Oxygenation & Perfusion - Multiple Choice Quiz

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A nurse is teaching a patient how to use a meter-dosed inhaler for her asthma. Which comment from the patient indicates further teaching is needed?

"I will be careful not to shake up the canister before using it."

A nurse working in a long-term care facility is providing teaching to patients with altered oxygenation due to conditions such as asthma and COPD. Which measure would the nurse recommend?

Eat meals 1 to 2 hours prior to breathing treatments.

The nurse observes that the client's pulse oximetry is 89%. What is the priority nursing action?

Perform respiratory assessment.

The nurse auscultates the lungs of a client with asthma who reports shortness of breath, sore throat, and congestion. Which finding does the nurse expect to document?

Wheezing

The nurse is conducting a respiratory assessment of a client age 71 years who has been recently admitted to the hospital unit. Which assessment finding should the nurse interpret as abnormal?

fine crackles to the bases of the lungs bilaterally

The nurse schedules a pulmonary function test to measure the amount of air left in a client's lungs at maximal expiration. What test does the nurse order?

Residual Volume (RV)


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