Respiratory System NCLEX Practice Questions

ATI RN · Respiratory System NCLEX Practice Questions

Question 1 of 32

In assessing for major sources of infection in a COPD patient, the nurse focuses on:

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Question 2 of 32

slit or roughly triangular shape in mediastinal surface are known as

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Question 3 of 32

As the nurse responsible for this client's care, you anticipate which physician's orders?

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Question 4 of 32

The combination of Hemoglobin with Oxygen in the blood can be promoted by

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Question 5 of 32

A nurse obtains the health history of a client who is recently diagnosed with lung cancer and identifies that the client has a 60 pack-year smoking history. Which action is most important for the nurse to take when interviewing this client?

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Question 6 of 32

Which statement is NOT true?

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Question 7 of 32

Which of the following does the examiner note when auscultating the lungs of a client with pleural effusion?

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Question 8 of 32

When caring for a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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Question 9 of 32

Information from chemoreceptors travels to the brain via the ________ nerves.

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Question 10 of 32

A nurse cares for a client who has packing inserted for posterior nasal bleeding. What action would the nurse take first?

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Question 11 of 32

Henry's law states that

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Question 12 of 32

The nurse is assessing a client who has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a hypertensive emergency. Which finding is most important to report to the health care provider?

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Question 13 of 32

The lungs are covered by a two-layer membrane called the:

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Question 14 of 32

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the inspired and expired air respectively

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Question 15 of 32

What is the proper sequence in the flow of air in humans?

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Question 16 of 32

For a male client with an endotracheal (ET) tube, which nursing action is most essential?

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Question 17 of 32

The nurse is caring for a client who has just had a thoracentesis. Which assessment information obtained by the nurse is a priority to communicate to the health care provider?

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Question 18 of 32

Which area represents the work to overcome airway resistance?

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Question 19 of 32

A client is scheduled to have a tracheostomy placed in an hour. What action by the nurse is the priority?

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Question 20 of 32

While changing the tapes on a tracheostomy tube, the male client coughs and the tube is dislodged. The initial nursing action is to:

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Question 21 of 32

During inspiration, air passes into lungs due to

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Question 22 of 32

Internal intercostal muscles are used in ...

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Question 23 of 32

A patient with pneumonia has a nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance related to pain, fatigue, and thick secretions. What is an expected outcome for this patient?

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Question 24 of 32

Each of the following is true regarding the spleen, except:

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Question 25 of 32

The impulse for voluntary muscles for forced breathing starts in

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Question 26 of 32

In an older client, the alveolar walls become thinner and contain fewer capillaries. What does this condition lead to?

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Question 27 of 32

In planning care for the patient with bronchiectasis, which nursing intervention should the nurse include?

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Question 28 of 32

2,3 DPG is synthesized from 3- phosphoglyceraldehyde through

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Question 29 of 32

The clinic nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with emphysema and who has just had a pulmonary function test (PFT) ordered. The patient asks, 'What exactly is this test for?' What would be the nurse's best response?

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Question 30 of 32

The percent of oxygen saturation of hemoglobin when the temperature is 38 degrees centigrade is

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Question 31 of 32

What is heart failure?

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Question 32 of 32

In the lungs

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