NURSING 120 FINAL EXAM | 250 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE 2025
A nurse answers a call light and finds the client anxious, short of breath, and
reporting chest pain. The client states it's a stabbing pain". What action by the
nurse takes priority?
A.
Take a full set of vital signs and document
B.
Reassure the patient that the appropriate measures will be taken
C.
Notify the rapid response team
D.
Listen to the patient's breath sounds - ANSWER C.
Notify the rapid response team
The MD order states: Administer 50mg of Metoprolol PO
Available: Metoprolol 100mg/tab
How many tablets will the nurse administer?
A.
0.5 tab
B.
1 tab
C.
,1.5 tabs
D.
2 tabs - ANSWER A. 0.5 tabs
The nurse is providing nutritional education to a client with a new diagnosis of
heart failure (HF). What will the nurse be sure to include in her teaching?
A.
"Take a salt supplement in order to keep your sodium (N+) level normal"
B.
"Be sure and add any salt flavoring to food while it is cooking"
C.
"You will need to strictly limit your salt intake"
D.
"You can have all the salt you want, as long as you are voiding regularly" -
ANSWER C.
"You will need to strictly limit your salt intake"
The MD order states: Administer 1000ml of NS IV over 20 hours
What will the nurse set as the pump infusion rate?
A.
65 mL/hr
B.
50 mL/hr
C.
120 mL/hr
,D.
70 mL/hr - ANSWER B. 50 mL/hr
The nurse knows that which client is at the highest risk for developing varicose
veins?
A.
The 30 y/o male who works in construction
B.
The 55 y/o retired female who is considering hormone replacement
C.
A 25 y/o male who works out 6 times a week
D.
The 42 y/o overweight female who works standing in retail sales - ANSWER D.
The 42 y/o overweight female who works standing in retail sales
The nursing student is caring for a client with peripheral vascular disease (PVD).
When speaking with the student, the nursing instructor asks him/her to explain
the difference between arterial and venous insufficiency. The student nurse would
be correct in stating that:
A.
Arterial insufficiency causes bounding pulses while venous insufficiency causes
absent pulses
B.
Venous insufficiency causes congestion and blood stasis while arterial insufficiency
can lead to ischemic ulcers and gangrene
C.
, Venous insufficiency is characterized by pain with activity
D.
Arterial insufficiency is caused by varicose veins and blood clots - ANSWER B.
Venous insufficiency causes congestion and blood stasis while arterial insufficiency
can lead to ischemic ulcers and gangrene
The student nurse correctly identifies the different types of heart failure as which
of the following:
A.
Multi-system, Hypovolemic, and Right-sided
B.
Left-sided, High Output, and Multi-system
C.
High output, Left-sided, and Right-sided
D.
Right-sided, Left-sided, and Hypovolemic - ANSWER C.
High output, Left-sided, and Right-sided
A nurse is assessing a client who has just arrived to the emergency department.
During the assessment, she notes pulmonary crackles, anxiety and restlessness,
and cough. Which diagnosis would she expect to see?
A.
Left- sided Heart Failure
B.
Digitalis Toxicity
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