GAS EXCHANGE AND OXYGENATION ATI
FINAL PAPER 2026 STUDY GUIDE DETAILED
ANSWERS READY
◉ A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who will
continue oxygen therapy at home. The nurse should instruct the
client that turning the knob on the oxygen flow meter all the way to
the right will produce which of the following results?
Start the flow of oxygen
Provide the maximal oxygen flow
Provide a minimal oxygen flow
Stop the flow of oxygen
Answer: stop the flow of oxygen
turning the knob all the way to the right allows no oxygen to flow
from the oxygen cylinder to the client
◉ A nurse is preparing to suction a client's oral airway. Which of the
following devices or methods should the nurse use?
Inline suctioning
, Bulb syringe
Yankauer catheter
Open suctioning
Answer: Yankauer catheter
helps clear secretions from mouth. for those who can cough
effectively, but cannot swallow
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who sustained trauma to their head
and neck and will require long-term airway support. Which of the
following pieces of equipment will be required for this client's home
health care?
Nasopharyngeal airway device
Oropharyngeal airway device
Endotracheal tube
Tracheostomy tube
Answer: tracheostomy tube
used for long term airway support and management of airway
obstruction
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who requires a chest tube. The
provider asks for the suction pressure of the closed chest drainage
system to be set at
FINAL PAPER 2026 STUDY GUIDE DETAILED
ANSWERS READY
◉ A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who will
continue oxygen therapy at home. The nurse should instruct the
client that turning the knob on the oxygen flow meter all the way to
the right will produce which of the following results?
Start the flow of oxygen
Provide the maximal oxygen flow
Provide a minimal oxygen flow
Stop the flow of oxygen
Answer: stop the flow of oxygen
turning the knob all the way to the right allows no oxygen to flow
from the oxygen cylinder to the client
◉ A nurse is preparing to suction a client's oral airway. Which of the
following devices or methods should the nurse use?
Inline suctioning
, Bulb syringe
Yankauer catheter
Open suctioning
Answer: Yankauer catheter
helps clear secretions from mouth. for those who can cough
effectively, but cannot swallow
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who sustained trauma to their head
and neck and will require long-term airway support. Which of the
following pieces of equipment will be required for this client's home
health care?
Nasopharyngeal airway device
Oropharyngeal airway device
Endotracheal tube
Tracheostomy tube
Answer: tracheostomy tube
used for long term airway support and management of airway
obstruction
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who requires a chest tube. The
provider asks for the suction pressure of the closed chest drainage
system to be set at
