MEDICAL-SURGICAL:
RESPIRATORY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1.A nurse is assisting with the care for a client who had a chest tube inserted 12 hr ago.
The nurse notes a crackling sensation upon palpation of the skin on the right side of the
client's chest. The nurse should notify the charge nurse that the client is demonstrating
a clinical manifestation of....................................................................crepitus
2.Tactile fremitus: vibration of the chest wall
3.Crackles: (rales) wet popping sounds
4.Friction rub: scratching or squeaking sound
5.A nurse is assisting with the development of a teaching plan about how to prevent
an acute asthma attack for a young adult client. What point shoudl the nurse plan to
discuss?: Determine the client's preception of the disease process and
what might hace triggered the current attack
6. A nurse on a med-surg unit is caring for a client who is postop following a hip
replacement. The client reports feeling apprehensive and restless. The
