NSG 170 EXAMS 2 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A client has been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis and started on a mucolytic.
What is the rationale for ordering a mucolytic for this client?
A) Mucolytics decrease secretion production.
B) Mucolytics increase gas exchange in the lower airways.
C) Mucolytics provide bronchodilation in clients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease.
D) Mucolytics thin secretions, making them easier to expectorate. - ✔✔D) Mucolytics
thin secretions, making them easier to expectorate.
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
✔✔The client is a marathon runner who has asthma. Which category of medication is
used as a rescue inhaler?
A) Corticosteroids
B) Long-acting beta agonists
C) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
D) Short-acting beta agonists - ✔✔D) Short-acting beta agonists
✔✔A client has been diagnosed with asthma. Which statement below indicates that the
client correctly understands how to use an inhaler with a spacer?
A) "I don't have to wait between the two puffs if I use a spacer."
B) "If the spacer makes a whistling sound, I am breathing in too rapidly."
C) "I should rinse my mouth and then swallow the water to get all of the medicine."
D) "I should shake the inhaler only if I want to see whether it is empty." - ✔✔B) "If the
spacer makes a whistling sound, I am breathing in too rapidly."
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
, ✔✔What does the nurse do first when setting up a safe environment for the new client
on oxygen?
A) Ensures that staff members wear protective clothing
B) Ensures that no combustion hazards are present in the room
C) Sets the oxygen delivery to maintain no fewer than 16 breaths/min
D) Uses a pulse oximetry unit - ✔✔B) Ensures that no combustion hazards are present
in the room
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
✔✔The nurse is preparing to administer oxygen to a client with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) who is hypoxemic and hypercarbic. How will the nurse
administer the oxygen for this client?
A) By nasal cannula at a rate of no more than 1 to 3 L/min
B) By nasal cannula at a rate of no more than 2 to 4 L/min
C) By Venturi mask at a rate of at least 60%
D) By maintaining oxygen saturations greater than 88% - ✔✔D) By maintaining oxygen
saturations greater than 88%
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
✔✔While the nurse is talking with the postoperative thoracic surgery client, the client
coughs and the chest tube collection water seal chamber bubbles. What does the nurse
do?
A) Calmly continues talking
B) Checks the tube for blocks or kinks
C) Immediately calls the health care provider
D) Strips the chest tube - ✔✔A) Calmly continues talking
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
✔✔An environmental assessment of a factory finds inhalation exposure with a high level
of particulate matter. What does the factory nurse do to generate the quickest
compliance?
A) Encourages proper building ventilation
B) Refers workers to a tobacco cessation program
C) Suggests that workers find another job
D) Teaches workers how to use a mask - ✔✔D) Teaches workers how to use a mask
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A client has been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis and started on a mucolytic.
What is the rationale for ordering a mucolytic for this client?
A) Mucolytics decrease secretion production.
B) Mucolytics increase gas exchange in the lower airways.
C) Mucolytics provide bronchodilation in clients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease.
D) Mucolytics thin secretions, making them easier to expectorate. - ✔✔D) Mucolytics
thin secretions, making them easier to expectorate.
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
✔✔The client is a marathon runner who has asthma. Which category of medication is
used as a rescue inhaler?
A) Corticosteroids
B) Long-acting beta agonists
C) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
D) Short-acting beta agonists - ✔✔D) Short-acting beta agonists
✔✔A client has been diagnosed with asthma. Which statement below indicates that the
client correctly understands how to use an inhaler with a spacer?
A) "I don't have to wait between the two puffs if I use a spacer."
B) "If the spacer makes a whistling sound, I am breathing in too rapidly."
C) "I should rinse my mouth and then swallow the water to get all of the medicine."
D) "I should shake the inhaler only if I want to see whether it is empty." - ✔✔B) "If the
spacer makes a whistling sound, I am breathing in too rapidly."
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
, ✔✔What does the nurse do first when setting up a safe environment for the new client
on oxygen?
A) Ensures that staff members wear protective clothing
B) Ensures that no combustion hazards are present in the room
C) Sets the oxygen delivery to maintain no fewer than 16 breaths/min
D) Uses a pulse oximetry unit - ✔✔B) Ensures that no combustion hazards are present
in the room
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
✔✔The nurse is preparing to administer oxygen to a client with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) who is hypoxemic and hypercarbic. How will the nurse
administer the oxygen for this client?
A) By nasal cannula at a rate of no more than 1 to 3 L/min
B) By nasal cannula at a rate of no more than 2 to 4 L/min
C) By Venturi mask at a rate of at least 60%
D) By maintaining oxygen saturations greater than 88% - ✔✔D) By maintaining oxygen
saturations greater than 88%
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
✔✔While the nurse is talking with the postoperative thoracic surgery client, the client
coughs and the chest tube collection water seal chamber bubbles. What does the nurse
do?
A) Calmly continues talking
B) Checks the tube for blocks or kinks
C) Immediately calls the health care provider
D) Strips the chest tube - ✔✔A) Calmly continues talking
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
✔✔An environmental assessment of a factory finds inhalation exposure with a high level
of particulate matter. What does the factory nurse do to generate the quickest
compliance?
A) Encourages proper building ventilation
B) Refers workers to a tobacco cessation program
C) Suggests that workers find another job
D) Teaches workers how to use a mask - ✔✔D) Teaches workers how to use a mask
(Chp. 30; elseview resources)
