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2. A client is admitted to the hospital with the medical diagnosis of traumatic brain injury.
From the assessment finding of slow, shallow respirations the nurse concludes that which
area of the brain is affected by the injury?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Anterior pituitary
Hypothalamus
Medulla
Cerebral cortex
3. In the client with right lung pneumonia the nurse should encourage which position to
facilitate optimal oxygenation?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Prone
Supine position with head elevated 30 degrees
Positioned with the right side dependent
Positioned with the left side dependent
4. The nurse is making a home visit to a 70 year old client with emphysema which
assessment finding has the most serious implications for this clients nursing care?
a)
b)
c)
d)
5.A postoperative client with emphysema is receiving oxygen at 2L/MIN via nasal cannula
when he/she complaints of feeling dyspneic .The spouse asks the nurse to increase the
oxygen intake to help him/her breathe easier .which response by the nurse is appropriate?
a)
b)
c)
d)
6. For the client with bacterial pneumonia, the nurse assess for which of the following
findings?
a)
b)
c)
d)
7. The occupational health nurse teaches a group of employees to follow all safety polices
because irreversible lung damage can result from occupational exposure to substances such as
coal, asbestos or glass ,because of:
a)
b)
c)
d)
8.In developing the care plan for a client with pulmonary mycobacterium tuberculosis ,what
primary precaution should be included?
a)
b)
c)
d)
9. The family of a client with emphysema asks the nurse about the disease process. The nurse
explains that the disorder results from a decreased oxygen supply because of:
a)
b)
c)
d)
10. In the client with new rib fractures ,which assessment finding would best alert the nurse
to the possible development of a pneumothorax?
a)
b)
c)
d)