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COPD NCLEX Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
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A nurse is teaching a client about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD). Which information should the nurse include? (Select all that
apply.)
COPD exacerbations cause shortness of breath and increased sputum
production.
After a flare-up, the lung tissue returns to normal.
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COPD is a respiratory disorder that has components of chronic bronchitis
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and emphysema.
COPD is a curable disease.
Intermittent flare-ups of the symptoms are expected.
Ans: COPD exacerbations cause shortness of breath and increased sputum
production.
COPD is a respiratory disorder that has components of chronic bronchitis
and emphysema.
Intermittent flare-ups of the symptoms are expected.
The nurse is assessing a client who has chronic bronchitis. Which
symptom should the nurse expect to find? (Select all that apply.)
Distended neck veins
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Barrel chest
Wheezing
Diminished breath sounds
Cough with sputum production
Ans: Distended neck veins
Wheezing
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Cough with sputum production
The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with emphysema. Which clinical
manifestation should the nurse expect to find? (Select all that apply.)
Barrel chest
Diminished breath sounds
Cough with copious amounts of sputum
Hypercapnia noted within laboratory results
Use of accessory muscles when breathing
COPD NCLEX Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers) ||Already Graded A+||Newest
Version
A nurse is teaching a client about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD). Which information should the nurse include? (Select all that
apply.)
COPD exacerbations cause shortness of breath and increased sputum
production.
After a flare-up, the lung tissue returns to normal.
Exampromax - Stuvia US
COPD is a respiratory disorder that has components of chronic bronchitis
Approved By:
and emphysema.
COPD is a curable disease.
Intermittent flare-ups of the symptoms are expected.
Ans: COPD exacerbations cause shortness of breath and increased sputum
production.
COPD is a respiratory disorder that has components of chronic bronchitis
and emphysema.
Intermittent flare-ups of the symptoms are expected.
The nurse is assessing a client who has chronic bronchitis. Which
symptom should the nurse expect to find? (Select all that apply.)
Distended neck veins
, 2 Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
Barrel chest
Wheezing
Diminished breath sounds
Cough with sputum production
Ans: Distended neck veins
Wheezing
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Approved By:
Cough with sputum production
The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with emphysema. Which clinical
manifestation should the nurse expect to find? (Select all that apply.)
Barrel chest
Diminished breath sounds
Cough with copious amounts of sputum
Hypercapnia noted within laboratory results
Use of accessory muscles when breathing