GAS EXCHANGE AND OXYGENATION ATI
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS.
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new
prescription for an incentive spirometer. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. "Exhale into the incentive spirometer"
b. "Use the incentive spirometer every hour while awake"
c."Hold your breath for 10 seconds when using the incentive
spirometer."
d. "Use the incentive spirometer two times each session." -
correct answer"Use the incentive spirometer every hour while
awake."
A nurse is planning to measure the cardiac output of a client
who had a myocardial infarction. Which of the following data
should the nurse use to calculate the client's cardiac output?
a. Respiratory rate
b. Blood pressure
c. Stroke volume
d. Vital capacity - correct answerStroke volume
A nurse is caring for a client who requires 1 L of oxygen. Which
of the following oxygen delivery devices should the nurse
expect to us?
a.Nasal cannula
b. Nonrebreather mask
c. Partial rebreather mask
d. Simple face mask - correct answerNasal cannula
, A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who has
heart disease and a narrowed valve. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Regurgitation
b Stenosis
c. Muscle atrophy
d. Hypotension - correct answerStenosis
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving oxygen therapy.
The nurse should identify that which of the following findings
can indicate oxygen toxicity?
a. Hypertension
b. Ringing in the ears
c. Fever
d. Dilated pupils - correct answerRinging in the ears
A nurse is suctioning a client's tracheostomy using an open
system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Use clean technique to perform the procedure.
b. Apply suction when inserting the catheter.
c. Administer 100% oxygen before the procedure.
d. Suction the tracheostomy for 20 seconds each time. - correct
answerAdminister 100% oxygen before the procedure
A nurse caring for a client who has a chest tube. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Monitor the client for subcutaneous emphysema.
b. Expect continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber.
c. Keep the drainage system above the level of the client's
chest.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS.
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new
prescription for an incentive spirometer. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. "Exhale into the incentive spirometer"
b. "Use the incentive spirometer every hour while awake"
c."Hold your breath for 10 seconds when using the incentive
spirometer."
d. "Use the incentive spirometer two times each session." -
correct answer"Use the incentive spirometer every hour while
awake."
A nurse is planning to measure the cardiac output of a client
who had a myocardial infarction. Which of the following data
should the nurse use to calculate the client's cardiac output?
a. Respiratory rate
b. Blood pressure
c. Stroke volume
d. Vital capacity - correct answerStroke volume
A nurse is caring for a client who requires 1 L of oxygen. Which
of the following oxygen delivery devices should the nurse
expect to us?
a.Nasal cannula
b. Nonrebreather mask
c. Partial rebreather mask
d. Simple face mask - correct answerNasal cannula
, A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who has
heart disease and a narrowed valve. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
a. Regurgitation
b Stenosis
c. Muscle atrophy
d. Hypotension - correct answerStenosis
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving oxygen therapy.
The nurse should identify that which of the following findings
can indicate oxygen toxicity?
a. Hypertension
b. Ringing in the ears
c. Fever
d. Dilated pupils - correct answerRinging in the ears
A nurse is suctioning a client's tracheostomy using an open
system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Use clean technique to perform the procedure.
b. Apply suction when inserting the catheter.
c. Administer 100% oxygen before the procedure.
d. Suction the tracheostomy for 20 seconds each time. - correct
answerAdminister 100% oxygen before the procedure
A nurse caring for a client who has a chest tube. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Monitor the client for subcutaneous emphysema.
b. Expect continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber.
c. Keep the drainage system above the level of the client's
chest.
