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Respiratory HESI PREP Questions & 100%
Correct Answers
Which trigger would the nurse instruct a client to avoid to decrease the
incidence of asthma attacks? Select all that apply.
Mold
Cold air
Pet dander
air pollution
cigarette smoke
✓ ~~> all
Clients with asthma should be instructed to avoid asthma attack triggers such
as mold, cold air, pet dander, air pollution, and cigarette smoke.
When caring for a client who has had a bronchoscopy in the ambulatory
surgery unit, which action would the nurse take first?
offer ice chips to decrease throat pain
avoid turning the head from side to side
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keep the client in semi fowler position
suggest medicated lozenges for sore throat
✓ ~~> keep the client in semi fowlers
With the head elevated, rather than horizontal or dependent, fluid will NOT
COLLECT in the interstitial spaces around the trachea.
Because the client's gag reflex may not be intact, ice chips or fluid would not
be offered.
There is no restriction on turning the head after bronchoscopy.
Medicated lozenges would not be suggested because they may numb the
throat, further decreasing the gag reflex.
After a client has had bronchoscopy, which finding indicates that the client's
gag reflex has returned?
alert and oriented
able to swallow saliva
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speaks without difficulty
denies sore throat
✓ ~~> able to swallow saliva
The ability to swallow indicates that the gag reflex is intact. Clients may be
alert and still have a diminished gag reflex, especially if a topical anesthetic
was used to numb the throat. Clients may be able to speak and still have a
decreased gag reflex. Because bronchoscopy does cause trauma to the
structures in the pharynx, a client who denies a sore throat may have
ongoing numbness of the throat and a decreased gag reflex
Which rationale would the nurse use when teaching a client with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to use pursed-lip breathing?
decrease air trapping
prevent bronchial dilation
strengthen intercostal muscles
reduce diaphragmatic excursion
✓ ~~> decrease air trapping
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
Respiratory HESI PREP Questions & 100%
Correct Answers
Which trigger would the nurse instruct a client to avoid to decrease the
incidence of asthma attacks? Select all that apply.
Mold
Cold air
Pet dander
air pollution
cigarette smoke
✓ ~~> all
Clients with asthma should be instructed to avoid asthma attack triggers such
as mold, cold air, pet dander, air pollution, and cigarette smoke.
When caring for a client who has had a bronchoscopy in the ambulatory
surgery unit, which action would the nurse take first?
offer ice chips to decrease throat pain
avoid turning the head from side to side
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 2 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
keep the client in semi fowler position
suggest medicated lozenges for sore throat
✓ ~~> keep the client in semi fowlers
With the head elevated, rather than horizontal or dependent, fluid will NOT
COLLECT in the interstitial spaces around the trachea.
Because the client's gag reflex may not be intact, ice chips or fluid would not
be offered.
There is no restriction on turning the head after bronchoscopy.
Medicated lozenges would not be suggested because they may numb the
throat, further decreasing the gag reflex.
After a client has had bronchoscopy, which finding indicates that the client's
gag reflex has returned?
alert and oriented
able to swallow saliva
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
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speaks without difficulty
denies sore throat
✓ ~~> able to swallow saliva
The ability to swallow indicates that the gag reflex is intact. Clients may be
alert and still have a diminished gag reflex, especially if a topical anesthetic
was used to numb the throat. Clients may be able to speak and still have a
decreased gag reflex. Because bronchoscopy does cause trauma to the
structures in the pharynx, a client who denies a sore throat may have
ongoing numbness of the throat and a decreased gag reflex
Which rationale would the nurse use when teaching a client with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to use pursed-lip breathing?
decrease air trapping
prevent bronchial dilation
strengthen intercostal muscles
reduce diaphragmatic excursion
✓ ~~> decrease air trapping
Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update
