NSG 3250 Chapter 19
Management of Patients with
Chest and Lower Res- piratory
Tract Disorders 2026 Expert
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A perioperative nurse is caring for a postoperative client. The client has a
shallow respiratory pattern and is reluctant to cough or to begin
mobilizing. The nurse should address the client's increased risk for what
complication?
,A. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
B. Atelectasis
C. Aspiration
D. Pulmonary embolism - ANSWER ✔✔B. Atelectasis
A critical-care nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with pneumonia as a
surgical complication. The nurse's assessment reveals that the client
has an increased work of breathing due to copious tracheobronchial
secretions. What should the nurse encourage the client to do?
A. Increase oral fluids unless contraindicated.
B. Call the nurse for oral suctioning, as needed.
C. Lie in a low Fowler or supine position.
D. Increase activity. - ANSWER ✔✔A. Increase oral fluids unless
contraindicated.
The nurse is caring for a client who has been in a motor vehicle accident
and is suspected of having developed pleurisy. Which assessment
finding would best corroborate this diagnosis?
, A. The client is experiencing painless hemoptysis.
B. The client's arterial blood gases (ABGs) are normal, but the client
demonstrates increased work of breathing.
C. The client's oxygen saturation level is below 88%, but the client
denies shortness of breath.
D. The client's pain intensifies when the client coughs or takes a deep
breath. - ANSWER ✔✔D. The client's pain intensifies when the client
coughs or takes a deep breath.
The nurse caring for a client recently diagnosed with lung disease
encourages the client not to smoke. What is the primary rationale behind
this nursing action?
A. Smoking decreases the amount of mucus production.
B. Smoke particles compete for binding sites on hemoglobin.
C. Smoking causes atrophy of the alveoli.
D. Smoking damages the ciliary cleansing mechanism. - ANSWER
✔✔D. Smoking damages the ciliary cleansing mechanism.
The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a lobectomy for lung
cancer. While assisting with a subclavian vein central line insertion, the
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Management of Patients with
Chest and Lower Res- piratory
Tract Disorders 2026 Expert
Verifed Ace the Text
A perioperative nurse is caring for a postoperative client. The client has a
shallow respiratory pattern and is reluctant to cough or to begin
mobilizing. The nurse should address the client's increased risk for what
complication?
,A. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
B. Atelectasis
C. Aspiration
D. Pulmonary embolism - ANSWER ✔✔B. Atelectasis
A critical-care nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with pneumonia as a
surgical complication. The nurse's assessment reveals that the client
has an increased work of breathing due to copious tracheobronchial
secretions. What should the nurse encourage the client to do?
A. Increase oral fluids unless contraindicated.
B. Call the nurse for oral suctioning, as needed.
C. Lie in a low Fowler or supine position.
D. Increase activity. - ANSWER ✔✔A. Increase oral fluids unless
contraindicated.
The nurse is caring for a client who has been in a motor vehicle accident
and is suspected of having developed pleurisy. Which assessment
finding would best corroborate this diagnosis?
, A. The client is experiencing painless hemoptysis.
B. The client's arterial blood gases (ABGs) are normal, but the client
demonstrates increased work of breathing.
C. The client's oxygen saturation level is below 88%, but the client
denies shortness of breath.
D. The client's pain intensifies when the client coughs or takes a deep
breath. - ANSWER ✔✔D. The client's pain intensifies when the client
coughs or takes a deep breath.
The nurse caring for a client recently diagnosed with lung disease
encourages the client not to smoke. What is the primary rationale behind
this nursing action?
A. Smoking decreases the amount of mucus production.
B. Smoke particles compete for binding sites on hemoglobin.
C. Smoking causes atrophy of the alveoli.
D. Smoking damages the ciliary cleansing mechanism. - ANSWER
✔✔D. Smoking damages the ciliary cleansing mechanism.
The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a lobectomy for lung
cancer. While assisting with a subclavian vein central line insertion, the
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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