ATI RN
ATI RN Fundamentals Exam 2 Questions
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The nurse is auscultating the lungs of an adult client. The nurse hears low-pitched, soft breath sounds over the posterior lower lobes and inspiration that is longer than expiration. The nurse recognizes that these breath sounds are:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C: Vesicular breath sounds and normal in that location. Vesicular breath sounds are low-pitched, soft sounds heard over most of the lung fields, with inspiration longer than expiration. In this scenario, the nurse hears these characteristics over the posterior lower lobes, which is a normal location for vesicular breath sounds. Bronchovesicular breath sounds (choice
A) are typically heard over the major bronchi and are a mix of bronchial and vesicular sounds, not purely low-pitched and soft. Breath sounds normally auscultated over the trachea (choice
B) would be bronchial sounds, which are high-pitched and loud. Bronchial breath sounds (choice
D) are abnormal over the peripheral lung fields and are loud with expiration longer than inspiration.
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