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NUR 2502 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND
NEW 2026
3. A nurse is educating about lifestyle modifications for a group of clients with
newly diagnosed hypertension. While discussing dietary changes, which point
would the nurse emphasize?
a. It takes 2 to 3 months for the taste buds to adapt to decreased salt intake.
b. The taste buds never adapt to decreased salt intake.
c. There is usually no need to change alcohol consumption for clients with
hypertension.
d. A person with hypertension should never consume alcohol.: a.It takes 2 to 3
months for the taste buds to adapt to decreased salt intake.
4. A client is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a diagnosis of hy-
pertension emergency/crisis. The client's blood pressure (BP) is 200/130 mm Hg.
The nurse is preparing to administer IV nitroprusside. Upon assessment, which
finding requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. Nausea and severe headache
b. Chest pain score of 3 (on a scale of 1 to 10)
c. Numbness and weakness in the left arm
,d. Urine output of 40 mL over the past hour: c.Numbness and weakness in the
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left arm
5. It is appropriate for the nurse to recommend smoking cessation for clients
with hypertension because nicotine
a. increases the heart rate, constricts arterioles, and reduces the heart's ability to
eject blood.
b. decreases the heart rate, constricts arterioles, and reduces the heart's ability
to eject blood.
c. increases the heart rate, constricts arterioles, and increases the heart's ability
to eject blood.
d. decreases circulating blood volume.: a.increases the heart rate, constricts
arterioles, and reduces the heart's ability to eject blood.
6. According to the DASH diet, how many servings of vegetables should a
person consume each day?
a.2 or fewer
b.2 or 3
c.4 or 5
d.7 or 8: c.4 or 5
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7. The nurse is performing an assessment on a patient to determine the effects
of hypertension on the heart and blood vessels. What specific
assess- ment data will assist in determining this complication? (Select all that
apply.)
a.Heart rate b.Respiratory rate c.Heart rhythm
d.Character of apical and peripheral pulses e.Lung sounds: a.Heart rate
c.Heart rhythm
d.Character of apical and peripheral pulses
8. Primary or essential hypertension accounts for about 95% of all hyperten-
sion diagnoses with an unknown etiology. Secondary hypertension accompa- nies
specific conditions that create hypertension as a result of tissue damage. Which
condition contributes to secondary hypertension?
a.arterial vasoconstriction b.hepatic function c.calcium deficit
d.acid-base imbalance: a.arterial vasoconstriction
9. Which condition(s) indicates target organ damage from untreated/under-
treated hypertension? Select all that apply.
NUR 2502 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND
NEW 2026
3. A nurse is educating about lifestyle modifications for a group of clients with
newly diagnosed hypertension. While discussing dietary changes, which point
would the nurse emphasize?
a. It takes 2 to 3 months for the taste buds to adapt to decreased salt intake.
b. The taste buds never adapt to decreased salt intake.
c. There is usually no need to change alcohol consumption for clients with
hypertension.
d. A person with hypertension should never consume alcohol.: a.It takes 2 to 3
months for the taste buds to adapt to decreased salt intake.
4. A client is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with a diagnosis of hy-
pertension emergency/crisis. The client's blood pressure (BP) is 200/130 mm Hg.
The nurse is preparing to administer IV nitroprusside. Upon assessment, which
finding requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. Nausea and severe headache
b. Chest pain score of 3 (on a scale of 1 to 10)
c. Numbness and weakness in the left arm
,d. Urine output of 40 mL over the past hour: c.Numbness and weakness in the
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left arm
5. It is appropriate for the nurse to recommend smoking cessation for clients
with hypertension because nicotine
a. increases the heart rate, constricts arterioles, and reduces the heart's ability to
eject blood.
b. decreases the heart rate, constricts arterioles, and reduces the heart's ability
to eject blood.
c. increases the heart rate, constricts arterioles, and increases the heart's ability
to eject blood.
d. decreases circulating blood volume.: a.increases the heart rate, constricts
arterioles, and reduces the heart's ability to eject blood.
6. According to the DASH diet, how many servings of vegetables should a
person consume each day?
a.2 or fewer
b.2 or 3
c.4 or 5
d.7 or 8: c.4 or 5
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7. The nurse is performing an assessment on a patient to determine the effects
of hypertension on the heart and blood vessels. What specific
assess- ment data will assist in determining this complication? (Select all that
apply.)
a.Heart rate b.Respiratory rate c.Heart rhythm
d.Character of apical and peripheral pulses e.Lung sounds: a.Heart rate
c.Heart rhythm
d.Character of apical and peripheral pulses
8. Primary or essential hypertension accounts for about 95% of all hyperten-
sion diagnoses with an unknown etiology. Secondary hypertension accompa- nies
specific conditions that create hypertension as a result of tissue damage. Which
condition contributes to secondary hypertension?
a.arterial vasoconstriction b.hepatic function c.calcium deficit
d.acid-base imbalance: a.arterial vasoconstriction
9. Which condition(s) indicates target organ damage from untreated/under-
treated hypertension? Select all that apply.
