NSG 1600 EXAM NEWEST WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air a client's lungs may
contain?
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: B
2. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air that can be exhaled
after maximum inspiration?
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: A
3. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air that can be inhaled
after maximum expiration.
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: C
4. Which parameter describes the volume of air remaining in the lungs at the
end of normal exhalation.
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
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, D. Functional residual capacity: D
5. After percussing a client's posterior chest and hearing low-pitched hollow
sounds over the whole chest, how will the nurse document the finding?
A. Dull
B. Flat
C. Tympanic
D. Resonance: D
6. Which procedure is shown in the picture?
A. A thoracentesis
B. A mediastinoscopy
C. A transbronchial biopsy
D. Computed tomography: A. a thoracentesis
7. Which part of the upper respiratory system is involved in equalizing the
pressure within the middle ear while swallowing?
A. Glottis
B. Paranasal sinus
C. Palatine tonsils
D. Eustachian tubes: D
8. Which intervention would the nurse offer the client to help relieve the symp-
toms of sinusitis?
A. Repositioning
B. Humidified air
C. Saline irrigation
D. Frequent suctioning: C
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CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air a client's lungs may
contain?
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: B
2. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air that can be exhaled
after maximum inspiration?
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: A
3. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air that can be inhaled
after maximum expiration.
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: C
4. Which parameter describes the volume of air remaining in the lungs at the
end of normal exhalation.
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
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, D. Functional residual capacity: D
5. After percussing a client's posterior chest and hearing low-pitched hollow
sounds over the whole chest, how will the nurse document the finding?
A. Dull
B. Flat
C. Tympanic
D. Resonance: D
6. Which procedure is shown in the picture?
A. A thoracentesis
B. A mediastinoscopy
C. A transbronchial biopsy
D. Computed tomography: A. a thoracentesis
7. Which part of the upper respiratory system is involved in equalizing the
pressure within the middle ear while swallowing?
A. Glottis
B. Paranasal sinus
C. Palatine tonsils
D. Eustachian tubes: D
8. Which intervention would the nurse offer the client to help relieve the symp-
toms of sinusitis?
A. Repositioning
B. Humidified air
C. Saline irrigation
D. Frequent suctioning: C
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