Medical-Surgical: Respiratory questions with correct answers

A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching with a client who is to undergo a pneumonectomy. The client states, "I am afraid it will hurt to cough after the surgery." Which of the following statements should the nurse make? - Answer "I will show you how to splint your incision while coughing." A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy with an inflated cuff in place. Which of the following findings indicates that the nurse should suction the clients airway secretions? - Answer The client has coarse crackles in the lung fields. A nurse is assisting with discharge teaching for a client who is postoperative following a rhinoplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Answer "Lie on your back with your head elevated 30* when resting" A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting data from a client who reports exposure to anthrax. Which of the following findings is an indication of the prodromal stage of inhalation of anthrax? - Answer Dry cough A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client following placement of a chest tube 1 hr ago. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - Answer Tape all connections between the chest tube and drainage system A nurse in a clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to have a tuberculin skin test. Which of the following information should the nurse include? - Answer "You must return to the clinic to have the test read in 2 or 3 days." A nurse is preparing to assist a provider to withdraw arterial blood from a clients radial artery for measurement of ABG. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - Answer Check the circulation in the client's ulnar artery prior to obtaining the specimen.