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NUR 170 EXAM 2 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
The nurse is planning care for an 81-year-old unresponsive client
admitted to the hospital with a medical diagnosis of pneumonia.
The nurse has identified the problem of inability to clear the
airway related to retained secretions. Which intervention is most
appropriate? - ANSWER-Provide nasotracheal suctioning as
needed to remove secretions.
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a
respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, bilateral crackles, and
cyanosis and is coughing but unable to expectorate sputum.
Which problem is the priority? - ANSWER-Inability to clear the
airway related to inability to expectorate sputum
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB).
Which assessments, if made by the nurse, are consistent with the
usual clinical presentation of TB? Select all that apply. -
ANSWER-Cough
Dyspnea
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chills and night sweats
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
being evaluated for lung transplantation. The nurse performs the
initial physical assessment. Which findings should the nurse
anticipate in this client? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-Dyspnea
at rest
Clubbed fingers
Muscle retractions
Prolonged expiratory breathing phase
Which position would best help the breathing of a client with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? - ANSWER-
Tripod position
The nurse caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) anticipates which arterial blood gas (ABG)
findings? - ANSWER-pH, 7.32; PaO2, 85 mm Hg; CO2, 57
mEq/L; HCO3, 26 mEq/L
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A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
experiencing exacerbation of the disease. The nurse should
determine that which finding documented in the client's record is
an expected finding with this client? - ANSWER-Hyperinflation of
lungs documented by chest x-ray
Which are risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD)? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-Cigarette smoking
Genetic risk factor
Environmental factors
Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency
The nurse is discharging a client with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) and reviewing specific instructional
points about COPD. What comment by the client indicates that
further teaching is needed? - ANSWER-"I have to keep my nasal
cannula oxygen levels between 4 and 6 L/min."
The nurse is about to administer a contrast medium to the client
undergoing diagnostic testing. Which question does the nurse first
ask the client? - ANSWER-Are you taking ibuprofen daily
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The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to have a
transcranial Doppler (TCD). What does this diagnostic test
evaluate? - ANSWER-Cerebral vasospasm
Which task does the nurse plan to delegate to the unlicensed
assistive personnel (UAP) caring for a group of clients in the
neurosurgical unit? - ANSWER-Attend to the care needs of a
client who has had a transcranial Doppler study
Which information is most important for the nurse to communicate
to the primary care provider (PCP) about a client who is
scheduled for CT angiography? - ANSWER-Poor skin turgor and
dry mucous membranes
The nurse has just received report on a group of clients on the
neurosurgical unit. Which client is the nurse's first priority? -
ANSWER-Client whose Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) has
changed from 15 to 13
NUR 170 EXAM 2 LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
The nurse is planning care for an 81-year-old unresponsive client
admitted to the hospital with a medical diagnosis of pneumonia.
The nurse has identified the problem of inability to clear the
airway related to retained secretions. Which intervention is most
appropriate? - ANSWER-Provide nasotracheal suctioning as
needed to remove secretions.
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a
respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, bilateral crackles, and
cyanosis and is coughing but unable to expectorate sputum.
Which problem is the priority? - ANSWER-Inability to clear the
airway related to inability to expectorate sputum
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB).
Which assessments, if made by the nurse, are consistent with the
usual clinical presentation of TB? Select all that apply. -
ANSWER-Cough
Dyspnea
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chills and night sweats
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
being evaluated for lung transplantation. The nurse performs the
initial physical assessment. Which findings should the nurse
anticipate in this client? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-Dyspnea
at rest
Clubbed fingers
Muscle retractions
Prolonged expiratory breathing phase
Which position would best help the breathing of a client with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? - ANSWER-
Tripod position
The nurse caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) anticipates which arterial blood gas (ABG)
findings? - ANSWER-pH, 7.32; PaO2, 85 mm Hg; CO2, 57
mEq/L; HCO3, 26 mEq/L
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A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
experiencing exacerbation of the disease. The nurse should
determine that which finding documented in the client's record is
an expected finding with this client? - ANSWER-Hyperinflation of
lungs documented by chest x-ray
Which are risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD)? Select all that apply. - ANSWER-Cigarette smoking
Genetic risk factor
Environmental factors
Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency
The nurse is discharging a client with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) and reviewing specific instructional
points about COPD. What comment by the client indicates that
further teaching is needed? - ANSWER-"I have to keep my nasal
cannula oxygen levels between 4 and 6 L/min."
The nurse is about to administer a contrast medium to the client
undergoing diagnostic testing. Which question does the nurse first
ask the client? - ANSWER-Are you taking ibuprofen daily
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The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to have a
transcranial Doppler (TCD). What does this diagnostic test
evaluate? - ANSWER-Cerebral vasospasm
Which task does the nurse plan to delegate to the unlicensed
assistive personnel (UAP) caring for a group of clients in the
neurosurgical unit? - ANSWER-Attend to the care needs of a
client who has had a transcranial Doppler study
Which information is most important for the nurse to communicate
to the primary care provider (PCP) about a client who is
scheduled for CT angiography? - ANSWER-Poor skin turgor and
dry mucous membranes
The nurse has just received report on a group of clients on the
neurosurgical unit. Which client is the nurse's first priority? -
ANSWER-Client whose Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) has
changed from 15 to 13
