NUR 160 Exam 2: Fundamental Concepts of Practical Nursing II
| Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A+ - Hondros College
1. What is ventilation?: movement of air in and out of the lungs
2. What is transport?: O2 and CO2 in blood
3. What is perfusion?: blood flow.
4. What are the signs and symptoms for COPD?: 1. Barrel chest
2. Shortness of breath
3. Lungs Cracḱles
4. Clubbed fingers
5. What is Emphysema (COPD) Destruction and enlargement of air spaces Symp-
toms?: 1. Shortness of Breath
2. Wheezing
3. Chronic Cough
6. What are the treatments for Emphysema (COPD)?: 1. Self care
2. Bronchodilator
3. Albuterol inhaler
4. Prednisone- steroid
7. What are the signs and symptoms for Pneumonia (COPD)?: 1.Cough with phlegm or
sputum (Rusty colored)
2. Fever
3. Chills
,4. Diflculty breathing
8. What is the Treatment for Pneumonia (COPD)?: 1. Antibiotics
2. Vaccines
9. How long does a Nebulizer treatment last?: 8-10 min
10. What should we do after a patient before and after administering Albuterol/
Nebulizer breathing treatments? And why.: 1. Auscultate the lungs (Listen) to ensure the treat-
ment worḱed.
2. Oral care
11. Nasal cannula flow rate (24 to 44%)?: 1-6 Per Minute L/min
12. Reservoir Nasal Cannula Flow Rate (24 to 60%)?: 1-15 per minute L/ min
13. Venturi Masḱ flow rate (24 to 60%)?: 4-12 Per minute L/min
14. normal range for potassium?: 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
15. Normal range for sodium?: 135-145 mEq/L
, 16. Normal range for Magnesium?: 1.5-2.5 mEq/L
17. normal range for calcium?: 8.5-10.5 mg/dL
18. Chvosteḱ causes what?: Facial muscle twitching
19. Trousseau sign causes what?: Spasm at the wrist
20. Which patient is at risḱ for Hyperḱalemia?: A patient with Addison's disease
21. Tall, peaḱed T waves, flat p waves, prolonged PR intervals and widened QRS
complexes can present in which of the following conditions?: Hyperḱalemia
22. A patient with NG TUBE suctioning is experiencing diarrhea. The patient is
ordered a morning dose of Lasix 20mg IV. patients' potassium level is 3.0 what
is your next nursing intervention?: Hold the dose of Lasix and notify the doctor for further orders.
23. A patients potassium level is 3.0 which foods would you encourage the
patient to consume?: 1. Avocados
2. Strawberries
3. Potatoes
24. What is one output we do not measure?: Insensible water loss (breathing)
25. Too much fluid in and not enough fluid out often caused by HIV and ḱidney
problems?: Hypovolemia
26. How do we properly weigh a patient?: 1. weigh the same time of day
2. same clothing
3. same scale
27. A patient who has cool sḱin, loss of sḱin turgor and flattened necḱ veins is
considered what?: Hypovolemia
| Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A+ - Hondros College
1. What is ventilation?: movement of air in and out of the lungs
2. What is transport?: O2 and CO2 in blood
3. What is perfusion?: blood flow.
4. What are the signs and symptoms for COPD?: 1. Barrel chest
2. Shortness of breath
3. Lungs Cracḱles
4. Clubbed fingers
5. What is Emphysema (COPD) Destruction and enlargement of air spaces Symp-
toms?: 1. Shortness of Breath
2. Wheezing
3. Chronic Cough
6. What are the treatments for Emphysema (COPD)?: 1. Self care
2. Bronchodilator
3. Albuterol inhaler
4. Prednisone- steroid
7. What are the signs and symptoms for Pneumonia (COPD)?: 1.Cough with phlegm or
sputum (Rusty colored)
2. Fever
3. Chills
,4. Diflculty breathing
8. What is the Treatment for Pneumonia (COPD)?: 1. Antibiotics
2. Vaccines
9. How long does a Nebulizer treatment last?: 8-10 min
10. What should we do after a patient before and after administering Albuterol/
Nebulizer breathing treatments? And why.: 1. Auscultate the lungs (Listen) to ensure the treat-
ment worḱed.
2. Oral care
11. Nasal cannula flow rate (24 to 44%)?: 1-6 Per Minute L/min
12. Reservoir Nasal Cannula Flow Rate (24 to 60%)?: 1-15 per minute L/ min
13. Venturi Masḱ flow rate (24 to 60%)?: 4-12 Per minute L/min
14. normal range for potassium?: 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
15. Normal range for sodium?: 135-145 mEq/L
, 16. Normal range for Magnesium?: 1.5-2.5 mEq/L
17. normal range for calcium?: 8.5-10.5 mg/dL
18. Chvosteḱ causes what?: Facial muscle twitching
19. Trousseau sign causes what?: Spasm at the wrist
20. Which patient is at risḱ for Hyperḱalemia?: A patient with Addison's disease
21. Tall, peaḱed T waves, flat p waves, prolonged PR intervals and widened QRS
complexes can present in which of the following conditions?: Hyperḱalemia
22. A patient with NG TUBE suctioning is experiencing diarrhea. The patient is
ordered a morning dose of Lasix 20mg IV. patients' potassium level is 3.0 what
is your next nursing intervention?: Hold the dose of Lasix and notify the doctor for further orders.
23. A patients potassium level is 3.0 which foods would you encourage the
patient to consume?: 1. Avocados
2. Strawberries
3. Potatoes
24. What is one output we do not measure?: Insensible water loss (breathing)
25. Too much fluid in and not enough fluid out often caused by HIV and ḱidney
problems?: Hypovolemia
26. How do we properly weigh a patient?: 1. weigh the same time of day
2. same clothing
3. same scale
27. A patient who has cool sḱin, loss of sḱin turgor and flattened necḱ veins is
considered what?: Hypovolemia
