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Question 1 of 5
A patient who has been diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism is showing signs of hemorrhagic bleeding. What is the priority of care for this patient?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Perfusion is the priority in pulmonary embolism with bleeding, addressing oxygenation and circulation.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is providing care to a client with sepsis due to a severely infected leg wound. The client states that he is having trouble breathing. Upon assessment, the nurse notes dyspnea, a respiratory rate of 32, the use of accessory muscles to breathe, and rales and rhonchi upon auscultation of the lungs. The nurse recognizes these findings as characteristic of what condition?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sepsis is the most common cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (C). The symptoms of dyspnea, tachypnea, accessory muscle use, and lung sounds like rales and rhonchi are characteristic of ARDS.
Question 3 of 5
Which assessment finding by the nurse supports the diagnosis that a client is in the early stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Wheezing (C) is an early sign of COPD due to airway narrowing. Dysrhythmias (A), cyanosis (B), and clubbing (D) are later manifestations.
Question 4 of 5
Which observation by the nurse would indicate that a toddler with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is improving?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Active play with 96% oxygen saturation (A) indicates improved respiratory status and energy levels in RSV.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse who is caring for a patient recovering from a left partial lobectomy is concerned about the re-expansion of that lung. Which of the following nursing actions is most likely to result in the positive re-expansion of the affected left lung?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Deep breathing and coughing promote lung expansion by preventing atelectasis and clearing secretions, directly aiding re-expansion of the affected lung.