MARYVILLE NURS 663 BUNDLED EXAMS
TEST BANK 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ thoracic landmarks. Answer: midline trachea, costal angle, angle of
ribs, intercostal spaces, suprasternal notch
⩥ symmetry of chest. Answer: thoracic expansion at costal angle, w/o
use of accessory muscles
⩥ hx questions for cc of resp issue. Answer: What is the nature of your
cough?; Do you produce any sputum?; Is your cough related to activity?;
What position are you most comfortable in?; How many pillows do you
sleep with at night?; Is your SOB related to activity?
⩥ normal respirations. Answer: rate between 12 to 20/min; ratio of resp
to heart beats= 1:4; pt should breathe easily, regularly w/o apparent
distress; pattern should be even, not too shallow or too deep
⩥ hypopnea. Answer: term for abnormally shallow respirations
⩥ tachypnea. Answer: term for resp rate greater than 20, but consistent
and may occur during hyperventilation; often a symptom of pain
, ⩥ bradypnea. Answer: term for resp rate less than 12; may indicate
neurologic or electrolyte disturbances, infection, or conscious response
to protect against the pain of pleurisy or other irritative pneumonia. Can
also be 2/2 level of cardio fitness
⩥ hyperventilation. Answer: term for fast and deep, heavy respirations,
can be caused by exercise, anxiety, and CNS and metabolic diseases
⩥ hyperpnea. Answer: term for abnormally deep respirations
⩥ kussmaul respirations. Answer: deep and mostly rapid respirations,
used to describe resp effort of metabolic acidosis
⩥ cheyne stokes respirations. Answer: regular breathing with intervals of
apnea by crescendo decrescendo breathing; can be seen in sleeping pts,
but mostly pts who are very ill, esp with brain damage
⩥ biot respirations. Answer: irregular breathing that varies in depth and
is interrupted irregularly by intervals of apnea; associated with severe
and persistent increased intracranial pressure, resp compromise from
drug poisoning, or brain damage at the medulla and generally equals
poor prognosis
TEST BANK 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ thoracic landmarks. Answer: midline trachea, costal angle, angle of
ribs, intercostal spaces, suprasternal notch
⩥ symmetry of chest. Answer: thoracic expansion at costal angle, w/o
use of accessory muscles
⩥ hx questions for cc of resp issue. Answer: What is the nature of your
cough?; Do you produce any sputum?; Is your cough related to activity?;
What position are you most comfortable in?; How many pillows do you
sleep with at night?; Is your SOB related to activity?
⩥ normal respirations. Answer: rate between 12 to 20/min; ratio of resp
to heart beats= 1:4; pt should breathe easily, regularly w/o apparent
distress; pattern should be even, not too shallow or too deep
⩥ hypopnea. Answer: term for abnormally shallow respirations
⩥ tachypnea. Answer: term for resp rate greater than 20, but consistent
and may occur during hyperventilation; often a symptom of pain
, ⩥ bradypnea. Answer: term for resp rate less than 12; may indicate
neurologic or electrolyte disturbances, infection, or conscious response
to protect against the pain of pleurisy or other irritative pneumonia. Can
also be 2/2 level of cardio fitness
⩥ hyperventilation. Answer: term for fast and deep, heavy respirations,
can be caused by exercise, anxiety, and CNS and metabolic diseases
⩥ hyperpnea. Answer: term for abnormally deep respirations
⩥ kussmaul respirations. Answer: deep and mostly rapid respirations,
used to describe resp effort of metabolic acidosis
⩥ cheyne stokes respirations. Answer: regular breathing with intervals of
apnea by crescendo decrescendo breathing; can be seen in sleeping pts,
but mostly pts who are very ill, esp with brain damage
⩥ biot respirations. Answer: irregular breathing that varies in depth and
is interrupted irregularly by intervals of apnea; associated with severe
and persistent increased intracranial pressure, resp compromise from
drug poisoning, or brain damage at the medulla and generally equals
poor prognosis
