During the assessment of a patient's voice sounds, the nurse hears increased and clear sounds over the patient's right lower lobe. This finding is consistent with which health problem?
1. emphysema
2. lobar pneumonia
3. asthma
4. pleural effusion
Question 2During pulmonary function tests, a patient is found to have approximately 500 mL of air moving in and out of the lungs during normal quiet breathing. The nurse realizes that this finding is considered the:
1. tidal volume.
2. expiratory reserve volume.
3. residual volume.
4. vital capacity.
Question 3The nurse counts a patient's respirations at 30 per minute. From this finding, what about the patient's respiratory status should cause the nurse concern?
1. Pneumonia is developing.
2. Increased carbon dioxide in the blood is being expelled.
3. Respiratory arrest is beginning.
4. Pain is affecting the respiratory rate.
Question 4During the assessment of a patient's respirations, the nurse observes the expiration phase as being almost twice as long as the inspiration phase. This finding is consistent with what condition?
1. chronic lung disease
2. heart failure
3. respiratory distress
4. normal respiration
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