NUR 376 EXAM 2 LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A+

NUR 376 EXAM 2 LATEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
Ventilationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmProcessmofminspirationmandmexpirationmthroughmpulmonarymairways.




Perfusionm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMovementmofmbloodmthroughmpulmonarymcirculation,mprovidingmoxygenmtom


thembody



Oxygenationm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGasmexchangemofmcarbonmdioxidemformoxygenmtakesmplaceminmthemalveolimtom


oxygenatemthemblood



Pneumoniam-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLowermrespiratorymtractminfectionmthatmcausesminflammationmofmalveolarmsa


cs,mimpairingmgasmexchange



Riskmfactorsmformpneumoniam-mCORRECTmANSWERm-mInfectionm(commonmcold)m

-Weakmimmunemsystemm(infantsmandmeldersmatmrisk)

-HIVm(immunosuppresentsmmeds)m

-Immobilem(bedridden,mstroke,mchangeminmneuromstatus)

-Lungmproblemsm(COPD,msmoker)m

-Post-optm(abdominalmormchestmsurgery)

,CommunitymAcquiredmPneumoniam(CAP)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStreptococcusmpneumoniaemmostmcommon




Acquiredmoutsidemhealthmcaremsetting



Hospitalmacquiredmpneumoniam(HAP)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmClassifiedmasmHAPmifmpneumoniamismacquiredmwithinm48-72mhrsmofmadmission




Patientsmonmventilatorsmatmriskm(VAP)



Moremseveremduemtombacteriambeingmmoremresistantmtomantibiotics



SignsmandmSymptomsmofmpneumoniam-mCORRECTmANSWERmP-mproductivemcough/chestmpain

N-neuromchanges

E-melevatedmlabsm(PCO2>45,mhighmWBCs)

U-unusualmbreathmsounds

M-mildmtomhighmfeverm

O-oxygenmsaturationm(<90%)

N-nauseamandmvomiting

I-increasemHRm&mRR

A-achingmallmover



NursingmInterventionsmformPneumoniam-mCORRECTmANSWERmMonitormRespiratorymSystem



-lungmsoundsmimproving?

-vitalmsignsm(RRm&mO2msat)

-colormofmskin/lipsm(cyanosis?)

,-monitormABGs

-collectmsputummculturesmifmordered

-suctionmifmneeded

-therapiesm(bronchodilators)



TreatmentsmformPneumoniam-mCORRECTmANSWERm-Staymupmtomdatemonmvaccinesm

-Stopmsmoking

-Avoidmsickmpeoplem&mperformmhandmwashing

-Spirometer

-
Medsm(antipyretics,mantibiotics,mantivirals,mcoughmsuppressants,mmucolyticmagents,mbronchodilat
ors)



AntibioticsmformBacterialmFormsmofmPneumonia

"V-ariousmM-edicationsmF-requentlymT-reatmP-neumoniamC-ases"m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDrugsmusedmdependmonmtypemofmbacteriamcausingminfection




V-vancomycinm

M-macrolidesm

F-mFluroquinolonesm

T-tetracyclines

P-penicillins

C-cephalosporins



Atelectasism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCollapsemofmalveolimresultingminmreducedmgasmexchange.mCanmresultmfrommam


massmonmalveolimormbronchialmobstructionmwhichminhibitsmfullminhalation

, Occursmmostmcommonlympostoperativelymduemtomsedation.mSedationmcausesmdecreasedmRR/shall
owmbreathingm



Tomtreat,mhavempatientsmcoughmandmdeepmbreathemtomopenmupmalveolimfollowingmsurgery



Patho,metiology,mandmtreatmentmofmAcutemRhinitism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInflammationmandmirritationmofmmucousmmembranesmmostmcommonlymcaus


edmbymrhinovirusmormallergies.mTransmittedmviamairbornemdroplets.mNasalmdischargemcanmeithermbe
mclearm(allergies)m,myellowmormgreen.



Bacterial:mHighmneutrophilsm

Viral:mHighmlymphocytesm

Allergy:mHighmEosinophils



SecretorymIgAmandmantibodiesmareminvolvedmformresolvingmillnessmandmpreventingmreinfection



Antihistamines,manalgesicsmandmantipyreticmmedsmsuchmasmacetaminophenmaremusuallymsufficient
mtreatment.mAmcorticosteroidmnasalmspraymmaymbemusedmformallergies.




EtiologymofmAcutemPharyngitism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInflammationmofmpharynxm(throat).mCommonmsoremthroat




Mostmcommonlymcausedmbymviruses

Maymbembacterial-mGABHSmakamStreptococcusmpyogenes



Resultsminmstrepmthroatmandmprogressionmmaymleadmtomscarletmfever,mrheumaticmfever,mormglomer
ulonephritis