ATI NUR 311 Final Exam: Respiratory &
Cardiac Questions With Complete Solutions
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client
who has COPD. Which of the following findings is a
priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
Correct Answers Productive cough with green
sputum
(could indicate infection)
A nurse is assessing a client who has emphysema.
Which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider? Correct Answers Elevated
Temperature: The nurse should report an elevated
temperature to the provider because it can
indicate a possible respiratory infection. Clients
who have emphysema are at risk for the
development of pneumonia and other respiratory
infections.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving
mechanical ventilation when the low pressure
alarm sounds. What situation should the nurse
recognize is a possible cause of the alarm? Correct
Answers Artificial airway cuff leak
This interferes with oxygenation and causes the
low-pressure alarm to sound
, A nurse is planning care for a client who has
asthma. Which of the following medications should
the nurse plan to administer during an acute
asthma attack? Correct Answers Albuterol
T/F: Metoprolol can mask the effects of
hypoglycemia in clients with diabetes mellitus
Correct Answers True
What are Aldosterone receptor Antagonists?
Correct Answers Spironolactone, eplerenone
-one
promotes retention of potassium and excretion of
sodium and water
What are Angiotensin-II Receptor Antagonists?
Correct Answers ARBS (blockers)
Valsartan
Losartan
-saratan
What are beta blockers? Correct Answers 1)
metoprolol
2) atenolol
block the sympathetic nervous system and
produce slow HR and decrease BP
Cardiac Questions With Complete Solutions
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client
who has COPD. Which of the following findings is a
priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
Correct Answers Productive cough with green
sputum
(could indicate infection)
A nurse is assessing a client who has emphysema.
Which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider? Correct Answers Elevated
Temperature: The nurse should report an elevated
temperature to the provider because it can
indicate a possible respiratory infection. Clients
who have emphysema are at risk for the
development of pneumonia and other respiratory
infections.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving
mechanical ventilation when the low pressure
alarm sounds. What situation should the nurse
recognize is a possible cause of the alarm? Correct
Answers Artificial airway cuff leak
This interferes with oxygenation and causes the
low-pressure alarm to sound
, A nurse is planning care for a client who has
asthma. Which of the following medications should
the nurse plan to administer during an acute
asthma attack? Correct Answers Albuterol
T/F: Metoprolol can mask the effects of
hypoglycemia in clients with diabetes mellitus
Correct Answers True
What are Aldosterone receptor Antagonists?
Correct Answers Spironolactone, eplerenone
-one
promotes retention of potassium and excretion of
sodium and water
What are Angiotensin-II Receptor Antagonists?
Correct Answers ARBS (blockers)
Valsartan
Losartan
-saratan
What are beta blockers? Correct Answers 1)
metoprolol
2) atenolol
block the sympathetic nervous system and
produce slow HR and decrease BP
