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MEDSURG EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS || VERIFIED AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS|| LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
Which of the findings of the nurse would indicate chronic hypoxemia?
1) clubbing of the fingers
2) crackles
3) cyanosis
4) peripheral edema - (ANSWER)clubbing of the fingers
The nurse is instructing the client on the normal sensations, which can occur
when contrast medium is infused during pulmonary angiography. Which
statement, made by the client, demonstrates an understanding?
a) "I will feel light-headed when the contrast medium is introduced."
b) "I will feel warm and an urge to cough."
c) "I will feel a dull pain when the catheter is introduced."
d) "I will feel waves of nausea throughout the procedure." - (ANSWER)I will feel
warm and an urge to cough
The nursing instructor is teaching a pre-nursing pathophysiology class. The class is
covering the respiratory system. The instructor explains that the respiratory
system is comprised of both the upper and lower respiratory system. The nose is
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part of the upper respiratory system. The instructor continues to explain that the
nasal cavities have a vascular and ciliated mucous lining. What is the purpose of
the vascular and ciliated mucous lining of the nasal cavities?
a) Cool and dry expired air
b) Moisten and filter expired air
c) Move mucus to the back of the throat
d) Warm and humidify inspired air - (ANSWER)warm and humidify inspired air
A client with chronic bronchitis is admitted to the health facility. Auscultation of
the lungs reveals low-pitched, rumbling sounds. Which of the following describes
these sounds?
a) Pleural friction rub
b) Rhonchi
c) Bronchial
d) Crackles - (ANSWER)rhonchi
A nurse is preparing a client for bronchoscopy. Which instruction should the nurse
give to the client?
a) Don't cough.
b) Don't talk.
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c) Don't walk.
d) Don't eat. - (ANSWER)don't eat
The nurse is caring for a patient with a pulmonary disorder. What observation by
the nurse is indicative of a very late symptom of hypoxia?
a) Dyspnea
b) Confusion
c) Restlessness
d) Cyanosis - (ANSWER)cyanosis
A client has a nursing diagnosis of "ineffective airway clearance" as a result of
excessive secretions. An appropriate outcome for this client would be which of
the following?
a) Lungs are clear on auscultation.
b) Client reports no chest pain.
c) Respiratory rate is 12 to 18 breaths per minute.
d) Client can perform incentive spirometry. - (ANSWER)lungs are clear on
auscultation
You are caring for a 65-year-old client who has been newly diagnosed with
emphysema. The client is confused by the new terms and wants to know what
ventilation means. Which of the following can instruct this client?
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a) Ventilation helps clients who cannot breathe on their own.
b) Ventilation is when the body changes oxygen into CO2.
c) Ventilation is breathing air in and out of the lungs.
d) Ventilation provides a blood supply to the lungs. - (ANSWER)ventilation is
breathing air and out of the lungs
Upon palpation of the sinus area, what would the nurse identify as a normal
finding?
a) No sensation during palpation
b) Tenderness during palpation
c) Pain sensation behind the eyes
d) Light not going through the sinus cavity - (ANSWER)no sensation during
palpation
The nursing instructor is talking with senior nursing students about diagnostic
procedures used in respiratory diseases. The instructor discusses thoracentesis,
defining it as a procedure performed for diagnostic purposes or to aspirate
accumulated excess fluid or air from the pleural space. What would the instructor
tell the students purulent fluid indicates?
a) Infection
b) Heart failure
MEDSURG EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS || VERIFIED AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS|| LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026
Which of the findings of the nurse would indicate chronic hypoxemia?
1) clubbing of the fingers
2) crackles
3) cyanosis
4) peripheral edema - (ANSWER)clubbing of the fingers
The nurse is instructing the client on the normal sensations, which can occur
when contrast medium is infused during pulmonary angiography. Which
statement, made by the client, demonstrates an understanding?
a) "I will feel light-headed when the contrast medium is introduced."
b) "I will feel warm and an urge to cough."
c) "I will feel a dull pain when the catheter is introduced."
d) "I will feel waves of nausea throughout the procedure." - (ANSWER)I will feel
warm and an urge to cough
The nursing instructor is teaching a pre-nursing pathophysiology class. The class is
covering the respiratory system. The instructor explains that the respiratory
system is comprised of both the upper and lower respiratory system. The nose is
, 2
part of the upper respiratory system. The instructor continues to explain that the
nasal cavities have a vascular and ciliated mucous lining. What is the purpose of
the vascular and ciliated mucous lining of the nasal cavities?
a) Cool and dry expired air
b) Moisten and filter expired air
c) Move mucus to the back of the throat
d) Warm and humidify inspired air - (ANSWER)warm and humidify inspired air
A client with chronic bronchitis is admitted to the health facility. Auscultation of
the lungs reveals low-pitched, rumbling sounds. Which of the following describes
these sounds?
a) Pleural friction rub
b) Rhonchi
c) Bronchial
d) Crackles - (ANSWER)rhonchi
A nurse is preparing a client for bronchoscopy. Which instruction should the nurse
give to the client?
a) Don't cough.
b) Don't talk.
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c) Don't walk.
d) Don't eat. - (ANSWER)don't eat
The nurse is caring for a patient with a pulmonary disorder. What observation by
the nurse is indicative of a very late symptom of hypoxia?
a) Dyspnea
b) Confusion
c) Restlessness
d) Cyanosis - (ANSWER)cyanosis
A client has a nursing diagnosis of "ineffective airway clearance" as a result of
excessive secretions. An appropriate outcome for this client would be which of
the following?
a) Lungs are clear on auscultation.
b) Client reports no chest pain.
c) Respiratory rate is 12 to 18 breaths per minute.
d) Client can perform incentive spirometry. - (ANSWER)lungs are clear on
auscultation
You are caring for a 65-year-old client who has been newly diagnosed with
emphysema. The client is confused by the new terms and wants to know what
ventilation means. Which of the following can instruct this client?
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a) Ventilation helps clients who cannot breathe on their own.
b) Ventilation is when the body changes oxygen into CO2.
c) Ventilation is breathing air in and out of the lungs.
d) Ventilation provides a blood supply to the lungs. - (ANSWER)ventilation is
breathing air and out of the lungs
Upon palpation of the sinus area, what would the nurse identify as a normal
finding?
a) No sensation during palpation
b) Tenderness during palpation
c) Pain sensation behind the eyes
d) Light not going through the sinus cavity - (ANSWER)no sensation during
palpation
The nursing instructor is talking with senior nursing students about diagnostic
procedures used in respiratory diseases. The instructor discusses thoracentesis,
defining it as a procedure performed for diagnostic purposes or to aspirate
accumulated excess fluid or air from the pleural space. What would the instructor
tell the students purulent fluid indicates?
a) Infection
b) Heart failure
