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When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? |
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While planning care for a child with asthma, which of the following is characteristic of asthma? |
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Prolonged expirations |
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A 10-year-old female develops pneumonia. Physical exam reveals subcostal and intercostal retractions. She reports that breathing is difficult and she feels she cannot get enough air. What term should the nurse use to document this condition? |
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Dyspnea |
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A 13-year-old female is diagnosed with asthma. Which of the following should the nurse teach the patient to recognize as part of an asthmatic attack? |
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Wheezing |
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Which patient would the nurse assess for paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND)? A patient with: |
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Left ventricular failure |
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A newborn has respiratory distress syndrome. When obtaining the patient’s history, which of the following is the most important predisposing factor for this condition? |
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Smoking by the mother during pregnancy |
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A 60-year-old female with emphysema is having difficulty expiring a given volume of air. When giving report, the nurse will relay that the patient is most likely experiencing _____ pulmonary disease. |
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Obstructive |
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When the pulmonologist discusses the condition in which a series of alveoli in the left lower lobe receive adequate ventilation but do not have adequate perfusion, which statement indicates the nurse understands this condition? When this occurs in a patient it is called: |
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Alveolar dead space |
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A nurse is reviewing the results of an ABG and finds reduced oxygenation of arterial blood. What term should the nurse use to describe this condition? |
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Hypoxemia |
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A nurse is teaching staff about pulmonary edema. Which information should the nurse include? The most common cause of pulmonary edema is: |
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Right heart failure |
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A geneticist is discussing cystic fibrosis (CF). Which information should be included? CF is an _____ disease. |
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Autosomal recessive |
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A 47-year-old male is diagnosed with pulmonary edema. Which assessment findings will the nurse observe? |
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Pink, frothy sputum |
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A 14-year-old male is experiencing an asthma exacerbation. When reviewing the lab results, which of the following cells in the submucosa promote this inflammatory response and will be elevated? |
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Eosinophils |
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When the nurse observes a diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia, the patient generally acquires this pneumonia: |
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During hospitalization |
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A nurse recalls asthma is classified by: |
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Clinical severity |
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A 9-year-old male contracted influenza. Which of the following complications is of greatest concern to the nurse? |
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Bronchiolitis obliterans |
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A 53-year-old male with a 20-year history of smoking is diagnosed with emphysema. When the nurse is asked what causes this, what is the nurse’s best response? Changes in his lungs are caused by: |
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Obstruction to heart tissue |
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When the nurse is asked what causes asthma, how should the nurse respond? Asthma is thought to be caused by: |
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Interactions between genetic and environmental factors |
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A 26-year-old female recently underwent surgery and is now experiencing dyspnea, cough, fever, and leukocytosis. Tests reveal that she has a collapsed lung caused by removal of air from obstructed alveoli. What condition will the nurse observe on the chart? |
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Absorption atelectasis |
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A 20-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting difficulty breathing when lying down. What term should the nurse use to document this condition? |
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Orthopnea |
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A 50-year-old male presents with hypotension, hypoxemia, and tracheal deviation to the left. Tests reveal that the air pressure in the pleural cavity exceeds barometric pressure in the atmosphere. Based upon these assessment findings, what does the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing? |
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Tension pneumothorax |
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A 6-month-old female presents with rhinorrhea, cough, poor feeding, lethargy, and fever. She is diagnosed with bronchiolitis. Which of the following will the nurse most likely observe on the culture report? |
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Respiratory syncytial virus |
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A 25-year-old male presents with chronic bronchitis of 5 months’ duration. Which of the following is the most significant concern for the nurse to monitor in this patient? |
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Recurrent pulmonary infections |
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A 60-year-old female with a 25-year history of smoking is diagnosed with emphysema. She has an increased anterior-posterior chest diameter. The nurse attributes this finding to: |
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Air trapping |
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A 28-year-old male reports to his primary care provider that he has had a cold for a week and is coughing up bloody secretions. When giving report, what term should the nurse use to describe this condition? |
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Hemoptysis |
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A 57-year-old male presents with cough, sputum production, dyspnea, and decreased lung volume. He is diagnosed with pneumoconiosis. When taking the patient’s history, which finding is the most probable cause of his illness? |
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Inhalation of silica, asbestos, mica |
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Individuals with a recent diagnosis of emphysema should be assessed for which most common presenting factor? |
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Dyspnea |
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A 50-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking was diagnosed with lung cancer. He was previously exposed to air pollution, asbestos, and radiation at his job. Which of the following should the nurse realize had the greatest impact on the development of his cancer? |
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Cigarette smoke |
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A 20-year-old male is in acute pain. An arterial blood gas reveals decreased carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. Which of the following does the nurse suspect is the most likely cause? |
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Hyperventilation |
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If an individual with respiratory difficulty were retaining too much carbon dioxide, which of the following compensatory responses would the nurse expect to be initiated? |
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Increase in respiratory rate |
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A 53-year-old male with a 20-year history of smoking is diagnosed with emphysema. When a staff member asks why the patient’s airways are obstructed, how should the nurse respond? The airways are obstructed because of: |
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Loss of elastic recoil |
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