NFDN 1002-Unit 6 Oxygenation Practice Questions and Answers

NFDN 1002-Unit 6 Oxygenation Practice Questions and Answers What assessment techniques are required to assess oxygen needs of a client? - Correct Answer ️️ -Health history, physical examination (inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation), vital signs (resps and O2 sats) What are physiological factors that can impact a client's oxygen status? - Correct Answer ️️ -- Hypoxia - Cardiomyopathic condition - Peripheral Tissue - Respiratory disorders including hyperventilation - Anemia What conditions can affect chest wall movement? - Correct Answer ️️ -- Pregnancy - Obesity - Musculoskeletal abnormalities - Trauma - Neuromuscular diseases - CNS alterations - Influences of chronic disease What lifestyle factors can influence oxygenation? - Correct Answer ️️ --Nutrition and obesity - Inadequate exercise (rate and depth respirations decrease) - Smoking and substance abuse (associated with cOPD, lung cancer) - STRESS AND ANXIETY (great we're all dead) arterial blood gases (ABGs) - Correct Answer ️️ -needle in artery-a test performed on arterial blood to determine levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other gases present A pulmonary angiography -- - Correct Answer ️️ -looks at blood vessels in the lungs for blood clots that could end up going to the brain What is a scope of the bronchi called? - Correct Answer ️️ -bronchoscopy Why would a sputum culture be obtained? - Correct Answer ️️ -Tuberculosis What age-related changes might be seen in the respiratory system? - Correct Answer ️️ -- Alterations in the thorax that occur from ossification of costal cartilage, decreased space between vertebrae, and diminished respiratory muscle strength lead to impairment of chest expansion and oxygenation - Cough mechanism changes can lead to retention of pulmonary secretions, airway plugging and atelectasis if cough suppressants are not used with caution Which skin test is unreliable in older adults? - Correct Answer ️️ -the tuberculin skin test - frequently displays false-positive and negative skin tests Why are respiratory infections more common in elderly people? - Correct Answer ️️ - changes in immune function lead to a decrease in cell-mediated and humoral immunity making them at increased risk What pharmacological treatments can maintain and improve a client's oxygenation status? - Correct Answer ️️ -bronchodilators, steroids, mucolytics and low-dose anti- anxiety medications Types of oxygen therapy to reduce dyspnea - Correct Answer ️️ -- Cardiopulmonary Reconditioning through exercis