ATI GAS EXCHANGE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
A nurse is caring for a client who has asthma and is taking fluticasone. For which
of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor?
-Hypoglycemia
-Hypertension
-Polyuria
-Oral candidiasis
Oral candidiasis
A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a school-age child who has asthma. Which of
the following medications should the nurse instruct the child to use to abort an
ongoing asthma attack?
-Cromolyn
-Montelukast
-Albuterol
-Fluticasone
Albuterol
A nurse is assisting with the care of the client in the emergency Department
reports severe radiating chest pain shortness of breath. The client appears
,restless, frightened, and slightly cyanotic. The provider prescribed auction by
nasal cannula 4 L/min stat, cardiac enzyme levels, Ivy fluids, and a 12 lead EKG I
actually should the nurse make?
-Attach the leads for a 12-lead ECG
-Obtain a blood sample
-Initiate oxygen therapy
-Insert the IV catheter
Initiate oxygen therapy
A nurse is contrary to the plan of care for a client who has COPD. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
-Restrict the client's fluid intake to less than 1 L/day.
-Encourage the client to use the upper chest for respiration.
-Plan to have the client lay down for 1 hr after meals.
-Instruct the client to use pursed-lip breathing.
Instruct the client to use pursed-lip breathing.
A nurse is caring for a client who is COPD. Which of the following nursing actions
should the nurse take?
-Restrict the client's fluids between meals
-Encourage the client to eat most of the daily calories at breakfast
, -Encourage the client to exercise before meals
-Discourage the client from eating between-meal snacks
Encourage the client to eat most of the daily calories at breakfast
A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has a chest tube
connected to a closed test drainage system. Which of the following intervention
should the nurse include in the plan of care?
-Empty the collection chamber every 12 hr
-Keep the collection device below the level of the client's chest
-Strip the chest tube every 4 hr
-Avoid positioning the client on the affected side
Keep the collection device below the level of the client's chest
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client following an episode of
status asthmaticus. The client has a prescription for two inhalations from an
albuterol metered-dose inhaler. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
-I will hold the inhaler with my non-dominant hand
-I will tilt my head forward while inhaling the medication
-I will hold my breath at least 10 seconds after inhaling the medication
-I will wait 10 min between each inhalation
I will hold my breath at least 10 seconds after inhaling the medication
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
A nurse is caring for a client who has asthma and is taking fluticasone. For which
of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor?
-Hypoglycemia
-Hypertension
-Polyuria
-Oral candidiasis
Oral candidiasis
A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a school-age child who has asthma. Which of
the following medications should the nurse instruct the child to use to abort an
ongoing asthma attack?
-Cromolyn
-Montelukast
-Albuterol
-Fluticasone
Albuterol
A nurse is assisting with the care of the client in the emergency Department
reports severe radiating chest pain shortness of breath. The client appears
,restless, frightened, and slightly cyanotic. The provider prescribed auction by
nasal cannula 4 L/min stat, cardiac enzyme levels, Ivy fluids, and a 12 lead EKG I
actually should the nurse make?
-Attach the leads for a 12-lead ECG
-Obtain a blood sample
-Initiate oxygen therapy
-Insert the IV catheter
Initiate oxygen therapy
A nurse is contrary to the plan of care for a client who has COPD. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
-Restrict the client's fluid intake to less than 1 L/day.
-Encourage the client to use the upper chest for respiration.
-Plan to have the client lay down for 1 hr after meals.
-Instruct the client to use pursed-lip breathing.
Instruct the client to use pursed-lip breathing.
A nurse is caring for a client who is COPD. Which of the following nursing actions
should the nurse take?
-Restrict the client's fluids between meals
-Encourage the client to eat most of the daily calories at breakfast
, -Encourage the client to exercise before meals
-Discourage the client from eating between-meal snacks
Encourage the client to eat most of the daily calories at breakfast
A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has a chest tube
connected to a closed test drainage system. Which of the following intervention
should the nurse include in the plan of care?
-Empty the collection chamber every 12 hr
-Keep the collection device below the level of the client's chest
-Strip the chest tube every 4 hr
-Avoid positioning the client on the affected side
Keep the collection device below the level of the client's chest
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client following an episode of
status asthmaticus. The client has a prescription for two inhalations from an
albuterol metered-dose inhaler. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
-I will hold the inhaler with my non-dominant hand
-I will tilt my head forward while inhaling the medication
-I will hold my breath at least 10 seconds after inhaling the medication
-I will wait 10 min between each inhalation
I will hold my breath at least 10 seconds after inhaling the medication
