NURS 301 RESPIRATORY PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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1. An elderly client with pneumonia may appear with which of the following symptoms first?
1. Altered mental status and dehydration
2. fever and chills
3. Hemoptysis and dyspnea
4. Pleuritic chest pain and cough
2. Which of the following pathophysiological mechanisms that occur in the lung parenchyma allows
pneumonia to develop?
1. Atelectasis
2. Bronchiectasis
3. Effusion
4. Inflammation
3. A 7-year-old client is brought to the E.R. He’s tachypneic and afebrile and has a respiratory rate of 36
breaths/minute and a nonproductive cough. He recently had a cold. From his history, the client may have
which of the following?
1. Acute asthma
2. Bronchial pneumonia
3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
4. Emphysema
4. Which of the following assessment findings would help confirm a diagnosis of asthma in a client
suspected of having the disorder?
,1. Circumoral cyanosis
2. Increased forced expiratory volume
3. Inspiratory and expiratory wheezing
4. Normal breath sounds
5. Which of the following types of asthma involves an acute asthma attack brought on by an
upper respiratory infection?
1. Emotional
2. Extrinsic
3. Intrinsic
4. Mediated
6. A client with acute asthma showing inspiratory and expiratory wheezes and a decreased expiratory
volume should be treated with which of the following classes of medication right away?
1. Beta-adrenergic blockers
2. Bronchodilators
3. Inhaled steroids
4. Oral steroids
7. A 19-year-old comes into the emergency department with acute asthma. His respiratory rate is 44
breaths/minute, and he appears to be in acute respiratory distress. Which of the following actions
should be taken first?
1. Take a full medication history
2. Give a bronchodilator by nebulizer
3. Apply a cardiac monitor to the client
4. Provide emotional support to the client.
, 8. A 58-year-old client with a 40-year history of smoking one to two packs of cigarettes a day has a
chronic cough producing thick sputum, peripheral edema, and cyanotic nail beds. Based on this
information, he most likely has which of the following conditions?
1. Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
2. Asthma
3. Chronic obstructive bronchitis
4. Emphysema
9. The term “blue bloater” refers to which of the following conditions?
1. Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
2. Asthma
3. Chronic obstructive bronchitis
4. Emphysema
10. The term “pink puffer” refers to the client with which of the following conditions?
1. ARDS
2. Asthma
3. Chronic obstructive bronchitis
4. Emphysema
11. A 66-year-old client has marked dyspnea at rest, is thin, and uses accessory muscles to breathe.
He’s tachypneic, with a prolonged expiratory phase. He has no cough. He leans forward with his arms
braced on his knees to support his chest and shoulders for breathing. This client has symptoms of
which of the following respiratory disorders?
1. ARDS
AND ANSWERS
In Text Mode: All questions and answers are given for reading and answering at your own pace. You can
also copy this exam and make a printout.
1. An elderly client with pneumonia may appear with which of the following symptoms first?
1. Altered mental status and dehydration
2. fever and chills
3. Hemoptysis and dyspnea
4. Pleuritic chest pain and cough
2. Which of the following pathophysiological mechanisms that occur in the lung parenchyma allows
pneumonia to develop?
1. Atelectasis
2. Bronchiectasis
3. Effusion
4. Inflammation
3. A 7-year-old client is brought to the E.R. He’s tachypneic and afebrile and has a respiratory rate of 36
breaths/minute and a nonproductive cough. He recently had a cold. From his history, the client may have
which of the following?
1. Acute asthma
2. Bronchial pneumonia
3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
4. Emphysema
4. Which of the following assessment findings would help confirm a diagnosis of asthma in a client
suspected of having the disorder?
,1. Circumoral cyanosis
2. Increased forced expiratory volume
3. Inspiratory and expiratory wheezing
4. Normal breath sounds
5. Which of the following types of asthma involves an acute asthma attack brought on by an
upper respiratory infection?
1. Emotional
2. Extrinsic
3. Intrinsic
4. Mediated
6. A client with acute asthma showing inspiratory and expiratory wheezes and a decreased expiratory
volume should be treated with which of the following classes of medication right away?
1. Beta-adrenergic blockers
2. Bronchodilators
3. Inhaled steroids
4. Oral steroids
7. A 19-year-old comes into the emergency department with acute asthma. His respiratory rate is 44
breaths/minute, and he appears to be in acute respiratory distress. Which of the following actions
should be taken first?
1. Take a full medication history
2. Give a bronchodilator by nebulizer
3. Apply a cardiac monitor to the client
4. Provide emotional support to the client.
, 8. A 58-year-old client with a 40-year history of smoking one to two packs of cigarettes a day has a
chronic cough producing thick sputum, peripheral edema, and cyanotic nail beds. Based on this
information, he most likely has which of the following conditions?
1. Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
2. Asthma
3. Chronic obstructive bronchitis
4. Emphysema
9. The term “blue bloater” refers to which of the following conditions?
1. Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
2. Asthma
3. Chronic obstructive bronchitis
4. Emphysema
10. The term “pink puffer” refers to the client with which of the following conditions?
1. ARDS
2. Asthma
3. Chronic obstructive bronchitis
4. Emphysema
11. A 66-year-old client has marked dyspnea at rest, is thin, and uses accessory muscles to breathe.
He’s tachypneic, with a prolonged expiratory phase. He has no cough. He leans forward with his arms
braced on his knees to support his chest and shoulders for breathing. This client has symptoms of
which of the following respiratory disorders?
1. ARDS
