NUR170 Exam Questions and Answers
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The home health nurse is assigned to visit these clients
when a change in agency staffing requires that one of the
clients be rescheduled for a visit on the following day. Which
client will be best to reschedule?
Client with emphysema who has been on home oxygen for a
month and has SpO2 levels of 91% to 93%
A client is admitted to the medical floor with a new diagnosis
of lung cancer. How will the nurse initially assist the client in
managing the anxiety associated with the new diagnosis?
Encourage the client to ask questions and verbalize
concerns.
Encourage the client to ask questions and verbalize concerns.
When caring for a client who has just undergone
thoracentesis, which of these interventions does the nurse
perform first?
Schedule an immediate chest x-ray.
A client has returned to the medical surgical unit after a
bronchoscopy. Which nursing task is best for the charge
nurse to delegate to the experienced unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP)?
Monitor blood pressure and pulse.
The nurse is preparing the client for a diagnostic
bronchoscopy. Which nursing intervention is essential for
the nurse to perform prior to the procedure?
Ensure the client has had nothing by mouth.
The RN has received report about four clients. Which client
needs the most immediate assessment?
Client with acute asthma who has an oxygen saturation of 89% by
pulse oximetry
,Which assessment finding in the client with exacerbation of
emphysema requires intervention by the nurse?
Bronchial breath sounds heard at the bases
A client with asthma reports shortness of breath. Which of
these findings does the nurse anticipate when assessing this
client's chest?
Expiratory wheezing not cleared by coughing
The RN and the LPN/LVN are working together to provide
care for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. Which
of these actions is most appropriate for the RN to perform?
Plan client and family teaching regarding upcoming pulmonary
function testing.
The nurse is assessing a client with chronic bronchitis who
smoked 3 packs of cigarettes daily for 32 years. How does
the nurse document pack-year history of smoking in the
medical record?
Client has a 96 pack-year history
The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure and acute
kidney injury. For which of these breath sounds will the
nurse assess?
Crackles
The nurse in the outpatient clinic is scheduling a client for
pulmonary function tests. When teaching the client about
pulmonary function testing (PFT), which point is essential for
the nurse to emphasize?
Ensure the client does not smoke for 6 hours before the test.
The nurse in a life care community for geriatric clients is
providing education to a group of residents on expected
changes during aging. Which of these activities does the
nurse encourage the older adult to perform to maintain
respiratory function?
Walk as tolerated each day.
A client is admitted to the surgical floor with chest pain,
shortness of breath, and hypoxemia after having a knee
replacement. What primary assessment will the nurse make
,while preparing the client for a computed tomography (CT)
scan?
"Are you allergic to iodine or shellfish?"
The nurse is caring for four clients who came to the
emergency department with a productive cough. Which of
these clients requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
The client with pink, frothy sputum
Which client does the charge nurse on the medical-surgical
unit assign to an RN who has floated from the
postanesthesia care unit (PACU)?
Client who had 1200 mL of pleural fluid removed by thoracentesis
The nurse is providing education on preventing pulmonary
disorders at a community health fair. Which of these groups
does the nurse target?
Bakers
Coal miners
Furniture refinishers
Potters
The emergency department nurse is assessing a client who
believes he has sustained a pneumothorax after an
outpatient thoracentesis earlier today. For which of these
symptoms will the nurse assess?
Sensation of air hunger
Tracheal deviation
Blue discoloration of the lips
The nurse is preparing a client with possible pulmonary
embolism for a CT scan with contrast. Prior to the scan,
which of these assessment questions is essential for the
nurse to ask?
"Did you take metformin today?"
The nurse is caring for a client who just returned from an
open lung biopsy and has a prescription for morphine by
client controlled analgesia (PCA). Which of these actions to
detect early opioid induced respiratory depression does the
nurse recommend?
, Continuous capnography
The nurse is working in an urgent care clinic where four
clients are waiting to be seen. Which client needs to be
evaluated first by the nurse?
Client who is speaking in three-word sentences and has an SpO2
of 90%
The nurse in the medical clinic is performing an assessment
on an older adult client. Which finding requires further
assessment by the nurse?
Inability to state name and date of birth
The nurse is planning to provide tracheostomy care for a
client with a soiled tracheostomy dressing. Which of these
actions would be included in the plan of care?
Suction the client if needed.
Cleanse the inner cannula with a mixture of peroxide and saline.
Replace the dressing with a sterile, folded 4 × 4 gauze.
A client has just been admitted to the emergency department
and requires high-flow oxygen therapy after suffering facial
burns and smoke inhalation. Which oxygen delivery device
will the nurse select?
Face tent
The respirations of a sedated client with a new tracheostomy
have become noisy, and the ventilator alarms indicate high
peak pressures. The ventilator tubing is clear. What is the
best immediate action by the nurse?
Suction the tracheostomy tube
A new graduate RN discovers that her client, who had a
tracheostomy placed the previous day, has completely
dislodged both the inner cannula and the tracheostomy tube.
Which action should the nurse take first?
Direct someone to call the Rapid Response Team (RRT) while
using a resuscitation bag and facemask.
A client with respiratory failure has been intubated and
placed on a ventilator with 100% oxygen delivery to maintain
adequate saturation. Twenty-four hours later, the nurse notes
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The home health nurse is assigned to visit these clients
when a change in agency staffing requires that one of the
clients be rescheduled for a visit on the following day. Which
client will be best to reschedule?
Client with emphysema who has been on home oxygen for a
month and has SpO2 levels of 91% to 93%
A client is admitted to the medical floor with a new diagnosis
of lung cancer. How will the nurse initially assist the client in
managing the anxiety associated with the new diagnosis?
Encourage the client to ask questions and verbalize
concerns.
Encourage the client to ask questions and verbalize concerns.
When caring for a client who has just undergone
thoracentesis, which of these interventions does the nurse
perform first?
Schedule an immediate chest x-ray.
A client has returned to the medical surgical unit after a
bronchoscopy. Which nursing task is best for the charge
nurse to delegate to the experienced unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP)?
Monitor blood pressure and pulse.
The nurse is preparing the client for a diagnostic
bronchoscopy. Which nursing intervention is essential for
the nurse to perform prior to the procedure?
Ensure the client has had nothing by mouth.
The RN has received report about four clients. Which client
needs the most immediate assessment?
Client with acute asthma who has an oxygen saturation of 89% by
pulse oximetry
,Which assessment finding in the client with exacerbation of
emphysema requires intervention by the nurse?
Bronchial breath sounds heard at the bases
A client with asthma reports shortness of breath. Which of
these findings does the nurse anticipate when assessing this
client's chest?
Expiratory wheezing not cleared by coughing
The RN and the LPN/LVN are working together to provide
care for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. Which
of these actions is most appropriate for the RN to perform?
Plan client and family teaching regarding upcoming pulmonary
function testing.
The nurse is assessing a client with chronic bronchitis who
smoked 3 packs of cigarettes daily for 32 years. How does
the nurse document pack-year history of smoking in the
medical record?
Client has a 96 pack-year history
The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure and acute
kidney injury. For which of these breath sounds will the
nurse assess?
Crackles
The nurse in the outpatient clinic is scheduling a client for
pulmonary function tests. When teaching the client about
pulmonary function testing (PFT), which point is essential for
the nurse to emphasize?
Ensure the client does not smoke for 6 hours before the test.
The nurse in a life care community for geriatric clients is
providing education to a group of residents on expected
changes during aging. Which of these activities does the
nurse encourage the older adult to perform to maintain
respiratory function?
Walk as tolerated each day.
A client is admitted to the surgical floor with chest pain,
shortness of breath, and hypoxemia after having a knee
replacement. What primary assessment will the nurse make
,while preparing the client for a computed tomography (CT)
scan?
"Are you allergic to iodine or shellfish?"
The nurse is caring for four clients who came to the
emergency department with a productive cough. Which of
these clients requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
The client with pink, frothy sputum
Which client does the charge nurse on the medical-surgical
unit assign to an RN who has floated from the
postanesthesia care unit (PACU)?
Client who had 1200 mL of pleural fluid removed by thoracentesis
The nurse is providing education on preventing pulmonary
disorders at a community health fair. Which of these groups
does the nurse target?
Bakers
Coal miners
Furniture refinishers
Potters
The emergency department nurse is assessing a client who
believes he has sustained a pneumothorax after an
outpatient thoracentesis earlier today. For which of these
symptoms will the nurse assess?
Sensation of air hunger
Tracheal deviation
Blue discoloration of the lips
The nurse is preparing a client with possible pulmonary
embolism for a CT scan with contrast. Prior to the scan,
which of these assessment questions is essential for the
nurse to ask?
"Did you take metformin today?"
The nurse is caring for a client who just returned from an
open lung biopsy and has a prescription for morphine by
client controlled analgesia (PCA). Which of these actions to
detect early opioid induced respiratory depression does the
nurse recommend?
, Continuous capnography
The nurse is working in an urgent care clinic where four
clients are waiting to be seen. Which client needs to be
evaluated first by the nurse?
Client who is speaking in three-word sentences and has an SpO2
of 90%
The nurse in the medical clinic is performing an assessment
on an older adult client. Which finding requires further
assessment by the nurse?
Inability to state name and date of birth
The nurse is planning to provide tracheostomy care for a
client with a soiled tracheostomy dressing. Which of these
actions would be included in the plan of care?
Suction the client if needed.
Cleanse the inner cannula with a mixture of peroxide and saline.
Replace the dressing with a sterile, folded 4 × 4 gauze.
A client has just been admitted to the emergency department
and requires high-flow oxygen therapy after suffering facial
burns and smoke inhalation. Which oxygen delivery device
will the nurse select?
Face tent
The respirations of a sedated client with a new tracheostomy
have become noisy, and the ventilator alarms indicate high
peak pressures. The ventilator tubing is clear. What is the
best immediate action by the nurse?
Suction the tracheostomy tube
A new graduate RN discovers that her client, who had a
tracheostomy placed the previous day, has completely
dislodged both the inner cannula and the tracheostomy tube.
Which action should the nurse take first?
Direct someone to call the Rapid Response Team (RRT) while
using a resuscitation bag and facemask.
A client with respiratory failure has been intubated and
placed on a ventilator with 100% oxygen delivery to maintain
adequate saturation. Twenty-four hours later, the nurse notes
