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1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has emphysema and a new
prescription for theophylline. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse provide? - Correct Answer: Avoid caffeine while taking this
medication
2. A nurse is assessing a client who has long history of smoking and is
suspected of having laryngeal cancer. The nurse should anticipate that the
client wll report that her earliest manifestation was. - Correct Answer:
hoarseness
3. A nurse is assessing a client who has COPD. The nurse should expect the
client's chest to be which of the following shapes? - Correct Answer:
Barrel
4. A nurse is teaching a client about taking an expectorant to treat a cough.
The nurse should explain that this type of medication which has which of
the following actions? - Correct Answer: Stimulates secretions
5. A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has asthma and is
about to start taking theophylline (Theo-24). The nurse should tell the client
, that this medication might cause which of the following adverse effects? -
Correct Answer: Tachycardia
6. A nurse is admitting a client who is having an exacerbation of his asthma.
When reviewing the provider's orders , the nurse recognize that clarification
is needed for which of the following medications? - Correct Answer:
Propranolol
7. A nurse is teaching a client who has asthma about how to use an albuterol
inhaler. Which of the following actions by the client indicates an
understanding of the teachng? - Correct Answer: The client holds his
breath for 10 sec after inhaling the medication
8. Harvey is now exhibiting signs of pulmonary edema as a result of CHF.
Which nursing intervention demonstrates best practice in the care of this
client? - Correct Answer: Notify the hc provider If the client does not
experience a rapid improvement and diuresis
9. Karen is caring for a CHF client in the CCU who is now exhibiting signs of air
hunger and anxiety. Which nursing intervention should Karen perform first
for this client? - Correct Answer: Position the client to alleviate dyspnea
10.Mrs. Clark is an 83-year-old woman admitted with symptoms of heart
failure. Her nurse, after performing an assessment, tries to decipher
between right and left sided heart failure. Which symptoms are consistent
with left-sided heart failure - Correct Answer: Fatigue, weakness, and
palpitations
,11.Which of the following tasks would be appropriate to delegate to the LPN
working with you on a client who has pulmonary edema? - Correct
Answer: Assist respiratory therapy in applying BiPAP to the client.
12.A client has returned to the PACU after a bronchoscopy. Which of the
following nursing tasks is best for the charge nurse to delegate to the
experienced nursing assistant working in PACU? - Correct Answer:
Monitor blood pressure and pulse.
13.An RN and LPN are working together to provide care for a client hospitalized
with dyspnea who requires all the following nursing actions. Which of these
actions is best accomplished by the RN? - Correct Answer: Plan client
teaching about the procedure for pulmonary function testing. Most
complex skill
14.In administering oxygen to the client with chronic hypercarbia, it is most
important for the nurse to understand that the respiratory drive in this
client is stimulated by: - Correct Answer: Decreased PaO2
15.The nurse implements which action to decrease viscosity of secretions in
the client with a tracheostomy? - Correct Answer: Provide
humidification via a tracheostomy collar.
16.To decrease the risk of aspiration in a client with a tracheostomy, the nurse
implements which actions? - Correct Answer: Maintain client upright for
30 minutes after eating.
, 17.A 20-year-old client has arrived in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) after
having a tracheostomy. All of the following interventions are included in the
standardized post-tracheostomy plan of care. Which action should the
nurse take first? - Correct Answer: Listen to lung sound. Breath sounds
can be clear. Need airway maintenance/patency
18.A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has a physician's order
stating "Oxygen at 2 L/min to keep the SpO2 at 90% to 92%." Which of the
following nursing tasks could best be delegated to a nursing assistant
working under the supervision of a registered nurse? - Correct Answer:
Adjust the position of the oxygen tubing.
19.The nurse collaborates with which other health care provider to assist the
intubated client with communication issues? - Correct Answer: Speech
therapist
20.The nurse correlates which clinical manifestation to a client with
pneumothorax? - Correct Answer: Tracheal deviation toward the
affected side
21.Which of the following clients should the medical-surgical nurse consider
transferring to the intensive care unit? - Correct Answer: 75 y/o client
with a diagnosed pulmonary embolism who is receiving heparin and who is
currently experiencing hemoptysis. Signs of pulmonary infarction or
bleeding abnormality d/t heparin.