NUR 310 – Respiratory Exam Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers how often does a nurse complete a respiratory assessment in the hospital - Correct Answer at least once every 8 hours upper airways of respiratory system - Correct Answer nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, and larnyx lower airways of respiratory system - Correct Answer trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli The right lung has how many lobes? - Correct Answer 3 lobes (superior, middle, inferior) Left lung has how many lobes? - Correct Answer 2 (superior and inferior) function of the respiratory system - Correct Answer move oxygen from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration and then oxygenate cells within the body hypercarbia - Correct Answer Increased carbon dioxide level in the bloodstream.
- steps in a respiratory preliminary assessment - Correct Answer position and work of breathing,
level of consciousness, signs of hypoxia, respiratory rate, and pulse oximetry position and work of breathing (expected findings) - Correct Answer relaxed posture and ability to support one's weight position and work of breathing (abnormal findings) - Correct Answer tripod position, abnormal retractions of the intercostal spaces on inspiration and bulging on expiration, and the use of accessory muscles tripod position - Correct Answer seen in COPD pts, leaning forward with arms braced against knees, may also exhale through pursed lips 1 / 2
which accessory muscles are used to help with breathing - Correct Answer sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, and abdominal muscles possible causes of unexpected findings in position and work of breathing - Correct Answer asthma, emphysema, pleural effusion, or tension pneumothorax level of consciousness (unexpected findings) - Correct Answer anxious, agitated, and confused hypoxia - Correct Answer decreased oxygenation signs of hypoxia - Correct Answer cool and damp skin, pallor, and cyanosis hypoxemia - Correct Answer low oxygen levels in the blood respiratory rate (expected findings) - Correct Answer smooth, even, and silent without the use of accessory muscles, 12-20 breaths per minute eupnea - Correct Answer normal relaxed breathing pulse oximetry (expected finding) - Correct Answer greater than or equal to 95% pulse oximetry value that indicates a medical emergency - Correct Answer less than 90% conditions that affect the reliability of the oximeter reading - Correct Answer hypothermia, cardiac arrest, shock, or other conditions resulting in hypo perfusion inspection of the posterior and lateral chest (expected findings) - Correct Answer ribs slope downward at a 45 degree angle, thoracic chest wall expands equally with each breath a horizontal slope of the ribs may be increased on a person with - Correct Answer emphysema unequal expansion of the bilateral chest wall indicates - Correct Answer the pt experienced thoracic trauma such as rib fractures or a collapsed lung, also pneumonia and pleural inflammation
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