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NR 302 – 2026 EXAM 2 (NCLEX) COMPLETE
(211) CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|TOP-RATED
A+.
NR 302
Prepare for the NR 302 – Exam 2 (NCLEX) with this concise study
resource covering medical-surgical nursing concepts, patient
care, and NCLEX-style questions. It reinforces key topics and
supports effective exam preparation. Suitable for nursing
students preparing for NCLEX exams.
The nurse is going to provide a client with pain a
multidimensional tool to help with the assessment of pain.
Which of the following would be appropriate for the nurse to
provide to this client?
The brief pain inventory
The numeric rating scale
The body diagram
The oucher scale ...... ANSWER ....... The brief pain
inventory
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The brief pain inventory provides information on pain and
how pain interferes with the person's ability to function. This
tool is considered a multidimensional tool. Unidimensional
tools include the numeric rating scale, body diagram, and
oucher scales.
During the focused interview of a client in pain, the nurse
wants to assess the characteristics of the pain. Which of the
following would be appropriate to ask this client?
"Can you point to the painful area?"
"Does the pain move or is it in just one spot?"
"How bad is the pain now?"
"When did the pain start?" ...... ANSWER ....... "How bad is
the pain now?"
Questions to assess the characteristics of pain include: 1)
How bad is the pain now? 2) What does the pain feel like? 3)
Using a scale of 0-10, how would you rate your present pain
level? When assessing the location of the pain, the nurse
asks the client to point to the painful area and to indicate
whether the pain moves or is in just one spot. Asking when
the pain started is determining the onset of the pain.
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The mother of a three-month-old baby tells the nurse that
her baby's skin is like tissue paper and scratches easily.
Which of the following responses would be appropriate for
the nurse to say to this mother?
Skin is expected to easily bruise and bleed until age 2.
This is something that the physician needs to know about.
Don't worry, this is normal.
The baby's skin is thin and will get thicker as the baby gets
older. ...... ANSWER ....... The baby's skin is thin and will
get thicker as the baby gets older.
Skin is very thin at birth and thickens throughout childhood.
Despite the fact that the skin is thin during infancy, it is not
expected to bruise and bleed easily until the age of 2. The
physician does not need to be notified of this condition.
Although this is a normal finding, using false reassurance
and telling the mother not to worry is not utilizing therapeutic
communication.
The nurse notes that a client's nails have a slight convex
curve with the angle from the skin to the nail base about 160
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degrees. What condition of the client's nails is this nurse
seeing?
Normal nails
Clubbing of the nails
Spoon nails
A fungal infection of the nails ...... ANSWER ....... Normal
nails
Normal nails form a slight convex curve or lie flat on the nail
bed. When viewed laterally, the angle between the skin and
the nail base should be approximately 160 degrees.
Clubbing is present when the angle of the nail is 160 degrees
or greater. This condition is present when there is hypoxia
over a long period of time. Spoon nails form a concave curve
and are associated with iron deficiency. A fungal infection of
the nails would present with separation of the nail from the
nail bed and thickened, yellow nails.
The nurse notices flat, red, minute hemorrhages over a
client's hands, arms, and face. Which of the following might
be an appropriate question for the nurse to ask this client?
NR 302 – 2026 EXAM 2 (NCLEX) COMPLETE
(211) CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|TOP-RATED
A+.
NR 302
Prepare for the NR 302 – Exam 2 (NCLEX) with this concise study
resource covering medical-surgical nursing concepts, patient
care, and NCLEX-style questions. It reinforces key topics and
supports effective exam preparation. Suitable for nursing
students preparing for NCLEX exams.
The nurse is going to provide a client with pain a
multidimensional tool to help with the assessment of pain.
Which of the following would be appropriate for the nurse to
provide to this client?
The brief pain inventory
The numeric rating scale
The body diagram
The oucher scale ...... ANSWER ....... The brief pain
inventory
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The brief pain inventory provides information on pain and
how pain interferes with the person's ability to function. This
tool is considered a multidimensional tool. Unidimensional
tools include the numeric rating scale, body diagram, and
oucher scales.
During the focused interview of a client in pain, the nurse
wants to assess the characteristics of the pain. Which of the
following would be appropriate to ask this client?
"Can you point to the painful area?"
"Does the pain move or is it in just one spot?"
"How bad is the pain now?"
"When did the pain start?" ...... ANSWER ....... "How bad is
the pain now?"
Questions to assess the characteristics of pain include: 1)
How bad is the pain now? 2) What does the pain feel like? 3)
Using a scale of 0-10, how would you rate your present pain
level? When assessing the location of the pain, the nurse
asks the client to point to the painful area and to indicate
whether the pain moves or is in just one spot. Asking when
the pain started is determining the onset of the pain.
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The mother of a three-month-old baby tells the nurse that
her baby's skin is like tissue paper and scratches easily.
Which of the following responses would be appropriate for
the nurse to say to this mother?
Skin is expected to easily bruise and bleed until age 2.
This is something that the physician needs to know about.
Don't worry, this is normal.
The baby's skin is thin and will get thicker as the baby gets
older. ...... ANSWER ....... The baby's skin is thin and will
get thicker as the baby gets older.
Skin is very thin at birth and thickens throughout childhood.
Despite the fact that the skin is thin during infancy, it is not
expected to bruise and bleed easily until the age of 2. The
physician does not need to be notified of this condition.
Although this is a normal finding, using false reassurance
and telling the mother not to worry is not utilizing therapeutic
communication.
The nurse notes that a client's nails have a slight convex
curve with the angle from the skin to the nail base about 160
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degrees. What condition of the client's nails is this nurse
seeing?
Normal nails
Clubbing of the nails
Spoon nails
A fungal infection of the nails ...... ANSWER ....... Normal
nails
Normal nails form a slight convex curve or lie flat on the nail
bed. When viewed laterally, the angle between the skin and
the nail base should be approximately 160 degrees.
Clubbing is present when the angle of the nail is 160 degrees
or greater. This condition is present when there is hypoxia
over a long period of time. Spoon nails form a concave curve
and are associated with iron deficiency. A fungal infection of
the nails would present with separation of the nail from the
nail bed and thickened, yellow nails.
The nurse notices flat, red, minute hemorrhages over a
client's hands, arms, and face. Which of the following might
be an appropriate question for the nurse to ask this client?
