Respiratory NCLEX Questions

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Question 1 of 5

Which household measurement should the nurse use when teaching the client how to self-administer the prescribed amount of liquid cough syrup?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: A 5 mL dose of liquid cough syrup is equivalent to one teaspoon, a standard household measurement.

Question 2 of 5

You're developing a plan of care for a patient who is at risk for the development of a deep vein thrombosis after surgery. What nursing intervention below would the nurse NOT include in the patient's plan of care to prevent DVT formation?

A. The patient will eat all meals out of the bed daily by sitting in the bedside chair. B. The nurse will apply sequential compression devices (SCDs) per physician's order to the patient's lower extremities every night at bedtime. C. The nurse will administer per physician's order Enoxaparin in the subcutaneous tissue of the abdomen. D. The patient will ambulate daily.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Yes, the nurse would apply SCDs per MD order to help prevent DVTs, BUT they are to be applied and worn by the patient anytime they are in bed or sitting. The only time a patient should not wear the SCDs is when they're ambulating.
Therefore, the nurse would NOT just apply them at bedtime but during the day too.

Question 3 of 5

The client experiencing a severe allergic reaction becomes pulseless. The nurse shakes the client, shouts the client's name, and activates the emergency medical response system. Which nursing action becomes the next priority?

A. Administer a single blow to the sternum. B. Give two quick breaths that make the chest visibly rise. C. Begin chest compressions at a rate of 100 per minute. D. Administer an epinephrine (Adrenalin) injection.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: For a pulseless client, starting chest compressions immediately after activating the emergency response is the priority to restore circulation, per CPR guidelines.

Question 4 of 5

A patient with COPD is reporting depression and thoughts of suicide. The patient states, 'I just feel like ending it all.' You assess the patient's health history and note that the patient was recently started on which medication that could cause this side effect:

A. Atrovent B. Prednisone C. Roflumilast D. Theophylline

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Roflumilast is associated with psychiatric side effects, including depression and suicidal thoughts. Other medications (A, B,
D) are less commonly linked to these effects.

Question 5 of 5

Which specimen collection technique should the nurse use to correctly obtain the throat culture from the client?

A. The nurse asks the client to expectorate sputum into a paper cup. B. The nurse wipes the inner mouth and tongue with gauze. C. The nurse swabs the throat with a sterile cotton applicator. D. The nurse collects saliva in a sterile culture cup.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: A throat culture requires swabbing the pharynx with a sterile cotton applicator to collect a sample from the area most likely to harbor pathogens.

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