NURS327 /NURS 327 EXAM 2 2025/2026
BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS CURRENTLY TESTING
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+
A client arrives at the physician's office stating 2 days of
febrile illness, dyspnea, and cough. Upon assisting the
client into a gown, the nurse notes that the client's
sternum is depressed, especially on inspiration. Crackles
are noted in the bases of the lung fields. Based on
inspection, which will the nurse document? -
....ANSWER...The client has a funnel chest.
The nurse is caring for a client reporting chest discomfort.
The client's diagnosis at admission is left lower lobe
pneumonia. Which strategy will the nurse instruct the
client to use to help alleviate the discomfort? -
....ANSWER...Assume a left side-lying position while in
bed
,Why is it important for a nurse to provide required
information and appropriate explanations of diagnostic
procedures to patients with respiratory disorders? -
....ANSWER...Manage decreased energy levels
A client has just undergone bronchoscopy. Which nursing
assessment is most important at this time? -
....ANSWER...LOC
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client who
reports hemoptysis for the past 2 months. The client
reports occasional dyspnea. Which imaging study, ordered
by the physician, will view the thoracic cavity while in
motion? - ....ANSWER...Fluoroscopy
The nurse is reviewing the blood gas results for a patient
with pneumonia. What arterial blood gas measurement
best reflects the adequacy of alveolar ventilation? -
....ANSWER...PaCO2
, What is the reason for chest tubes after thoracic surgery? -
....ANSWER...Draining secretions, air, and blood from the
thoracic cavity is necessary.
A client who is diagnosed with chronic respiratory failure
will have which symptom? - ....ANSWER...dyspnea
A nurse should include what instruction for the client
during postural drainage? - ....ANSWER...Change
positions frequently and cough up secretions.
A client who has just had a triple-lumen catheter placed in
his right subclavian vein complains of chest pain and
shortness of breath. His blood pressure is decreased from
baseline and, on auscultation of his chest, the nurse notes
unequal breath sounds. A chest X-ray is immediately
ordered by the physician. What diagnosis should the nurse
suspect? - ....ANSWER...Pneumothorax
The nursing instructor is discussing pulmonary arterial
hypertension with the nursing students. What would the
instructor describe as the pathophysiology of secondary
pulmonary arterial hypertension? -
BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS CURRENTLY TESTING
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+
A client arrives at the physician's office stating 2 days of
febrile illness, dyspnea, and cough. Upon assisting the
client into a gown, the nurse notes that the client's
sternum is depressed, especially on inspiration. Crackles
are noted in the bases of the lung fields. Based on
inspection, which will the nurse document? -
....ANSWER...The client has a funnel chest.
The nurse is caring for a client reporting chest discomfort.
The client's diagnosis at admission is left lower lobe
pneumonia. Which strategy will the nurse instruct the
client to use to help alleviate the discomfort? -
....ANSWER...Assume a left side-lying position while in
bed
,Why is it important for a nurse to provide required
information and appropriate explanations of diagnostic
procedures to patients with respiratory disorders? -
....ANSWER...Manage decreased energy levels
A client has just undergone bronchoscopy. Which nursing
assessment is most important at this time? -
....ANSWER...LOC
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client who
reports hemoptysis for the past 2 months. The client
reports occasional dyspnea. Which imaging study, ordered
by the physician, will view the thoracic cavity while in
motion? - ....ANSWER...Fluoroscopy
The nurse is reviewing the blood gas results for a patient
with pneumonia. What arterial blood gas measurement
best reflects the adequacy of alveolar ventilation? -
....ANSWER...PaCO2
, What is the reason for chest tubes after thoracic surgery? -
....ANSWER...Draining secretions, air, and blood from the
thoracic cavity is necessary.
A client who is diagnosed with chronic respiratory failure
will have which symptom? - ....ANSWER...dyspnea
A nurse should include what instruction for the client
during postural drainage? - ....ANSWER...Change
positions frequently and cough up secretions.
A client who has just had a triple-lumen catheter placed in
his right subclavian vein complains of chest pain and
shortness of breath. His blood pressure is decreased from
baseline and, on auscultation of his chest, the nurse notes
unequal breath sounds. A chest X-ray is immediately
ordered by the physician. What diagnosis should the nurse
suspect? - ....ANSWER...Pneumothorax
The nursing instructor is discussing pulmonary arterial
hypertension with the nursing students. What would the
instructor describe as the pathophysiology of secondary
pulmonary arterial hypertension? -
