Nurs 400 Unit 3 Questions With Complete Solutions
Chapter 22 Assessment of Respiratory Function Correct Answer-
1. A patient is having her tonsils removed. The patient asks the nurse
what function the
tonsils normally serve. Which of the following would be the most
accurate response?
A) The tonsils separate your windpipe from your throat when you
swallow.
B) The tonsils help to guard the body from invasion of organisms.
C) The tonsils make enzymes that you swallow and which aid with
digestion.
D) The tonsils help with regulating the airflow down into your lungs.
Correct Answer-B
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who has just returned to the unit after
a colon resection.
The patient is showing signs of hypoxia. The nurse knows that this is
probably caused by
what?
A) Nitrogen narcosis
B) Infection
C) Impaired diffusion
D) Shunting Correct Answer-D
,3. The nurse is assessing a patient who frequently coughs after eating or
drinking. How
should the nurse best follow up this assessment finding?
A) Obtain a sputum sample.
B) Perform a swallowing assessment.
C) Inspect the patients tongue and mouth.
D) Assess the patients nutritional status. Correct Answer-B
4. The ED nurse is assessing a patient complaining of dyspnea. The
nurse auscultates the
patients chest and hears wheezing throughout the lung fields. What
might this indicate?
A) The patient has a narrowed airway.
B) The patient has pneumonia.
C) The patient needs physiotherapy.
D) The patient has a hemothorax. Correct Answer-A
5. The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with an acute exacerbation
of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. During assessment, the nurse finds that
the patient is
experiencing increased dyspnea. What is the most accurate measurement
of the
concentration of oxygen in the patients blood?
A) A capillary blood sample
,B) Pulse oximetry
C) An arterial blood gas (ABG) study
D) A complete blood count (CBC) Correct Answer-C
6. The nurse is caring for a patient who has returned to the unit
following a bronchoscopy.
The patient is asking for something to drink. Which criterion will
determine when the
nurse should allow the patient to drink fluids?
A) Presence of a cough and gag reflex
B) Absence of nausea
C) Ability to demonstrate deep inspiration
D) Oxygen saturation of 92% Correct Answer-A
7. A patient with chronic lung disease is undergoing lung function
testing. What test result
denotes the volume of air inspired and expired with a normal breath?
A) Total lung capacity
B) Forced vital capacity
C) Tidal volume
D) Residual volume Correct Answer-C
, 8. In addition to heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and
temperature, the nurse
needs to assess a patients arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2). What
procedure will best
accomplish this?
A) Incentive spirometry
B) Arterial blood gas (ABG) measurement
C) Peak flow measurement
D) Pulse oximetry Correct Answer-D
9. A patient asks the nurse why an infection in his upper respiratory
system is affecting the
clarity of his speech. Which structure serves as the patients resonating
chamber in
speech?
A) Trachea
B) Pharynx
C) Paranasal sinuses
D) Larynx Correct Answer-C
10. A patient with a decreased level of consciousness is in a recumbent
position. How should
the nurse best assess the lung fields for a patient in this position?
A) Inform that physician that the patient is in a recumbent position and
anticipate an
Chapter 22 Assessment of Respiratory Function Correct Answer-
1. A patient is having her tonsils removed. The patient asks the nurse
what function the
tonsils normally serve. Which of the following would be the most
accurate response?
A) The tonsils separate your windpipe from your throat when you
swallow.
B) The tonsils help to guard the body from invasion of organisms.
C) The tonsils make enzymes that you swallow and which aid with
digestion.
D) The tonsils help with regulating the airflow down into your lungs.
Correct Answer-B
2. The nurse is caring for a patient who has just returned to the unit after
a colon resection.
The patient is showing signs of hypoxia. The nurse knows that this is
probably caused by
what?
A) Nitrogen narcosis
B) Infection
C) Impaired diffusion
D) Shunting Correct Answer-D
,3. The nurse is assessing a patient who frequently coughs after eating or
drinking. How
should the nurse best follow up this assessment finding?
A) Obtain a sputum sample.
B) Perform a swallowing assessment.
C) Inspect the patients tongue and mouth.
D) Assess the patients nutritional status. Correct Answer-B
4. The ED nurse is assessing a patient complaining of dyspnea. The
nurse auscultates the
patients chest and hears wheezing throughout the lung fields. What
might this indicate?
A) The patient has a narrowed airway.
B) The patient has pneumonia.
C) The patient needs physiotherapy.
D) The patient has a hemothorax. Correct Answer-A
5. The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with an acute exacerbation
of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. During assessment, the nurse finds that
the patient is
experiencing increased dyspnea. What is the most accurate measurement
of the
concentration of oxygen in the patients blood?
A) A capillary blood sample
,B) Pulse oximetry
C) An arterial blood gas (ABG) study
D) A complete blood count (CBC) Correct Answer-C
6. The nurse is caring for a patient who has returned to the unit
following a bronchoscopy.
The patient is asking for something to drink. Which criterion will
determine when the
nurse should allow the patient to drink fluids?
A) Presence of a cough and gag reflex
B) Absence of nausea
C) Ability to demonstrate deep inspiration
D) Oxygen saturation of 92% Correct Answer-A
7. A patient with chronic lung disease is undergoing lung function
testing. What test result
denotes the volume of air inspired and expired with a normal breath?
A) Total lung capacity
B) Forced vital capacity
C) Tidal volume
D) Residual volume Correct Answer-C
, 8. In addition to heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and
temperature, the nurse
needs to assess a patients arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2). What
procedure will best
accomplish this?
A) Incentive spirometry
B) Arterial blood gas (ABG) measurement
C) Peak flow measurement
D) Pulse oximetry Correct Answer-D
9. A patient asks the nurse why an infection in his upper respiratory
system is affecting the
clarity of his speech. Which structure serves as the patients resonating
chamber in
speech?
A) Trachea
B) Pharynx
C) Paranasal sinuses
D) Larynx Correct Answer-C
10. A patient with a decreased level of consciousness is in a recumbent
position. How should
the nurse best assess the lung fields for a patient in this position?
A) Inform that physician that the patient is in a recumbent position and
anticipate an
