Learning System: Respiratory questions with correct answers

A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy with an inflated cuff in place. Which of the following indicates that the nurse should suction the client's airway secretions? A. The client is unable to speak B. The client's airway secretions were last suctioned 2 hr ago C. The client coughs and expectorates a large mucous plug D. The nurse auscultates coarse crackles in the lung fields - Answer D. The nurse auscultates coarse crackles in the lung fields. - The nurse should auscultate coarse crackles or rhonchi, identify a moist cough, hear or see secretions in the tracheostomy tube, and then suction the client's airway secretions. A nurse in a clinic is providing teaching for a client who is to have a tuberculin skin test. Which of the following information should the nurse include? A."If the test is positive, it means you have an active case of tuberculosis." B. "If the test is positive, you should have another tuberculin skin test in 3 weeks." C. "You must return to the clinic to have the test read in 2 or 3 days." D. "A nurse will use a small lancet to scratch the skin of your forearm before applying the tuberculin substance." - Answer C. "You must return to the clinic to have the test read in 2 or 3 days."