COMPLEX NR341 Respiratory Practice Questions and answers
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COMPLEX NR341 Respiratory Practice Questions and answers 1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is hyperventilating. Which acid-base imbalance is the patient at risk for developing due to hyperven... tilation? A. Metabolic acidosis. B. Metabolic alkalosis. C. Respiratory acidosis. D. Respiratory alkalosis. 2. The nurse is caring for a trauma patient. How should the nurse interpret the patient’s arterial blood gas (ABG) results: pH 7.26, PaCO2 38 mm Hg, HCO3 11 mEq/L? A. Metabolic acidosis. B. Metabolic alkalosis. C. Respiratory acidosis. D. Respiratory alkalosis. 3. The nurse is caring for a patient who is short of breath. How should the nurse interpret the patient’s arterial blood gas (ABG) results: pH 7.21, PaCO2 64 mm Hg, HCO3 24 mEq/L? A. Metabolic acidosis. B. Metabolic alkalosis. C. Respiratory acidosis. D. Respiratory alkalosis. 4. The nurse is caring for a patient in acute respiratory failure who is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which assessment is priority for the nurse to use to evaluate the effectiveness of the mechanical ventilation? A. Heart rate. B. Capillary refill. C. Blood pressure. D. Arterial blood gas. 5. Which laboratory findings should the nurse expect for a patient in acute respiratory failure? A. SaO2 92%. B. PaO2 58 mm Hg. C. Arterial pH 7.50. D. PaCO2 25 mm Hg. 6. The nurse is caring for a patient who has labored respirations, an irregular breathing pattern, and asymmetrical chest movement. Which device should the nurse use to provide the highest level of oxygen via a low-flow system in this patient? A. Nasal cannula. B. Simple face mask. C. Non-rebreather mask. D. Partial rebreather mask. 7. A patient comes to the emergency department after experiencing trauma to the chest. The patient is restless and the nurse auscultates diminished breath sounds unilaterally and observes a deviation in the patient’s trachea. Which condition should the nurse anticipate the patient has developed? A. Bronchitis. B. Pneumothorax. C. Pulmonary embolism. CONTINUED.......... [Show More]
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