Exam 2 1135 Questions and All
Correct Answers.
A client has been admitted to the cardiac unit, and test results are available. The nurse is writing
a plan of care for this client. On what would the nurse base interventions? - Answer Patterns
of subjective and objective data
A client has had a head injury affecting the brain stem. What is located in the brain stem that
may affect respiratory function? - Answer respiratory center
After teaching a group of students about age-related changes in the lungs, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following
as an age-related change? - Answer loss of elasticity
A group of students is reviewing the vertical reference lines of the thorax. They demonstrate
understanding when they identify which line as a reference line for the posterior thorax? -
Answer vertebral line
An older adult client presents at the office of the primary care physician with fatigue and heart
palpitations. These reports support what cardiac-related diagnosis? - Answer Atrial
Fibrillation
An older adult client reports a need to get up during the night to urinate. What assessment will
provide the most relevant information concerning the management of patient's nocturia? -
Answer "Have you made any lifestyle changes because of this?"
A nurse asks a client to say "ninety-nine" while palpating the posterior thorax. The nurse is
demonstrating effective technique in assessing for what respiratory characteristic? - Answer
Fremitus
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic lymphedema. In preparing a teaching plan
for this client, what would be essential for the nurse to address when considering the
psychosocial wellness? - Answer body image
A nurse is educating a postoperative client on how to use an incentive spirometer. What is an
accurate step that should be included in the education plan? - Answer When the client
cannot inhale anymore, the client should hold his breath and count to 10.
During a health history, a client tells the nurse that "I can't breathe well at night when I'm lying
down". The client also reports an interrupted sleep pattern caused by waking up with trouble
Correct Answers.
A client has been admitted to the cardiac unit, and test results are available. The nurse is writing
a plan of care for this client. On what would the nurse base interventions? - Answer Patterns
of subjective and objective data
A client has had a head injury affecting the brain stem. What is located in the brain stem that
may affect respiratory function? - Answer respiratory center
After teaching a group of students about age-related changes in the lungs, the instructor
determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following
as an age-related change? - Answer loss of elasticity
A group of students is reviewing the vertical reference lines of the thorax. They demonstrate
understanding when they identify which line as a reference line for the posterior thorax? -
Answer vertebral line
An older adult client presents at the office of the primary care physician with fatigue and heart
palpitations. These reports support what cardiac-related diagnosis? - Answer Atrial
Fibrillation
An older adult client reports a need to get up during the night to urinate. What assessment will
provide the most relevant information concerning the management of patient's nocturia? -
Answer "Have you made any lifestyle changes because of this?"
A nurse asks a client to say "ninety-nine" while palpating the posterior thorax. The nurse is
demonstrating effective technique in assessing for what respiratory characteristic? - Answer
Fremitus
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic lymphedema. In preparing a teaching plan
for this client, what would be essential for the nurse to address when considering the
psychosocial wellness? - Answer body image
A nurse is educating a postoperative client on how to use an incentive spirometer. What is an
accurate step that should be included in the education plan? - Answer When the client
cannot inhale anymore, the client should hold his breath and count to 10.
During a health history, a client tells the nurse that "I can't breathe well at night when I'm lying
down". The client also reports an interrupted sleep pattern caused by waking up with trouble
