ATI RESPIRATORY EXAM QUESTIONS
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A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client about preventing acute asthma attacks. Which
of the following points should the nurse plan to discuss first?
a. how to eliminate environmental triggers that precipitate attacks
b. the client's perception of the disease process and what might have triggered past attacks
c. the client's med regimen
d. manifestations of respiratory infections - ANS b. the client's perception of the disease
process and what might have triggered past attacks
A client is admitted to the emergency department following a motorcycle crash. The nurse
notes a crackling sensation upon palpation on the right side of the client's chest. After notifying
the provider the nurse should document this finding as which of the following?
a. friction rub
b. crackles
c. crepitus
d. tactile fremitus - ANS c. crepitus
A nurse is providing teaching to a client about pulmonary function tests. Which of the following
tests measures the volume of air the lungs can hold at the end of maximum inhalation?
a. total lung capacity
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, b. vital lung capacity
c. functional residual capacity
d. residual volume - ANS a. total lung capacity
A nurse is caring for an older client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with
pneumonia. The nurse should monitor the client for Which of the following acid-base
imbalances?
a. respiratory alkalosis
b. respiratory acidosis
c. metabolic alkalosis
d. metabolic acidosis - ANS b. respiratory acidosis
A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy with an inflated cuff in place. Which of the
following findings indicates that the nurse should suction the client's airway secretions?
a. the client is unable to speak
b. the client's airway secretions were last suctioned 2 hrs ago
c. the client coughs and expectorates a large mucous plug
d. the nurse auscultates coarse crackles in the lung fields - ANS d. the nurse auscultates
coarse crackles in the lung fields
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who states he was recently exposed to
tuberculosis. Which of the following findings is a clinical manifestation of pulmonary
tuberculosis?
a. pericardial friction rub
b. weight gain
c. night sweats
d. cyanosis of the fingertips - ANS c. night sweats
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client for a closed pneumothorax and
significant bruising of the left chest following a motor-vehicle crash. The client reports severe
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WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS |
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client about preventing acute asthma attacks. Which
of the following points should the nurse plan to discuss first?
a. how to eliminate environmental triggers that precipitate attacks
b. the client's perception of the disease process and what might have triggered past attacks
c. the client's med regimen
d. manifestations of respiratory infections - ANS b. the client's perception of the disease
process and what might have triggered past attacks
A client is admitted to the emergency department following a motorcycle crash. The nurse
notes a crackling sensation upon palpation on the right side of the client's chest. After notifying
the provider the nurse should document this finding as which of the following?
a. friction rub
b. crackles
c. crepitus
d. tactile fremitus - ANS c. crepitus
A nurse is providing teaching to a client about pulmonary function tests. Which of the following
tests measures the volume of air the lungs can hold at the end of maximum inhalation?
a. total lung capacity
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, b. vital lung capacity
c. functional residual capacity
d. residual volume - ANS a. total lung capacity
A nurse is caring for an older client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with
pneumonia. The nurse should monitor the client for Which of the following acid-base
imbalances?
a. respiratory alkalosis
b. respiratory acidosis
c. metabolic alkalosis
d. metabolic acidosis - ANS b. respiratory acidosis
A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy with an inflated cuff in place. Which of the
following findings indicates that the nurse should suction the client's airway secretions?
a. the client is unable to speak
b. the client's airway secretions were last suctioned 2 hrs ago
c. the client coughs and expectorates a large mucous plug
d. the nurse auscultates coarse crackles in the lung fields - ANS d. the nurse auscultates
coarse crackles in the lung fields
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who states he was recently exposed to
tuberculosis. Which of the following findings is a clinical manifestation of pulmonary
tuberculosis?
a. pericardial friction rub
b. weight gain
c. night sweats
d. cyanosis of the fingertips - ANS c. night sweats
A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client for a closed pneumothorax and
significant bruising of the left chest following a motor-vehicle crash. The client reports severe
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