NUR 2830 EXAM 3 QOESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS

NUR 2830 EXAM 3 QOESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
When the nurse assesses a 78-year-old patient with pneumonia, what is the
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priority assessment?
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a. Breath sounds
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b. Airway patency
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c. Respiratory rate
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d. Percussion sounds - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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A 45-year-old man has been admitted to the hospital with suspicion of pulmonary
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embolism. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse report to the
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primary health practitioner immediately?
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a. Chest pain
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b. Shortness of breath
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c. Respirations 20 breaths/min
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d. Productive cough - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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A 62-year-old woman comes to the clinic with an exacerbation of asthma. Which
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of the following findings indicate worsening status of her asthma?
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a. Increased wheezing
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b. Sustained rhonchi
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c. Decreased respirations
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d. Pulse oximetry 94% - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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,A 3-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department with stridor, nasal
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flaring, intercostal and supraclavicular retractions, and respiratory rate of 40
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breaths/min. What type of situation is this?
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a. Stable
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b. Acute
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c. Urgent
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d. Emergency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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A 92-year-old woman with a history of COPD presents with increasing shortness
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of breath, decreased lung sounds in the bases, increased ankle edema, and 5-lb
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weight gain in 1 week. What is the most likely problem?
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a. Impaired gas exchange
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b. Ineffective airway clearance
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c. Activity intolerance
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d. fluid volume excess - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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Which of the following factors is the most significant risk factor for COPD?
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a. Increased age
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b. Immune suppression
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c. Tobacco smoking
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d. Occupational exposure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
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When the nurse assesses the client with respiratory symptoms, which of the
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following complaints should be evaluated first?
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, a. Chest pain
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b. Dyspnea
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c. Cough
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d. Sputum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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When assessing the patient with atelectasis, what assessment findings are
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expected? Choose all that apply.
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a. Shortness of breath
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b. Decreased breath sounds
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c. Decreased oxygen saturation
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d. Increased tactile fremitus
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e. Hyperresonance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a, b, c, d
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Which assessment findings would indicate that inhaled bronchodilators have
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been effective?
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a. Expiratory wheezing, O2 saturation 94%, pallor
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b. Vesicular breath sounds, O2 saturation 96%, pink
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c. Bronchial breath sounds, O2 saturation 100%, erythema
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d. Crackles, O2 saturation 90%, circumoral cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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The nurse auscultates bronchovesicular breath sounds in the second ICS near the
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sternum. The nurse interprets this as
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a. a normal finding over the trachea.
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b. a normal finding over the bronchi.
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