Respiratory Quiz Flashcards
The respiratory system experiences the following changes with the natural aging process:
A. Elasticity
B. Residual volume, muscle mass, and elasticity decreases
C. Chest wall increases in diameter an residual volume increases.
D. Elasticity, residual volume, and muscle mass increases
E. Elasticity, muscle mass and vascular resistance increases
C. Chest wall increases in diameter an residual volume increases.
Indicators of respiratory inadequacy include:
A. weight gain, poor skin turgor, and dry brittle hair
B. weight loss, decreased endurance, and O2 saturation less than 93%
C. O2 saturation greater than 95%, club fingernails, and oral abrasions
D. barrel chest, weight gain, and poor distention
E. dry brittle hair, oral abrasions, and poor distention
B. weight loss, decreased endurance, and O2 saturation less than 93%
Patient cigarette smoking history is measured by the following formula:
A. number of cigarettes smoked per day X number of years smoked
B. number of cigarette packs smoked per day X number of years smoked
C. number of cigarettes smoked per day X number of months smoked
D. number of cigarettes smoked per day X 30 days per month
B. number of cigarette packs smoked per day X number of years smoked
Prevention of pulmonary embolism in postoperative patients include the following nursing interventions:
A. assist with early ambulation
B. educate patient on use of incentives spirometer
C. educate patient to perform foot pump exercises
D. encourage fluids
E. all of the above
E. all of the above
Noninvasive measurements of the respiratory system function include:
A. pulse oximetry, PFTs, chest x-ray, sputum test
B. arterial blood gases, Paul’s oximetry, TB skin test
C. CT scan, TB skin test, VQ scan, arterial blood gas
D. sputum test, PFTs, bronchoscopy
E. bronchoscopy, Thoracentesis, pulmonary function test
A. pulse oximetry, PFTs, chest x-ray, sputum test
You are preparing a patient for pulmonary function test (PFTs) to be administered in the morning. Preparing the patient includes:
A. NPO after midnight, informed consent, continuous pulse oximetry monitoring
B. sputum culture, informed consent, continuous pulse oximetry monitoring
C. clear fluids until two hours prior to procedure, informed consent, post op monitoring
D. none of the above
D. none of the above
You are preparing a patient for a Bronchoscopy procedure to be done in the morning. Preparing the patient includes:
A. NPO after midnight, informed consent, post op monitoring with pulse oximetry
B. sputum culture, informed consent, continuous pulse oximetry monitoring
C. clear fluids until two hours prior to the procedure, informed consent, pulse oximetry
D. none of the above
A. NPO after midnight, informed consent, post op monitoring with pulse oximetry
Your patient has just returned from radiology. You check on your patient and find that he is short of breath. You quickly assess his oxygen tubing and find that it is hooked up to the wrong flowmeter. You know what color the correct flowmeter for oxygen is: A. Yellow B. White C. Black D. Green E. Blue
D. Green
A health care workers purified protein derivative (PPD) test results are positive. Previously the results have been negative. This positive PPD indicates:
A. exposure to TB
B. the presence of active tuberculosis (TB) disease
C. previous vaccination with baciallus Calmette–Guerin (BCG)
D. all allergic reactions to the PPD serum
D. all of the above
A. exposure to TB
The nurse notes vigorous bubbling in the water seal chamber of a chest drainage system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to correct the situation?
A. Examine the entire system and tubing for air leaks
B. lower the level of suction
C. nothing vigorous bubbling is expected
D. ask the patient to cough up forcefully
E. nothing, vigorous bubbling is normal
A. Examine the entire system and tubing for air leaks
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is airflow limitation caused by any of the following three conditions:
A. asthma, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis
B. chronic bronchitis, asthma, pneumonia
C. tuberculosis, asbestosis, asthma
D. asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema
E. emphysema, asthma, asbestosis
D. asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema
Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease who are CO2 retainers should never have their oxygen set above: A. 0.5 L B. 1 L C. 1.5 L D. 2L
D. 2L
To prevent hypoxia during tracheal suctioning, the nurse should:
A. pre-oxygenate the patient, suction no longer than 10 seconds, and no more than three times
B. pre-and post-oxygenate the patient, suction no longer than 10 seconds, and no more than four times
C. post-oxygenate the patient, suction no longer than 10 seconds, and no more than three times
D. pre-oxygenate the patient and use a catheter of the same size as the stoma
E. none of the above
A. pre-oxygenate the patient, suction no longer than 10 seconds, and no more than three times
A patient has smoked three packs of cigarettes a day for 15 years. The nurse will document this patient smoking history as:
A. “Smoked three packs of cigarettes a day for 15 years”
B. “Smoked 60 cigarettes a day for 15 years”
C. “Pack years: five years”
D. “Pack years: 45 years”
D. “Pack years: 45 years”
For patients who have experienced a facial trauma, the first action of the nurse is to: A. apply a sterile gauze B. apply pressure over bleeding site C. maintain a patent airway D. assess for allergies E. ask the patient how it happened
C. maintain a patent airway
Patients who elect to have an UPP (uvulopalatopharyngeoplasty) surgical procedure for sleep apnea will have the following removed:
A. tonsils and adenoids
B. uvula and portions of the upper soft palate
C. uvula and tonsils
D adenoids, tonsils, and uvula
E. portions of the upper soft palate
B. uvula and portions of the upper soft palate
