NUR 233 FOR EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024-2025
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A patient with a history of alcoholism is disoriented and vacillates between being calm and
disruptive and loud. Vital signs are BP 138/84 mm Hg; pulse 135 beats/min, regular and strong;
respiratory rate 22 breaths/min; temperature 37.1°C (98.1°F). What electrolyte imbalance might
the nurse suspect this patient is experiencing?
A. Hypomagnesemia
B. Hypocalcemia
C. Hyperkalemia
D. Hypernatremia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Hypomagnesemia
Your patient has a PEG tube and you are about to administer a feeding. What is not a symptom
that would cause you to hold off the required feeding?
A. Nausea
B. Increased bloating
C. Skin irritation
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D. Emesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Skin irritation
The nurse gathers the following data: BP = 150/94 mm Hg; neck veins distended; P = 104
beats/min; pulse bounding; respiratory rate = 20 breaths/min; T = 37°C (98.6°F). What disorder
should the nurse suspect?
A. Hypovolemia
B. Hypercalcemia
C. Hyperkalemia
D. Hypervolemia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. Hypervolemia
The nurse is assessing a patient, who has many risk factors for the development of a DVT. What
signs and symptoms below would possibly indicate a deep vein thrombosis is present? Select all
that apply:
A. Cool extremity
B. Decreases pulses
C. Redness
D. Pain
E. Warm extremity
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F. Swelling
G. Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Redness
D. Pain
E. Warm extremity
F. Swelling
Marie Joy's lab test revealed that her serum calcium is 2.5 mEq/L. Which assessment data does
the nurse document when a client diagnosed with hypocalcemia develops a carpopedal spasm
after the blood-pressure cuff is inflated?
A. Positive Trousseau's sign
B. Positive Chvostek's sign
C. Tetany
D. Paresthesia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Positive Trousseau's sign
The nurse is caring for a patient with a medical diagnosis of hypernatremia. The following
prescriptions are written in the client's electronic health record. Which one should the nurse
question?
A. Administer an IV of D5W at 125 mL/hr.
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