NUR 2206 - Exam 2 NCLEX Questions

NUR 2206 - Exam #2 NCLEX Questions 5.0 (1 review) Students also studied Terms in this set (48) Villanova UniversityNUR 2206 Save Pneumonia NCLEX practice questio...34 terms Daniel_Griffiths2 Preview Respiratory Disorders NCLEX questi...43 terms SetfiretoitPreview NURS 301 Med/Surg Atelectasis 12 terms Natalie_Ross95 Preview Pneum 20 terms mar A patient who has difficulty breathing, increased respiratory and pulse rates, and pale skin with some cyanosis may be suffering from which of the following?

• Hyperventilation
• Hypoxia
• Perfusion
• Atelectasis
• Hypoxia

The primary purpose of surfactant is:

• To propel sheet of mucus toward the upper airway
• To warm inspired air
• To produce watery mucous
• To reduce surface tension of the fluid lining the alveoli
• To reduce surface tension of the fluid lining the alveoli

Abdominal breathing at 30-60 breaths/min with an irregular pattern of rate and depth would closely describe the breathing pattern of what age group?

• Older Adults
• Infants
• Children
• Adolescents
• Infants

A patient with a fractured rib is breathing less often and with less depth because of the pain. The nurse would document this finding using which term?

• Fremitus
• Hyperventilation
• Pleural friction rub
• Hypoventilation
• Hypoventilation

A patient on prolonged bedrest develops atelectasis. The nurse would expect to auscultate which of the following?

• Wheezes
• Plural friction rub
• Decreased breath sounds
• Stridor
• Decreased breath sounds

The nurse assesses an adult patient's SpO2 as 82%. The nurse would expect to see which of the following assessment findings?

• Cyanosis
• Capillary refill < 2 sec.
• Unlabored breathing
• Respiratory rate of 16 breaths/minute
• Cyanosis

Mr. Parks has COPD. The nurse has taught him that

pursed-lip breathing helps him by:

• Increasing carbon dioxide, which stimulates breathing
• Prolonging inspiration and shortening expiration
• Liquefying his secretions
• Decreasing the amount of air trapping and resistance
• Decreasing the amount of air trapping and resistance

To drain the lower lobes of the bilateral lungs, the nurse should place the patient in which position?

• Left side with a pillow under the chest wall
• Side-lying, half on abdomen and half on side
• High Fowler's
• Trendelenberg
• Trendelenberg (head is lower than the feet)

A patient with dyspnea should be placed in which of the following positions?

• Prone
• Lateral
• Supine
• Fowler's
• Fowler's

Effective use of a metered-dose inhaler requires the patient to do which of the following?

• Breathe in through nose
• Inhale 2 sprays with 1 breath
• Hold breath for 5-10 seconds after inspiration
• Exhale quickly through open mouth
• Hold breath for 5-10 seconds after inspiration

Which oxygen delivery device would the nurse expect to use to provide the highest concentration of oxygen to a patient who is breathing spontaneously?

• Partial rebreather mask
• Nonrebreather mask
• Simple mask
• Venturi mask
• Nonrebreather mask

When planning care for a patient with chronic lung disease (COPD) who is receiving oxygen through a nasal

cannula, the nurse expects that:

• The oxygen must be humidified
• The rate will be 2 L/min or less
• Arterial blood gases will be drawn every 4 hours to

assess flow rate

• The rate will be 6 L/min or more
• The rate will be 2 L/min or less

David White is in the hospital with a medical diagnosis of viral pneumonia. He is receiving oxygen through a simple face mask. The nurse ensure that the mask fits snugly over the patient's face for which reason?

• To prevent mask movement and consequent skin

breakdown

• To help the patient feel secure
• To maintain carbon dioxide retention
• To aid in maintaining expected oxygen delivery
• To aid in maintaining expected oxygen delivery

The process by which a medication is transferred from its

site of entry into the body to the bloodstream is know as:

• Absorption
• Distribution
• Metabolism
• Excretion
• Absorption

10 minutes after beginning an IV infusion of an antibiotic, your patient is covered in hives and is having difficulty

breathing. This is:

• Drug Tolerance
• A cumulative effect
• An anaphylactic reaction
• An expected therapeutic response
• An anaphylactic reaction

Mrs. Harris is a 78-year-old woman admitted to your unit after experiencing symptoms of stroke. When administering the medication prescribed for her, the nurse should be aware that this patient has an increases possibility of drug toxicity due to which of the following age-related factors?

• Decreased adipose tissues and increased total body

fluid in proportion to total body mass

• Increased number of protein-binding sites
• Increased kidney function, resulting in excessive

filtration and excretion

• Decline in liver function and production of enzymes

needed for drug metabolism

• Decline in liver function and production of enzymes needed for drug

metabolism What type of authority regulates the practice of nursing?

• International Standards and Codes
• Federal Guidelines and Regulations
• State Nurse Practice Acts
• Institutional Policies
• State Nurse Practice Acts

If you harm a patient by administering an incorrect medication ordered by a physician, which of the following is true?

• You are not responsible since you were merely

following the doctor's orders.

• Only you are responsible since you actually

administered the medication.

• Only the physician is responsible since he/she actually

ordered the medication.

• Both you and the physician are responsible for your

respective actions.

• Both you and the physician are responsible for your respective actions.