NUR 2206 - Exam #2 Questions with
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
A patient who has difficulty breathing, increased respiratory and pulse rates, and pale skin with
some cyanosis may be suffering from which of the following?
A) Hyperventilation
B) Hypoxia
C) Perfusion
D) Atelectasis - Answer B) Hypoxia
The primary purpose of surfactant is:
A) To propel sheet of mucus toward the upper airway
B) To warm inspired air
C) To produce watery mucous
D) To reduce surface tension of the fluid lining the alveoli - Answer D) To reduce surface
tension of the fluid lining the alveoli
Abdominal breathing at 30-60 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of rate and depth would
closely describe the breathing pattern of what age group?
A) Older Adults
B) Infants
C) Children
D) Adolescents - Answer B) Infants
A patient with a fractured rib is breathing less often and with less depth because of the pain.
The nurse would document this finding using which term?
A) Fremitus
B) Hyperventilation
C) Pleural friction rub
D) Hypoventilation - Answer D) Hypoventilation
, A patient on prolonged bedrest develops atelectasis. The nurse would expect to auscultate
which of the following?
A) Wheezes
B) Plural friction rub
C) Decreased breath sounds
D) Stridor - Answer C) Decreased breath sounds
The nurse assesses an adult patient's SpO2 as 82%. The nurse would expect to see which of the
following assessment findings?
A) Cyanosis
B) Capillary refill < 2 sec.
C) Unlabored breathing
D) Respiratory rate of 16 breaths/minute - Answer A) Cyanosis
Mr. Parks has COPD. The nurse has taught him that pursed-lip breathing helps him by:
A) Increasing carbon dioxide, which stimulates breathing
B) Prolonging inspiration and shortening expiration
C) Liquefying his secretions
D) Decreasing the amount of air trapping and resistance - Answer D) Decreasing the amount
of air trapping and resistance
To drain the lower lobes of the bilateral lungs, the nurse should place the patient in which
position?
A) Left side with a pillow under the chest wall
B) Side-lying, half on abdomen and half on side
C) High Fowler's
D) Trendelenberg - Answer D) Trendelenberg (head is lower than the feet)
A patient with dyspnea should be placed in which of the following positions?
A) Prone
B) Lateral
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
A patient who has difficulty breathing, increased respiratory and pulse rates, and pale skin with
some cyanosis may be suffering from which of the following?
A) Hyperventilation
B) Hypoxia
C) Perfusion
D) Atelectasis - Answer B) Hypoxia
The primary purpose of surfactant is:
A) To propel sheet of mucus toward the upper airway
B) To warm inspired air
C) To produce watery mucous
D) To reduce surface tension of the fluid lining the alveoli - Answer D) To reduce surface
tension of the fluid lining the alveoli
Abdominal breathing at 30-60 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of rate and depth would
closely describe the breathing pattern of what age group?
A) Older Adults
B) Infants
C) Children
D) Adolescents - Answer B) Infants
A patient with a fractured rib is breathing less often and with less depth because of the pain.
The nurse would document this finding using which term?
A) Fremitus
B) Hyperventilation
C) Pleural friction rub
D) Hypoventilation - Answer D) Hypoventilation
, A patient on prolonged bedrest develops atelectasis. The nurse would expect to auscultate
which of the following?
A) Wheezes
B) Plural friction rub
C) Decreased breath sounds
D) Stridor - Answer C) Decreased breath sounds
The nurse assesses an adult patient's SpO2 as 82%. The nurse would expect to see which of the
following assessment findings?
A) Cyanosis
B) Capillary refill < 2 sec.
C) Unlabored breathing
D) Respiratory rate of 16 breaths/minute - Answer A) Cyanosis
Mr. Parks has COPD. The nurse has taught him that pursed-lip breathing helps him by:
A) Increasing carbon dioxide, which stimulates breathing
B) Prolonging inspiration and shortening expiration
C) Liquefying his secretions
D) Decreasing the amount of air trapping and resistance - Answer D) Decreasing the amount
of air trapping and resistance
To drain the lower lobes of the bilateral lungs, the nurse should place the patient in which
position?
A) Left side with a pillow under the chest wall
B) Side-lying, half on abdomen and half on side
C) High Fowler's
D) Trendelenberg - Answer D) Trendelenberg (head is lower than the feet)
A patient with dyspnea should be placed in which of the following positions?
A) Prone
B) Lateral
