NR 341 LATEST UPDATED 2026 2027 REAL
EXAM WITH CORRECT COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH A+
GRADED {BRAND NEW} FINAL NR 341 EXAM
ACCURATE PRACTICE EXAM 2026
What dressing should be applied upon chest tube removal?
ANSWER-----airtight sterile petroleum jelly gauze dressing
What are the reasons YOUR pt. may need an artificial airway?
ANSWER----
●upper airway obstruction (bleeds, tumor, gas less than 8, burns)
●six
●trauma
●neuromuscular diseases
,●sepsis
●apnea
●high risk for aspiration
●ineffective clearance of secretions
●rasp distress
When a pt. has a tube in their trachea, what do you need to know as a
nurse?
ANSWER------where was it last marked (@ the teeth or lip)
cuff pressure
Two real reasons there's an inflated cuff?
ANSWER--------when cuff inflated, prevent secretions from going to
lungs (infections)
when pt. on ventilator, CERTAIN amount of gas that'll be going through
each ventilator. with the cuff inflated, the volume is more accurate.
with the cuff slightly deflated, there’s no telling how much amount of
volume is going to the lungs- BASICALLY prevents escape of ventilating
gases
,Patient needs an artificial airway, how are we going to prepare for this
procedure?
What should you do to prepare?
What equipment is needed?
What position should the pt. be in?
What should be done before intubation?
ANSWER----------preparation
-dentures & plates NEEDS to be removed
*equipment
-oxygen, suction tubing, cardiac monitor, yanked, tonsil tip suction
*before intubation
-sniffing position (pt. supine with the head extended & the neck flexed)
-pre-oxygenate / BVM 100% O2 for 3-5 minutes
-meds (sedative, paralytic agent, analgesic)
, What's the reason behind putting the pt. in a sniffing position?
ANSWER------to get a better view of vocal cords
Describe rapid sequence intubation.
When is rapid sequence intubation NOT indicated?
ANSWER--------BOTH sedative & paralytic agent is given to emergency
airway pts. (decrease aspiration,)
crashed airway-unstable pt. (cardiac arrest OR)
if pt. not awake, then this won’t be done known difficult airway
there is not time for all this.
Nursing responsibilities when assigned to an airway pt.?
maintain correct tube placement
ANSWER--------maintain proper cuff inflation
EXAM WITH CORRECT COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH A+
GRADED {BRAND NEW} FINAL NR 341 EXAM
ACCURATE PRACTICE EXAM 2026
What dressing should be applied upon chest tube removal?
ANSWER-----airtight sterile petroleum jelly gauze dressing
What are the reasons YOUR pt. may need an artificial airway?
ANSWER----
●upper airway obstruction (bleeds, tumor, gas less than 8, burns)
●six
●trauma
●neuromuscular diseases
,●sepsis
●apnea
●high risk for aspiration
●ineffective clearance of secretions
●rasp distress
When a pt. has a tube in their trachea, what do you need to know as a
nurse?
ANSWER------where was it last marked (@ the teeth or lip)
cuff pressure
Two real reasons there's an inflated cuff?
ANSWER--------when cuff inflated, prevent secretions from going to
lungs (infections)
when pt. on ventilator, CERTAIN amount of gas that'll be going through
each ventilator. with the cuff inflated, the volume is more accurate.
with the cuff slightly deflated, there’s no telling how much amount of
volume is going to the lungs- BASICALLY prevents escape of ventilating
gases
,Patient needs an artificial airway, how are we going to prepare for this
procedure?
What should you do to prepare?
What equipment is needed?
What position should the pt. be in?
What should be done before intubation?
ANSWER----------preparation
-dentures & plates NEEDS to be removed
*equipment
-oxygen, suction tubing, cardiac monitor, yanked, tonsil tip suction
*before intubation
-sniffing position (pt. supine with the head extended & the neck flexed)
-pre-oxygenate / BVM 100% O2 for 3-5 minutes
-meds (sedative, paralytic agent, analgesic)
, What's the reason behind putting the pt. in a sniffing position?
ANSWER------to get a better view of vocal cords
Describe rapid sequence intubation.
When is rapid sequence intubation NOT indicated?
ANSWER--------BOTH sedative & paralytic agent is given to emergency
airway pts. (decrease aspiration,)
crashed airway-unstable pt. (cardiac arrest OR)
if pt. not awake, then this won’t be done known difficult airway
there is not time for all this.
Nursing responsibilities when assigned to an airway pt.?
maintain correct tube placement
ANSWER--------maintain proper cuff inflation
