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NSG 430 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS BANK NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||VERIFIED
EXAM!!(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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After the health care provider has recommended
amputation for a patient who has nonhealing ischemic foot
ulcers, the patient tells the nurse that he would rather die
than have an amputation. Which response by the
nurse isbest?
a. You are upset, but you may lose the foot anyway.
b. Many people are able to function with a foot prosthesis.
c. Tell me what you know about your options for treatment.
d. If you do not want an amputation, you do not have to
have it. - ANSWER-c. Tell me what you know about your
options for treatment.
A patient who slipped and fell in the shower at home has a
proximal humerus fracture immobilized with a
left-sided long-arm cast and a sling. Which nursing
intervention will be included in the plan of care?
a. Use surgical net dressing to hang the arm from an IV
pole.
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b. Immobilize the fingers of the left hand with gauze
dressings.
c. Assess the left axilla and change absorbent dressings
as needed.
d. Assist the patient in passive range of motion (ROM) for
the right arm. - ANSWER-c. Assess the left axilla and
change absorbent dressings as needed.
After being hospitalized for 3 days with a right femur
fracture, a 32-year-old patient suddenly develops
shortness of breath and tachypnea. The patient tells the
nurse, I feel like I am going to die! Which action
should the nurse take first?
a. Stay with the patient and offer reassurance.
b. Administer the prescribed PRN oxygen at 4 L/min.
c. Check the patients legs for swelling or tenderness.
d. Notify the health care provider about the symptoms. -
ANSWER-b. Administer the prescribed PRN oxygen at 4
L/min.
Following a motorcycle accident, a 58-year-old patient
arrives in the emergency department with massive
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left lower leg swelling. Which action will the nurse take
first?
a. Elevate the leg on 2 pillows.
b. Apply a compression bandage.
c. Check leg pulses and sensation.
d. Place ice packs on the lower leg. - ANSWER-c. Check
leg pulses and sensation.
34. The day after a 60-year-old patient has an open
reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for an open,
displaced tibial fracture, the priority nursing diagnosis is
a. activity intolerance related to deconditioning.
b. risk for constipation related to prolonged bed rest.
c. risk for impaired skin integrity related to immobility.
d. risk for infection related to disruption of skin integrity. -
ANSWER-d. risk for infection related to disruption of skin
integrity.
The second day after admission with a fractured pelvis, a
64-year-old patient suddenly develops confusion.
Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Take the blood pressure.
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b. Assess patient orientation.
c. Check the oxygen saturation.
d. Observe for facial asymmetry. - ANSWER-c. Check the
oxygen saturation.
A 42-year-old patient is admitted to the emergency
department with a left femur fracture. Which
information obtained by the nurse is most important to
report to the health care provider?
a. Ecchymosis of the left thigh
b. Complaints of severe thigh pain
c. Slow capillary refill of the left foot
d. Outward pointing toes on the left foot - ANSWER-c.
Slow capillary refill of the left foot
A patient undergoes a left above-the-knee amputation with
an immediate prosthetic fitting. When the
patient arrives on the orthopedic unit after surgery, the
nurse should
a. place the patient in a prone position.
b. check the surgical site for hemorrhage.
c. remove the prosthesis and wrap the site.
NSG 430 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS BANK NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||VERIFIED
EXAM!!(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST UPDATE!!
After the health care provider has recommended
amputation for a patient who has nonhealing ischemic foot
ulcers, the patient tells the nurse that he would rather die
than have an amputation. Which response by the
nurse isbest?
a. You are upset, but you may lose the foot anyway.
b. Many people are able to function with a foot prosthesis.
c. Tell me what you know about your options for treatment.
d. If you do not want an amputation, you do not have to
have it. - ANSWER-c. Tell me what you know about your
options for treatment.
A patient who slipped and fell in the shower at home has a
proximal humerus fracture immobilized with a
left-sided long-arm cast and a sling. Which nursing
intervention will be included in the plan of care?
a. Use surgical net dressing to hang the arm from an IV
pole.
,2|Page
b. Immobilize the fingers of the left hand with gauze
dressings.
c. Assess the left axilla and change absorbent dressings
as needed.
d. Assist the patient in passive range of motion (ROM) for
the right arm. - ANSWER-c. Assess the left axilla and
change absorbent dressings as needed.
After being hospitalized for 3 days with a right femur
fracture, a 32-year-old patient suddenly develops
shortness of breath and tachypnea. The patient tells the
nurse, I feel like I am going to die! Which action
should the nurse take first?
a. Stay with the patient and offer reassurance.
b. Administer the prescribed PRN oxygen at 4 L/min.
c. Check the patients legs for swelling or tenderness.
d. Notify the health care provider about the symptoms. -
ANSWER-b. Administer the prescribed PRN oxygen at 4
L/min.
Following a motorcycle accident, a 58-year-old patient
arrives in the emergency department with massive
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left lower leg swelling. Which action will the nurse take
first?
a. Elevate the leg on 2 pillows.
b. Apply a compression bandage.
c. Check leg pulses and sensation.
d. Place ice packs on the lower leg. - ANSWER-c. Check
leg pulses and sensation.
34. The day after a 60-year-old patient has an open
reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for an open,
displaced tibial fracture, the priority nursing diagnosis is
a. activity intolerance related to deconditioning.
b. risk for constipation related to prolonged bed rest.
c. risk for impaired skin integrity related to immobility.
d. risk for infection related to disruption of skin integrity. -
ANSWER-d. risk for infection related to disruption of skin
integrity.
The second day after admission with a fractured pelvis, a
64-year-old patient suddenly develops confusion.
Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Take the blood pressure.
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b. Assess patient orientation.
c. Check the oxygen saturation.
d. Observe for facial asymmetry. - ANSWER-c. Check the
oxygen saturation.
A 42-year-old patient is admitted to the emergency
department with a left femur fracture. Which
information obtained by the nurse is most important to
report to the health care provider?
a. Ecchymosis of the left thigh
b. Complaints of severe thigh pain
c. Slow capillary refill of the left foot
d. Outward pointing toes on the left foot - ANSWER-c.
Slow capillary refill of the left foot
A patient undergoes a left above-the-knee amputation with
an immediate prosthetic fitting. When the
patient arrives on the orthopedic unit after surgery, the
nurse should
a. place the patient in a prone position.
b. check the surgical site for hemorrhage.
c. remove the prosthesis and wrap the site.
