ATI MED SURG EXAM ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Which of the findings of the nurse would indicate chronic hypoxemia?
1) clubbing of the fingers
2) crackles
3) cyanosis
4) peripheral edema
clubbing of the fingers
2. The nurse is instructing the client on the normal sensations, which can occur when contrast medium
is infused during pulmonary angiography. Which statement, made by the client, demonstrates an
understanding?
a) "I will feel light-headed when the contrast medium is introduced."
b) "I will feel warm and an urge to cough."
c) "I will feel a dull pain when the catheter is introduced."
d) "I will feel waves of nausea throughout the procedure."
I will feel warm and an urge to cough
3. The nursing instructor is teaching a pre-nursing pathophysiology class. The class is covering the
respiratory system. The instructor explains that the respiratory system is comprised of both the upper
and lower respiratory system. The nose is part of the upper respiratory system. The instructor
continues to explain that the nasal cavities have a vascular and ciliated mucous lining. What is the
purpose of the vascular and ciliated mucous lining of the nasal cavities?
,a) Cool and dry expired air
b) Moisten and filter expired air
c) Move mucus to the back of the throat
d) Warm and humidify inspired air
warm and humidify inspired air
4. A client with chronic bronchitis is admitted to the health facility. Auscultation of the lungs reveals
low-pitched, rumbling sounds. Which of the following describes these sounds?
a) Pleural friction rub
b) Rhonchi
c) Bronchial
d) Crackles
rhonchi
5. A nurse is preparing a client for bronchoscopy. Which instruction should the nurse give to the
client?
a) Don't cough.
b) Don't talk.
c) Don't walk.
d) Don't eat.
don't eat
,6. The nurse is caring for a patient with a pulmonary disorder. What observation by the nurse is
indicative of a very late symptom of hypoxia?
a) Dyspnea
b) Confusion
c) Restlessness
d) Cyanosis
cyanosis
7. A client has a nursing diagnosis of "ineffective airway clearance" as a result of excessive secretions.
An appropriate outcome for this client would be which of the following?
a) Lungs are clear on auscultation.
b) Client reports no chest pain.
c) Respiratory rate is 12 to 18 breaths per minute.
d) Client can perform incentive spirometry.
lungs are clear on auscultation
8. You are caring for a 65-year-old client who has been newly diagnosed with emphysema. The client
is confused by the new terms and wants to know what ventilation means. Which of the following can
instruct this client?
a) Ventilation helps clients who cannot breathe on their own.
b) Ventilation is when the body changes oxygen into CO2.
, c) Ventilation is breathing air in and out of the lungs.
d) Ventilation provides a blood supply to the lungs.
ventilation is breathing air and out of the lungs
9. Upon palpation of the sinus area, what would the nurse identify as a normal finding?
a) No sensation during palpation
b) Tenderness during palpation
c) Pain sensation behind the eyes
d) Light not going through the sinus cavity
no sensation during palpation
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10. The nursing instructor is talking with senior nursing students about diagnostic procedures used in
respiratory diseases. The instructor discusses thoracentesis, defining it as a procedure performed for
diagnostic purposes or to aspirate accumulated excess fluid or air from the pleural space. What would
the instructor tell the students purulent fluid indicates?
a) Infection
b) Heart failure
c) Inflammation
d) Cancer
infection
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION |
ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Which of the findings of the nurse would indicate chronic hypoxemia?
1) clubbing of the fingers
2) crackles
3) cyanosis
4) peripheral edema
clubbing of the fingers
2. The nurse is instructing the client on the normal sensations, which can occur when contrast medium
is infused during pulmonary angiography. Which statement, made by the client, demonstrates an
understanding?
a) "I will feel light-headed when the contrast medium is introduced."
b) "I will feel warm and an urge to cough."
c) "I will feel a dull pain when the catheter is introduced."
d) "I will feel waves of nausea throughout the procedure."
I will feel warm and an urge to cough
3. The nursing instructor is teaching a pre-nursing pathophysiology class. The class is covering the
respiratory system. The instructor explains that the respiratory system is comprised of both the upper
and lower respiratory system. The nose is part of the upper respiratory system. The instructor
continues to explain that the nasal cavities have a vascular and ciliated mucous lining. What is the
purpose of the vascular and ciliated mucous lining of the nasal cavities?
,a) Cool and dry expired air
b) Moisten and filter expired air
c) Move mucus to the back of the throat
d) Warm and humidify inspired air
warm and humidify inspired air
4. A client with chronic bronchitis is admitted to the health facility. Auscultation of the lungs reveals
low-pitched, rumbling sounds. Which of the following describes these sounds?
a) Pleural friction rub
b) Rhonchi
c) Bronchial
d) Crackles
rhonchi
5. A nurse is preparing a client for bronchoscopy. Which instruction should the nurse give to the
client?
a) Don't cough.
b) Don't talk.
c) Don't walk.
d) Don't eat.
don't eat
,6. The nurse is caring for a patient with a pulmonary disorder. What observation by the nurse is
indicative of a very late symptom of hypoxia?
a) Dyspnea
b) Confusion
c) Restlessness
d) Cyanosis
cyanosis
7. A client has a nursing diagnosis of "ineffective airway clearance" as a result of excessive secretions.
An appropriate outcome for this client would be which of the following?
a) Lungs are clear on auscultation.
b) Client reports no chest pain.
c) Respiratory rate is 12 to 18 breaths per minute.
d) Client can perform incentive spirometry.
lungs are clear on auscultation
8. You are caring for a 65-year-old client who has been newly diagnosed with emphysema. The client
is confused by the new terms and wants to know what ventilation means. Which of the following can
instruct this client?
a) Ventilation helps clients who cannot breathe on their own.
b) Ventilation is when the body changes oxygen into CO2.
, c) Ventilation is breathing air in and out of the lungs.
d) Ventilation provides a blood supply to the lungs.
ventilation is breathing air and out of the lungs
9. Upon palpation of the sinus area, what would the nurse identify as a normal finding?
a) No sensation during palpation
b) Tenderness during palpation
c) Pain sensation behind the eyes
d) Light not going through the sinus cavity
no sensation during palpation
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
10. The nursing instructor is talking with senior nursing students about diagnostic procedures used in
respiratory diseases. The instructor discusses thoracentesis, defining it as a procedure performed for
diagnostic purposes or to aspirate accumulated excess fluid or air from the pleural space. What would
the instructor tell the students purulent fluid indicates?
a) Infection
b) Heart failure
c) Inflammation
d) Cancer
infection
