QUIZZES Unit 6- Oxygenation-Respiratory

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE: Nose dehumidifies inhaled air

Answer 1

False: it humidifies

Question 2

common problem encountered by your paranasal sinuses

Answer 2

Infection

Question 3

What part of the larynx allows the food to go directly to the digestive tract and not the esophagus by covering the opening to the larynx during swallowing

Answer 3

Epiglottis

Question 4

What is responsible for the lubrication of the thorax and permits smooth motion of the lungs

Answer 4

Pleura

Question 5

WHat cell produces the surfactant

Answer 5

Type 2 cells

Question 6

What occurs when the lungs and the thorax are “stiff”?

Answer 6

Decreased compliance

Question 7

What question should the nurse include in her assessment?

Answer 7

The patient’s occupation

Question 8

Excessive pink, frothy sputum is common in what condition?

Answer 8

Pulmonary edema

Question 9

What to include in health teaching if the patient’s sputum is thick

Answer 9

Increase oral fluid intake

Question 10

What sound to expect in a patient with bronchoconstriction?

Answer 10

Wheezing

Question 11

What is often seen in patients with asthma and COPD

Answer 11

pursed-lip breathing

Question 12

the nurse is performing percussion on a patient with fluid in their lungs. What can the nurse expect?

Answer 12

Dullness

Question 13

What imaging assessment will be useful when the x-ray reveals suspicious lesions?

Answer 13

Computed Tomography (CT scan)

Question 14

What is the nurse’s responsibility for a patient scheduled for a bronchoscopy

Answer 14

Spray lidocaine on the pharynx

Question 15

The patient comes in with complains of morning headaches, insomnia, and and feeling sleepy during the day. His wife adds, “He keeps me up at night with his snoring.”

Answer 15

Sleep Apnea

Question 16

What results from repetitive apnea that makes an emergency that the nurse must manage

Answer 16

Hypoxia

Question 17

What medication can the nurse expect to be prescribed to the patient with sleep apnea that will help with daytime wakefulness?

Answer 17

Modafinil (Provigil)

Question 18

What disorders could cause pleuritis

Answer 18

Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Cancer

Question 19

the patient with pleuritis, what clinical manifestation is considered the key characteristic?

Answer 19

Sharp, knifelike pain

Question 20

The physician wants to order a more accurate diagnostic test to determine the volume of fluid for the patient suspected of pleural effusion

Answer 20

CT scan

Question 21

What assessment finding is an indication of pneumothorax?

Answer 21

Reduced/decreased breath sounds

Question 22

What happens during a mediastinal flutter?

Answer 22

shifting of the heart and great vessels towards the uninjured side

Question 23

The patient is having an asthma attack. The nurse checks their ABG results and find that the PaCO2 level is normal which is an indication of?

Answer 23

Impending respiratory failure

Question 24

The nurse administered immunomodulators to the patient diagnosed with asthma. What is the rationale behind this?

Answer 24

To prevent binding of IgE to the high-affinity receptors of basophils and mast cells

Question 25

Emphysema is commonly referred to as?

Answer 25

Pink Puffers

Question 26

Finding to be expected in chronic bronchitis

Answer 26

Decrease FEV1

Question 27

What nursing interventions should you implement to prevent atelectasis?

Answer 27

Facilitate early ambulation

Question 28

What major changes in the lungs take place in pulmonary emphysema?

Answer 28

Loss of elasticity and hyperinflation