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Complete NSG 3800 Exam 1 Verified study guide for
2026–2027. Includes exam-style questions, answers,
and detailed rationales. Designed to help you pass
confidently and achieve top grades||Newest Exam!!!
You are making initial shift assessments on your patients.
While assessing one patients peripheral IV site, you note
edema around the insertion site. How should you
document this complications elated to IV therapy?
a. air emboli
b. phlebitis
c. infiltration
d. fluid overload - Answer-C
You are performing an admission assessment on an older
adult pt newly admitted fo end-stage liver ds. What
principle should guide your assessment on the pt.;s skin
turgor?
a. over hydration is common among healthy older adults
b. dehydration causes the skin to appear spongy
c. inelastic skin turgor is a normal part of aging
d. skin turgor cannot be assessed in patient over 70 -
Answer-C
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The physician has ordered a peripheral IV to be inserted
before the pt goes for a computed tomography. What
should the nurse do when selecting a site on the hand or
arm for insertion of an IV catheter?
a. choose a hairless site if available
b. consider potential effects not he pt's mobility when
selecting a site
c. have the pt briefly hold his arm over his head before
insertion
d. leave the tourniquet on for at least 3 minutes - Answer-
B
A nurse int hen urologic ICU has orders to infuse a
hypertonic solution into a pt w/ increased intracranial
pressure. This solution will increase the number of
dissolved particles in the pt's blood, creating pressure for
fluids in the tissues to shift into the capillaries and increase
the blood volume. This process is best described as which
of the following?
a. hydrostatic pressure
b. osmosis and osmolality
c. diffusion
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d. active transport - Answer-B
You are the surgical nurse caring for a 65y/o female pt
who is post day 1 following a thyroidectomy. During your
shift assessment, th eat c/o tingling in her lips and fingers.
She tells you that she has intermittent spasm in her wrist
and hand and she exhibits increased muscle tone. What
electrolyte imbalance should you suspect?
a. hypophospatehmia
b. hypocalcemia
d. hypermagnesmia
d. hyperkalemia - Answer-B
A nurse is planning care for a nephrology pt with a new
nursing graduate. The nurse states, a pt in renal failure
partially loses the ability to regulate changes in pH. What
is this cause of this partial inability?
a. the kidneys regulate and reabsorb carbonic acid to
change and maintain pH
b. the kidneys buffer acids through electrolyte changes
c. the kidneys regenerate and reabsorb bicarbonate to
maintain a stable pH
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d. the kidneys combine carbonic acid and bicarbonate to
maintain a stable pH - Answer-C
You are caring for a pt. who has a diagnosis of syndrome
of if inappropriate antipyretic hormone secretion (SIADH).
Your pt.'s plan of care includes assessment of specific
gravity every 4 hours. The results of this test will allow the
nurse to assess what aspect of the pt's health?
a. nutritional status
b. potassium balance
c. calcium balance
d. fluid volume status - Answer-D
You are caring for a pt. admitted w/ a diagnosis of acute
kidney injury. When you review your pt.'s most recent lab
reports, you note that the pt.'s magnesium levels are high.
You should prioritize assessment for which of the following
health problems?
a. diminished deep tendon reflexes
b. tachycardia
c. cool, clammy skin
d. acute flank pain - Answer-A
Complete NSG 3800 Exam 1 Verified study guide for
2026–2027. Includes exam-style questions, answers,
and detailed rationales. Designed to help you pass
confidently and achieve top grades||Newest Exam!!!
You are making initial shift assessments on your patients.
While assessing one patients peripheral IV site, you note
edema around the insertion site. How should you
document this complications elated to IV therapy?
a. air emboli
b. phlebitis
c. infiltration
d. fluid overload - Answer-C
You are performing an admission assessment on an older
adult pt newly admitted fo end-stage liver ds. What
principle should guide your assessment on the pt.;s skin
turgor?
a. over hydration is common among healthy older adults
b. dehydration causes the skin to appear spongy
c. inelastic skin turgor is a normal part of aging
d. skin turgor cannot be assessed in patient over 70 -
Answer-C
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The physician has ordered a peripheral IV to be inserted
before the pt goes for a computed tomography. What
should the nurse do when selecting a site on the hand or
arm for insertion of an IV catheter?
a. choose a hairless site if available
b. consider potential effects not he pt's mobility when
selecting a site
c. have the pt briefly hold his arm over his head before
insertion
d. leave the tourniquet on for at least 3 minutes - Answer-
B
A nurse int hen urologic ICU has orders to infuse a
hypertonic solution into a pt w/ increased intracranial
pressure. This solution will increase the number of
dissolved particles in the pt's blood, creating pressure for
fluids in the tissues to shift into the capillaries and increase
the blood volume. This process is best described as which
of the following?
a. hydrostatic pressure
b. osmosis and osmolality
c. diffusion
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d. active transport - Answer-B
You are the surgical nurse caring for a 65y/o female pt
who is post day 1 following a thyroidectomy. During your
shift assessment, th eat c/o tingling in her lips and fingers.
She tells you that she has intermittent spasm in her wrist
and hand and she exhibits increased muscle tone. What
electrolyte imbalance should you suspect?
a. hypophospatehmia
b. hypocalcemia
d. hypermagnesmia
d. hyperkalemia - Answer-B
A nurse is planning care for a nephrology pt with a new
nursing graduate. The nurse states, a pt in renal failure
partially loses the ability to regulate changes in pH. What
is this cause of this partial inability?
a. the kidneys regulate and reabsorb carbonic acid to
change and maintain pH
b. the kidneys buffer acids through electrolyte changes
c. the kidneys regenerate and reabsorb bicarbonate to
maintain a stable pH
, 4|Page
d. the kidneys combine carbonic acid and bicarbonate to
maintain a stable pH - Answer-C
You are caring for a pt. who has a diagnosis of syndrome
of if inappropriate antipyretic hormone secretion (SIADH).
Your pt.'s plan of care includes assessment of specific
gravity every 4 hours. The results of this test will allow the
nurse to assess what aspect of the pt's health?
a. nutritional status
b. potassium balance
c. calcium balance
d. fluid volume status - Answer-D
You are caring for a pt. admitted w/ a diagnosis of acute
kidney injury. When you review your pt.'s most recent lab
reports, you note that the pt.'s magnesium levels are high.
You should prioritize assessment for which of the following
health problems?
a. diminished deep tendon reflexes
b. tachycardia
c. cool, clammy skin
d. acute flank pain - Answer-A
