1. The nurse assesses a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Which finding does the nurse anticipate when inspecting the chest?: Answer a barrelchest 2. Which is a goal for a patient with the nursing diagnosis of impaired airwayclearance?: Answer patient's respiratory secretions will have a thinner consistency after being given a mucolytic agent 3. Which position is the priority for a patient experiencing acute shortness ofbreath?: Answer upright position 4. Which oxygen delivery setting places a patient in danger of receiving inadequate oxygen?: Answer nonrebreather mask at a flow rate of 5 L/min 5. Which action does a nurse anticipate when suctioning a patient with excessive secretions?: Answer limit the time that the catheter is suctioning to prevent excessiveloss of oxygen during the process 6. Which of the chambers of the heart becomes enlarged when mitral valvestenosis occurs?: Answer left atrium 7. Which situation contributesto cyanosisin the pulmonary patient?: Answer hemoglobin that is not saturated with oxygen