Nur 212 Practice Exam Questions
When a client is diagnosed which which pneumonia, which finding would the nurse expect when assessing the chest? - Hyperresonance to percussion - Increased tactile (vocal) fremitus - Cheyne-Strokes respiratory pattern - Vesicular sounds over all lung fields
- Increased tactile (vocal) fremitus
Which action would the nurse perform when a client is in ventricular fibrillation? (SATA) - Initiating CPR - Assessing the EKG - Using a defibrillator - Obtaining electrolytes - Administering epinephrine
- Initiating CPR - Assessing the EKG - Using a defibrillator - Obtaining electrolytes - Administering epinephrine
The arterial blood gases of a client with COPD deteriorate, and respiratory failure is impending. Which clinical indicator would the nurse recognize as consistent with the client's condition? - Cyanosis - Bradycardia - Mental confusion - Distended neck veins
- Mental confusion
Which action by the nurse is important when preparing for cardioverison of a client with atrial fibrillation? - Change defibrillator to the maximum energy level - Assure that the cardia monitor alarm is turned on - Set synchronizer switch on defibrillator on the "on" position - Take client's apical pulse for a full minute before the procedure
- Set synchronizer switch on defibrillator on the "on" position
Which clinical indicator would the nurse expect to identify in a client with ARDS? (SATA) - crackles - atelectasis - hypoxemia - severe dyspnea - increased pulsed wedge
- crackles - atelectasis - hypoxemia - severe dyspnea
When the nurse manager is evaluating the care of a client reviewing oxygen through a nasal cannula, which finding indicates a need for more staff education? - oxygen flow rate is set to 8 L/min - There is bubbling present in the humidifier - Pressure areas of tubing along the ears are padded - smoking and open flame prohibited signs are clearly posted
- oxygen flow rate is set 8 L/min
Which action would the nurses take to evaluate whether interventions have been effective in treating client's exertional dyspnea? - auscultate client breath sounds - observe respiratory effort which activity - obtain oxygen saturation at rest and with activity - Ask client about shortness of breath with various activities
Ask client about shortness of breath with various activities
After a spontaneous pneumothorax, a client's assessment findings include extreme drowsiness, tachycardia, and tachypnea. Which condition would the nurse suspect? a. Hypercapnia b. Hypokalemia c. Increased PO2 d. Respiratory alkalosis
Hypercapnia
Which assessment finding by the nurse caring for a client with new-onset atrial fibrillation would be most important to communicate to the provider? - Irregular apical pulse - Sudden vision change - Exertional dyspnea - Lower extremity edema
Sudden vision change