WGU NSG 3100 EXAM 3|130 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
ensure there is good blood flow at the puncture site - CORRECT ANSWER
Obtaining a capillary blood specimen to measure blood glucose, you should
False - CORRECT ANSWER True or False
When testing for fecal occult blood, a green color indicates a guaiac positive
result.
Void a small amount of urine before collecting the specimen - CORRECT ANSWER
A RN instructing a female patient on obtaining a clean catch urine specimen
should stress to:
using a syringe to withdraw urine from the catheter tubing port - CORRECT
ANSWER The client has an indwelling catheter. The nurse should obtain a sterile
urine specimen by
KUB - CORRECT ANSWER An x-ray of the abdomen visualizing the kidneys, ureters
and bladder is known as:
Visualization of the structures of the heart by using ultrasound - CORRECT
ANSWER What is an echocardiogram?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - CORRECT ANSWER What does MRI stand for?
,pleural space - CORRECT ANSWER Thoracentesis is removal of fluid from:
Have the patient cough periodically during the procedure - CORRECT ANSWER
While assisting with a thoracentesis the nurse should do all of the following
EXCEPT:
Bladder Scanner - CORRECT ANSWER A noninvasive method of estimating bladder
volume would be:
aromatic - CORRECT ANSWER Your urine should smell
30 mL - CORRECT ANSWER What is a normal urine output per hour?
an overactive bladder - CORRECT ANSWER Urge incontinence is due to
urine leaks when you laugh, cough or sneeze - CORRECT ANSWER Stress
incontinence is when
rapid breakdown of fat - CORRECT ANSWER The presence of ketones in the urine
indicates
Void immediately after sexual intercourse - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse who
teaches a client about preventing UTIs would include which statement?
, 1 Inch - CORRECT ANSWER How much space should you leave from the tip of the
penis and the drainage tube when applying a condom Cath?
empties the bladder and the catheter is immediately removed - CORRECT
ANSWER The nurse understands that a straight catheterization:
Irrigation - CORRECT ANSWER The purpose of a three way Foley after a TURP is to
Advance the catheter another 2 inches (5 cm) - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is
inserting a Foley catheter in a female and obtains clear urine. What next?
Lower than the level of the bladder - CORRECT ANSWER Where should Foley
indwelling catheter drainage bag be positioned after insertion of catheter?
poor bowel habits
diet low in fiber
chronic use of laxatives - CORRECT ANSWER What are the causes of constipation?
Laxatives should only be taken for a few days. - CORRECT ANSWER What indicates
a correct understanding of the use of laxatives for constipation?
Sims - CORRECT ANSWER Which position is the patient placed in for the
administration of an enema?
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
ensure there is good blood flow at the puncture site - CORRECT ANSWER
Obtaining a capillary blood specimen to measure blood glucose, you should
False - CORRECT ANSWER True or False
When testing for fecal occult blood, a green color indicates a guaiac positive
result.
Void a small amount of urine before collecting the specimen - CORRECT ANSWER
A RN instructing a female patient on obtaining a clean catch urine specimen
should stress to:
using a syringe to withdraw urine from the catheter tubing port - CORRECT
ANSWER The client has an indwelling catheter. The nurse should obtain a sterile
urine specimen by
KUB - CORRECT ANSWER An x-ray of the abdomen visualizing the kidneys, ureters
and bladder is known as:
Visualization of the structures of the heart by using ultrasound - CORRECT
ANSWER What is an echocardiogram?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - CORRECT ANSWER What does MRI stand for?
,pleural space - CORRECT ANSWER Thoracentesis is removal of fluid from:
Have the patient cough periodically during the procedure - CORRECT ANSWER
While assisting with a thoracentesis the nurse should do all of the following
EXCEPT:
Bladder Scanner - CORRECT ANSWER A noninvasive method of estimating bladder
volume would be:
aromatic - CORRECT ANSWER Your urine should smell
30 mL - CORRECT ANSWER What is a normal urine output per hour?
an overactive bladder - CORRECT ANSWER Urge incontinence is due to
urine leaks when you laugh, cough or sneeze - CORRECT ANSWER Stress
incontinence is when
rapid breakdown of fat - CORRECT ANSWER The presence of ketones in the urine
indicates
Void immediately after sexual intercourse - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse who
teaches a client about preventing UTIs would include which statement?
, 1 Inch - CORRECT ANSWER How much space should you leave from the tip of the
penis and the drainage tube when applying a condom Cath?
empties the bladder and the catheter is immediately removed - CORRECT
ANSWER The nurse understands that a straight catheterization:
Irrigation - CORRECT ANSWER The purpose of a three way Foley after a TURP is to
Advance the catheter another 2 inches (5 cm) - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is
inserting a Foley catheter in a female and obtains clear urine. What next?
Lower than the level of the bladder - CORRECT ANSWER Where should Foley
indwelling catheter drainage bag be positioned after insertion of catheter?
poor bowel habits
diet low in fiber
chronic use of laxatives - CORRECT ANSWER What are the causes of constipation?
Laxatives should only be taken for a few days. - CORRECT ANSWER What indicates
a correct understanding of the use of laxatives for constipation?
Sims - CORRECT ANSWER Which position is the patient placed in for the
administration of an enema?
