NR 341 Exam 1 (Respiratory) Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
What dressing should be applied upon chest tube removal ?
Answer: airtight sterile petroleum jelly gauze dressing
Q2
What are the reasons YOUR pt. may need an artificial airway ?
Answer: ●upper airway obstruction (bleeds, tumor, gcs less than 8, burns)
Q3
When a pt. has a tube in their trachea, what do you need to know as a nurse ?
Answer: where was it last marked (@ the teeth or lip)
Q4
Two real reasons there's a inflated cuff ?
Answer: when cuff inflated, prevent secretions from going to lungs (infections)
Q5
What should be done before intubation ?
Answer: preparation
Q6
What's the reason behind putting the pt. in a sniffing position ?
Answer: to get a better view of vocal cords
Q7
When is rapid sequence intubation NOT indicated ?
Answer: BOTH sedative & paralytic agent are given to emergency airway pt.s (decrease aspiration,
)
Q8
Nursing responsibilities when assigned to a airway pt. ?
Answer: maintain correct tube placement
, Q9
BUT how is placement verified & confirmed ?
Answer: mark the tube with an exit mark
Q10
ALL of these scenarios places the pt. at risk for ?
Answer: Pneumothorax
Q11
What should ALWAYS be with you when you have this bag ?
Answer: bag valve mask
Q12
If your pt. is on a tube & is talking properlywhat's wrong w/this ?
Answer: obstructed!
Q13
End tidal co2 is also called ?
Answer: monitoring the pco2, etco2, & rate/rhythm, & use of accessories
Q14
What would capnography be used for ?
Answer: *used during compressions to see if they are deep enough
Q15
What drug to give during asthma exacerbations ?
Answer: Short acting bronchodilatoralbuterol
Q16
Describe the signs & symptoms of PE ?
Answer: feeling of impending doom
Q17
Labs for PE ?
Answer: CT scan or chest xray
Q1
What dressing should be applied upon chest tube removal ?
Answer: airtight sterile petroleum jelly gauze dressing
Q2
What are the reasons YOUR pt. may need an artificial airway ?
Answer: ●upper airway obstruction (bleeds, tumor, gcs less than 8, burns)
Q3
When a pt. has a tube in their trachea, what do you need to know as a nurse ?
Answer: where was it last marked (@ the teeth or lip)
Q4
Two real reasons there's a inflated cuff ?
Answer: when cuff inflated, prevent secretions from going to lungs (infections)
Q5
What should be done before intubation ?
Answer: preparation
Q6
What's the reason behind putting the pt. in a sniffing position ?
Answer: to get a better view of vocal cords
Q7
When is rapid sequence intubation NOT indicated ?
Answer: BOTH sedative & paralytic agent are given to emergency airway pt.s (decrease aspiration,
)
Q8
Nursing responsibilities when assigned to a airway pt. ?
Answer: maintain correct tube placement
, Q9
BUT how is placement verified & confirmed ?
Answer: mark the tube with an exit mark
Q10
ALL of these scenarios places the pt. at risk for ?
Answer: Pneumothorax
Q11
What should ALWAYS be with you when you have this bag ?
Answer: bag valve mask
Q12
If your pt. is on a tube & is talking properlywhat's wrong w/this ?
Answer: obstructed!
Q13
End tidal co2 is also called ?
Answer: monitoring the pco2, etco2, & rate/rhythm, & use of accessories
Q14
What would capnography be used for ?
Answer: *used during compressions to see if they are deep enough
Q15
What drug to give during asthma exacerbations ?
Answer: Short acting bronchodilatoralbuterol
Q16
Describe the signs & symptoms of PE ?
Answer: feeling of impending doom
Q17
Labs for PE ?
Answer: CT scan or chest xray
