NUR 314 RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT
THORAX AND LUNGS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions to ask someone during respiratory assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Present health
Health history
Do you smoke
Family history
Home environment
Job
Travel
General Health History Questions: Past Medical History (resp) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Have you ever
had problems with your lungs?
Have you been diagnosed with respiratory diseases?
Have you ever had an injury to your chest?
General Health History Questions: Present Health Status (respiratory) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Do you
have any chronic illnesses?
Do you have allergies?
Do you have difficulty breathing during daily activities?
Do you have difficulty breathing when you sleep?
Are you currently taking any oral medications for a respiratory disorder?
Do you use an inhaler?
Do you use oxygen at home?
General Health History Questions: Do you smoke? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Have you smoked in the
past?
How often do (did) you smoke?
Pack year calculation
Have you ever tried to quit?
,Why do you think you were unsuccessful?
Are you will to quit?
General Health History Questions: Family History (resp) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Is there a family history
of lung disease?
- Tuberculosis
- Cancer
- Cystic fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Asthma
- Allergies
General Health History Questions: Home Environment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Are there environmental
conditions that may affect your breathing at home?
- Air pollution
- Possible allergens in home, such as pets.
- Type of heating or air conditioning, including air filtering system.
- Hobbies: woodworking, plants, metal work.
- Exposure to smoking of others in home.
General Health History Questions: Occupational Environment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Where do you
work?
- Factory
- Outdoors
- In heavy traffic
- Are you frequently exposed to any allergens?
If you are exposed to irritants, do you wear a mask or respirator mask?
, General Health History Questions: Travel - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Have you recently traveled to foreign
countries or areas of the United States where you may have been exposed to uncommon respiratory
diseases?
General Health History Questions: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Commonly reported problems related to
lungs are cough, shortness of breath, and chest pain with breathing.
A symptom analysis is completed, which includes:
- Onset
- Location
- Duration
- Characterization
- Aggravation factors
- Related symptoms
- Treatments
- Severity
Questions about coughing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When did you first notice cough?
Describe your cough.
How often are you coughing up sputum (all of the time or just periodically)?
What is color of sputum?
Consistency of sputum (thick, thin, frothy)?
Have you noticed if sputum has an odor?
Have you noticed other symptoms:
- Shortness of breath?
- Chest pain or tightness with breathing?
- Hoarseness?
- Gagging?
Does coughing tire you out?
Keep you awake at night?
Have you done anything to treat cough such as medications, fluids, or vaporizer?
THORAX AND LUNGS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions to ask someone during respiratory assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Present health
Health history
Do you smoke
Family history
Home environment
Job
Travel
General Health History Questions: Past Medical History (resp) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Have you ever
had problems with your lungs?
Have you been diagnosed with respiratory diseases?
Have you ever had an injury to your chest?
General Health History Questions: Present Health Status (respiratory) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Do you
have any chronic illnesses?
Do you have allergies?
Do you have difficulty breathing during daily activities?
Do you have difficulty breathing when you sleep?
Are you currently taking any oral medications for a respiratory disorder?
Do you use an inhaler?
Do you use oxygen at home?
General Health History Questions: Do you smoke? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Have you smoked in the
past?
How often do (did) you smoke?
Pack year calculation
Have you ever tried to quit?
,Why do you think you were unsuccessful?
Are you will to quit?
General Health History Questions: Family History (resp) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Is there a family history
of lung disease?
- Tuberculosis
- Cancer
- Cystic fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Asthma
- Allergies
General Health History Questions: Home Environment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Are there environmental
conditions that may affect your breathing at home?
- Air pollution
- Possible allergens in home, such as pets.
- Type of heating or air conditioning, including air filtering system.
- Hobbies: woodworking, plants, metal work.
- Exposure to smoking of others in home.
General Health History Questions: Occupational Environment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Where do you
work?
- Factory
- Outdoors
- In heavy traffic
- Are you frequently exposed to any allergens?
If you are exposed to irritants, do you wear a mask or respirator mask?
, General Health History Questions: Travel - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Have you recently traveled to foreign
countries or areas of the United States where you may have been exposed to uncommon respiratory
diseases?
General Health History Questions: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Commonly reported problems related to
lungs are cough, shortness of breath, and chest pain with breathing.
A symptom analysis is completed, which includes:
- Onset
- Location
- Duration
- Characterization
- Aggravation factors
- Related symptoms
- Treatments
- Severity
Questions about coughing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When did you first notice cough?
Describe your cough.
How often are you coughing up sputum (all of the time or just periodically)?
What is color of sputum?
Consistency of sputum (thick, thin, frothy)?
Have you noticed if sputum has an odor?
Have you noticed other symptoms:
- Shortness of breath?
- Chest pain or tightness with breathing?
- Hoarseness?
- Gagging?
Does coughing tire you out?
Keep you awake at night?
Have you done anything to treat cough such as medications, fluids, or vaporizer?
