NSG300 EXAM 3, NSG 300 NURSING EXAM,

NSG300 EXAM 3, NSG 300 NURSING EXAM,

NURSING QUESTIONS AN D ANSWERS,

CLINICAL NURSING EXA M,

INTERMEDIATE NURSING CONCEPTS,

NSG300 TEST PREP

Question: The nurse is caring for a patient who is suspected

of having an evolving (acute) myocardial infarction (MI).Which priority lab and/or diagnostic tests does the nurse expect the provider to order?

• CK-MB, troponin, and ECG
• Serum K+, troponin, and holter monitor
• CK-MB, triglycerides, and fasting cholesterol
• BNP, C-reactive protein, and holter monitor

Correct Answer: A. CK-MB, troponin, and ECG

Question: What should the nurse do for a patient who is

unable to clear respiratory secretions from the airways by coughing or other less invasive procedures?

• Mechanical ventilation
• Artificial airway
• Incentive spirometer
• Suctioning

Correct Answer: D. Suctioning

Question: Which of the following are advantages of a nasal

cannula? Select all that apply.

• May cause skin irritation or breakdown around ears or

nares

• Does not impede eating or talking
• Delivers increased FiO2
• Dose not dry mucous membranes
• Easily tolerated

Correct Answer: B. Does not impede eating or talking

• Easily tolerated

Question: How would you teach your client to use an

incentive spirometer?

• Take a deep breath, hold it, and then blow quickly into the

incentive spirometer

• Exhale, then put your mouth on the incentive spirometer.

Inhale slowly and with an even flow

• Inhale, then put your mouth on the incentive spirometer.

Exhale slowly and with an even flow

• Take a short breath and blow out slowly into the incentive

spirometer, then hold your breath

Correct Answer: B. Exhale, then put your mouth on the

incentive spirometer. Inhale slowly and with an even flow

Question: What is the normal pacemaker of the heart?

• Bundle of HIS

• AV node
• SA node
• Purkinje fibers

Correct Answer: C. SA node

Question: How does incentive spirometry encourage

voluntary deep breathing?

• By focusing on a patient’s ability to follow directions
• By providing a tangible apparatus that patients can hold
• By providing visual feedback to patients about inspiratory

volume

• By providing visual feedback to patients about expiratory

volume

Correct Answer: C. By providing visual feedback to

patients about inspiratory volume

Question: Which one of the following is not a step in the

process of oxygenation?

• Ventilation
• Perfusion
• Pinocytosis
• Diffusion

Correct Answer: C. Pinocytosis

Question: Which of the following require a provider's order?

Select all that apply.

• Administering oxygen 2 L/min via nasal cannula
• Administering medications
• Turning and repositioning
• Providing a bed bath
• Ordering a chest x-ray

Correct Answer: A. Administering oxygen 2 L/min via

nasal cannula

• Administering medications
• Ordering a chest x-ray

Question: You are a nurse for Mr. Jones, a current smoker

who continues to smoke one pack per day (PPD) for the past 14 years. Which statement indicates to the nurse that the patient needs more education about tobacco-cessation programs?

• “There are several options that I could choose to help me

quit smoking”

• “No one will help me quit except me. I’m on my own”
• “I can wear a nicotine patch to help with cravings”
• “I may need counseling along with medication to help me

quit”

Correct Answer: B. "No one will help me quit except me.

I'm on my own"

Question: The nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia.

On entering the room, the nurse finds the patient lying in bed,