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NUR 3227C PPNC2 EXAM 1 AND EXAM 2
LATEST VERSIONS 2024/2025 EACH
EXAM WITH 150 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
NUR 3227C PPNC2 EXAM 1
A nurse is teaching a patient to obtain a specimen for fecal occult blood testing
using fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) at home. How does the nurse instruct
the patient to collect the specimen?
1. Get three fecal smears from one bowel movement.
2. Obtain one fecal smear from an early-morning bowel movement.
3. Collect one fecal smear from three separate bowel movements.
4. Get three fecal smears when you see blood in your bowel movement. -
ANSWER-3. Collect one fecal smear from three separate bowel movements.
After surgery the patient with a closed abdominal wound reports a sudden "pop"
after coughing. When the nurse examines the surgical wound site, the sutures are
open, and pieces of small bowel are noted at the boom of the now- opened wound.
Which are the priority nursing interventions? (Select all that apply.)
1. Notify the health care provider.
2. Allow the area to be exposed to air until all drainage has stopped.
3. Place several cold packs over the area, protecting the skin around the wound.
4. Cover the area with sterile, saline-soaked towels immediately.
pg. 1
,5. Cover the area with sterile gauze and apply an abdominal binder. - ANSWER-1.
Notify the health care provider.
4. Cover the area with sterile, saline-soaked towels immediately.
What is the correct sequence of steps when performing wound irrigation to a large
open wound?
1. Use slow, continuous pressure to irrigate wound.
2. Attach 19-gauge angiocatheter to syringe.
3. Fill syringe with irrigation fluid.
4. Place biohazard bag near bed.
5. Position angiocatheter over wound. - ANSWER-4, 3, 2, 5, 1
Which skin-care measures are used to manage a patient who is experiencing fecal
and/or urinary incontinence? (Select all that apply.)
1. Frequent position changes
2. Keeping the buttocks exposed to air at all times
3. Using a large absorbent diaper, changing when saturated
4. Using an incontinence cleaner
5. Applying a moisture barrier ointment - ANSWER-1. Frequent position changes
4. Using an incontinence cleaner
5. Applying a moisture barrier ointment
What should the nurse teach family caregivers when a patient has fecal
incontinence because of cognitive impairment?
pg. 2
,1. Cleanse the skin with antibacterial soap, and apply talcum powder to the
buttocks.
2. Initiate bowel or habit training program to promote continence.
3. Help the patient to toilet once every hour.
4. Use sanitary pads in the patient's underwear. - ANSWER-2. Initiate bowel or
habit training program to promote continence.
The patient states, "I have diarrhea and cramping every time I have ice cream. I am
sure this is because the food is cold." Based on this assessment data, which health
problem does the nurse suspect?
A nurse is taking a health history of a newly admied patient with a diagnosis of
possible fecal impaction. Which question is the priority to ask the patient or
caregiver?
1. Have you eaten more high-fiber foods lately?
2. Have you taken antibiotics recently?
3. Do you have gluten intolerance?
4. Have you experienced frequent, small liquid stools recently? - ANSWER-4.
Have you experienced frequent, small liquid stools recently?
When repositioning an immobile patient, the nurse notices redness over the hip
bone. What is indicated when a reddened area blanches on fingertip touch?
pg. 3
, 1. A local skin infection requiring antibiotics
2. Sensitive skin that requires special bed linen
3. A stage 3 pressure injury needing the appropriate dressing
4. Blanching hyperemia, indicating the attempt by the body to overcome the
ischemic episode - ANSWER-4. Blanching hyperemia, indicating the attempt by
the body to overcome the ischemic episode
Which nursing actions do you take when placing a bedpan under an immobilized
patient? (Select all that apply.)
1. Lift the patient's hips off the bed and slide the bedpan under the patient.
2. After positioning the patient on the bedpan, elevate the head of the bed to a 45-
degree angle.
3. Adjust the head of the bed so that it is lower than the feet, and use gentle but
firm pressure to push the bedpan under the patient.
4. Have the patient stand beside the bed, and then have him or her sit on the bedpan
on the edge of the bed.
5. Make sure the patient has a nurse call system in reach to notify the nurse when
he or she is ready to have the bedpan removed. - ANSWER-2. After positioning
the patient on the bedpan, elevate the head of the bed to a 45-degree angle.
5. Make sure the patient has a nurse call system in reach to notify the nurse when
he or she is ready to have the bedpan removed.
During the administration of a warm tap-water enema, a patient complains of
cramping abdominal pain that he rates 6 out of 10. What nursing intervention
should the nurse do first?
1. Stop the instillation.
pg. 4
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