NR 341; EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

NR 341; EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatGdressingGshouldGbeGappliedGuponGchestGtubeGremovalG?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
airtightGsterileGpetroleumGjellyGgauzeGdressing



WhatGareGtheGreasonsGYOURGpt.GmayGneedGanGartificialGairwayG?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
●upperGairwayGobstructionG(bleeds,Gtumor,GgcsGlessGthanG8,Gburns)

●sx

●trauma

●neuromuscularGdiseases

●sepsis

●apnea

●highGriskGforGaspiration

●ineffectiveGclearanceGofGsecretions

●respGdistress



WhenGaGpt.GhasGaGtubeGinGtheirGtrachea,GwhatGdoGyouGneedGtoGknowGasGaGnurseG?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
whereGwasGitGlastGmarkedG(@GtheGteethGorGlip)



cuffGpressure



TwoGrealGreasonsGthere'sGaGinflatedGcuffG?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
whenGcuffGinflated,GpreventGsecretionsGfromGgoingGtoGlungsG(infections)



whenGpt.GonGventilator,GCERTAINGamountGofGgasGthat'llGbeGgoingGthroughGeachGventilator.GwithGtheGcuffGin
flated,GtheGvolumeGisGmoreGaccurate.GwithGtheGcuffGslightlyGdeflated,GtheresGnoGtellingGhowGmuchGamoun
tGofGvolumeGisGgoingGtoGtheGlungs-GBASICALLYGpreventsGescapeGofGventilatingGgases



PatientGneedsGanGartificialGairway,GhowGareGweGgoingGtoGprepareGforGthisGprocedureG?

,WhatGshouldGyouGdoGtoGprepareG?



WhatGequipmentGisGneededG?



WhatGpositionGshouldGtheGpt.GbeGinG?



WhatGshouldGbeGdoneGbeforeGintubationG?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-preparation

-denturesG&GplatesGNEEDSGtoGbeGremoved



*equipment

-oxygen,GsuctionGtubing,GcardiacGmonitor,Gyankuer,GtonsilGtipGsuction



*beforeGintubation

-sniffingGpositionG(pt.GsupineGwithGtheGheadGextendedG&GtheGneckGflexed)

-pre-oxygenateG/GBVMG100%GO2GforG3-5Gminutes

-medsG(sedative,GparalyticGagent,Ganalgesic)



What'sGtheGreasonGbehindGputtingGtheGpt.GinGaGsniffingGpositionG?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
toGgetGaGbetterGviewGofGvocalGcords



DescribeGrapidGsequenceGintubation.



WhenGisGrapidGsequenceGintubationGNOTGindicatedG?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
BOTHGsedativeG&GparalyticGagentGareGgivenGtoGemergencyGairwayGpt.sG(decreaseGaspiration,G)



crashedGairway-unstableGpt.G(cardiacGarrestGORG)

ifGpt.GnotGawake,GthenGthisGwontGbeGdoneGknownGdifficultGairway



thereGisGnotGtimeGforGallGthis.

, NursingGresponsibilitiesGwhenGassignedGtoGaGairwayGpt.G?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-
maintainGcorrectGtubeGplacement



maintainGproperGcuffGinflation



monitorGoxygenG&Gvent



maintainGtubeGpatency



oralGcareG&GskinGintegrity



comfortG&Gcommunication



assessGforGcomplications



HowGtoGmaintainGproperGtubeGplacementG?



WhatGareGOTHERGconfirmatoryGmethodsGforGtubeGplacementG?



BUTGhowGisGplacementGverifiedG&GconfirmedG?G-GCORRECTGANSWERG-markGtheGtubeGwithGanGexitGmark



confirmGthatGtheGmarkGremainsGconstantGthroughoutGtheGwholeGshiftG(rest,Gpositioning,GtransportingGetc.
)

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bilateralGchestGexpansion

auscultateGlungsG&Gthroat

ABG's

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