NSG-316 Exam 3 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- when you inspect the chest of an aging adult, what do you look for?
- CORRECT ANSWERS the shape and configuration
When someone complains of SOB when laying down, what do you
ask them? - CORRECT ANSWERS how many pillows do they
sleep on
When someone has chronic COPD, what would you expect their chest
to look like? - CORRECT ANSWERS Barrel chested
What are differences between the right and left lungs? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Left lung = 2 lobes, is narrower than the right
because heart bulges to the left
right lung = 3 lobes, but shorter than
In a normal healthy adult, the lung assessment finding would be -
CORRECT ANSWERS vesicular breath sounds and you will
hear them over the peripheral fields of the lungs
What is the bell of the stethoscope designed to hear? - CORRECT
ANSWERS lower pitched sounds
What sound can be generated from the larynx? - CORRECT
ANSWERS vocal sounds
, When doing assessment of breathe sounds, what pattern do you listen
in? - CORRECT ANSWERS you go from side to side
When assess adults, how do you hold the diaphragm of the
stethoscope? - CORRECT ANSWERS hold the diaphragm
firmly to the chest, especially on males because of hair
decreased or absent breath sounds can be caused by what? -
CORRECT ANSWERS any bronchial obstruction (ex.
pneumonia)
Any obstruction (Partial, or if a lung collapsed) can cause what? -
CORRECT ANSWERS unequal breaths
What are adventitious sounds? - CORRECT ANSWERS
abnormal sounds that can be heard in the lungs when you
auscultate
With aging adults, what happens to the respiratory system? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Costal cartilages become calcified =
less mobile thorax
lungs have a more rigid structure = lungs are harder to inflate
have decreased # of alveoli = less surface area
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- when you inspect the chest of an aging adult, what do you look for?
- CORRECT ANSWERS the shape and configuration
When someone complains of SOB when laying down, what do you
ask them? - CORRECT ANSWERS how many pillows do they
sleep on
When someone has chronic COPD, what would you expect their chest
to look like? - CORRECT ANSWERS Barrel chested
What are differences between the right and left lungs? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Left lung = 2 lobes, is narrower than the right
because heart bulges to the left
right lung = 3 lobes, but shorter than
In a normal healthy adult, the lung assessment finding would be -
CORRECT ANSWERS vesicular breath sounds and you will
hear them over the peripheral fields of the lungs
What is the bell of the stethoscope designed to hear? - CORRECT
ANSWERS lower pitched sounds
What sound can be generated from the larynx? - CORRECT
ANSWERS vocal sounds
, When doing assessment of breathe sounds, what pattern do you listen
in? - CORRECT ANSWERS you go from side to side
When assess adults, how do you hold the diaphragm of the
stethoscope? - CORRECT ANSWERS hold the diaphragm
firmly to the chest, especially on males because of hair
decreased or absent breath sounds can be caused by what? -
CORRECT ANSWERS any bronchial obstruction (ex.
pneumonia)
Any obstruction (Partial, or if a lung collapsed) can cause what? -
CORRECT ANSWERS unequal breaths
What are adventitious sounds? - CORRECT ANSWERS
abnormal sounds that can be heard in the lungs when you
auscultate
With aging adults, what happens to the respiratory system? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Costal cartilages become calcified =
less mobile thorax
lungs have a more rigid structure = lungs are harder to inflate
have decreased # of alveoli = less surface area
