NURS 612 EXAM 1
NURS 612 EXAM 1 LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
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A two-day postoperative patient's temperature was 98.5F at 3:00 PM. At 6:00 PM,
the unlicensed assistant notifies the nurse that the patient's temperature is 102F.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Increase intravenous fluid rate
B) Notify the physician
C) Document the temperature
D) Offer the client a cold drink - Correct Answer-B
A patient diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia is admitted to the hospital. The
nurse reviewing the patient's laboratory results notes an increase in the number
of bands in the white blood cell count. Which of the following is the priority action
of the nurse?
A) Continuing to monitor the client's laboratory results; this is an expected finding
in an acute infection
B) Placing the client in contact isolation immediately
C) Requesting a repeat blood draw to verify the findings
D) Notifying the physician of the abnormal lab result - Correct Answer-A
The nurse is caring for a client whose temperature is increasing. The nurse is
aware that the client will also experience an increase in:
A) White blood cell count
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B) Heart rate
C) Respiratory rate
D) Blood pressure - Correct Answer-B
A patient with a rising temperature is pale and has begun to shiver. The nurse
reports that the patient is in which of the following phases of fever development?
A) Prodrome
B) Chill
C) Flush
D) Defervescence - Correct Answer-B
A client is said to be in the chill stage of the fever process when the nurse does
which of the following?
A) Administers an antipyretic medication
B) Observes piloerection on the skin
C) Observes the client is sweating
D) Determines the client will benefit from a cool sponge bath - Correct Answer-B
What is the most common cause of drug fever?
A) Increased heat production from PTU
B) Hypersensitivity reaction to medication
C) Impaired peripheral heat dissipation by atropine
D) Serotonin syndrome - Correct Answer-B
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The nurse is assessing a client with diabetes and notes an area on the client's right
foot as inflamed, necrotic, and eroded. The client states he accidentally slammed
his foot in a door 2 weeks ago. The nurse would document this finding as a(n):
A) Fungus
B) Pustule
C) Ulceration
D) Abscess - Correct Answer-C
A normal response to fever is an elevated heart rate. A client with a fever who is
not exhibiting an elevated heart rate would indicate to the nurse that the cause of
the fever might be which of the following?
A) Hyperthyroidism
B) Flu
C) Pulmonary emboli
D) Legionnaires disease - Correct Answer-D
The nurse is reviewing assessment documentation of a client's wound and notes
"purulent drainage". The nurse would interpret this as:
A) Exudate containing large amounts of fibrinogen
B) Exudate containing white blood cells, protein, and tissue debris
C) Exudate that is water fluid, low in protein
D) Exudate that resulted from leakage of red cells - Correct Answer-B
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A client cuts herself with a sharp knife while cooking dinner. The client describes
how the wound started bleeding and had a red appearance almost immediately.
The nurse knows that in the vascular stage of acute inflammation, the vessels:
A) Constrict as a result of "flight/flight" hormone release resulting in pale-colored
skin
B) Swell to the point of compromising circulation causing the limb to become cool
to touch
C) Bleed profusely until the body can compensate and start to send fibrinogen to
the wound
D) Vasodilate causing the area to become congested causing the red color and
warmth - Correct Answer-D
A patient is experiencing anorexia, myalgia, arthralgia, headache, and fatigue. The
nurse should assess for which of the following?
A) Temperature
B) Urinary output
C) Respirations
D) Hypothermia - Correct Answer-A
A client is experiencing the early stages of an inflammatory process and develops
leukocytosis. The nurse recognizes this as an:
A) Decrease in eosinophils at the tissue injury site
B) Increase in cell production
C) Decrease in blood supply to the affected area
D) Increase in circulating neutrophils - Correct Answer-D
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NURS 612 EXAM 1 LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ GUARANTEED PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
A two-day postoperative patient's temperature was 98.5F at 3:00 PM. At 6:00 PM,
the unlicensed assistant notifies the nurse that the patient's temperature is 102F.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A) Increase intravenous fluid rate
B) Notify the physician
C) Document the temperature
D) Offer the client a cold drink - Correct Answer-B
A patient diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia is admitted to the hospital. The
nurse reviewing the patient's laboratory results notes an increase in the number
of bands in the white blood cell count. Which of the following is the priority action
of the nurse?
A) Continuing to monitor the client's laboratory results; this is an expected finding
in an acute infection
B) Placing the client in contact isolation immediately
C) Requesting a repeat blood draw to verify the findings
D) Notifying the physician of the abnormal lab result - Correct Answer-A
The nurse is caring for a client whose temperature is increasing. The nurse is
aware that the client will also experience an increase in:
A) White blood cell count
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B) Heart rate
C) Respiratory rate
D) Blood pressure - Correct Answer-B
A patient with a rising temperature is pale and has begun to shiver. The nurse
reports that the patient is in which of the following phases of fever development?
A) Prodrome
B) Chill
C) Flush
D) Defervescence - Correct Answer-B
A client is said to be in the chill stage of the fever process when the nurse does
which of the following?
A) Administers an antipyretic medication
B) Observes piloerection on the skin
C) Observes the client is sweating
D) Determines the client will benefit from a cool sponge bath - Correct Answer-B
What is the most common cause of drug fever?
A) Increased heat production from PTU
B) Hypersensitivity reaction to medication
C) Impaired peripheral heat dissipation by atropine
D) Serotonin syndrome - Correct Answer-B
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The nurse is assessing a client with diabetes and notes an area on the client's right
foot as inflamed, necrotic, and eroded. The client states he accidentally slammed
his foot in a door 2 weeks ago. The nurse would document this finding as a(n):
A) Fungus
B) Pustule
C) Ulceration
D) Abscess - Correct Answer-C
A normal response to fever is an elevated heart rate. A client with a fever who is
not exhibiting an elevated heart rate would indicate to the nurse that the cause of
the fever might be which of the following?
A) Hyperthyroidism
B) Flu
C) Pulmonary emboli
D) Legionnaires disease - Correct Answer-D
The nurse is reviewing assessment documentation of a client's wound and notes
"purulent drainage". The nurse would interpret this as:
A) Exudate containing large amounts of fibrinogen
B) Exudate containing white blood cells, protein, and tissue debris
C) Exudate that is water fluid, low in protein
D) Exudate that resulted from leakage of red cells - Correct Answer-B
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A client cuts herself with a sharp knife while cooking dinner. The client describes
how the wound started bleeding and had a red appearance almost immediately.
The nurse knows that in the vascular stage of acute inflammation, the vessels:
A) Constrict as a result of "flight/flight" hormone release resulting in pale-colored
skin
B) Swell to the point of compromising circulation causing the limb to become cool
to touch
C) Bleed profusely until the body can compensate and start to send fibrinogen to
the wound
D) Vasodilate causing the area to become congested causing the red color and
warmth - Correct Answer-D
A patient is experiencing anorexia, myalgia, arthralgia, headache, and fatigue. The
nurse should assess for which of the following?
A) Temperature
B) Urinary output
C) Respirations
D) Hypothermia - Correct Answer-A
A client is experiencing the early stages of an inflammatory process and develops
leukocytosis. The nurse recognizes this as an:
A) Decrease in eosinophils at the tissue injury site
B) Increase in cell production
C) Decrease in blood supply to the affected area
D) Increase in circulating neutrophils - Correct Answer-D
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