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NUR 203 EXAM 1 PRACTICE 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
A patient admitted to your unit from the ER is noted to have
"grownout" nail polish. What might this indicate?
a. Depression
b. Length of illness
c.
d. - correct answer -b. Length of illness
"Grown-out" hair and nail polish can help you estimate the length
of an illness if the patient cannot give a history.
During assessment of client's vital signs, the nurse has palpated
the client's radial pulse and noted an irregular rhythm. What
action should the nurse take based on this assessment finding?
a. Palpate the radial pulse on the opposite arm
b.
c. Auscultate the cardiac apex
d. - correct answer -c. Auscultate the cardiac apex
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Irregular heart rhythms detected during radial palpation
necessitate auscultation of the cardiac apex
Mr. Smith presents to the clinic stating, "My face looks funny."
You note that his face is asymmetric. What might you suspect is
the patient's problem?
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Parafacial macrosomia
C. Muscular dystrophy
D. Palsy - correct answer -D. Palsy
Asymmetry of the face could be a stroke, palsy or injury to the
cranial nerve
What lines the cheeks? - correct answer -buccal mucosa
When visualizing the structures of the nose, the nurse recalls that
air travels from the anterior nares to the trachea through the? -
correct answer -vestibule, nasal passages and nasopharynx
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A patient tells the nurse that he is constantly congested in spite of
using a decongestant at least twice daily. The nurse understands
the patient may be experiencing
a. vasomotor rhinitis
b. rhinitis medicamentosa
c. allergic rhinitis
d. rhinorrhea - correct answer -b. rhinitis medicamentosa
excessive use of decongestants can worsen symptoms
T/F: the frontal sinuses are the only ones readily accessible to
clinical examination - correct answer -False!!
frontal AND maxillary
Your patient is complaining of nasal stuffiness. What drugs should
you ask if she is taking? (SATA)
a. Alcohol
b. Oral contraceptives
c. Guaifenesin
d.
e. Guanethidine - correct answer -a. Alcohol
b. Oral contraceptives
NUR 203 EXAM 1 PRACTICE 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
A patient admitted to your unit from the ER is noted to have
"grownout" nail polish. What might this indicate?
a. Depression
b. Length of illness
c.
d. - correct answer -b. Length of illness
"Grown-out" hair and nail polish can help you estimate the length
of an illness if the patient cannot give a history.
During assessment of client's vital signs, the nurse has palpated
the client's radial pulse and noted an irregular rhythm. What
action should the nurse take based on this assessment finding?
a. Palpate the radial pulse on the opposite arm
b.
c. Auscultate the cardiac apex
d. - correct answer -c. Auscultate the cardiac apex
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Irregular heart rhythms detected during radial palpation
necessitate auscultation of the cardiac apex
Mr. Smith presents to the clinic stating, "My face looks funny."
You note that his face is asymmetric. What might you suspect is
the patient's problem?
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Parafacial macrosomia
C. Muscular dystrophy
D. Palsy - correct answer -D. Palsy
Asymmetry of the face could be a stroke, palsy or injury to the
cranial nerve
What lines the cheeks? - correct answer -buccal mucosa
When visualizing the structures of the nose, the nurse recalls that
air travels from the anterior nares to the trachea through the? -
correct answer -vestibule, nasal passages and nasopharynx
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A patient tells the nurse that he is constantly congested in spite of
using a decongestant at least twice daily. The nurse understands
the patient may be experiencing
a. vasomotor rhinitis
b. rhinitis medicamentosa
c. allergic rhinitis
d. rhinorrhea - correct answer -b. rhinitis medicamentosa
excessive use of decongestants can worsen symptoms
T/F: the frontal sinuses are the only ones readily accessible to
clinical examination - correct answer -False!!
frontal AND maxillary
Your patient is complaining of nasal stuffiness. What drugs should
you ask if she is taking? (SATA)
a. Alcohol
b. Oral contraceptives
c. Guaifenesin
d.
e. Guanethidine - correct answer -a. Alcohol
b. Oral contraceptives
