NUR 176 Exam 3 Questions and Answers UPDATED
2026 With Complete Solutions!!
1. What to monitor for with appendicitis?
Answer: Monitoring for s/s of peritonitis WBC count, RLQ pain, fever, swelling, urinating frequency and
urgency
2. What client statement would require immediate nursing intervention with
appendicitis?
Answer: The pain seems to be gone(this means the appendix has burst, sepsis can occur)
3. Management of appendicitis prior to official diagnosis of it
Answer: Pain relief meds(NSAIDs), fasting to minimize stomach contents, and close monitoring of
symptoms
4. What is the point/place of pain classically associated with appendicitis
Answer: Right Lower quadrant
5. Contributing factors to development of essential (primary) hypertension
Answer: race, Intake of sodium/alcohol, smoking, low potassium and vitamin D levels, family history, age, high
,cholesterol, too much catteine, obesity, restricted activity, sleep apnea
6. What is hypertension, and how do you describe it
Answer: high blood pressure, The pressure in the blood vessels are consistently too high
7. Lifestyle changes for someone with Coronary Artery Disease(Heart Disease), HTN,
and hyperlipidemia
Answer: Stop smoking, weight loss, exercise, increase fiber, decrease saturated fats, limit sodium intake, limit
alcohol intake,
8. What is the first lab to elevate with acute myocardial infarction
Answer: Troponin
9. Signs and Symptoms of right sided heart failure
Answer: Swelling of the legs and hands, weight gain(2-3 lbs per day), pitting edema, JVD,
Ascites(abnormal girth), Hepatomegaly(enlarged liver from buildup)
10. Signs and symptoms of left sided heart failure
Answer: Trouble breathing(dyspnea), trouble breathing while laying down(orthopnea), SOB while
sleeping(nocturnal paroxysmal dyspnea) crackles in the lungs, constant cough, frothy sputum
11. What is the initial action for a client with heart failure who is having pul-
monary edema due to (d/t)IV fluids
Answer: Administer supplemental oxygen via a face mask
, 12. What will help for someone with peripheral arterial disease when they have
pain with laying down?
Answer: Dangle their legs while sleeping by slightly raising the head of their bed;
13. Risk factors for peripheral vascular disease
Answer: Smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, hyperten- sion
14. Difference between primary and secondary hypertension
Answer: Primary you don't know the reason why, secondary has a preexisting condition
15. Triggers/causes of disseminated intravascular coagulation
Answer: Sepsis, shock, cancer, major trauma, burns, pregnancy complication(usually secondary to another
pathological process)
16. What two things are going on with DIC
Answer: Pt is bleeding but clotting
17. Hemophilia is more common in who
Answer: More common in males; females are the carriers
18. Nitroglycerin purpose
Answer: Help increase the amount of oxygenated blood that we're getting to our heart tissue,our myocardium.
Which then will decrease chest pain
19. What to check before administering the 2nd dose of nitroglycerin
2026 With Complete Solutions!!
1. What to monitor for with appendicitis?
Answer: Monitoring for s/s of peritonitis WBC count, RLQ pain, fever, swelling, urinating frequency and
urgency
2. What client statement would require immediate nursing intervention with
appendicitis?
Answer: The pain seems to be gone(this means the appendix has burst, sepsis can occur)
3. Management of appendicitis prior to official diagnosis of it
Answer: Pain relief meds(NSAIDs), fasting to minimize stomach contents, and close monitoring of
symptoms
4. What is the point/place of pain classically associated with appendicitis
Answer: Right Lower quadrant
5. Contributing factors to development of essential (primary) hypertension
Answer: race, Intake of sodium/alcohol, smoking, low potassium and vitamin D levels, family history, age, high
,cholesterol, too much catteine, obesity, restricted activity, sleep apnea
6. What is hypertension, and how do you describe it
Answer: high blood pressure, The pressure in the blood vessels are consistently too high
7. Lifestyle changes for someone with Coronary Artery Disease(Heart Disease), HTN,
and hyperlipidemia
Answer: Stop smoking, weight loss, exercise, increase fiber, decrease saturated fats, limit sodium intake, limit
alcohol intake,
8. What is the first lab to elevate with acute myocardial infarction
Answer: Troponin
9. Signs and Symptoms of right sided heart failure
Answer: Swelling of the legs and hands, weight gain(2-3 lbs per day), pitting edema, JVD,
Ascites(abnormal girth), Hepatomegaly(enlarged liver from buildup)
10. Signs and symptoms of left sided heart failure
Answer: Trouble breathing(dyspnea), trouble breathing while laying down(orthopnea), SOB while
sleeping(nocturnal paroxysmal dyspnea) crackles in the lungs, constant cough, frothy sputum
11. What is the initial action for a client with heart failure who is having pul-
monary edema due to (d/t)IV fluids
Answer: Administer supplemental oxygen via a face mask
, 12. What will help for someone with peripheral arterial disease when they have
pain with laying down?
Answer: Dangle their legs while sleeping by slightly raising the head of their bed;
13. Risk factors for peripheral vascular disease
Answer: Smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, hyperten- sion
14. Difference between primary and secondary hypertension
Answer: Primary you don't know the reason why, secondary has a preexisting condition
15. Triggers/causes of disseminated intravascular coagulation
Answer: Sepsis, shock, cancer, major trauma, burns, pregnancy complication(usually secondary to another
pathological process)
16. What two things are going on with DIC
Answer: Pt is bleeding but clotting
17. Hemophilia is more common in who
Answer: More common in males; females are the carriers
18. Nitroglycerin purpose
Answer: Help increase the amount of oxygenated blood that we're getting to our heart tissue,our myocardium.
Which then will decrease chest pain
19. What to check before administering the 2nd dose of nitroglycerin
