NURS 3020 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
NURS 3020 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
2024/2025 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as:
A. Rhonchi
B. Resonance
C. Fremitus
D. Crackles
C. Fremitus (key term is "palpable"
Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate >24 respirations per
minute. Which of the following conditions are they experiencing?
A. hypoxemia
B. tachypnea
C. fremitus
D. resonance
B. tachypnea
Increased tactile fremitus would be evident in an individual who has which of the following
conditions?
A. emphysema
B. pneumonia
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C. crepitus
D. pneumothorax
B. pneumonia
Fremitus is a palpable vibration. Increased fremitus occurs with compression or consolidation of
lung tissue (ex. lobar pneumonia)
Which of the following terms is used to describe a decreased level of oxygen (O2) in the blood?
A. anemia
B. hypercapnia
C. hypoxemia
D. emphysema
C. hypoxemia
The nurse is assessing a patient who has emphysema. They note a course, crackling sensation
that is palpable over the skin surface. This is known as:
A. hypoxemia
b. crackles
C. fremitus
D. crepitus
D. crepitus
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Upon receiving the patient's lab results, the nurse notes the patient has an increased level of
carbon dioxide in the blood. Which of the following conditions would the patient be
experiencing?
A. resonance
B. hypercapnia
C. fremitus
D. tachypnea
B. hypercapnia
The nurse is auscultating a patient's lungs and hears discontinuous, high-pitched, short, popping
sounds heard during inspiration, and not cleared by coughing. These are described as:
A. bradypnea
B. rhonchi
C. crackles
D. wheezing
C. crackles
The nurse is assessing a patient's lungs by using the percussion technique. Which sound would
the nurse expect to hear over healthy lung tissue?
A. resonance
B. orthopnea
C. crackles
D. tachypnea
A. resonance
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A clinical manifestation common in an individual with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is:
A. periodic breathing patterns
B. pursed lip breathing
C. unequal chest expansion
D. hyperventilation
B. pursed lip breathing
An individual with COPD may purse the lips in a whistling position. By exhaling slowly and
against a narrow opening, the pressure in the bronchial tree remains positive, and fewer airways
collapse.
Which of the following are functions of the respiratory system? (Select all that apply)
A. supplying oxygen to the body for energy production
B. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product
C. wound repair
D. maintaining acid-base balance
E. maintenance of heat exchange
F. identification
A. supplying oxygen to the body for energy production
B. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product
D. maintaining acid-base balance
E. maintenance of heat exchange
NURS 3020 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
2024/2025 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WALDEN UNIVERSITY
A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as:
A. Rhonchi
B. Resonance
C. Fremitus
D. Crackles
C. Fremitus (key term is "palpable"
Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate >24 respirations per
minute. Which of the following conditions are they experiencing?
A. hypoxemia
B. tachypnea
C. fremitus
D. resonance
B. tachypnea
Increased tactile fremitus would be evident in an individual who has which of the following
conditions?
A. emphysema
B. pneumonia
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C. crepitus
D. pneumothorax
B. pneumonia
Fremitus is a palpable vibration. Increased fremitus occurs with compression or consolidation of
lung tissue (ex. lobar pneumonia)
Which of the following terms is used to describe a decreased level of oxygen (O2) in the blood?
A. anemia
B. hypercapnia
C. hypoxemia
D. emphysema
C. hypoxemia
The nurse is assessing a patient who has emphysema. They note a course, crackling sensation
that is palpable over the skin surface. This is known as:
A. hypoxemia
b. crackles
C. fremitus
D. crepitus
D. crepitus
,NURS 3020 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Upon receiving the patient's lab results, the nurse notes the patient has an increased level of
carbon dioxide in the blood. Which of the following conditions would the patient be
experiencing?
A. resonance
B. hypercapnia
C. fremitus
D. tachypnea
B. hypercapnia
The nurse is auscultating a patient's lungs and hears discontinuous, high-pitched, short, popping
sounds heard during inspiration, and not cleared by coughing. These are described as:
A. bradypnea
B. rhonchi
C. crackles
D. wheezing
C. crackles
The nurse is assessing a patient's lungs by using the percussion technique. Which sound would
the nurse expect to hear over healthy lung tissue?
A. resonance
B. orthopnea
C. crackles
D. tachypnea
A. resonance
, NURS 3020 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
A clinical manifestation common in an individual with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is:
A. periodic breathing patterns
B. pursed lip breathing
C. unequal chest expansion
D. hyperventilation
B. pursed lip breathing
An individual with COPD may purse the lips in a whistling position. By exhaling slowly and
against a narrow opening, the pressure in the bronchial tree remains positive, and fewer airways
collapse.
Which of the following are functions of the respiratory system? (Select all that apply)
A. supplying oxygen to the body for energy production
B. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product
C. wound repair
D. maintaining acid-base balance
E. maintenance of heat exchange
F. identification
A. supplying oxygen to the body for energy production
B. removing carbon dioxide as a waste product
D. maintaining acid-base balance
E. maintenance of heat exchange
