NUR216 Respiration Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
A charge nurse is reviewing the documentation of a newly licensed nurse. Which
of the following entries made by the newly licensed nurse is an example of correct
documentation?
a. i cannot sleep at night because i get short of breath.
b. client seems to not like certain staff members
c. client's partner does not visit the client enough
d. inspiratory wheeze auscultated at left lateral chest - Correct answer-d
A nurse is auscultating the lateral lobes of a client who has bronchitis. The nurse
should document the sound as which of the following?
a. rhonchi
b. wheeze
c. crackles
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, d. stridor - Correct answer-b
A nurse is caring for a client who is dying and is having periods of deep breathing
alternating with periods of apnea. The nurse should identify this as which of the
following types of breathing?
a. thoracic breathing
b. cheyne-stokes breathing
c. bradypnea
d. kussmaul's breathing - Correct answer-b
A nurse is admitting a client who has a new diagnosis of COPD. Which of the
following information documented by the nurse is subjective data?
a. pulse oximeter reading is 89% on O2 2L/min via NS
b. report from client says they sleep while propped on two pillows at night
c. client says they quit smoking 2 years ago
d. respiratory rate increases to 28/ min when client ambulates to restroom
e. client states "being short of breath all the time is making me depressed" - Correct
answer-b, c , e
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Questions and Answers
A charge nurse is reviewing the documentation of a newly licensed nurse. Which
of the following entries made by the newly licensed nurse is an example of correct
documentation?
a. i cannot sleep at night because i get short of breath.
b. client seems to not like certain staff members
c. client's partner does not visit the client enough
d. inspiratory wheeze auscultated at left lateral chest - Correct answer-d
A nurse is auscultating the lateral lobes of a client who has bronchitis. The nurse
should document the sound as which of the following?
a. rhonchi
b. wheeze
c. crackles
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, d. stridor - Correct answer-b
A nurse is caring for a client who is dying and is having periods of deep breathing
alternating with periods of apnea. The nurse should identify this as which of the
following types of breathing?
a. thoracic breathing
b. cheyne-stokes breathing
c. bradypnea
d. kussmaul's breathing - Correct answer-b
A nurse is admitting a client who has a new diagnosis of COPD. Which of the
following information documented by the nurse is subjective data?
a. pulse oximeter reading is 89% on O2 2L/min via NS
b. report from client says they sleep while propped on two pillows at night
c. client says they quit smoking 2 years ago
d. respiratory rate increases to 28/ min when client ambulates to restroom
e. client states "being short of breath all the time is making me depressed" - Correct
answer-b, c , e
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