NSG 1600- EAQs- Exam 4 with 100% Verified Solutions Graded A+
1. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air a client's lungs may
contain?
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: B
2. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air that can be exhaled
after maximum inspiration?
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: A
3. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air that can be inhaled
after maximum expiration.
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: C
4. Which parameter describes the volume of air remaining in the lungs at the
end of normal exhalation.
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: D
5. After percussing a client's posterior chest and hearing low-pitched hollow
sounds over the whole chest, how will the nurse document the finding?
A. Dull
B. Flat
C. Tympanic
D. Resonance: D
6. Which procedure is shown in the picture?
A. A thoracentesis
B. A mediastinoscopy
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C. A transbronchial biopsy
D. Computed tomography: A. a thoracentesis
7. Which part of the upper respiratory system is involved in equalizing the
pressure within the middle ear while swallowing?
A. Glottis
B. Paranasal sinus
C. Palatine tonsils
D. Eustachian tubes: D
8. Which intervention would the nurse offer the client to help relieve the
symptoms of sinusitis?
A. Repositioning
B. Humidified air
C. Saline irrigation
D. Frequent suctioning: C
9. How would the nurse position a client to practice supraglottic swallowing
after tracheostomy?
A. In bed
B. Upright
C. Lying down
D. Position of comfort: B
10. A client is hospitalized with a diagnosis of emphysema. The nurse provides
teaching and would begin with which aspect of care?
A. The disease process and breathing exercises
B. How to control or prevent respiratory infections
C. Using aerosol therapy, especially nebulizers
D. Priorities when performing everyday activities: A
11. A client is extubated in the postanesthesia care unit after surgery. For
which common response would the nurse be alert when monitoring the client
for acute respiratory distress?
A. Bradycardia
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1. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air a client's lungs may
contain?
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: B
2. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air that can be exhaled
after maximum inspiration?
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: A
3. Which parameter describes the maximum volume of air that can be inhaled
after maximum expiration.
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: C
4. Which parameter describes the volume of air remaining in the lungs at the
end of normal exhalation.
A. Vital capacity
B. Total lung capacity
C. Inspiratory capacity
D. Functional residual capacity: D
5. After percussing a client's posterior chest and hearing low-pitched hollow
sounds over the whole chest, how will the nurse document the finding?
A. Dull
B. Flat
C. Tympanic
D. Resonance: D
6. Which procedure is shown in the picture?
A. A thoracentesis
B. A mediastinoscopy
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C. A transbronchial biopsy
D. Computed tomography: A. a thoracentesis
7. Which part of the upper respiratory system is involved in equalizing the
pressure within the middle ear while swallowing?
A. Glottis
B. Paranasal sinus
C. Palatine tonsils
D. Eustachian tubes: D
8. Which intervention would the nurse offer the client to help relieve the
symptoms of sinusitis?
A. Repositioning
B. Humidified air
C. Saline irrigation
D. Frequent suctioning: C
9. How would the nurse position a client to practice supraglottic swallowing
after tracheostomy?
A. In bed
B. Upright
C. Lying down
D. Position of comfort: B
10. A client is hospitalized with a diagnosis of emphysema. The nurse provides
teaching and would begin with which aspect of care?
A. The disease process and breathing exercises
B. How to control or prevent respiratory infections
C. Using aerosol therapy, especially nebulizers
D. Priorities when performing everyday activities: A
11. A client is extubated in the postanesthesia care unit after surgery. For
which common response would the nurse be alert when monitoring the client
for acute respiratory distress?
A. Bradycardia
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