Exam 13: the Respiratory System

The nurse explains that the mechanism that triggers rate and depth of respiration is based on:

Place in the appropriate sequence the steps of auscultation of the chest. -Step: 1

After auscultating a coarse low-pitched sonorous rattling in the left lower lobe,the nurse is concerned that the patient may be developing:

A patient with emphysema enters the emergency room with severe dyspnea;O₂ saturation is 74%,pulse is 120,and respirations are 26.After positioning the patient in high Fowler's,the nurse should:

Place in the appropriate sequence the steps of auscultation of the chest. -Step: 2

The U.S.Public Health Service recommends influenza immunization for: (Select all that apply.)

After having the postoperative patient deep-breathe and cough,the nurse should offer:

The nurse explains that the purpose of mucus is to:

Matching Trace the route of a molecule of oxygen inhaled from room air to the point of gas exchange. -Step: 4

Matching Trace the route of a molecule of oxygen inhaled from room air to the point of gas exchange. -Step: 5

Place in the appropriate sequence the steps of auscultation of the chest. -Step: 3

A patient is admitted to the medical unit with an acute illness accompanied by a fever for the last 3 days.What will likely be the patient's respiratory response?

Place in the appropriate sequence the steps of auscultation of the chest. -Step: 5

The nurse uses a visual aid to show the "hinged door" that helps prevent aspiration.This "hinged door" is the __________.

The nurse reminds a group of retirees that age may alter the respiratory systems by: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse notes physical signs of labored breathing,which include: (Select all that apply.)

Place in the appropriate sequence the steps of auscultation of the chest. -Step: 4

The nurse points out to the student nurse that one of the patients she is caring for has an obstructive respiratory disorder.The student is correct in identifying the patient diagnosed with __________ as having an obstructive disorder.

The nurse assesses a patient's respirations who was recently admitted with a traumatic head injury.The nurse expects to find which type of breathing during the assessment?

Rapid opening and closing of the glottis combined with movement of the mouth,lips,and tongue is what makes _____________.