ATI- Respiratory Exam: Questions And
Answers
Auchargeunurseuisuprovidinguanuin-
serviceutouaugroupuofustaffunursesuaboutuendotrachealusuctioning.uWhichuofutheufollowingub
yuaustaffunurseuindicatesuanuunderstandinguofutheuteaching?
A.u"Iuwilluuseucleanutechniqueuwhenusuctioninguauclient'suendotrachealutube."
B.u"Iuwilluuseuaurotatingumotionuwhenuremovingutheusuctionucatheter."
C.u"Iuwillusuctionutheuoropharyngealucavityupriorutousuctioningutheuendotrachealutube."
D.u"Iuwillusuctionuauclient'suendotrachealutubeueveryu2uhours."u-uCORRECTuuANSWER-B.
Auchargeunurseuisureviewingutheucareuofuauclientuwhouhasuauchestutubeuconnectedutouauwate
rusealudrainageusystemuinuplaceufollowinguthoracicusurgeryuwithuaunewlyulicensedunurse.uW
hichuofutheufollowingustatementsubyutheunewlyulicensedunurseuindicatesuanuunderstandinguo
fuwhenutounotifyutheuprovider?
A.u"Iuwillunotifyutheuprovideruifuthereuisuaufluctuationuofudrainageuinutheutubinguwithuinspiration
."
B.u"Iuwillunotifyutheuprovideruifuthereuisucontinuousububblinguinutheuwaterusealuchamber."
C.u"Iuwillunotifyutheuprovideruifuthereuisudrainageuofu60umillilitersuinutheufirstuhouruafterusurgery
."
D.u"Iuwillunotifyutheuprovideruifuthereuareuseveralusmall,udark-reduclotsuinutheutubing."u-
uCORRECTuuANSWER-
B.u"Iuwillunotifyutheuprovideruifuthereuisucontinuousububblinguinutheuwaterusealuchamber."
Aunurseuinuanuemergencyudepartmentuisucaringuforuauclientuwhouisuexperiencinguaupulmonar
yuembolism.uWhichuofutheufollowinguactionsushouldutheunurseutakeufirst.
A.uApplyusupplementaluoxygenu
B.uIncreaseutheurateuofuIVufluids.
C.uAdministerupainumedication.
D.uInitiateucardiacumonitoring.u-uCORRECTuuANSWER-A;uclientuisuaturiskuforuhypoxemia
Aunurseuisuassessinguauclientuwhouhasuacuteurespiratoryudistressusyndromeu(ARDS).uWhic
huofutheufollowingufindingsushouldutheunurseureportutoutheuprovider?
A.uDecreasedubowelusoundsu
B.uOxygenusatu92%u
C.uCO2u24umEq/L
D.uIntercostaluretractionsu-uCORRECTuuANSWER-D.uIntercostaluretractions
Answers
Auchargeunurseuisuprovidinguanuin-
serviceutouaugroupuofustaffunursesuaboutuendotrachealusuctioning.uWhichuofutheufollowingub
yuaustaffunurseuindicatesuanuunderstandinguofutheuteaching?
A.u"Iuwilluuseucleanutechniqueuwhenusuctioninguauclient'suendotrachealutube."
B.u"Iuwilluuseuaurotatingumotionuwhenuremovingutheusuctionucatheter."
C.u"Iuwillusuctionutheuoropharyngealucavityupriorutousuctioningutheuendotrachealutube."
D.u"Iuwillusuctionuauclient'suendotrachealutubeueveryu2uhours."u-uCORRECTuuANSWER-B.
Auchargeunurseuisureviewingutheucareuofuauclientuwhouhasuauchestutubeuconnectedutouauwate
rusealudrainageusystemuinuplaceufollowinguthoracicusurgeryuwithuaunewlyulicensedunurse.uW
hichuofutheufollowingustatementsubyutheunewlyulicensedunurseuindicatesuanuunderstandinguo
fuwhenutounotifyutheuprovider?
A.u"Iuwillunotifyutheuprovideruifuthereuisuaufluctuationuofudrainageuinutheutubinguwithuinspiration
."
B.u"Iuwillunotifyutheuprovideruifuthereuisucontinuousububblinguinutheuwaterusealuchamber."
C.u"Iuwillunotifyutheuprovideruifuthereuisudrainageuofu60umillilitersuinutheufirstuhouruafterusurgery
."
D.u"Iuwillunotifyutheuprovideruifuthereuareuseveralusmall,udark-reduclotsuinutheutubing."u-
uCORRECTuuANSWER-
B.u"Iuwillunotifyutheuprovideruifuthereuisucontinuousububblinguinutheuwaterusealuchamber."
Aunurseuinuanuemergencyudepartmentuisucaringuforuauclientuwhouisuexperiencinguaupulmonar
yuembolism.uWhichuofutheufollowinguactionsushouldutheunurseutakeufirst.
A.uApplyusupplementaluoxygenu
B.uIncreaseutheurateuofuIVufluids.
C.uAdministerupainumedication.
D.uInitiateucardiacumonitoring.u-uCORRECTuuANSWER-A;uclientuisuaturiskuforuhypoxemia
Aunurseuisuassessinguauclientuwhouhasuacuteurespiratoryudistressusyndromeu(ARDS).uWhic
huofutheufollowingufindingsushouldutheunurseureportutoutheuprovider?
A.uDecreasedubowelusoundsu
B.uOxygenusatu92%u
C.uCO2u24umEq/L
D.uIntercostaluretractionsu-uCORRECTuuANSWER-D.uIntercostaluretractions