NURSING DIAGNOSIS EMERGENCY MEDICINE. FIRST
AID Final module control data – tests QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+
1. Which of the following is your primary goal during airway management?
a. Ensure clear, unobstructed breathing.
b. Ensure that CPR is effective.
c. Provide a means of drug administration.
d. Provide optimal patient ventilation.*
2. Which of the following is a structure of the upper airway?
a. Alveoli
b. Bronchioles
c. Carina
d. Pharynx*
3. Although the palatine tonsils are part of the lymphatic system, they affect
the airway because:
a. They cause asthma to develop in children.
b. They cause the trachea to close when we swallow.
c. They secrete saliva coating the cilia.
d. When inflamed, they can impair breathing causing respiratory distress.*
4. The narrowest part of the adult upper airway is known as the:
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a. Epiglottis
b. Glottic opening*
c. Nasopharynx
d. Vallecula
5. Compared to the left mainstem bronchus, the right mainstem bronchus is:
a. At a more gradual angle *
b. Made of thicker membrane
c. More angled from the trachea
d. More narrow
6. Which of the following respiratory structures is the location of oxygen
and carbon dioxide exchange?
a. Alveoli*
b. Carina
c. Hilum
d. Vallecula
7. Most of the oxygen in blood is carried:
a. As carboxyhemoglobin
b. Attached to hemoglobin
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c. Attached to leukocytes
d. Dissolved in plasma
8. Hypoxemia is defined as
a. Inadequate blood oxygen levels *
b. Inadequate hemoglobin levels
c. Inadequate tissue oxygen levels
d. Inadequate tissue perfusion
9. After inserting an oropharyngeal airway, you notice that the patient is not
ventilating as easily. Which of the following may be the cause of this
finding?
a. The bag-mask device is malfunctioning.
b. The oropharyngeal airway is too small and is causing the tongue to
obstruct the airway.*
c. The patient has an intact gag reflex.
d. The posterior airway was traumatized, and edema has formed.
10. The nasopharyngeal airway should be measured:
a. From the corner of the mouth to the earlobe
b. From the tip of the nose to the chin
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c. From the tip of the nose to the corner of the mouth
d. From the tip of the nose to the tragus of the ear*
11. Oropharyngeal airways are designed to:
a. Allow for better visualization during endotracheal intubation
b. Prevent the tongue from obstructing the airway*
c. Provide a guide for suction catheters
d. Push the tongue into the oropharynx
12. Which of the following is an advantage of the oral airway?
a. A good head position is no longer needed during ventilation.
b. Adequate mask seal is no longer necessary during ventilation.
c. The lower airway is protected from aspiration during ventilation.
d. The tongue will not obstruct the airway during ventilation.*
13. After ventilating a patient's lungs by using a bag-mask device, you notice
that the patient's abdomen has enlarged because the patient's stomach has filled
with air. Which of the following complications should you anticipate?
a. Belching noxious gases
b. Decreasing blood pressure
c. Increasing heart rate
AID Final module control data – tests QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+
1. Which of the following is your primary goal during airway management?
a. Ensure clear, unobstructed breathing.
b. Ensure that CPR is effective.
c. Provide a means of drug administration.
d. Provide optimal patient ventilation.*
2. Which of the following is a structure of the upper airway?
a. Alveoli
b. Bronchioles
c. Carina
d. Pharynx*
3. Although the palatine tonsils are part of the lymphatic system, they affect
the airway because:
a. They cause asthma to develop in children.
b. They cause the trachea to close when we swallow.
c. They secrete saliva coating the cilia.
d. When inflamed, they can impair breathing causing respiratory distress.*
4. The narrowest part of the adult upper airway is known as the:
, NURSING DIAGNOSIS EMERGENCY MEDICINE. FIRST
AID Final module control data – tests QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+
a. Epiglottis
b. Glottic opening*
c. Nasopharynx
d. Vallecula
5. Compared to the left mainstem bronchus, the right mainstem bronchus is:
a. At a more gradual angle *
b. Made of thicker membrane
c. More angled from the trachea
d. More narrow
6. Which of the following respiratory structures is the location of oxygen
and carbon dioxide exchange?
a. Alveoli*
b. Carina
c. Hilum
d. Vallecula
7. Most of the oxygen in blood is carried:
a. As carboxyhemoglobin
b. Attached to hemoglobin
, NURSING DIAGNOSIS EMERGENCY MEDICINE. FIRST
AID Final module control data – tests QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+
c. Attached to leukocytes
d. Dissolved in plasma
8. Hypoxemia is defined as
a. Inadequate blood oxygen levels *
b. Inadequate hemoglobin levels
c. Inadequate tissue oxygen levels
d. Inadequate tissue perfusion
9. After inserting an oropharyngeal airway, you notice that the patient is not
ventilating as easily. Which of the following may be the cause of this
finding?
a. The bag-mask device is malfunctioning.
b. The oropharyngeal airway is too small and is causing the tongue to
obstruct the airway.*
c. The patient has an intact gag reflex.
d. The posterior airway was traumatized, and edema has formed.
10. The nasopharyngeal airway should be measured:
a. From the corner of the mouth to the earlobe
b. From the tip of the nose to the chin
, NURSING DIAGNOSIS EMERGENCY MEDICINE. FIRST
AID Final module control data – tests QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A+
c. From the tip of the nose to the corner of the mouth
d. From the tip of the nose to the tragus of the ear*
11. Oropharyngeal airways are designed to:
a. Allow for better visualization during endotracheal intubation
b. Prevent the tongue from obstructing the airway*
c. Provide a guide for suction catheters
d. Push the tongue into the oropharynx
12. Which of the following is an advantage of the oral airway?
a. A good head position is no longer needed during ventilation.
b. Adequate mask seal is no longer necessary during ventilation.
c. The lower airway is protected from aspiration during ventilation.
d. The tongue will not obstruct the airway during ventilation.*
13. After ventilating a patient's lungs by using a bag-mask device, you notice
that the patient's abdomen has enlarged because the patient's stomach has filled
with air. Which of the following complications should you anticipate?
a. Belching noxious gases
b. Decreasing blood pressure
c. Increasing heart rate
