ATI Health Assess 2.0: Respiratory
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of
asthma and reports a smoking history of 20 years. Which of the
following statements should the nurse make when counseling the
client about their tobacco use? -
correct answer ✅>smoking is linked to various forms of cancer
>it might take several attempts to finally stop smoking
>there are pharmacological therapies that can help a person stop
smoking
a nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who has
experienced thoracic trauma from a motor-vehicle crash. Which of
the following findings is an indication of pneumothorax? -
correct answer ✅the client is experiencing unequal movement of
the posterior chest
a charge nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to recognize
a pleural friction rub. Which of the following descriptions should
the nurse use to describe a pleural friction rub? -
correct answer ✅>coarse grating tone
>heard on inspiration and expiration
>pain with breathing
, ATI Health Assess 2.0: Respiratory
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
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? -
correct answer ✅Cheyne-Stokes breathing
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? -
correct answer ✅>report from client says they sleep while
propped on two pillows at night
>client says they quit smoking 2 years ago
> client states: being short of breath all of the time is making me
depressed
a nurse is auscultating the lateral lobes of a client who has
bronchitis. The nurse should document the sound of as which of
the following? -
correct answer ✅wheeze
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
a nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of
asthma and reports a smoking history of 20 years. Which of the
following statements should the nurse make when counseling the
client about their tobacco use? -
correct answer ✅>smoking is linked to various forms of cancer
>it might take several attempts to finally stop smoking
>there are pharmacological therapies that can help a person stop
smoking
a nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who has
experienced thoracic trauma from a motor-vehicle crash. Which of
the following findings is an indication of pneumothorax? -
correct answer ✅the client is experiencing unequal movement of
the posterior chest
a charge nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse how to recognize
a pleural friction rub. Which of the following descriptions should
the nurse use to describe a pleural friction rub? -
correct answer ✅>coarse grating tone
>heard on inspiration and expiration
>pain with breathing
, ATI Health Assess 2.0: Respiratory
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
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? -
correct answer ✅Cheyne-Stokes breathing
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? -
correct answer ✅>report from client says they sleep while
propped on two pillows at night
>client says they quit smoking 2 years ago
> client states: being short of breath all of the time is making me
depressed
a nurse is auscultating the lateral lobes of a client who has
bronchitis. The nurse should document the sound of as which of
the following? -
correct answer ✅wheeze
