NSG 300 EXAM 3 FROM GRAND CANYON
UNIVERSITY (GCU) WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS AND DETAILED EXPLANATION
Which one of the following is not a step in the process of oxygenation?
A. Ventilation
B. Perfusion
C. Pinocytosis
D. Diffusion
C. Pinocytosis
Which of the following require a provider's order? Select all that apply.
A. Administering oxygen 2 L/min via nasal cannula
B. Administering medications
C. Turning and repositioning
D. Providing a bed bath
E. Ordering a chest x-ray
A. Administering oxygen 2 L/min via nasal cannula
B. Administering medications
E. Ordering a chest x-ray
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,What does the left ventricle do?
A. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
B. Pumps oxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
C. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
D. Pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
D. Pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
What do we call the effort required to expand and contract the lungs?
A. Work of breathing
B. Why of breathing
C. When of breathing
D. Need to breathe
A. Work of breathing
The nurse is obtaining a nursing history on a patient's cardiac function. What
should the nurse include in the history assessment? Select all that apply.
A. Pain and characteristic of pain
B. Hyperactivity
C. Cardiac risk factors
D. Presence of past or concurrent cardiac conditions
A. Pain and characteristic of pain
C. Cardiac risk factors
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,D. Presence of past or concurrent cardiac conditions
When assessing a patient with chest pain, what questions would the nurse
include that are best related to chest pain? Select all that apply.
A. Does the problem occur at a specific time of the day, during or after
exercise, or all the time?
B. What causes the pain and how long does it last? Is this a different type
of pain? Can you show me where the pain is located? C. What relieves or
makes the pain worse?
D. Does the pain occur with coughing?
E. On a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being the most severe pain and 10 being no pain,
how would you rate your pain?
A. Does the problem occur at a specific time of the day, during or after exercise, or
all the time?
B. What causes the pain and how long does it last? Is this a different type of pain?
Can you show me where the pain is located?
C. What relieves or makes the pain worse?
D. Does the pain occur with coughing?
What does the right ventricle do?
A. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
B. Pumps oxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
C. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
D. Pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
A. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
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, The nurse is caring for a patient who is suspected of having an evolving (acute)
myocardial infarction (MI). Which priority lab and/or diagnostic tests does the
nurse expect the provider to order?
A. CK-MB, troponin, and ECG
B. Serum K+, troponin, and holter monitor
C. CK-MB, triglycerides, and fasting cholesterol
D. BNP, C-reactive protein, and holter monitor
A. CK-MB, troponin, and ECG
What should the nurse do for a patient who is unable to clear respiratory
secretions from the airways by coughing or other less invasive procedures?
A. Mechanical ventilation
B. Artificial airway
C. Incentive spirometer
D. Suctioning
D. Suctioning
Which of the following are advantages of a nasal cannula? Select all that apply.
A. May cause skin irritation or breakdown around ears or nares
B. Does not impede eating or talking
C. Delivers increased FiO2
D. Dose not dry mucous membranes
E. Easily tolerated
B. Does not impede eating or talking
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UNIVERSITY (GCU) WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS AND DETAILED EXPLANATION
Which one of the following is not a step in the process of oxygenation?
A. Ventilation
B. Perfusion
C. Pinocytosis
D. Diffusion
C. Pinocytosis
Which of the following require a provider's order? Select all that apply.
A. Administering oxygen 2 L/min via nasal cannula
B. Administering medications
C. Turning and repositioning
D. Providing a bed bath
E. Ordering a chest x-ray
A. Administering oxygen 2 L/min via nasal cannula
B. Administering medications
E. Ordering a chest x-ray
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,What does the left ventricle do?
A. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
B. Pumps oxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
C. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
D. Pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
D. Pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
What do we call the effort required to expand and contract the lungs?
A. Work of breathing
B. Why of breathing
C. When of breathing
D. Need to breathe
A. Work of breathing
The nurse is obtaining a nursing history on a patient's cardiac function. What
should the nurse include in the history assessment? Select all that apply.
A. Pain and characteristic of pain
B. Hyperactivity
C. Cardiac risk factors
D. Presence of past or concurrent cardiac conditions
A. Pain and characteristic of pain
C. Cardiac risk factors
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,D. Presence of past or concurrent cardiac conditions
When assessing a patient with chest pain, what questions would the nurse
include that are best related to chest pain? Select all that apply.
A. Does the problem occur at a specific time of the day, during or after
exercise, or all the time?
B. What causes the pain and how long does it last? Is this a different type
of pain? Can you show me where the pain is located? C. What relieves or
makes the pain worse?
D. Does the pain occur with coughing?
E. On a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being the most severe pain and 10 being no pain,
how would you rate your pain?
A. Does the problem occur at a specific time of the day, during or after exercise, or
all the time?
B. What causes the pain and how long does it last? Is this a different type of pain?
Can you show me where the pain is located?
C. What relieves or makes the pain worse?
D. Does the pain occur with coughing?
What does the right ventricle do?
A. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
B. Pumps oxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
C. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
D. Pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
A. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
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, The nurse is caring for a patient who is suspected of having an evolving (acute)
myocardial infarction (MI). Which priority lab and/or diagnostic tests does the
nurse expect the provider to order?
A. CK-MB, troponin, and ECG
B. Serum K+, troponin, and holter monitor
C. CK-MB, triglycerides, and fasting cholesterol
D. BNP, C-reactive protein, and holter monitor
A. CK-MB, troponin, and ECG
What should the nurse do for a patient who is unable to clear respiratory
secretions from the airways by coughing or other less invasive procedures?
A. Mechanical ventilation
B. Artificial airway
C. Incentive spirometer
D. Suctioning
D. Suctioning
Which of the following are advantages of a nasal cannula? Select all that apply.
A. May cause skin irritation or breakdown around ears or nares
B. Does not impede eating or talking
C. Delivers increased FiO2
D. Dose not dry mucous membranes
E. Easily tolerated
B. Does not impede eating or talking
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