While eating a meal in the hospital, a patient exhibits difficulty breathing and signs of choking. What should the nurse realize the patient is experiencing?
1. laryngeal obstruction
2. pulmonary emboli
3. epiglottitis
4. acute myocardial infarction
Question 2The nurse observes a patient's respirations during sleep and notes the absence of respirations that lasts from 15 to 45 seconds. What should the nurse consider this patient is experiencing?
1. laryngeal spasm
2. sleep apnea
3. respiratory acidosis
4. renal failure
Question 3A patient who is scheduled for a partial laryngectomy asks if he will still be able to talk after the surgery. Which response would be appropriate for the nurse to make?
Select all that apply.
1. No.
2. You will have to ask your physician.
3. Yes, but it might sound a little different.
4. You will, but with an electronic device.
5. Normal speaking, breathing, and swallowing will return as you recover.
Question 4A female patient is seen for increased hoarseness and a change in voice quality. What is an appropriate assessment question for the nurse to ask this patient?
1. What medications are you currently taking?
2. Have you recently had a cold?
3. Have you recently visited another country?
4. What is your occupation?
Question 5A patient with multiple facial and nasal injuries needs a nasogastric tube placed. Which method should the nurse use to place this tube?
1. through the mouth
2. through the unobstructed nare
3. through the obstructed nare
4. after the edema in the nares subsides
Question 6While engaging in a high school sports activity, an adolescent sustains an injury to the nose. Which assessment findings indicate that the patient has a nasal fracture?
Select all that apply.
1. shortness of breath
2. diaphoresis
3. drop in blood pressures
4. periorbital ecchymosis
5. nasal bridge instability
Question 7A middle-aged adult patient who is diagnosed with pertussis is complaining of right-sided thoracic pain. The nurse recognizes that this patient should be assessed for which conditions?
Select all that apply.
1. pleural effusion
2. pneumothorax
3. pulmonary emboli
4. rib fractures
5. pleurisy
Question 8The nurse suspects that a patient has tonsillitis. What did the nurse assess to make this clinical decision?
Select all that apply.
1. hoarse voice
2. thirst
3. nucal rigidity
4. pain around the ears
5. low-grade fever
Question 9A patient comes to the community clinic seeking help for a nosebleed. Which actions should the nurse take to help this patient?
Select all that apply.
1. pinch the nose towards the septum
2. apply ice to the nose and forehead
3. place the patient in a seated position
4. insert rolled gauze pads into each nare
5. assist the patient to lean back when seated
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