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NSG 121 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2024-2025
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND
NEW!!|GUARANTEED PASS |LATEST UPDATE

Michael Harrison is a 65-year-old man with type 2 diabetes. He has presented to the emergency
department complaining of headache, fatigue, muscle aches, and fever. Mr. Harrison's symptoms
resemble the flu. Which form of pneumonia does Mr. Harrison's nurse suspect he has?

A. Aspiration pneumonia

B. Viral pneumonia

C. Primary atypical pneumonia

D. Walking pneumonia

B

A nurse is showing a student nurse how to care for Tonisha Bennete, a 32-year-old female who has
pneumonia. The student nurse asks the nurse to explain why Ms. Bennete is placed in Fowler position.
What is the nurse's best response to the student nurse?

A. "It is an intervention for ineffective breathing pattern."

B. "It is the position in which the client will be most comfortable."

C. "It is an intervention for activity intolerance."

D. "It is an intervention for ineffective airway clearance."

D

A nurse is caring for Ed Sampson, a 62-year-old male who has been diagnosed with severe community-
acquired pneumonia. As Mr. Sampson's nurse begins to administer chest physiotherapy, Mr. Sampson's
family member asks the purpose of chest physiotherapy. What is Mr. Sampson's nurse's best response?

,A. "The vibration and percussion facilitates the drainage of secretions."

B. "It is an intervention for ineffective breathing pattern."

C. "It is an intervention for activity intolerance."

D. "It helps eliminate the organisms infecting the lungs."

A

The nurse is performing a nursing assessment on a client who is diagnosed with pneumonia. Which
question is important for the nurse to include in the physical examination part of the nursing
assessment?

A. "What is your full name?"

B. "What medications are you currently taking?"

C. "How long have you had a cough?"

D. "Do you have any allergies to medications?"

A

The nurse is caring for a client, admitted with severe malnutrition, who required the insertion of a
gastrostomy tube. The nurse bases the client's care on the understanding that the client is at risk for
developing which type of pneumonia?

A. Primary atypical pneumonia

B. Acute bronchial pneumonia

C. Aspiration pneumonia

D. Viral pneumonia

C

The nurse understands that there are several ways that pneumonia is classified. Which type of
pneumonia does the nurse suspect in a client who is not a resident of a long-term care facility and is
diagnosed within 48 hours of admission to the hospital?

A. Healthcare-associated pneumonia

B. Hospital-acquired pneumonia

,C. Ventilator-associated pneumonia

D. Community-acquired pneumonia

D

The nurse caring for a client with pneumonia administers a variety of classifications of pharmacologic
therapies in collaboration with the healthcare team. Which medications may be appropriate for a client
with pneumonia?
(Select all that apply.)

A. Laxatives

B. Oxygen therapies

C. Bronchodilators

D. Liquefying agents

E. Broad spectrum antibiotics

B, C, D, and E

The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client with pneumonia. What information is essential
for the nurse to include?

A. Report temperature greater than 99°F (37.2°C)

B. Maintain bed rest for 2 days

C. Minimize fluid intake to prevent edema

D. Complete the prescribed medication regimen

D

The nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client with a temperature of 102.5 °F, productive
cough, chills, shortness of breath and malaise. Which diagnostic tests does the nurse expect to have
ordered for this client?
(Select all that apply.)

A. Polysomnography

B. Chest x-ray

C. Sputum culture and sensitivity

, D. MRI of the chest

E. Arterial blood gases

B, C, and E

The nursing student is writing a paper about acid-base balance. When describing buffers, which
statement is most appropriate for the nursing student to include in the paper?

A. Buffers react only with bases.

B. Buffers regulate acid-base balance.

C. Buffers cannot bind with acids.

D. Buffers cause major pH shifts.

B

The neonatal nurse specialist is giving an in-service about infants and alterations in acid-base balance.
Which factors are most appropriate for the neonatal nurse specialist to include when describing risk
factors that may predispose infants to the development of alterations in acid-base balance?
(Select all that apply.)

A. Diminished thirst sensation in response to dehydration

B. Increased respiratory rate

C. Higher rate of comorbid disorders

D. Decreased levels of extracellular fluid

E. Immature kidneys

B, and E

The nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing an acid-base imbalance. Which categories of care
best reflect considerations that are specifically related to client needs for the individual who is
experiencing an acid-base imbalance?
(Select all that apply.)

A. Restoring acid-base balance

B. Facilitating effective breathing patterns

C. Maintaining airway patency

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