NURS 171 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) could be safely entrusted to perform which type of
suctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER Oral cavity suctioning
Turn, cough, deep breath, use of an incentive spriometer and early ambulation are ways to
prevent the post-op complications of atelectasis and pneumonia - CORRECT
ANSWER true
The nurse finds the client sitting upright and leaning on her arms or elbows, and documents: -
CORRECT ANSWER The client has assumed the tripod position
The nurse is choosing a suction catheter for a client with a 6 mm tracheostomy tube in place.
What size suction catheter would be the largest possible choice? - CORRECT
ANSWER 12 French
When documenting that the client's water seal is fluctuating up and down with each
inspiration and expiration, the nurse uses the proper term, which is - CORRECT
ANSWER Tidaling
The nasal cannula can deliver __________liters of oxygen per minute - CORRECT
ANSWER 2 - 6 liters/min
Your patient has a chest tube. The chest tube drainage system contain three chambers.
Which of the following is NOT a function of one of the chambers of a chest tube drainage
system? - CORRECT ANSWER Wet or dry Heimlich chamber
3 chambers of the chest tube drainage system - CORRECT ANSWER Wet or dry water
seal chamber
Wet or dry suction chamber
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) could be safely entrusted to perform which type of
suctioning? - CORRECT ANSWER Oral cavity suctioning
Turn, cough, deep breath, use of an incentive spriometer and early ambulation are ways to
prevent the post-op complications of atelectasis and pneumonia - CORRECT
ANSWER true
The nurse finds the client sitting upright and leaning on her arms or elbows, and documents: -
CORRECT ANSWER The client has assumed the tripod position
The nurse is choosing a suction catheter for a client with a 6 mm tracheostomy tube in place.
What size suction catheter would be the largest possible choice? - CORRECT
ANSWER 12 French
When documenting that the client's water seal is fluctuating up and down with each
inspiration and expiration, the nurse uses the proper term, which is - CORRECT
ANSWER Tidaling
The nasal cannula can deliver __________liters of oxygen per minute - CORRECT
ANSWER 2 - 6 liters/min
Your patient has a chest tube. The chest tube drainage system contain three chambers.
Which of the following is NOT a function of one of the chambers of a chest tube drainage
system? - CORRECT ANSWER Wet or dry Heimlich chamber
3 chambers of the chest tube drainage system - CORRECT ANSWER Wet or dry water
seal chamber
Wet or dry suction chamber
