ATI Med-Surg Respiratory Learning Quiz
respiratory acidosis
a nurse is caring for an older adult client who has COPD with pneumonia. The nurse
should monitor the client for which of the following acid-base imbalances?
respiratory acidosis
______________ occurs in clients who have COPD because clients are unable to
exhale carbon dioxide due to a loss of elastic recoil in the lungs
metabolic acidosis
clients who have severe diarrhea or kidney failure are at risk for development of
______________
metabolic alkalosis
clients who use bicarbonate of soda as an antacid are at risk for ____________;
excessive vomiting also places a client at risk
respiratory alkalosis
clients who hyperventilate experience _______________-
tinnitus
a nurse is preparing to administer cisplatin IV to a client who has lung cancer. The
nurse should identify that which of the following findings is an adverse effect of this
medication?
pruritus
____________- is an adverse effect of methotrexate, which is used to treat cancer and
rheumatoid arthritis
hallucinations
____________ are an adverse effect of asparaginase, which is an antineoplastic
medication used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
hand and foot syndrome
_____________ is an adverse effect of capectabine, an antineoplastic medication used
to treat breast and colorectal cancer
perform an allen's test prior to obtaining the specimen
a nurse is preparing to assist a provider to withdrawal arterial blood from a client's radial
artery for measuring ABGs; which action should the nurse take?
5-10 mins
the nurse should apply pressure for ____________ after the needle is withdrawn for
withdrawing blood from an artery
promotes CO2 elimination
a nurse is providing instructions about pursed-lip breathing for a client who has COPD
w/ emphysema; the nurse should explain that this breathing technique accomplishes
which of the following?
sitting while leaning forward over the bedside table
a nurse is preparing a client for a thoracentesis; in which of the following positions
should the nurse place the client?
sit on edge of bed and lean forward
while preparing a client for a thoracentesis, the nurse should have the client
__________________ over the bedside table because this position maximizes space
between the client's ribs and allows for aspiration of accumulated fluid and air
lying flat on affected site
respiratory acidosis
a nurse is caring for an older adult client who has COPD with pneumonia. The nurse
should monitor the client for which of the following acid-base imbalances?
respiratory acidosis
______________ occurs in clients who have COPD because clients are unable to
exhale carbon dioxide due to a loss of elastic recoil in the lungs
metabolic acidosis
clients who have severe diarrhea or kidney failure are at risk for development of
______________
metabolic alkalosis
clients who use bicarbonate of soda as an antacid are at risk for ____________;
excessive vomiting also places a client at risk
respiratory alkalosis
clients who hyperventilate experience _______________-
tinnitus
a nurse is preparing to administer cisplatin IV to a client who has lung cancer. The
nurse should identify that which of the following findings is an adverse effect of this
medication?
pruritus
____________- is an adverse effect of methotrexate, which is used to treat cancer and
rheumatoid arthritis
hallucinations
____________ are an adverse effect of asparaginase, which is an antineoplastic
medication used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
hand and foot syndrome
_____________ is an adverse effect of capectabine, an antineoplastic medication used
to treat breast and colorectal cancer
perform an allen's test prior to obtaining the specimen
a nurse is preparing to assist a provider to withdrawal arterial blood from a client's radial
artery for measuring ABGs; which action should the nurse take?
5-10 mins
the nurse should apply pressure for ____________ after the needle is withdrawn for
withdrawing blood from an artery
promotes CO2 elimination
a nurse is providing instructions about pursed-lip breathing for a client who has COPD
w/ emphysema; the nurse should explain that this breathing technique accomplishes
which of the following?
sitting while leaning forward over the bedside table
a nurse is preparing a client for a thoracentesis; in which of the following positions
should the nurse place the client?
sit on edge of bed and lean forward
while preparing a client for a thoracentesis, the nurse should have the client
__________________ over the bedside table because this position maximizes space
between the client's ribs and allows for aspiration of accumulated fluid and air
lying flat on affected site
