Oxygenation & Circulation ATI questions

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A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to treat obstructive sleep apnea. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

-"cover your nose with the CPAP mask."

A nurse is teaching a client who has an abdominal incision about coughing and deep breathing. In which oder should the nurse instruct the client to perform the following steps?

-"take a deep breath" -"hold your breath for several seconds" -"exhale slowly" -"brace the incision with a pillow and try to cough deeply"

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for an incentive spirometer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

-"use the incentive spirometer every hour while awake."

A nurse is explaining the sequence of electrical conduction in the heart to a newly licensed nurse. What should the nurse include as the correct sequence of the transmission of electrical impulses?

-SA node -AV node -bundle of his -right and left bundle branches -purkinje fibers

A nurse is planning care for a group of clients on a cardiopulmonary unit. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to see first?

-a client who reports dyspnea when walking to the bathroom

A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as risk factors for heart disease?

-a diet high in saturated fats -a history of smoking for 25 years -a sedentary lifestyle

A nurse is suctioning a client's tracheostomy using an open system. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

-administer 100% oxygen before the procedure

A nurse is discussing ventilation and perfusion with a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should include in the discussion that the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs at which of the following locations?

-alveoli

A nurse is assessing a client who has COPD. The nurse should identify that which of the following is an expected finding?

-clubbing of the fingers

A nurse is caring for a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the findings should the nurse expect?

-crackles in the lungs

A nurse is preforming chest percussion therapy on a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

-listen for a hollow sound when performing chest percussion therapy

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

-monitor the client for subcutaneous emphysema

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a prescription for home oxygen. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? a

-post a "no smoking" sign inside the home -attach oxygen containers to a fixed object -notify the fire department that oxygen is used in the home

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving oxygen therapy. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings can indicate oxygen toxicity?

-ringing in the ears

A nurse is caring for a client who requires 7 L of oxygen to maintain oxygen saturation. Which of the following oxygen delivery devices should the nurse to expect to use?

-simple face mask

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving supplemental oxygen for hypoxia. The nurse should identify that which of the following cause hypoxia?

-smoke inhalation

A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who has heart disease and a narrowed valve. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

-stenosis

A nurse is planning to measure the cardiac output of a client who had a myocardial infarction. Which of the following data should the nurse use to calculate the client's cardiac output?

-stroke volume

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about pulmonary function tests. The nurse should include that which of the following is the vital capacity?

-the maximum volume of air that is expired after a maximum inspiration

A nurse is auscultating a client's heart sounds and hears a low-pitched whooshing or blowing sound over the apex of the heart. The nurse should identify that this indicates which of following?

-murmur

A nurse is discussing atrial fibrillation with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly listened nurse indicated an understanding of atrial fibrillation?

-"atrial fibrillation is caused by electrical signals outside of the SA node."

A nurse is caring for a client who requires 1 L of oxygen. Which of the following oxygen delivery devices should the nurse expect use?

-nasal cannula

A nurse is assessing a client who is being discharged. The nurse notes the client has regular and quiet breathing. The nurse should identify this breathing pattern as which of the following?

-normal breathing

A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of asthma and is wheezing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

-obtain the oxygen saturation

A nurse is caring for a client who has atelectasis. The nurse should identify that which of the following substances is required to keep the client's alveoli from collapsing and causing atelectasis?

-surfactant


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