NUR 185 FINAL EXAM TERM 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Patient with CHF, what lab value would you pay attention to? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Potassium
Patient with stroke and R sided vision loss. You plan to do which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Teach the patient to scan the environment
Patient with bowl tumor. Which diagnostic test would confirm the malignancy? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Biopsy
Patient getting Antineoplastic (Chemo). What would you include in their plan of care? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Consult the physicians before getting immunizations
Patient has upper GI bleeding and in moderate distress. What is your first priority? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Obtain and evaluate vital signs
You have a patient with pulmonary edema about to be discharged. What would you tell them to manage
and prevent complications? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Daily weights
You have given patient benedryl and then educate the patient on this medication. Which statement
indicates need for further teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅I can still take my sleeping pill with my
benedryl
The nurse is caring for patient with terminal cancer and close to death. What is the priority intervention
for this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provide emotional support for loved ones (Answer D)
Patient with chronic vertigo. Teaching them about preventions of exacerbations or injury. What would
you educate the patient on? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Turn your head slowly to minimize vertigo.
Teaching a patient how to use a walker. What statement would the nurse question? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Be certain there is a 45 degree angle of flexion at the elbow to ensure adequate length of
the walker
, You have a patient from the OR following hip replacement. Patient is in bed in high-fowlers. Skin is pale,
cold, and clammy. What actions would you take at this time? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Check the blood
pressure.
You have 4 patients in long-term care facility. Which patient would be priority? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅29 year old patient with down syndrome. 1 week post op temp of 101, pulse 110,
shivering.
You have a patient on the coumadin 3MG a day. INR today is 1.2 (low). What order would you carry out?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Give 5MG coumadin today (to offset the imbalance)
Caring for diabetic patient who just took shower. HR is 70, skin is warm and dry. You take their BS and it
is 42. What would you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Go get a new glucose test and recheck.
You have a patient that just vomited coffee ground emesis. 350 ML on the floor. (indicative of GI bleed)
on the cardiac floor on heparin drip. What are you going to do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stop the
heparin drip, give vitals, and provide emotional support (one answer)
A patient has started on a new med and developed hives and angioedema. This is their 3rd dose of
medication and states "I did have some itching with the second dose". What would the nurse do now? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Give the patient a dose of EPI IM stat per physician order.
What are burn patients at high risk for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅High risk for sepsis (that is all you need
to know)
Anytime you are at risk for infections - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Tetanus is good for up to 10 years
You have a patient getting gentamicin (geromycin) IV. What lab from this morning are you going to be
concerned about? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Creatinine of 5.1
What acronym would you use for a fire extinguisher? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅PASS (Point AIM,
squeeze, sweep)
Patient with CHF, what lab value would you pay attention to? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Potassium
Patient with stroke and R sided vision loss. You plan to do which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Teach the patient to scan the environment
Patient with bowl tumor. Which diagnostic test would confirm the malignancy? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Biopsy
Patient getting Antineoplastic (Chemo). What would you include in their plan of care? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Consult the physicians before getting immunizations
Patient has upper GI bleeding and in moderate distress. What is your first priority? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Obtain and evaluate vital signs
You have a patient with pulmonary edema about to be discharged. What would you tell them to manage
and prevent complications? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Daily weights
You have given patient benedryl and then educate the patient on this medication. Which statement
indicates need for further teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅I can still take my sleeping pill with my
benedryl
The nurse is caring for patient with terminal cancer and close to death. What is the priority intervention
for this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provide emotional support for loved ones (Answer D)
Patient with chronic vertigo. Teaching them about preventions of exacerbations or injury. What would
you educate the patient on? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Turn your head slowly to minimize vertigo.
Teaching a patient how to use a walker. What statement would the nurse question? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Be certain there is a 45 degree angle of flexion at the elbow to ensure adequate length of
the walker
, You have a patient from the OR following hip replacement. Patient is in bed in high-fowlers. Skin is pale,
cold, and clammy. What actions would you take at this time? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Check the blood
pressure.
You have 4 patients in long-term care facility. Which patient would be priority? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅29 year old patient with down syndrome. 1 week post op temp of 101, pulse 110,
shivering.
You have a patient on the coumadin 3MG a day. INR today is 1.2 (low). What order would you carry out?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Give 5MG coumadin today (to offset the imbalance)
Caring for diabetic patient who just took shower. HR is 70, skin is warm and dry. You take their BS and it
is 42. What would you do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Go get a new glucose test and recheck.
You have a patient that just vomited coffee ground emesis. 350 ML on the floor. (indicative of GI bleed)
on the cardiac floor on heparin drip. What are you going to do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Stop the
heparin drip, give vitals, and provide emotional support (one answer)
A patient has started on a new med and developed hives and angioedema. This is their 3rd dose of
medication and states "I did have some itching with the second dose". What would the nurse do now? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Give the patient a dose of EPI IM stat per physician order.
What are burn patients at high risk for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅High risk for sepsis (that is all you need
to know)
Anytime you are at risk for infections - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Tetanus is good for up to 10 years
You have a patient getting gentamicin (geromycin) IV. What lab from this morning are you going to be
concerned about? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Creatinine of 5.1
What acronym would you use for a fire extinguisher? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅PASS (Point AIM,
squeeze, sweep)
