GAS EXCHANGE AND OXYGENATION ATI LATEST 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH FULL
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for home oxygen. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply)
1) Post a "No Smoking" sign inside their home
2) Attach oxygen containers to a fixed object
3) Store spare oxygen containers in a closet.
4) Notify the fire department that oxygen is used inside the home.
5) Ensure that oxygen tubing is no longer than 60 feet in length. - correct answer -1) Post a "No
Smoking" sign inside their home
2) Attach oxygen containers to a fixed object
4) Notify the fire department that oxygen is used inside the home.
A nurse is assisting with planning care for a group of clients on a cardiopulmonary unit. Which
of the following clients should the nurse plan to see first?
1) A client who is taking a new cholesterol-lowering medication.
2) A client who reports dyspnea when walking to the bathroom
3) A client who has a new diagnosis of aortic valve stenosis and needs a referral to a cardiologist
4) A client who has asthma and is being discharged home - correct answer -2) A client who
reports dyspnea when walking to the bathroom
A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who has heart disease and a narrowed valve.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
1) Regurgitation
2) Stenosis
3) Muscle atrophy
, 4) Hypotension - correct answer -2) Stenosis
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?
1) "Use the CPAP mask during the daytime."
2) "Cover your nose with the CPAP mask."
3) "Medications to assist with breathing can be administered through the CPAP machine."
4) "You will need supplemental oxygen to use the CPAP machine." - correct answer -2) "Cover
your nose with the CPAP mask."
A nurse is collecting data from a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify
as risk factors for heart disease? (Select all that apply)
1) A diet high in saturated fats
2) A history of an overactive bladder
3) A history of smoking for 25 years
4) A sedentary lifestyle
5) A waist circumference of 84 cm (33 inches) - correct answer -1) A diet high in saturated fats
3) A history of smoking for 25 years
4) A sedentary lifestyle
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for an incentive
spirometer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
1) "Exhale into the incentive spirometer."
2) "Use the incentive spirometer every hour while awake."
3) "Hold your breath for 10 seconds while using the incentive spirometer."
4) "Use the incentive spirometer two times each session." - correct answer -2) "Use the
incentive spirometer every hour while awake."
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH FULL
RATIONALES | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription for home oxygen. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply)
1) Post a "No Smoking" sign inside their home
2) Attach oxygen containers to a fixed object
3) Store spare oxygen containers in a closet.
4) Notify the fire department that oxygen is used inside the home.
5) Ensure that oxygen tubing is no longer than 60 feet in length. - correct answer -1) Post a "No
Smoking" sign inside their home
2) Attach oxygen containers to a fixed object
4) Notify the fire department that oxygen is used inside the home.
A nurse is assisting with planning care for a group of clients on a cardiopulmonary unit. Which
of the following clients should the nurse plan to see first?
1) A client who is taking a new cholesterol-lowering medication.
2) A client who reports dyspnea when walking to the bathroom
3) A client who has a new diagnosis of aortic valve stenosis and needs a referral to a cardiologist
4) A client who has asthma and is being discharged home - correct answer -2) A client who
reports dyspnea when walking to the bathroom
A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who has heart disease and a narrowed valve.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
1) Regurgitation
2) Stenosis
3) Muscle atrophy
, 4) Hypotension - correct answer -2) Stenosis
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?
1) "Use the CPAP mask during the daytime."
2) "Cover your nose with the CPAP mask."
3) "Medications to assist with breathing can be administered through the CPAP machine."
4) "You will need supplemental oxygen to use the CPAP machine." - correct answer -2) "Cover
your nose with the CPAP mask."
A nurse is collecting data from a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify
as risk factors for heart disease? (Select all that apply)
1) A diet high in saturated fats
2) A history of an overactive bladder
3) A history of smoking for 25 years
4) A sedentary lifestyle
5) A waist circumference of 84 cm (33 inches) - correct answer -1) A diet high in saturated fats
3) A history of smoking for 25 years
4) A sedentary lifestyle
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for an incentive
spirometer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
1) "Exhale into the incentive spirometer."
2) "Use the incentive spirometer every hour while awake."
3) "Hold your breath for 10 seconds while using the incentive spirometer."
4) "Use the incentive spirometer two times each session." - correct answer -2) "Use the
incentive spirometer every hour while awake."
