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NR 302 Exam 3 Newest Verified Exam Preparation
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During an assessment, the nurse knows that expected
assessment findings in the normal adult lung include the
presence of - Answer-Muffled voice sounds and symmetric
tactile fremitus
The primary muscles of respiration include the - Answer-
Diaphragm and intercostals
A 65 year old patient with a history of heart failure comes
to the clinic with complaints of "being awakened from
sleep with shortness of breath". Which action by the nurse
is most appropriate? - Answer-Assessing the other signs
and symptoms of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
When assessing tactile fremitus the nurse recalls that it is
normal to feel tactile fremitus most intensely over which
location? - Answer-Between the scapulae
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The nurse is reviewing the technique of palpating for
tactile remits with a new graduate. Which statement by the
graduate nurse reflects a correct understanding of tactile
fremitus? Tactile fremitus - Answer-Is caused by sounds
generated by eh larynx
During percussion, the nurse knows that a dull percussion
note elicited over a lung lobe most likely results from -
Answer-Increased density of lung tissue
The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of
another nurse. The correct method to use the progressing
from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another is ___
comparison. - Answer-Side to side
Which of these statements is true regarding the vertebra
prominens? The vertebra prominens is - Answer-The
spinous process of C7
When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient,
the nurse notices a costal angle of approximately 90
degrees. The characteristic is: - Answer-a normal finding in
a healthy adult
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When assessing a patients lung, the nurse recalls that the
left lung - Answer-Consists of two lobes
Which statement about the apices of the lung is true? The
apices of the lungs - Answer-extend 3 to 4 cm above the
inner third of the clavicle
During an examination of the anterior thorax, the nurse is
aware that the trachea bifurcates anteriorly at the -
Answer-Sternal Angle
When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, the nurse
notes that low pitched, soft breath sounds are heard over
the posterior lower lobes, with inspiration being longer
than expiration. The nurse interprets these sounds -
Answer-Vesicular breath sounds are normal in that
location
The nurse is auscultating the chest is an adult. Which
technique is correct? - Answer-Firmly holding the
diaphragm of the stethoscope against the chest
The nurse is percussing over the lungs of a patient with
pneumonia. The nurse knows that percussion over an
NR 302 Exam 3 Newest Verified Exam Preparation
With Complete Questions And Correct Detailed
Answers||Newest Exam!!!
During an assessment, the nurse knows that expected
assessment findings in the normal adult lung include the
presence of - Answer-Muffled voice sounds and symmetric
tactile fremitus
The primary muscles of respiration include the - Answer-
Diaphragm and intercostals
A 65 year old patient with a history of heart failure comes
to the clinic with complaints of "being awakened from
sleep with shortness of breath". Which action by the nurse
is most appropriate? - Answer-Assessing the other signs
and symptoms of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
When assessing tactile fremitus the nurse recalls that it is
normal to feel tactile fremitus most intensely over which
location? - Answer-Between the scapulae
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The nurse is reviewing the technique of palpating for
tactile remits with a new graduate. Which statement by the
graduate nurse reflects a correct understanding of tactile
fremitus? Tactile fremitus - Answer-Is caused by sounds
generated by eh larynx
During percussion, the nurse knows that a dull percussion
note elicited over a lung lobe most likely results from -
Answer-Increased density of lung tissue
The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of
another nurse. The correct method to use the progressing
from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another is ___
comparison. - Answer-Side to side
Which of these statements is true regarding the vertebra
prominens? The vertebra prominens is - Answer-The
spinous process of C7
When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient,
the nurse notices a costal angle of approximately 90
degrees. The characteristic is: - Answer-a normal finding in
a healthy adult
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When assessing a patients lung, the nurse recalls that the
left lung - Answer-Consists of two lobes
Which statement about the apices of the lung is true? The
apices of the lungs - Answer-extend 3 to 4 cm above the
inner third of the clavicle
During an examination of the anterior thorax, the nurse is
aware that the trachea bifurcates anteriorly at the -
Answer-Sternal Angle
When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, the nurse
notes that low pitched, soft breath sounds are heard over
the posterior lower lobes, with inspiration being longer
than expiration. The nurse interprets these sounds -
Answer-Vesicular breath sounds are normal in that
location
The nurse is auscultating the chest is an adult. Which
technique is correct? - Answer-Firmly holding the
diaphragm of the stethoscope against the chest
The nurse is percussing over the lungs of a patient with
pneumonia. The nurse knows that percussion over an
