pattern, chest abnormalities, trachea position, retractions, symmetry, accessory
muscle use, splinting, cyanosis
cheyne-stokes pattern
ventilation pattern where the respiration rate and depth are irregular, characterized by
alternating periods of apnea and hyperventilation
biots
respiration are abnormally shallow for 2-3 breaths followed by irregular period of apnea
kussmauls pattern
ventilation pattern where respiration are abnormally deep but regular and at an increrased
rate, common in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA); and is the bodies way of correcting
metablic acidosis trying to blow off excess CO2
vesicular breath sounds
Medium pitch and loudness, inspiration is louder and longer than expiration
tracheal/bronchial breath sounds
Heard over and around trachea; loud and high pitched, hard or tubular, expiration is
louder and longer than inspiration; short pause between I and E
bronchovesicular breath sounds
Combination of vesicular and bronchial/tracheal; heard around sternum; equal duration
and loudness; more muffled that brachial
adventitious breath sounds
Bronchial or bronchovesicular where there should be vesicular; indicates fluid filled or
consolidated areas where breath sounds are "telegraphed" from large airways to periphery
rhonchi
Continuous "musical" notes primarily heard on "E"; large airways=low
pitches=sonorous/snoring
wheezing
Caused by narrowed airways from secretion, edema, and bronchospasm; continues
musical notes primarily heard on E and I
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