NU211 FINAL EXAM FUNDAMENTALS FINAL
EXAM 2024-2025/NU211 FUNDAMENTALS OF
PROFESSIONAL NURSING FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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,The nurse is assigned to A,C,D
care for a client who
reports nausea, vomiting, Option 1:
and diarrhea. The client's When the nurse asks what the client has eaten in the
vital signs are as follows: T past 24 hours, he or she is determining if food
100.6°F, AP 100, RR 20, BP consumption could be the cause of the clinical
92/69, O2 saturation 98%. manifestations.
Which nursing actions Option 2:
represent the nurse using Administering an antiemetic is a nursing intervention
critical-thinking skills to to alleviate clinical manifestations. However, it does
separate important from not help the nurse identify important data.
unimportant data? Select Option 3:
all that apply The nurse asks the client how long the symptoms
have been present to obtain relevant information
A. The nurse asks what the about the manifestations.
client has eaten in the past Option 4:
24 hours. The nurse notices the client is febrile; has had nausea,
B. The nurse administers vomiting, and diarrhea; and has an elevated apical
an antiemetic to the client. pulse and decreased blood pressure. These are signs
C. The nurse asks the of dehydration. Assessing the skin turgor would
client how long the indicate if the client is dehydrated, which is an urgent
symptoms have been status the nurse can promptly treat.
present. Option 5:
D. The nurse assesses the Asking a client about employment status would not
skin turgor of the client. obtain relevant data to determine the client's health
E. The nurse asks the client status. This is low-priority demographic information
if he or she is employed. that can be obtained later
,A nurse has multiple 1
clients assigned at the
beginning of a shift on the Option 1:
surgical unit. Which client Blood pressure below what is considered normal in a
should be assessed first? postoperative client should be assessed immediately.
Option 2:
1. This client is low-priority because a nurse just saw him
Female, posthysterectomy, and he has no clinical manifestations of any problem.
blood pressure 90/52 mm Option 3:
Hg Ambulation is not an urgent need and can be lower
priority.
2. Option 4:
Male, postappendectomy, Discharge is the lowest on priorities of this list of
pain medications client needs.
administered 15 minutes
ago
3.
Male, posthip arthroplasty,
to be up and ambulating
4.
Female,
postcholecystectomy,
being discharged with
wound care and diet
instruction
, The nurse is preparing to 1,5
perform wound care that
includes irrigating the Option 1:
wound. Which personal If splashing could possibly occur as with irrigating a
protective equipment wound, the nurse should gather goggles.
should the nurse gather? Option 2:
Select all that apply. The nurse does not need to bring in an N-95
respirator mask as this client does not have an
airborne illness.
1. Option 3:
Goggles The nurse does not use a client gown during dressing
changes. Gowns used should be permeable to
2. solution and be disposable.
N-95 mask Option 4:
The nurse need not wear shoe covers as the wound
3. care procedure should not contaminate the shoes.
Client gown Option 5:
The nurse will be changing gloves during the
4. procedure. Therefore, the nurse needs several pairs of
Shoe covers clean gloves.
5.
Several pairs clean gloves
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