Exam 30: Acute Respiratory Disorders

When the nurse observes the paradoxical movement in a patient with a flail chest who has significant dyspnea,the nurse should prepare for a(n):

The nurse will record a positive reading of a tuberculin (TB)skin test when it is assessed:

The discharge planning for a patient with sleep apnea includes a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)ventilation device that:

The symptoms of hypoxemia for which the nurse should be alert are:

When documenting the findings in the functional assessment portion of the nursing assessment for a patient with a respiratory disorder,the nurse would exclude:

The assessment that ensures the nurse that the chest tube in a water seal drainage device is working correctly is the:

A patient asks the nurse about how air goes from the nose to the lung.The nurse draws the route according to which sequence?

Which one of these interventions would be inappropriate in performing a tracheal suction?

The nurse would advise which one of the following groups to have a vaccination with conjugated pneumococcal?

To reduce the risk of aspiration in a patient who is receiving continuous enteral feedings running at 70 ml/hr,the nurse should:

Just before the scheduled spirometry test,the nurse instructs a patient to:

A worried patient asks the nurse to explain the advantage of a fluoroscopy.The best response would be that a fluoroscopy:

During the physical examination of a patient with respiratory difficulty,the nurse notices other clues to respiratory dysfunction that are: