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2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH FULL
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for a continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include?
a. use the CPAP mask during the daytime
b. cover your nose with the CPAP mask
c. medications to assist with breathing can be administered through the CPAP machine
d. you will need supplemental oxygen to use the CPAP machine - correct answer -b. cover your
nose with the CPAP mask
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is receiving oxygen therapy. The nurse should
identify that which of the following findings can indicate oxygen toxicity?
a. hypertension
b. ringing in the ears
c. fever
d. dilated pupils - correct answer -b. ringing in the ears
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving supplemental oxygen for hypoxia. The nurse should
identify that which of the following can cause hypoxia?
a. diabetic ketoacidosis
b. smoke inhalation
c. administration of a stimulant medication
, d. right-sided heart failure - correct answer -b. smoke inhalation
A nurse is caring for a client who has atelectasis. The nurse should identify that which of the
following substances is required to keep the client's alveoli from collapsing and causing
atelectasis?
a. lymphatic fluid
b. oxygenated blood
c. synovial fluid
d. surfactant - correct answer -d. surfactant
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about pulmonary function tests. The
nurse should include that which of the following is the vital capacity?
a. the volume of air inspired and expired with a regular breath
b. the maximum volume of air that is expired after a maximum inspiration
c. the amount of additional air that can be inspired after a regular inspiration
d. the amount of air in the lung after maximal inspiration - correct answer -b. the maximum
volume of air that is expired after a maximum inspiration
A nurse is explaining the sequence of electrical conduction in the heart to a newly licensed
nurse. What should the nurse include as the correct sequence of the transmission of electrical
impulses? - correct answer -SA node is the first step.
AV node is the second step.
Bundle of His is the third step.
Right and left bundle branches is the fourth step.
Purkinje fibers is the fifth step.
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH FULL
RATIONALES | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for a continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include?
a. use the CPAP mask during the daytime
b. cover your nose with the CPAP mask
c. medications to assist with breathing can be administered through the CPAP machine
d. you will need supplemental oxygen to use the CPAP machine - correct answer -b. cover your
nose with the CPAP mask
A nurse is collecting data from a client who is receiving oxygen therapy. The nurse should
identify that which of the following findings can indicate oxygen toxicity?
a. hypertension
b. ringing in the ears
c. fever
d. dilated pupils - correct answer -b. ringing in the ears
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving supplemental oxygen for hypoxia. The nurse should
identify that which of the following can cause hypoxia?
a. diabetic ketoacidosis
b. smoke inhalation
c. administration of a stimulant medication
, d. right-sided heart failure - correct answer -b. smoke inhalation
A nurse is caring for a client who has atelectasis. The nurse should identify that which of the
following substances is required to keep the client's alveoli from collapsing and causing
atelectasis?
a. lymphatic fluid
b. oxygenated blood
c. synovial fluid
d. surfactant - correct answer -d. surfactant
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about pulmonary function tests. The
nurse should include that which of the following is the vital capacity?
a. the volume of air inspired and expired with a regular breath
b. the maximum volume of air that is expired after a maximum inspiration
c. the amount of additional air that can be inspired after a regular inspiration
d. the amount of air in the lung after maximal inspiration - correct answer -b. the maximum
volume of air that is expired after a maximum inspiration
A nurse is explaining the sequence of electrical conduction in the heart to a newly licensed
nurse. What should the nurse include as the correct sequence of the transmission of electrical
impulses? - correct answer -SA node is the first step.
AV node is the second step.
Bundle of His is the third step.
Right and left bundle branches is the fourth step.
Purkinje fibers is the fifth step.
