Exam 17: Restrictive Lung Disorders

Which statement made by a patient with suspected sarcoidosis requires more teaching by the nurse?

When assessing a patient with left-sided tension pneumothorax, the nurse would expect to auscultate:

Which findings typically cause an individual with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) to first seek medical care?

Which laboratory finding would the nurse expect in a patient with empyema secondary to lung abscess?

When preparing a nursing care plan for a patient with a restrictive lung disorder, the nurse should keep in mind that restrictive lung disorders:

An assessment of a patient with restrictive lung disease will most likely reveal:

Which principle should the emergency department nurse bear in mind when treating patients for foreign body obstruction of the airway?

When planning care for a patient with resorption atelectasis, the nurse should keep which of the following principles in mind?

Calculate the alveolar ventilation of a patient in the postanesthesia care unit, following general anesthesia, if the patient inhales 400 mL of air in each breath 10 times per minute.

When assessing a patient with right-sided closed tension pneumothorax, the nurse would expect to find:

Which of the following descriptions of the course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) would the nurse include in a teaching plan to a patient newly diagnosed with this disorder?

The school nurse notes a concave appearance to the anterior chest wall in a middle-school child. The nurse documents this finding as:

Which of the following is not an indication for administering 100% oxygen to a patient with a restrictive lung disorder?

Which of the following individuals is at greatest risk for developing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)?

Which assessment is the nurse most likely to make in a patient with flail chest?

How many breaths per minute does a patient who breathes 250 mL/breath need to achieve a normal alveolar ventilation of 4.2 L/minute?

Which finding would the nurse expect in a patient with a large tension pneumothorax?

Which of the following healthy individuals is most at risk for aspiration?

Which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect when assessing an adult obese patient with bibasilar atelectasis?

Which of the following teaching points should the nurse include as part of a community program on aspiration in adults?