NURSING 108 MIDTERM EXAM TIPS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔An older adult patient has very poor perfusion in his fingers. Where should the nurse
test the oxygen saturation?
1. Finger
2. Earlobe
3. Toe
4. Foot
5. Nose - ✔✔-Earlobe
-Toe
-Nose
✔✔The nurse is assessing the patient's ventilation status. What will the nurse look for?
1. Arterial blood gas
2. Chest rise
3. Pulse oximetry
4. Lung compliance
5. Respiratory rate - ✔✔-Chest rise
-Lung compliance
-Respiratory rate
✔✔The nurse has a patient that has been diagnosed with a head and brain injury. What
alterations in his breathing pattern could possibly occur?
1. Cheyne-Stokes respirations
2. Tachypnea
3. Hypoventilation
4. Biot's breathing
5. Apnea - ✔✔-Cheyne-Stokes respirations
-Hypoventilation
, -Biot's breathing
✔✔During the respiratory assessment, the nurse hears "wheezes". What type of sound
is the nurse hearing?
1. Fine, high-pitched/short
2. Whistling
3. Low-pitched
4. High-pitched - ✔✔-Whistling
✔✔What is the normal value for SvO2?
1. 95%
2. 80%
3. 70%
4. 55% - ✔✔-70%
✔✔The nurse is in the emergency department and the patient presents as follows: 65-
year-old woman who complains of shortness of breath, is in a tripod position, respiratory
rate of 42, blood pressure 152/95, and has a history of COPD. What objective data can
the nurse obtain?
1. History of COPD
2. Low respiratory rate
3. Anxiety
4. High blood pressure
5. Pale - ✔✔-History of COPD
-Low respiratory rate
-High blood pressure
-Pale
✔✔The nurse has a patient who was admitted 24 hours ago for asthma exacerbation.
The patient is currently on 8 liters high flow oxygen with respiratory treatments every 2
hours. What is a realistic goal for this patient?
1. The patient will demonstrate the ability to complete all activities of daily living with no
increase in dyspnea before discharge.
2. The patient will be weaned off of oxygen in the next 12 hours.
3. The patient will exhibit regular breathing patterns with ambulation to the bathroom by
tomorrow morning.
4. The patient will have a normal arterial blood gas in the next 8 hours. - ✔✔-The patient
will demonstrate the ability to complete all activities of daily living with no increase in
dyspnea before discharge.
✔✔What would the nurse measure to assess respiration and ventilation?
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔An older adult patient has very poor perfusion in his fingers. Where should the nurse
test the oxygen saturation?
1. Finger
2. Earlobe
3. Toe
4. Foot
5. Nose - ✔✔-Earlobe
-Toe
-Nose
✔✔The nurse is assessing the patient's ventilation status. What will the nurse look for?
1. Arterial blood gas
2. Chest rise
3. Pulse oximetry
4. Lung compliance
5. Respiratory rate - ✔✔-Chest rise
-Lung compliance
-Respiratory rate
✔✔The nurse has a patient that has been diagnosed with a head and brain injury. What
alterations in his breathing pattern could possibly occur?
1. Cheyne-Stokes respirations
2. Tachypnea
3. Hypoventilation
4. Biot's breathing
5. Apnea - ✔✔-Cheyne-Stokes respirations
-Hypoventilation
, -Biot's breathing
✔✔During the respiratory assessment, the nurse hears "wheezes". What type of sound
is the nurse hearing?
1. Fine, high-pitched/short
2. Whistling
3. Low-pitched
4. High-pitched - ✔✔-Whistling
✔✔What is the normal value for SvO2?
1. 95%
2. 80%
3. 70%
4. 55% - ✔✔-70%
✔✔The nurse is in the emergency department and the patient presents as follows: 65-
year-old woman who complains of shortness of breath, is in a tripod position, respiratory
rate of 42, blood pressure 152/95, and has a history of COPD. What objective data can
the nurse obtain?
1. History of COPD
2. Low respiratory rate
3. Anxiety
4. High blood pressure
5. Pale - ✔✔-History of COPD
-Low respiratory rate
-High blood pressure
-Pale
✔✔The nurse has a patient who was admitted 24 hours ago for asthma exacerbation.
The patient is currently on 8 liters high flow oxygen with respiratory treatments every 2
hours. What is a realistic goal for this patient?
1. The patient will demonstrate the ability to complete all activities of daily living with no
increase in dyspnea before discharge.
2. The patient will be weaned off of oxygen in the next 12 hours.
3. The patient will exhibit regular breathing patterns with ambulation to the bathroom by
tomorrow morning.
4. The patient will have a normal arterial blood gas in the next 8 hours. - ✔✔-The patient
will demonstrate the ability to complete all activities of daily living with no increase in
dyspnea before discharge.
✔✔What would the nurse measure to assess respiration and ventilation?
