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68WM6 PH2 EXAM5
Respitory Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A Mantoux test signifies exposure to Mycobacterium Tubercle Bacilli. The test is read for how many hours after injection? | Mantoux test is read 48-72 hours after injection. |
| A nurse is about to perform a Mantoux test. The test is done by using which route? | Mantoux tests are done intradermally. |
| A client is about to undergo a chest x-ray. Which of the following should the nurse do first before the procedure? | The client is instructed to remove metals from the chest. Consent, NPO post midnight and atropine sulfate administration are not needed for this procedure. |
| Mr. Lorenzo is schedule for a bronchography. Before the procedure the nurse is likely performs which of the following? | Checking for allergies. Instructing the client to be on NPO for 6-8 hours. Administer atropine sulfate. |
| After thoracentesis the client should be placed on which position? | After thoracentesis the client is placed or turned to the unaffected side to prevent leakage of fluid in the thoracic cavity. |
| The most important action the nurse should do before and after suctioning a client is? | The client should be hyperventilated with 100% oxygen before and after suctioning. |
| The position of a conscious client during suctioning is? | Position a conscious person who has a functional gag reflex in the semi fowler’s position with the head turned to one side for oral suctioning or with the neck hyper extended for nasal suctioning. |
| A client is on chest tube. A three-way bottle system is used. The nurse expects that the suction bottle will normally have which of the following characteristics. | Suction bottle will have continuous suctioning while the water seal bottle will have an intermittent suctioning. |
| Before the nurse’s shift ended, the water seal bottle is observed to have an intermittent suctioning. The nurse should do which of the following? | Make sure that the bottle is at least 2-3 feet below the level of the chest. |
| The physician is going to remove the chest tube from a client. The nurse should prepare which of the following item? | Petrolatum gauze, Suture removal kit, Sterile gauze, Adhesive tape |
| While the chest tube is removed the nurse should instruct the patient to: | As the chest tube is removed the client should be instructed to exhale deeply and do valsalva maneuver. The client is placed in a semi-fowler’s position before the chest tube is removed. |
| A client is brought to the ER with complaints of stuffy nose, headache, persistent cough, fever and post-nasal drip. Pain is complained by the client above the eyebrows. The diagnosis is sinusitis. Which of the following sinuses is affected? | Because the pain is felt above the eyebrows the affected sinus is the frontal sinus. |
| Which of the following medications is avoided in sinusitis to prevent the risk of developing nasal polyps? | ASA is avoided in sinusitis as it increases the risk of developing nasal polyps. |
| These interventions are likely done for sinutis? | Rest, Increase fluids, Hot wet packs, Codeine, Amoxicillin and other anti-infectives, Nasal decongestants, Irrigation of maxillary sinuses with warm NSS |
| A teen ager is diagnosed to have inflamed tonsils (tonsillitis). The patient’s history reveals recurrent tonsillitis episodes for about 6 times of the same year. The most appropriate intervention for the patient is: | Surgery is indicated for patients with tonsillitis recurring 5-6 times a year. |
| Before a tonsillectomy is performed, which of the following data is very crucial for the nurse to assess? | The should assess for Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). Coughing and sneezing postoperatively due to URTI may cause bleeding. |
| Mark underwent a tonsillectomy procedure. To promote comfort the following interventions should be done by the nurse? | administer acetaminophen, ice collar can be applied, Assisting the client to the proper position after tonsillectomy (semi-fowler’s) while supporting the position with pillows are ways to decrease pain and promote comfort |
| Two days after tonsillectomy, Mark’s reported that his stool is black. Initially, the nurse should: | the client’s stool will be black or dark for a few days due to the swallowed blood. |
| Asthma can be caused by extrinsic and intrinsic factors. Presence of these factors triggers the release of the chemical mediators which include: | Serotonin, Prostaglandin, Bradykinin, Histamine, Leukotrienes |
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