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ATI Med Surg Respiratory Test Polizzoti Proctored Exam Practice Questions

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Question 1 of 10Multiple-Select / Select All That Apply (SATA)

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has emphysema. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

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Question 2 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is checking the suction control chamber of a client's chest tube and notes that there is no bubbling in the suction control chamber. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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Question 3 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who is postoperative and has a respiratory rate of 7/min. The arterial blood gas (ABG) values include: pH 7.22 PaCO2 68 mm Hg Base excess -2 PaO2 78 mm Hg Oxygen saturation 80% Bicarbonate 28 mEq/L. Which of the following interpretations of the ABG values should the nurse make?

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Question 4 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching on actions that improve gas exchange to a client diagnosed with emphysema. Which of the following instructions should be included in the teaching?

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Question 5 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is having an acute asthma exacerbation. When auscultating the client's chest, the nurse should expect to hear which of the following sounds?

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Question 6 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash. The nurse should monitor for which of the following manifestations of a pneumothorax?

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Question 7 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who has COPD. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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Question 8 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client who has a pneumothorax and a water-seal chest tube drainage system to suction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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Question 9 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to undergo thoracentesis. In which of the following positions should the nurse place the client for the procedure?

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Question 10 of 10Single-Select Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is about to start taking pyrazinamide. The nurse should identify that the client needs which of the following tests while taking this medication therapy?

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