ATI Med Surg test questions Assessment of Respiratory Function 100% Correct Answers, Download to Score A

ATI Med Surg test questions Assessment of Respiratory Function 100% Correct Answers, Download to Score A 1. A patient is having her tonsils removed. The patient asks the nurse what function the tonsils normally serve. Which of the following would be the most accurate response? 2. The nurse is caring for a patient who has just returned to the unit after a colon resection. The patient is showing signs of hypoxia. The nurse knows that this is probably caused by what? 3. The nurse is assessing a patient who frequently coughs after eating or drinking. How should the nurse best follow up this assessment finding? 4. The ED nurse is assessing a patient complaining of dyspnea. The nurse auscultates the patients chest and hears wheezing throughout the lung fields. What might this indicate? 5. The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. During assessment, the nurse finds that the patient is experiencing increased dyspnea. What is the most accurate measurement of the concentration of oxygen in the patients blood? 40. The nurse has assessed a patients family history for three generations. The presence of which respiratory disease would justify this type of assessment?