Nursing Health Assessment A Best Practice Approach 1st edition by Jensen
Nursing Health Assessment A Best Practice Approach 1st edition by Jensen
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Chapter 18- Thorax and Lungs Assessment
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | When assessing whispered pectoriloquy, the nurse would instruct a patient to do which of the following? | |
| A) | Softly repeat the words “one-two-three” | |
| B) | Say “ninety-nine” | |
| C) | Cough each time the stethoscope is moved | |
| D) | Say the letter “e” | |
| 2. | When preparing to examine a patient’s thoracic cage, the nurse would locate which landmark as most helpful in determining where to start? |
| A) Sternum B) Suprasternal notch C) Sternal angle D) Sternal border |
| 3. | What would the nurse expect to hear when auscultating the lungs of a patient with pleuritis? |
| A) Friction rub B) Decreased breath sounds C) Sibilant wheeze D) Stridor |
| 4. | A patient has sustained a brainstem injury. Which of the following would the nurse need to keep in mind about this patient’s respiratory effort? | |
| A) | There is loss of involuntary respiratory control | |
| B) | The patient will respond negatively to increased stimuli | |
| C) | There is an increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood | |
| D) | The patient’s oxygen levels in the blood will be increased | |
| 5. | During a health history, a male patient tells the nurse that he “can’t breathe well” at night when he is lying down and has trouble sleeping because he wakes up with trouble breathing. The nurse would assess this patient further for which of the following? |
| A) Pneumonia B) Tuberculosis C) Bronchitis D) Heart failure |
Answer Key
| 1. | A |
| 2. | C |
| 3. | A |
| 4. | A |
| 5. | D |
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