ATI RN · Multiple Choice Questions and Answers on Respiratory System
Question 1 of 31
Which phrase is used to describe the volume of air inspired and expired with a normal breath?
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Question 2 of 31
Exchange across a membrane requires
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Question 3 of 31
What is the least successful treatment for laryngeal cancer?
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Question 4 of 31
A nurse is instructing a hospitalized client with a diagnosis of emphysema about measures that will enhance the effectiveness of breathing during dyspneic periods. Which of the following positions will the nurse instruct the client to assume?
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Question 5 of 31
The cessation of smoking
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Question 6 of 31
Residual volume of the lung is
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Question 7 of 31
Identify the inconsistent value at sea level
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Question 8 of 31
What does the nurse include when planning for postural drainage for the patient with COPD?
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Question 9 of 31
Blocking afferent action potentials from the chemoreceptors in the carotid and aortic bodies would interfere with the brain's ability to regulate breathing in response to
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Question 10 of 31
The nurse is completing a patient's health history with regard to potential risk factors for lung disease. What interview question addresses the most significant risk factor for respiratory diseases?
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Question 11 of 31
For a patient with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which nursing action best promotes adequate gas exchange?
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Question 12 of 31
Cloacal respiration is found in
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Question 13 of 31
Foetal hemoglobin has great affinity than adult hemoglobin because
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Question 14 of 31
A client who has chronic heart failure tells the nurse 'I was fine when I went to bed but I woke up in the middle of the night feeling like I was suffocating!'Â How should the nurse document this finding?
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Question 15 of 31
The medical nurse who works on a pulmonology unit is aware that several respiratory conditions can affect lung tissue compliance. The presence of what condition would lead to an increase in lung compliance?
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Question 16 of 31
Carina is the point where ...... divided
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Question 17 of 31
Which pressure remains negative throughout the respiratory cycle?
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Question 18 of 31
Which of the following structures is not part of the bronchial tree?
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Question 19 of 31
A nurse cares for a client who had a bronchoscopy 2 hours ago. The client asks for a drink of water. What action would the nurse take next?
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Question 20 of 31
Most of the oxygen transported by the blood is
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Question 21 of 31
The client with which of the following types of lung cancer metastasizes quickly?
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Question 22 of 31
When the oxygen supply to the tissues is inadequate, the condition is
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Question 23 of 31
which actions occur in inhalation
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Question 24 of 31
Which action should the nurse in the hypertension clinic take to obtain an accurate baseline blood pressure (BP) for a new client?
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Question 25 of 31
The client with COPD tells the nursing assistant that she did not get her annual flu shot this year and has not had a pneumonia vaccination. You will be sure to instruct the nursing assistant to report which of the following?
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Question 26 of 31
A nurse teaches a client who had a supraglottic laryngectomy. Which technique would the nurse teach the client to prevent aspiration?
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Question 27 of 31
Regarding oxygen transport
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Question 28 of 31
A client has been taking isoniazid for tuberculosis for 3 weeks. What laboratory results need to be reported to the primary health care provider immediately?
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Question 29 of 31
The amount of air that moves in and out of the lungs, with each normal inspiration and expiration is called
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Question 30 of 31
The patient with asthma is prescribed a leukotriene modifier drug, montelukast (Singulair).
Which statement describes an advantage of this medication?
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Question 31 of 31
Palpation is the assessment technique used to find which abnormal assessment findings?
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