How would the nurse position a client to practice supraglottic swallowing after
tracheostomy?
1
3
Lying down
4
A client is extubated in the postanesthesia care unit after surgery. For which
common response would the nurse be alert when monitoring the client for acute
respiratory distress?
Incorrect1
Bradycardia
Correct2
Restlessness
3
Constricted pupils
4
A client reports left-sided chest pain after playing racquetball. The client is
hospitalized and diagnosed with left pneumothorax. When assessing the client's
left chest area, the nurse expects to identify which finding?
1
Dull sound on percussion
2
Vocal fremitus on palpation
3
Rales with rhonchi on auscultation
, When a client with a health care–acquired respiratory tract infection asks the
nurse what this means, which response will the nurse give?
1
"You developed an infection that requires antibiotics."
2
"This is a highly contagious infection requiring isolation."
3
Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air a client’s lungs may
contain?
1
3
Inspiratory capacity
4
Thick mucous gland secretions, elevated sweat electrolytes, meconium ileus,
and difficulty maintaining and gaining weight are associated with which
autosomal recessive disorder?
1
Cerebral palsy
Correct2
Cystic fibrosis
3
Muscular dystrophy
Which rationale would the nurse use when explaining the purpose of pursed-lip
breathing to a client with emphysema?
1
Prevents bronchial spasm
tracheostomy?
1
3
Lying down
4
A client is extubated in the postanesthesia care unit after surgery. For which
common response would the nurse be alert when monitoring the client for acute
respiratory distress?
Incorrect1
Bradycardia
Correct2
Restlessness
3
Constricted pupils
4
A client reports left-sided chest pain after playing racquetball. The client is
hospitalized and diagnosed with left pneumothorax. When assessing the client's
left chest area, the nurse expects to identify which finding?
1
Dull sound on percussion
2
Vocal fremitus on palpation
3
Rales with rhonchi on auscultation
, When a client with a health care–acquired respiratory tract infection asks the
nurse what this means, which response will the nurse give?
1
"You developed an infection that requires antibiotics."
2
"This is a highly contagious infection requiring isolation."
3
Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air a client’s lungs may
contain?
1
3
Inspiratory capacity
4
Thick mucous gland secretions, elevated sweat electrolytes, meconium ileus,
and difficulty maintaining and gaining weight are associated with which
autosomal recessive disorder?
1
Cerebral palsy
Correct2
Cystic fibrosis
3
Muscular dystrophy
Which rationale would the nurse use when explaining the purpose of pursed-lip
breathing to a client with emphysema?
1
Prevents bronchial spasm
