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NR 302 – EXAM 2 COMPLETE (203) CURRENT
TESTING QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
NR 302
Prepare for the NR 302 – Exam 2 with this concise study
resource covering medical-surgical nursing concepts,
patient care priorities, and exam-style questions. It
reinforces key topics and supports effective test
preparation. Suitable for nursing students in medical-
surgical courses.
A mother brings her 3-month-old infant to the clinic for
evaluation of a cold. She tells the nurse that he has had a
runny nose for a week. When performing the physical
assessment, the nurse notes that the child has nasal flaring
and sternal and intercostal retractions. The nurses next
action should be to: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Recognize
that these are serious signs, and contact the physician.
When assessing the respiratory system of a 4-year-old child,
which of these findings would the nurse expect? ✓ ✓ ......
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ANSWER ....... Presence of bronchovesicular breath
sounds in the peripheral lung fields
When inspecting the anterior chest of an adult, the nurse
should include which assessment? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Shape and configuration of the chest wall
The nurse knows that auscultation of fine crackles would
most likely be noticed in: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The
immediate newborn period.
During an assessment of an adult, the nurse has noted
unequal chest expansion and recognizes that this occurs in
which situation? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... When part of
the lung is obstructed or collapsed
During auscultation of the lungs of an adult patient, the
nurse notices the presence of bronchophony. The nurse
should assess for signs of which condition? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Pulmonary consolidation
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The nurse is reviewing the characteristics of breath sounds.
Which statement about bronchovesicular breath sounds is
true? Bronchovesicular breath sounds are: ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Expected near the major airways.
The nurse is listening to the breath sounds of a patient with
severe asthma. Air passing through narrowed bronchioles
would produce which of these adventitious sounds? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... Wheezes
A patient has a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). During the assessment, the nurse will most
likely observe which of these? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Anteroposterior-to-transverse diameter ratio of 1:1
A teenage patient comes to the emergency department with
complaints of an inability to breathe and a sharp pain in the
left side of his chest. The assessment findings include
cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the right,
decreased tactile fremitus on the left, hyperresonance on
the left, and decreased breath sounds on the left. The nurse
interprets that these assessment findings are consistent
with: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Pneumothorax
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An adult patient with a history of allergies comes to the clinic
complaining of wheezing and difficulty in breathing when
working in his yard. The assessment findings include
tachypnea, the use of accessory neck muscles, prolonged
expiration, intercostal retractions, decreased breath sounds,
and expiratory wheezes. The nurse interprets that these
assessment findings are consistent with: ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Asthma
The nurse is assessing the lungs of an older adult. Which of
these changes are normal in the respiratory system of the
older adult? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Lungs are less
elastic and distensible, which decreases their ability to
collapse and recoil
A woman in her 26th week of pregnancy states that she is
not really short of breath but feels that she is aware of her
breathing and the need to breathe. What is the nurses best
reply? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... What you are
experiencing is normal. Some women may interpret this as
shortness of breath, but it is a normal finding and nothing is
wrong.
NR 302 – EXAM 2 COMPLETE (203) CURRENT
TESTING QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
NR 302
Prepare for the NR 302 – Exam 2 with this concise study
resource covering medical-surgical nursing concepts,
patient care priorities, and exam-style questions. It
reinforces key topics and supports effective test
preparation. Suitable for nursing students in medical-
surgical courses.
A mother brings her 3-month-old infant to the clinic for
evaluation of a cold. She tells the nurse that he has had a
runny nose for a week. When performing the physical
assessment, the nurse notes that the child has nasal flaring
and sternal and intercostal retractions. The nurses next
action should be to: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Recognize
that these are serious signs, and contact the physician.
When assessing the respiratory system of a 4-year-old child,
which of these findings would the nurse expect? ✓ ✓ ......
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ANSWER ....... Presence of bronchovesicular breath
sounds in the peripheral lung fields
When inspecting the anterior chest of an adult, the nurse
should include which assessment? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Shape and configuration of the chest wall
The nurse knows that auscultation of fine crackles would
most likely be noticed in: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... The
immediate newborn period.
During an assessment of an adult, the nurse has noted
unequal chest expansion and recognizes that this occurs in
which situation? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... When part of
the lung is obstructed or collapsed
During auscultation of the lungs of an adult patient, the
nurse notices the presence of bronchophony. The nurse
should assess for signs of which condition? ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Pulmonary consolidation
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The nurse is reviewing the characteristics of breath sounds.
Which statement about bronchovesicular breath sounds is
true? Bronchovesicular breath sounds are: ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Expected near the major airways.
The nurse is listening to the breath sounds of a patient with
severe asthma. Air passing through narrowed bronchioles
would produce which of these adventitious sounds? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... Wheezes
A patient has a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). During the assessment, the nurse will most
likely observe which of these? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
Anteroposterior-to-transverse diameter ratio of 1:1
A teenage patient comes to the emergency department with
complaints of an inability to breathe and a sharp pain in the
left side of his chest. The assessment findings include
cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the right,
decreased tactile fremitus on the left, hyperresonance on
the left, and decreased breath sounds on the left. The nurse
interprets that these assessment findings are consistent
with: ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Pneumothorax
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An adult patient with a history of allergies comes to the clinic
complaining of wheezing and difficulty in breathing when
working in his yard. The assessment findings include
tachypnea, the use of accessory neck muscles, prolonged
expiration, intercostal retractions, decreased breath sounds,
and expiratory wheezes. The nurse interprets that these
assessment findings are consistent with: ✓ ✓ ......
ANSWER ....... Asthma
The nurse is assessing the lungs of an older adult. Which of
these changes are normal in the respiratory system of the
older adult? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... Lungs are less
elastic and distensible, which decreases their ability to
collapse and recoil
A woman in her 26th week of pregnancy states that she is
not really short of breath but feels that she is aware of her
breathing and the need to breathe. What is the nurses best
reply? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... What you are
experiencing is normal. Some women may interpret this as
shortness of breath, but it is a normal finding and nothing is
wrong.
