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NURS 327 EXAM 2 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is caring for a client who was intubated because of
respiratory failure. The client is now receiving mechanical
ventilation with a preset tidal volume and number of breaths each
minute. The client has the ability to breathe spontaneously
between the ventilator breaths with no ventilator assistance. The
nurse should document the ventilator setting as: - ANSWER-
synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV).
A client is prescribed postural drainage because secretions are
accumulating in the upper lobes of the lungs. The nurse instructs
the client to - ANSWER-Take prescribed albuterol (Ventolin)
before performing postural drainage.
Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) therapy has which effect
on the heart? - ANSWER-Reduced cardiac output
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
intubated and placed on continuous mechanical ventilation. Which
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equipment is most important for the nurse to keep at this client's
bedside? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-Manual resuscitation
bag
Pulse oximeter
A client with chronic bronchitis is admitted with an exacerbation of
symptoms. During the nursing assessment, the nurse will expect
which of the following findings? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-
Use of accessory muscles to breathe
Purulent sputum with frequent coughing
A patient exhibited signs of an altered ventilation-perfusion ratio.
The nurse is aware that adequate ventilation but impaired
perfusion exists when the patient has which of the following
conditions? - ANSWER-Pulmonary embolism
A patient visited a health care clinic for treatment of upper
respiratory tract congestion, fatigue, and sputum production that
was rust-colored. Which of the following diagnoses is likely based
on this history and inspection of the sputum? - ANSWER-An
infection with pneumococcal pneumonia
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You are studying for a physiology test about the respiratory
system. What should you know about central chemoreceptors in
the medulla? - ANSWER-They respond to changes in CO2 levels
and hydrogen ion concentrations (pH) in the cerebrospinal fluid
A client with cystic fibrosis is admitted to the hospital with
pneumonia. When should the nurse administer the pancreatic
enzymes that the client has been prescribed? - ANSWER-With
meals
The nurse is caring for a patient with status asthmaticus in the
intensive care unit (ICU). What does the nurse anticipate
observing for the blood gas results related to hyperventilation for
this patient? - ANSWER-Respiratory alkalosis
Which of the following occupy space in the thorax, but do not
contribute to ventilation? - ANSWER-Bullae
A physician orders metaproterenol by metered-dose inhalation
four times daily for a client with acute bronchitis. Which statement
NURS 327 EXAM 2 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is caring for a client who was intubated because of
respiratory failure. The client is now receiving mechanical
ventilation with a preset tidal volume and number of breaths each
minute. The client has the ability to breathe spontaneously
between the ventilator breaths with no ventilator assistance. The
nurse should document the ventilator setting as: - ANSWER-
synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV).
A client is prescribed postural drainage because secretions are
accumulating in the upper lobes of the lungs. The nurse instructs
the client to - ANSWER-Take prescribed albuterol (Ventolin)
before performing postural drainage.
Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) therapy has which effect
on the heart? - ANSWER-Reduced cardiac output
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
intubated and placed on continuous mechanical ventilation. Which
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equipment is most important for the nurse to keep at this client's
bedside? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-Manual resuscitation
bag
Pulse oximeter
A client with chronic bronchitis is admitted with an exacerbation of
symptoms. During the nursing assessment, the nurse will expect
which of the following findings? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-
Use of accessory muscles to breathe
Purulent sputum with frequent coughing
A patient exhibited signs of an altered ventilation-perfusion ratio.
The nurse is aware that adequate ventilation but impaired
perfusion exists when the patient has which of the following
conditions? - ANSWER-Pulmonary embolism
A patient visited a health care clinic for treatment of upper
respiratory tract congestion, fatigue, and sputum production that
was rust-colored. Which of the following diagnoses is likely based
on this history and inspection of the sputum? - ANSWER-An
infection with pneumococcal pneumonia
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You are studying for a physiology test about the respiratory
system. What should you know about central chemoreceptors in
the medulla? - ANSWER-They respond to changes in CO2 levels
and hydrogen ion concentrations (pH) in the cerebrospinal fluid
A client with cystic fibrosis is admitted to the hospital with
pneumonia. When should the nurse administer the pancreatic
enzymes that the client has been prescribed? - ANSWER-With
meals
The nurse is caring for a patient with status asthmaticus in the
intensive care unit (ICU). What does the nurse anticipate
observing for the blood gas results related to hyperventilation for
this patient? - ANSWER-Respiratory alkalosis
Which of the following occupy space in the thorax, but do not
contribute to ventilation? - ANSWER-Bullae
A physician orders metaproterenol by metered-dose inhalation
four times daily for a client with acute bronchitis. Which statement
