2.0 – Questions With Thorough Solutions
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A nurse is collecting data Ringing in the ears
from a client who is Rationale: The nurse should identify that ringing in the
receiving oxygen therapy. ears, as well as headache, disorientation, and muscle
The nurse should identify twitching, can indicate oxygen toxicity.
that which of the following
findings can indicate
oxygen toxicity?
A nurse is caring for a client Smoke inhalation
who is receiving Rationale: The nurse should identify that smoke
supplemental oxygen for inhalation can cause hypoxia. Smoke inhalation can
hypoxia. The nurse should cause a client to become hypoxic due to a lack of
identify that which of the oxygen and ventilation.
following can cause
hypoxia?
A nurse is caring for a client Surfactant
who has atelectasis. The Rationale: The nurse should identify that surfactant is a
nurse should identify that lubricant required to keep alveoli in the lungs from
which of the following collapsing during exhalation. A lack of surfactant can
substances is required to result in atelectasis.
keep the client's alveoli
from collapsing and
causing atelectasis?
A nurse is reinforcing The maximum volume of air that is expired after a
teaching with a newly maximum inspiration.
licensed nurse about Rationale: The vital capacity is the amount of air that is
pulmonary function tests. forcibly expelled after a maximal inspiration.
The nurse should include
that which of the following
is the vital capacity?
, A nurse is reinforcing "Cover your nose with the CPAP mask."
teaching with a client who Rationale: The nurse should instruct the client to cover
has a new prescription for a their nose with the CPAP mask to create a seal to treat
continuous positive airway obstructive sleep apnea. CPAP is used for obstructive
pressure (CPAP) machine to sleep apnea to keep the upper airway open and
treat obstructive sleep increase a client's oxygenation.
apnea. Which of the
following statements
should the nurse include?