Skills Module 3.0: Oxygen Therapy Pretest

A nurse is caring for a critically ill client who has COPD and requires delivery of a precise concentration of oxygen. Which of the following types of oxygen-delivery devices is indicated for this client?

Venturi mask

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who will continue oxygen therapy at home. The nurse should instruct the client that turning the knob on the oxygen flow meter all the way to the right.....

stops the flow of oxygen

A home health nurse is teaching a client who has just started receiving oxygen therapy via mask. The nurse should emphasize that the client must...

reposition the elastic band frequently.

A nurse is caring for a client who has been receiving oxygen via nasal cannula for 4 hr. Which of the following assessment findings help indicate that oxygen therapy has been effective?

Respiratory rate 14/min

A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted with community-acquired pneumonia and has been receiving oxygen therapy for several days. Which of the following findings indicates an adverse effect of oxygen therapy?

Cracks in the oral mucosa

A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy. Which of the following pieces of equipment should the nurse use when administering oxygen to this client?

A trachesostomy collar

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is going home on continuous liquid oxygen therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

"Place the oxygen tank in a clutter-free environment."

Oxygen therapy is prescribed for a client who is brought to an emergency department in the early stages of hypoxia. When assessing this client, a nurse should expect which of the following findings?

Elevated blood pressure

Administering oxygen therapy with a nonrebreather mask has which of the following advantages?

Offers the highest oxygen concentration o the low-flow systems

A nurse is caring for a client who has dyspnea, slight cyanosis, and a respiratory rate of 28/min. During which of the following phases of the nursing process will the nurse determine that the client has impaired gas exchange?

diagnosis

A nurse should recognize that which of the following findings is an indication for oxygen therapy?

Oxygen saturation (SAO2) 90%