Respiratory Test bank EQUIPMENT 10TH
EDITION BY J. CAIRO ALL CHAPTERS
COVERED
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,A perioperative nurse is caring for a postoperative
patient. The patient has a shallow respiratory
pattern
and is reluctant to cough or to begin mobilizing.
The nurse should address the patients increased
risk for
what complication?
A) Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
B) Atelectasis
C) Aspiration
D) Pulmonary embolism - CORRECT ANSWER-
Ans: B
Feedback:
A shallow, monotonous respiratory pattern
coupled with immobility places the patient at an
increased
risk of developing atelectasis. These specific
factors are less likely to result in pulmonary
embolism or
aspiration. ARDS involves an exaggerated
inflammatory response and does not normally
result from
factors such as immobility and shallow breathing.
, A critical-care nurse is caring for a patient
diagnosed with pneumonia as a surgical
complication. The
nurses assessment reveals that the patient has
an increased work of breathing due to copious
tracheobronchial secretions. What should the
nurse encourage the patient to do?
A) Increase oral fluids unless contraindicated.
B) Call the nurse for oral suctioning, as needed.
C) Lie in a low Fowlers or supine position.
D) Increase activity. - CORRECT ANSWER-Ans:
A
Feedback:
The nurse should encourage hydration because
adequate hydration thins and loosens pulmonary
secretions. Oral suctioning is not sufficiently deep
to remove tracheobronchial secretions. The
patient
should have the head of the bed raised, and rest
should be promoted to avoid exacerbation of
symptoms.
The public health nurse is administering Mantoux
tests to children who are being registered for
kindergarten in the community. How should the
nurse administer this test?
EDITION BY J. CAIRO ALL CHAPTERS
COVERED
,
,A perioperative nurse is caring for a postoperative
patient. The patient has a shallow respiratory
pattern
and is reluctant to cough or to begin mobilizing.
The nurse should address the patients increased
risk for
what complication?
A) Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
B) Atelectasis
C) Aspiration
D) Pulmonary embolism - CORRECT ANSWER-
Ans: B
Feedback:
A shallow, monotonous respiratory pattern
coupled with immobility places the patient at an
increased
risk of developing atelectasis. These specific
factors are less likely to result in pulmonary
embolism or
aspiration. ARDS involves an exaggerated
inflammatory response and does not normally
result from
factors such as immobility and shallow breathing.
, A critical-care nurse is caring for a patient
diagnosed with pneumonia as a surgical
complication. The
nurses assessment reveals that the patient has
an increased work of breathing due to copious
tracheobronchial secretions. What should the
nurse encourage the patient to do?
A) Increase oral fluids unless contraindicated.
B) Call the nurse for oral suctioning, as needed.
C) Lie in a low Fowlers or supine position.
D) Increase activity. - CORRECT ANSWER-Ans:
A
Feedback:
The nurse should encourage hydration because
adequate hydration thins and loosens pulmonary
secretions. Oral suctioning is not sufficiently deep
to remove tracheobronchial secretions. The
patient
should have the head of the bed raised, and rest
should be promoted to avoid exacerbation of
symptoms.
The public health nurse is administering Mantoux
tests to children who are being registered for
kindergarten in the community. How should the
nurse administer this test?
