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AM
ADULT HEALTH - RESPIRATORY - SILVESTRI EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
+ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (172)
Drainage system maintained below the client's chest
4.
The nurse is assessing 50 mL of drainage in the drainage collection chamber
the functioning of a
chest tube drainage
5.
system in a client who
Occlusive dressing in place over the chest tube
has just returned from
insertion site
the recovery room
following a
thoracotomy with 6.
wedge resection. Fluctuation of water in the tube in the water
Which are the seal chamber during inhalation and exhalation
expected
assessment findings?
Select all that apply.
The nurse is assisting a Perform the Valsalva maneuver.
health care provider with
the removal of a chest
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tube. The nurse should
instruct the client to
take which action?
The nurse caring for a Check for an air leak, because the bubbling should be
client with a intermittent.
pneumothorax and who
has had a chest tube
inserted notes
continuous gentle
bubbling in the water
seal chamber. What
action is most
appropriate?
The nurse is caring for a Flushing
client who
suffered an inhalation
injury from a wood
stove. The carbon
monoxide blood
report reveals a level of
12%. Based on this
level, the nurse would
anticipate noting
which sign in the
client?
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AM
The emergency Diminished breath sounds
department nurse is
assessing a client who
has sustained a blunt
injury to the chest
wall. Which finding
indicates the presence
of a pneumothorax in
this client?
The nurse is caring for a A hyperinflated chest noted on the chest x-ray
client hospitalized with
acute exacerbation of 3.
chronic obstructive
Decreased oxygen saturation with mild exercise
pulmonary disease.
Which findings would
the nurse expect to note
on assessment of this
client? Select all that
apply.
The nurse instructs a Promote carbon dioxide elimination.
client to use the
pursed-lip method
of breathing and
evaluates the teaching
by asking the client
about the purpose of
this type of
breathing. The nurse
determines that the
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client understands if
the client states that
the primary purpose
of pursed-lip
breathing is to promote
which outcome?
Activities should be resumed gradually.
A sputum culture is needed every 2 to 4 weeks
once medication therapy is initiated. 4.
Respiratory isolation is not necessary because
The nurse is preparing a family members already have been exposed.
list of home care
instructions for a 5.
client who has been Cover the mouth and nose when coughing or
hospitalized and sneezing and put used tissues in plastic bags.
treated for
tuberculosis. Which
instructions should the
nurse include on the
list? Select all that
apply.
The nurse is caring for a Bronchospasm
client after a
bronchoscopy and
biopsy. Which finding, if
noted in the client,
should be reported
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AM
ADULT HEALTH - RESPIRATORY - SILVESTRI EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
+ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (172)
Drainage system maintained below the client's chest
4.
The nurse is assessing 50 mL of drainage in the drainage collection chamber
the functioning of a
chest tube drainage
5.
system in a client who
Occlusive dressing in place over the chest tube
has just returned from
insertion site
the recovery room
following a
thoracotomy with 6.
wedge resection. Fluctuation of water in the tube in the water
Which are the seal chamber during inhalation and exhalation
expected
assessment findings?
Select all that apply.
The nurse is assisting a Perform the Valsalva maneuver.
health care provider with
the removal of a chest
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AM
tube. The nurse should
instruct the client to
take which action?
The nurse caring for a Check for an air leak, because the bubbling should be
client with a intermittent.
pneumothorax and who
has had a chest tube
inserted notes
continuous gentle
bubbling in the water
seal chamber. What
action is most
appropriate?
The nurse is caring for a Flushing
client who
suffered an inhalation
injury from a wood
stove. The carbon
monoxide blood
report reveals a level of
12%. Based on this
level, the nurse would
anticipate noting
which sign in the
client?
2/45
,8/17/25, 9:45
AM
The emergency Diminished breath sounds
department nurse is
assessing a client who
has sustained a blunt
injury to the chest
wall. Which finding
indicates the presence
of a pneumothorax in
this client?
The nurse is caring for a A hyperinflated chest noted on the chest x-ray
client hospitalized with
acute exacerbation of 3.
chronic obstructive
Decreased oxygen saturation with mild exercise
pulmonary disease.
Which findings would
the nurse expect to note
on assessment of this
client? Select all that
apply.
The nurse instructs a Promote carbon dioxide elimination.
client to use the
pursed-lip method
of breathing and
evaluates the teaching
by asking the client
about the purpose of
this type of
breathing. The nurse
determines that the
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AM
client understands if
the client states that
the primary purpose
of pursed-lip
breathing is to promote
which outcome?
Activities should be resumed gradually.
A sputum culture is needed every 2 to 4 weeks
once medication therapy is initiated. 4.
Respiratory isolation is not necessary because
The nurse is preparing a family members already have been exposed.
list of home care
instructions for a 5.
client who has been Cover the mouth and nose when coughing or
hospitalized and sneezing and put used tissues in plastic bags.
treated for
tuberculosis. Which
instructions should the
nurse include on the
list? Select all that
apply.
The nurse is caring for a Bronchospasm
client after a
bronchoscopy and
biopsy. Which finding, if
noted in the client,
should be reported
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