MED SURG II CORE MANUAL UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A nurse is working with a new employee. The new nurse demonstrates
understanding of positioning instructions if he or she assists the patient after a
thoracentesis into which position? - ✔✔On the bedside and leans the upper torso over
the bedside table with the head resting on folded arms.
✔✔ Which type of breathing pattern is most likely to occur in a patient with renal failure?
- ✔✔3. Kussmaul respirations
✔✔Which is the outermost portion of the internal nose that is covered by skin and
contains nasal hairs called? - ✔✔Vestibule
✔✔What is the appropriate position for the patient after a thoracentesis procedure? -
✔✔Unaffected side
✔✔A patient has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for the past 25 years.
Calculate the cigarette pack-year history for this patient. Record your answer using a
whole number. _____ pack-years - ✔✔50
✔✔Which factor will interfere with accurate measurement of the oximeter? -
✔✔Vasoconstriction
✔✔The patient asks the nurse what to expect during a positron emission tomography
(PET) scan. Which response is appropriate? - ✔✔The patient asks the nurse what to
expect during a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. Which response is
appropriate?
✔✔A patient's breathing pattern is regular, the depth is even, and the rate is faster than
20 beats per minute. Which breathing pattern will be documented by the Licensed
Practical Nurse (LPN)? - ✔✔Tachypnea
✔✔Which medical condition is most often associated with the development of a deep
vein thrombosis? - ✔✔Cancer
✔✔Which is the normal respiratory rate for adults? - ✔✔12 to 20 breaths per minute
✔✔A patient complains of difficulty with breathing when in a lying position. Which term
describes this phenomenon? - ✔✔Orthopnea
✔✔Which medication is considered a leukotriene inhibitor? - ✔✔Montelukast sodium
, ✔✔Which value range for the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood is
normal for adults? - ✔✔35 to 45 mm Hg
✔✔Which action would be done first if it is suspected that a patient has acute epiglottis?
- ✔✔Ordering radiographs of the neck
✔✔Which condition is a contraindication to chest percussion and vibration? -
✔✔Increased intracranial pressure
✔✔Which sound is caused by secretions accumulating in the large airways, and usually
clears with coughing? - ✔✔Coarse crackle
✔✔When caring for a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis, which abnormal breathing
pattern would the nurse expect during auscultation? - ✔✔Kussmaul
✔✔Which structure of the throat prevents food and fluid from entering the airway? -
✔✔Epiglottis
✔✔Which symptom is common among people with chronic respiratory disease? -
✔✔Clubbed fingers
✔✔Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place in the
respiratory system? - ✔✔Through the walls of the alveoli
✔✔Which air passage is between the pharynx and the trachea in the respiratory
system? - ✔✔Larynx
✔✔Which drug is an example of a bronchodilator? - ✔✔Ipratropium bromide
✔✔Which features/structures are part of the internal nose? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Mucus, Vestibule, Turbinates, Olfactory cells & Branch of the external carotids
✔✔Which statement is true regarding the structure and function of the lungs? - ✔✔A
membrane called the pleura covers each lung
✔✔A patient reports smoking 2.5 packs of cigarettes per day for 24 years. Calculate the
pack-years of this patient's smoking. Record your answer using a whole number. -
✔✔60 pack-years
✔✔Which precautions should the nurse take when suctioning a tracheostomy? -
✔✔Suction the mouth and pharynx after suctioning the trachea, if needed
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A nurse is working with a new employee. The new nurse demonstrates
understanding of positioning instructions if he or she assists the patient after a
thoracentesis into which position? - ✔✔On the bedside and leans the upper torso over
the bedside table with the head resting on folded arms.
✔✔ Which type of breathing pattern is most likely to occur in a patient with renal failure?
- ✔✔3. Kussmaul respirations
✔✔Which is the outermost portion of the internal nose that is covered by skin and
contains nasal hairs called? - ✔✔Vestibule
✔✔What is the appropriate position for the patient after a thoracentesis procedure? -
✔✔Unaffected side
✔✔A patient has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for the past 25 years.
Calculate the cigarette pack-year history for this patient. Record your answer using a
whole number. _____ pack-years - ✔✔50
✔✔Which factor will interfere with accurate measurement of the oximeter? -
✔✔Vasoconstriction
✔✔The patient asks the nurse what to expect during a positron emission tomography
(PET) scan. Which response is appropriate? - ✔✔The patient asks the nurse what to
expect during a positron emission tomography (PET) scan. Which response is
appropriate?
✔✔A patient's breathing pattern is regular, the depth is even, and the rate is faster than
20 beats per minute. Which breathing pattern will be documented by the Licensed
Practical Nurse (LPN)? - ✔✔Tachypnea
✔✔Which medical condition is most often associated with the development of a deep
vein thrombosis? - ✔✔Cancer
✔✔Which is the normal respiratory rate for adults? - ✔✔12 to 20 breaths per minute
✔✔A patient complains of difficulty with breathing when in a lying position. Which term
describes this phenomenon? - ✔✔Orthopnea
✔✔Which medication is considered a leukotriene inhibitor? - ✔✔Montelukast sodium
, ✔✔Which value range for the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood is
normal for adults? - ✔✔35 to 45 mm Hg
✔✔Which action would be done first if it is suspected that a patient has acute epiglottis?
- ✔✔Ordering radiographs of the neck
✔✔Which condition is a contraindication to chest percussion and vibration? -
✔✔Increased intracranial pressure
✔✔Which sound is caused by secretions accumulating in the large airways, and usually
clears with coughing? - ✔✔Coarse crackle
✔✔When caring for a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis, which abnormal breathing
pattern would the nurse expect during auscultation? - ✔✔Kussmaul
✔✔Which structure of the throat prevents food and fluid from entering the airway? -
✔✔Epiglottis
✔✔Which symptom is common among people with chronic respiratory disease? -
✔✔Clubbed fingers
✔✔Where does the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place in the
respiratory system? - ✔✔Through the walls of the alveoli
✔✔Which air passage is between the pharynx and the trachea in the respiratory
system? - ✔✔Larynx
✔✔Which drug is an example of a bronchodilator? - ✔✔Ipratropium bromide
✔✔Which features/structures are part of the internal nose? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Mucus, Vestibule, Turbinates, Olfactory cells & Branch of the external carotids
✔✔Which statement is true regarding the structure and function of the lungs? - ✔✔A
membrane called the pleura covers each lung
✔✔A patient reports smoking 2.5 packs of cigarettes per day for 24 years. Calculate the
pack-years of this patient's smoking. Record your answer using a whole number. -
✔✔60 pack-years
✔✔Which precautions should the nurse take when suctioning a tracheostomy? -
✔✔Suction the mouth and pharynx after suctioning the trachea, if needed
