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CNUR 305 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||NEWEST
EXAM!!!||
A chest tube is inserted, and the nurse assesses
continuous gentle bubbling in the suction chamber of the
patient's closed chest drainage. The nurse evaluates the
finding this finding as
a. The tubing is kinked.
b. There is an air leak present.
c. The system is functionong normally.
d. The lung has re-expanded. - Answer-c. The system is
functioning normally.
You are assessing a 22-year-old who was admitted 3 days
ago with multiple rib fractures & pulmonary contusions
following a motor vehicle crash (MVC). You find the patient
has shallow respirations at a rate of 38 per minute. He
says he feels "dizzy and scared". His SaO2 is 80% and is
on O2 at 4 litres by nasal promgs. Which action is most
appropriate?
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a. Administer morphine to reduce hyperventilation.
b. Put the patient on a non-rebreather mask at 8L.
c. Increase the flow rate of oxygen to 10L/minute and
reassess in ten minutes.
d. Encourage him to splint his chest when coughing. -
Answer-a. Administer morphine to reduce hyperventilation.
Which of the following measures would most likely be
successful in reducing pleuritic chest pain that in a patient
with after a pneumonectomy?
a. Encourage shallow breathing.
b. Use incentive spirometry.
c. Splint the rib cage when coughing.
d. Encourage abdominal breathing. - Answer-c. Splint the
rib cage when coughing.
The client has a severe head injury begins to
hypoventilate. The nurse could anticipate which ABG
result?
Value Normal Abnormal
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pH 7.35-7.45 <7.35 Acidosis >7.45 Alkalosis
PaO2 >90mmHg 75-89mmHg <75mmHg
Mild hypoxia Severe hypoxia
PaCO2 35-45mmHg <35mmHg >45mmHg
Alkalosis Acidosis
HCO3 18-24mEq/L <18mEq/L >24mEq/L
Acidosis Alkalosis
a. pH 7.48, PaCO2 40mmHg, HCO3 28mEq/L
b. pH 7.48, PaCO2 48mmHg, HCO3 25mEq/L
c. pH 7.20, PaCO2 55mmHg, HCO3 24mEq/L
d. pH 7.36, PaCO2 43mmHg, HCO3 26mEq/L - Answer-c.
pH 7.20, PaCO2 55mmHg, HCO3 24mEq/L
Interpret these ABG results
pH = 7.40 (ref range 7.35-7.45)
PaCO2 = 44 mmHg (ref range 35-45 mmHg)
HCO3 = 25 mmol/L (ref range 22-26 mEq/L)
PaO2 = 90 mmHg (ref range 75-100 mmHg)
a. Respiratory alkalosis
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b. Normal ABG
c. Respiratory Acidosis
d. Partially compensated respiratory acidosis - Answer-B.
Normal ABG
Interpret these ABG results
pH = 7.28 (ref range 7.35-7.45)
PaCO2 = 60 mmHg (ref range 35-45 mmHg)
HCO3 = 22 mmol/L (ref range 22-26 mEq/L)
PaO2 = 78 mmHg (ref range 75-100 mmHg)
a. Metabolic alkalosis
b. Respiratory alkalosis
c. Respiratory acidosis
d. Metabolic acidosis - Answer-c. Respiratory Acidosis
Patient situations associated with respiratory alkalosis
include which condition?
a. Sedation
b. Anxiety
CNUR 305 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||NEWEST
EXAM!!!||
A chest tube is inserted, and the nurse assesses
continuous gentle bubbling in the suction chamber of the
patient's closed chest drainage. The nurse evaluates the
finding this finding as
a. The tubing is kinked.
b. There is an air leak present.
c. The system is functionong normally.
d. The lung has re-expanded. - Answer-c. The system is
functioning normally.
You are assessing a 22-year-old who was admitted 3 days
ago with multiple rib fractures & pulmonary contusions
following a motor vehicle crash (MVC). You find the patient
has shallow respirations at a rate of 38 per minute. He
says he feels "dizzy and scared". His SaO2 is 80% and is
on O2 at 4 litres by nasal promgs. Which action is most
appropriate?
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a. Administer morphine to reduce hyperventilation.
b. Put the patient on a non-rebreather mask at 8L.
c. Increase the flow rate of oxygen to 10L/minute and
reassess in ten minutes.
d. Encourage him to splint his chest when coughing. -
Answer-a. Administer morphine to reduce hyperventilation.
Which of the following measures would most likely be
successful in reducing pleuritic chest pain that in a patient
with after a pneumonectomy?
a. Encourage shallow breathing.
b. Use incentive spirometry.
c. Splint the rib cage when coughing.
d. Encourage abdominal breathing. - Answer-c. Splint the
rib cage when coughing.
The client has a severe head injury begins to
hypoventilate. The nurse could anticipate which ABG
result?
Value Normal Abnormal
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pH 7.35-7.45 <7.35 Acidosis >7.45 Alkalosis
PaO2 >90mmHg 75-89mmHg <75mmHg
Mild hypoxia Severe hypoxia
PaCO2 35-45mmHg <35mmHg >45mmHg
Alkalosis Acidosis
HCO3 18-24mEq/L <18mEq/L >24mEq/L
Acidosis Alkalosis
a. pH 7.48, PaCO2 40mmHg, HCO3 28mEq/L
b. pH 7.48, PaCO2 48mmHg, HCO3 25mEq/L
c. pH 7.20, PaCO2 55mmHg, HCO3 24mEq/L
d. pH 7.36, PaCO2 43mmHg, HCO3 26mEq/L - Answer-c.
pH 7.20, PaCO2 55mmHg, HCO3 24mEq/L
Interpret these ABG results
pH = 7.40 (ref range 7.35-7.45)
PaCO2 = 44 mmHg (ref range 35-45 mmHg)
HCO3 = 25 mmol/L (ref range 22-26 mEq/L)
PaO2 = 90 mmHg (ref range 75-100 mmHg)
a. Respiratory alkalosis
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b. Normal ABG
c. Respiratory Acidosis
d. Partially compensated respiratory acidosis - Answer-B.
Normal ABG
Interpret these ABG results
pH = 7.28 (ref range 7.35-7.45)
PaCO2 = 60 mmHg (ref range 35-45 mmHg)
HCO3 = 22 mmol/L (ref range 22-26 mEq/L)
PaO2 = 78 mmHg (ref range 75-100 mmHg)
a. Metabolic alkalosis
b. Respiratory alkalosis
c. Respiratory acidosis
d. Metabolic acidosis - Answer-c. Respiratory Acidosis
Patient situations associated with respiratory alkalosis
include which condition?
a. Sedation
b. Anxiety
