Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0:
Respiratory Emergencies - ENA-ENO-C28
Questions With Solutions
Which condition is a risk factor for a pulmonary embolus? Obesity
Which organism is a secondary cause of acute bronchitis? Mycoplasma pneumonia
Which medication is used to decrease afterload in a patient with pulmonary edema?
Nitroprusside (Nitropress)
When auscultating the breath sounds of a patient with a respiratory complaint, you detect
consolidation and crackles that do not clear when the patient coughs. Which disorder should you
suspect? Pneumonia
Which measure is the single best determinant of asthma severity? Peak expiratory flow
rate
Which fact accurately characterizes acute bronchitis? It initially causes a dry,
nonproductive cough.
, Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0:
Respiratory Emergencies - ENA-ENO-C28
Questions With Solutions
Which statement correctly characterizes the hospital core measures for patients with community-
acquired pneumonia? The patient's pneumococcal vaccination status and smoking history
should be determined.
A patient with a pulmonary embolus is most likely to display which finding? Dyspnea
Which medication is used for outpatient treatment of a pulmonary embolus? Low-
molecular-weight heparin
Which statement indicates that a patient with asthma correctly understands the discharge
instructions? "I need to quit smoking."
Which statement accurately characterizes asthma? Asthma is a reversible obstructive
disease of the lungs.
Which medication stimulates beta receptors, causing bronchodilation? Racemic
epinephrine
Respiratory Emergencies - ENA-ENO-C28
Questions With Solutions
Which condition is a risk factor for a pulmonary embolus? Obesity
Which organism is a secondary cause of acute bronchitis? Mycoplasma pneumonia
Which medication is used to decrease afterload in a patient with pulmonary edema?
Nitroprusside (Nitropress)
When auscultating the breath sounds of a patient with a respiratory complaint, you detect
consolidation and crackles that do not clear when the patient coughs. Which disorder should you
suspect? Pneumonia
Which measure is the single best determinant of asthma severity? Peak expiratory flow
rate
Which fact accurately characterizes acute bronchitis? It initially causes a dry,
nonproductive cough.
, Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0:
Respiratory Emergencies - ENA-ENO-C28
Questions With Solutions
Which statement correctly characterizes the hospital core measures for patients with community-
acquired pneumonia? The patient's pneumococcal vaccination status and smoking history
should be determined.
A patient with a pulmonary embolus is most likely to display which finding? Dyspnea
Which medication is used for outpatient treatment of a pulmonary embolus? Low-
molecular-weight heparin
Which statement indicates that a patient with asthma correctly understands the discharge
instructions? "I need to quit smoking."
Which statement accurately characterizes asthma? Asthma is a reversible obstructive
disease of the lungs.
Which medication stimulates beta receptors, causing bronchodilation? Racemic
epinephrine
