Exam 59: Assessment of the Respiratory System

Before drawing blood for an arterial blood gas (ABG), the nurse would perform a/an

The nurse reviews the results of the arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO₂) of a client with asthma to obtain information relative to the

The nurse auscultating the chest of a client with chronic bronchitis would expect to hear the characteristic adventitious breath sound of

An older adult client says, "I need to get a shot so that I'll never get pneumonia again." The most helpful response by the nurse would be

A client says to the nurse, "It's hard for me to breathe; I feel winded all the time." The nurse would record this subjective feeling on the chart as

A 44-year-old man with active pulmonary tuberculosis is experiencing hemoptysis, which the nurse understands describes

A client being treated for emphysema has a chronic productive cough. The nurse would assess a characteristic feature of clients with long-term emphysema, which is

The nurse would explain to a client with complaints of wheezing and chest tightness that wheezing occurs when

A client has just returned from China and is concerned about possible respiratory disorders. The nurse would advise the client to have a screening to assess for exposure to

The nurse would explain to a client that the most helpful test in the evaluation of a possible pulmonary embolus is

Evaluating the respiratory status of a 59-year-old man with vague complaints of respiratory problems, the nurse would know the assessment that is normal is

The nurse preparing to assess a client for the presence of clubbing would instruct the client to

A client with pulmonary disease appears more comfortable after respiratory therapy but still feels short of breath. To measure the client's respiratory improvement, the nurse would use a

The nurse clinician performing percussion of the chest on a client assesses a low-pitched, hollow sound over the middle lobe. The nurse would record this finding as

When a 49-year-old client tells the nurse he has smoked half a pack of unfiltered cigarettes a day since he was 19 years old, the nurse would record the pack-years as

When the nurse hears a high, hollow, drum-like sound while percussing the right chest of a young man with a right pneumothorax, the nurse would record this finding as

The nurse preparing a client for a bronchoscopy would include information about its (Select all that apply)