ATI GAS EXCHANGE AND OXYGENATION EXAM 4 LATEST
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH FULL
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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 answer -b. Ringing in the ears
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 answer -c. Stroke volume
A nurse is caring for a client who has atelectasis. The nurse should identify that which of the
following substances is required to keep the client's alveoli from collapsing and causing
atelectasis?
a. Lymphatic fluid
b. Oxygenated blood
c. Synovial fluid
, d. Surfactant - correct answer -d. Surfactant
A nurse is auscultating a client's heart sounds and hears a low-pitched whooshing or blowing
sound over the apex of the heart. The nurse should identify that this indicates which of the
following?
a. Tachycardia
b. Murmur
c. Gallop
d. Stroke volume - correct answer -b. Murmur
A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of asthma and is wheezing. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Auscultate the lung sounds.
b. Document the respiratory rate.
c. Obtain the oxygen saturation.
d. Check the capillary refill. - correct answer -c. Obtain the oxygen saturation.
A nurse is assessing a client who has COPD. The nurse should identify that which of the
following is an expected finding?
a. Jugular vein distension
b. Clubbing of the fingers
c. Heart murmur
d. Paradoxical breathing - correct answer -b. Clubbing of the fingers
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH FULL
RATIONALES | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
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 answer -b. Ringing in the ears
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 answer -c. Stroke volume
A nurse is caring for a client who has atelectasis. The nurse should identify that which of the
following substances is required to keep the client's alveoli from collapsing and causing
atelectasis?
a. Lymphatic fluid
b. Oxygenated blood
c. Synovial fluid
, d. Surfactant - correct answer -d. Surfactant
A nurse is auscultating a client's heart sounds and hears a low-pitched whooshing or blowing
sound over the apex of the heart. The nurse should identify that this indicates which of the
following?
a. Tachycardia
b. Murmur
c. Gallop
d. Stroke volume - correct answer -b. Murmur
A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of asthma and is wheezing. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Auscultate the lung sounds.
b. Document the respiratory rate.
c. Obtain the oxygen saturation.
d. Check the capillary refill. - correct answer -c. Obtain the oxygen saturation.
A nurse is assessing a client who has COPD. The nurse should identify that which of the
following is an expected finding?
a. Jugular vein distension
b. Clubbing of the fingers
c. Heart murmur
d. Paradoxical breathing - correct answer -b. Clubbing of the fingers
