Chapter 39: Oxygenation Fundamentals of Nursing Art & Science Care-Taylors 7th Ed
1.A patient has had a head injury affecting the brainstem. What is located in the brainstem
that may affect respiratory function?
A) chemoreceptors
B) stretch receptors
C) respiratory center
D) oxygen center
2.Which of the following diseases may result in decreased lung compliance?
A) emphysema
B) appendicitis
C) acne
D) chronic diarrhea
3.A nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia. The patient's oxygen saturation is below
normal. What abnormal respiratory process does this demonstrate?
A) changes in the alveolar-capillary membrane and diffusion
B) alterations in the structures of the ribs and diaphragm
C) rapid decreases in atmospheric and intrapulmonic pressures
D) lower-than-normal concentrations of environmental oxygen
4.While reading a physician's progress notes, a student notes that an assigned patient is
having hypoxia. What abnormal assessments would the student expect to find?
A) abdominal pain, hyperthermia, dry skin
B) diarrhea, flatulence, decreased skin turgor
C) hypotension, reddened skin, edema
D) dyspnea, tachycardia, cyanosis
5.In what age group would a nurse expect to assess the most rapid respiratory rate?
A) older adults
B) middle adults
C) adolescents
D) infants
6.A father of a preschool-aged child tells the nurse that his child “has had a constant cold
since going to daycare.” How would the nurse respond?
A) “Your child must have a health problem that needs medical care.”
B) “Children in daycare have more exposure to colds.”
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, C) “Are you washing your hands before you touch the child?”
D) “Be sure and have your child wear a protective mask at school.”
7.A 90-year-old woman has been in an automobile crash and sustained four fractured ribs
on the left side of her thorax. Based on her age and the injury, what complication is she at
risk for?
A) pneumonia
B) altered thought processes
C) urinary incontinence
D) viral influenza
8.Which of the following individuals is at greater risk for respiratory illnesses from
environmental causes?
A) a farmer on a large farm
B) a factory worker in a large city
C) a woman living in a small town
D) a child living in a rural area
9.A nurse is beginning to conduct a health history for a patient with respiratory problems.
He notes that the patient is having respiratory distress. What would the nurse do next?
A) Continue with the health history, but more slowly.
B) Ask questions of the family instead of the patient.
C) Conduct the interview later and let the patient rest.
D) Initiate interventions to help relieve the symptoms.
10.A nurse is percussing the thorax of a patient with chronic emphysema. What percussion
sound would most likely be assessed?
A) resonance
B) hyperresonance
C) flat
D) tympany
11.An emergency room nurse is auscultating the chest of a child who is having an asthmatic
attack. Auscultation reveals the presence of wheezes. During what part of respirations do
wheezes occur?
A) inspiration and expiration
B) only on inspiration
C) only on expiration
D) when coughing
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1.A patient has had a head injury affecting the brainstem. What is located in the brainstem
that may affect respiratory function?
A) chemoreceptors
B) stretch receptors
C) respiratory center
D) oxygen center
2.Which of the following diseases may result in decreased lung compliance?
A) emphysema
B) appendicitis
C) acne
D) chronic diarrhea
3.A nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia. The patient's oxygen saturation is below
normal. What abnormal respiratory process does this demonstrate?
A) changes in the alveolar-capillary membrane and diffusion
B) alterations in the structures of the ribs and diaphragm
C) rapid decreases in atmospheric and intrapulmonic pressures
D) lower-than-normal concentrations of environmental oxygen
4.While reading a physician's progress notes, a student notes that an assigned patient is
having hypoxia. What abnormal assessments would the student expect to find?
A) abdominal pain, hyperthermia, dry skin
B) diarrhea, flatulence, decreased skin turgor
C) hypotension, reddened skin, edema
D) dyspnea, tachycardia, cyanosis
5.In what age group would a nurse expect to assess the most rapid respiratory rate?
A) older adults
B) middle adults
C) adolescents
D) infants
6.A father of a preschool-aged child tells the nurse that his child “has had a constant cold
since going to daycare.” How would the nurse respond?
A) “Your child must have a health problem that needs medical care.”
B) “Children in daycare have more exposure to colds.”
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, C) “Are you washing your hands before you touch the child?”
D) “Be sure and have your child wear a protective mask at school.”
7.A 90-year-old woman has been in an automobile crash and sustained four fractured ribs
on the left side of her thorax. Based on her age and the injury, what complication is she at
risk for?
A) pneumonia
B) altered thought processes
C) urinary incontinence
D) viral influenza
8.Which of the following individuals is at greater risk for respiratory illnesses from
environmental causes?
A) a farmer on a large farm
B) a factory worker in a large city
C) a woman living in a small town
D) a child living in a rural area
9.A nurse is beginning to conduct a health history for a patient with respiratory problems.
He notes that the patient is having respiratory distress. What would the nurse do next?
A) Continue with the health history, but more slowly.
B) Ask questions of the family instead of the patient.
C) Conduct the interview later and let the patient rest.
D) Initiate interventions to help relieve the symptoms.
10.A nurse is percussing the thorax of a patient with chronic emphysema. What percussion
sound would most likely be assessed?
A) resonance
B) hyperresonance
C) flat
D) tympany
11.An emergency room nurse is auscultating the chest of a child who is having an asthmatic
attack. Auscultation reveals the presence of wheezes. During what part of respirations do
wheezes occur?
A) inspiration and expiration
B) only on inspiration
C) only on expiration
D) when coughing
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