MED SURG RESPIRATORY ATI
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2025 | ALL
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,The nurse is B. 5 minutes
caring for a
patient with After obtaining blood for an arterial
chronic blood gas measurement, the nurse
obstructive should hold pressure on the
pulmonary puncture site for 5 minutes by the
disorder (COPD) clock to be sure that bleeding has
and pneumonia stopped. An artery is an elastic
who has an vessel under much higher pressure
order for arterial than veins, and significant blood loss
blood gases to or hematoma formation could occur
be drawn. What if the time is insufficient.
is the minimum
length of time
the nurse should
plan to hold
pressure on the
puncture site?
A. 2 minutes
B. 5 minutes
C. 10 minutes
D. 15 minutes
,A patient with a D. Positron emission tomography
recent history of (PET)
a dry cough has
had a chest x-ray PET is used to distinguish benign
that revealed the and malignant pulmonary nodules.
presence of Because malignant lung cells have
nodules. In an an increased uptake of glucose, the
effort to PET scan (which uses an IV
determine radioactive glucose preparation)
whether the can demonstrate increased uptake
nodules are of glucose in malignant lung cells.
malignant or This differentiation cannot be made
benign, what is using CT, a pulmonary angiogram, or
the primary care thoracentesis.
provider likely to
order?
A. Thoracentesis
B. Pulmonary
angiogram
C. CT scan of the
patient's chest
D. Positron
emission
tomography
(PET)
, After assisting at B. Pneumothorax
the bedside with
a thoracentesis, Because thoracentesis involves the
the nurse should introduction of a catheter into the
continue to pleural space, there is a risk of
assess the pneumothorax. Thoracentesis does
patient for signs not carry a significant potential for
and symptoms causing bronchospasm, pulmonary
of what? edema, or respiratory acidosis.
A.
Bronchospasm
B. Pneumothorax
C. Pulmonary
edema
D. Respiratory
acidosis
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2025 | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION (JUST
RELEASED)
Save
Terms in this set (27)
,The nurse is B. 5 minutes
caring for a
patient with After obtaining blood for an arterial
chronic blood gas measurement, the nurse
obstructive should hold pressure on the
pulmonary puncture site for 5 minutes by the
disorder (COPD) clock to be sure that bleeding has
and pneumonia stopped. An artery is an elastic
who has an vessel under much higher pressure
order for arterial than veins, and significant blood loss
blood gases to or hematoma formation could occur
be drawn. What if the time is insufficient.
is the minimum
length of time
the nurse should
plan to hold
pressure on the
puncture site?
A. 2 minutes
B. 5 minutes
C. 10 minutes
D. 15 minutes
,A patient with a D. Positron emission tomography
recent history of (PET)
a dry cough has
had a chest x-ray PET is used to distinguish benign
that revealed the and malignant pulmonary nodules.
presence of Because malignant lung cells have
nodules. In an an increased uptake of glucose, the
effort to PET scan (which uses an IV
determine radioactive glucose preparation)
whether the can demonstrate increased uptake
nodules are of glucose in malignant lung cells.
malignant or This differentiation cannot be made
benign, what is using CT, a pulmonary angiogram, or
the primary care thoracentesis.
provider likely to
order?
A. Thoracentesis
B. Pulmonary
angiogram
C. CT scan of the
patient's chest
D. Positron
emission
tomography
(PET)
, After assisting at B. Pneumothorax
the bedside with
a thoracentesis, Because thoracentesis involves the
the nurse should introduction of a catheter into the
continue to pleural space, there is a risk of
assess the pneumothorax. Thoracentesis does
patient for signs not carry a significant potential for
and symptoms causing bronchospasm, pulmonary
of what? edema, or respiratory acidosis.
A.
Bronchospasm
B. Pneumothorax
C. Pulmonary
edema
D. Respiratory
acidosis
