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ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL RESPIRATORY EXAM 2025/
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4. The ED nurse is assessing a client who is reporting
dyspnea. The nurse auscultates the
client's chest and hears wheezing throughout the lung
fields. What might this indicate
about the client?
A. Bronchoconstriction
B. Pneumonia
C. Hemoptysis
D. Hemothorax - Answer-A. Bronchoconstriction
5. The nurse is caring for a client admitted with an acute
exacerbation of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. During assessment, the
nurse finds that the client is
experiencing increased dyspnea. What is the most
accurate measurement of the
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concentration of oxygen in the client's blood?
A. A capillary blood sample
B. Pulse oximetry
C. An arterial blood gas (ABG) study
D. A complete blood count (CBC) - Answer-C. An arterial
blood gas (ABG) study
7. A client with chronic lung disease is undergoing lung
function testing. What test result
denotes the volume of air inspired and expired with a
normal breath?
A. Total lung capacity
B. Forced vital capacity
C. Tidal volume
D. Residual volume - Answer-C. Tidal volume
8. In addition to heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory
rate, and temperature, the nurse
needs to assess a client's arterial oxygen saturation
(SaO2). What procedure will best
accomplish this?
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A. Incentive spirometry
B. Arterial blood gas (ABG) measurement
C. Peak flow measurement
D. Pulse oximetry - Answer-D. Pulse oximetry
10. A client with a decreased level of consciousness is in a
recumbent position. How
should the nurse best assess the lung fields for a client in
this position?
A. Review images from the client's portable chest x-ray.
B. Turn the client to enable assessment of all lung fields.
C. Assess the breath sounds accessible from the anterior
chest wall.
D. Assess oxygen saturation and, if low, reposition the
client and auscultate breath
sounds. - Answer-B. Turn the client to enable assessment
of all lung fields.
14. The medical nurse who works on a pulmonology unit is
aware that several respiratory
conditions can affect lung tissue compliance. The
presence of what condition would lead
ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL RESPIRATORY EXAM 2025/
2026 TEST BANK CURRENTLY TESTING WITH
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(ALREADY GRADED A+) /BRAND NEW!!||LATEST
EXAM!!||
4. The ED nurse is assessing a client who is reporting
dyspnea. The nurse auscultates the
client's chest and hears wheezing throughout the lung
fields. What might this indicate
about the client?
A. Bronchoconstriction
B. Pneumonia
C. Hemoptysis
D. Hemothorax - Answer-A. Bronchoconstriction
5. The nurse is caring for a client admitted with an acute
exacerbation of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. During assessment, the
nurse finds that the client is
experiencing increased dyspnea. What is the most
accurate measurement of the
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concentration of oxygen in the client's blood?
A. A capillary blood sample
B. Pulse oximetry
C. An arterial blood gas (ABG) study
D. A complete blood count (CBC) - Answer-C. An arterial
blood gas (ABG) study
7. A client with chronic lung disease is undergoing lung
function testing. What test result
denotes the volume of air inspired and expired with a
normal breath?
A. Total lung capacity
B. Forced vital capacity
C. Tidal volume
D. Residual volume - Answer-C. Tidal volume
8. In addition to heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory
rate, and temperature, the nurse
needs to assess a client's arterial oxygen saturation
(SaO2). What procedure will best
accomplish this?
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A. Incentive spirometry
B. Arterial blood gas (ABG) measurement
C. Peak flow measurement
D. Pulse oximetry - Answer-D. Pulse oximetry
10. A client with a decreased level of consciousness is in a
recumbent position. How
should the nurse best assess the lung fields for a client in
this position?
A. Review images from the client's portable chest x-ray.
B. Turn the client to enable assessment of all lung fields.
C. Assess the breath sounds accessible from the anterior
chest wall.
D. Assess oxygen saturation and, if low, reposition the
client and auscultate breath
sounds. - Answer-B. Turn the client to enable assessment
of all lung fields.
14. The medical nurse who works on a pulmonology unit is
aware that several respiratory
conditions can affect lung tissue compliance. The
presence of what condition would lead
