NSG 3130 EXAM 4 TEST
BANK QUESTIONS
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Certainly! Here are all the questions numbered along with their correct answers:
1. The nurse finds the patient in cardiopulmonary arrest with no pulse or respirations. Which
oxygen delivery device will the nurse use for this patient?
- **b. Bag-valve-mask unit**
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who is slow to awaken following general anesthesia. The
patient is breathing spontaneously but is minimally responsive and having difficulty
maintaining a patent airway. Which intervention is the most appropriate for the patient to
improve oxygenation?
- **a. Insert an oral airway.**
3. The nurse is caring for a patient with a history of left-sided congestive heart failure who is
acutely short of breath. The nurse hears fine crackles throughout both lung fields and notes
that the patient's pulse oximetry is only 88% on 4 L of oxygen. What is the priority
intervention of the nurse?
- **a. Administer the ordered intravenous diuretic.**
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been intubated with an oral endotracheal tube
for several weeks. The physicians predict that the patient will need to remain on a ventilator
for at least several more weeks before he will be able to maintain his airway and breathe on
his own. What procedure does the nurse anticipate will be planned for the patient to
facilitate recovery?
- **a. Placement of a tracheostomy tube**
5. The nurse is caring for a patient with a chest tube who was transported to radiology for
testing. When the patient returns to the nursing unit, the transporter shows the nurse the
patient's chest tube collection device, which was badly damaged after being caught in the
elevator door. What is the priority action of the nurse?
- **a. Clamp the chest tube until the collection device is replaced.**
BANK QUESTIONS
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Certainly! Here are all the questions numbered along with their correct answers:
1. The nurse finds the patient in cardiopulmonary arrest with no pulse or respirations. Which
oxygen delivery device will the nurse use for this patient?
- **b. Bag-valve-mask unit**
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who is slow to awaken following general anesthesia. The
patient is breathing spontaneously but is minimally responsive and having difficulty
maintaining a patent airway. Which intervention is the most appropriate for the patient to
improve oxygenation?
- **a. Insert an oral airway.**
3. The nurse is caring for a patient with a history of left-sided congestive heart failure who is
acutely short of breath. The nurse hears fine crackles throughout both lung fields and notes
that the patient's pulse oximetry is only 88% on 4 L of oxygen. What is the priority
intervention of the nurse?
- **a. Administer the ordered intravenous diuretic.**
4. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been intubated with an oral endotracheal tube
for several weeks. The physicians predict that the patient will need to remain on a ventilator
for at least several more weeks before he will be able to maintain his airway and breathe on
his own. What procedure does the nurse anticipate will be planned for the patient to
facilitate recovery?
- **a. Placement of a tracheostomy tube**
5. The nurse is caring for a patient with a chest tube who was transported to radiology for
testing. When the patient returns to the nursing unit, the transporter shows the nurse the
patient's chest tube collection device, which was badly damaged after being caught in the
elevator door. What is the priority action of the nurse?
- **a. Clamp the chest tube until the collection device is replaced.**
