AMSA-Nursing Fundamentals 103
Exam 1, 2, 3-Final Questions Solved
Correctly 2026 Updated.
The nurse is caring for a client postoperatively following excision of a lung carcinoid tumor. The
nurse instructs the client how to use an incentive spirometer to prevent postoperative
respiratory complications. Preventing which alteration is a major reason for the use of incentive
spirometry? - Answer Atelectasis
The nurse is administering heparin to a client who has had a myocardial infarction. For which
complications should the nurse monitor this client? - Answer Hematuria
The nurse is examining a client who presents with the following symptoms: muscle pains,
productive cough, stuffy nose, nausesa, fever of 38.4 C for the past 2 days, burning eyes and
sensitivity to light. Which condition should the nurse suspect? - Answer Influenza
What is the correct sequence for the pathway for external breathing to the alveoli level?
1. Nose
2. Larynx
3. Bronchi
4. Trachea
5.Bronchioles
6. Pharynx
A 1,6,2,4,3,5
B 2,4,6,1,5,3
C 3,1,2,5,4,6
D 4,2,5,3,1,6 - Answer A
What statement is accurate concerning the description of the heart's endocardium layer?
A Thick, strong musles making up the middle layer
B Thin outer layer of the cardia wall
C A membrane lining the heart's interior wall
D Outermost layer anchoring the heart - Answer C A membrane lining the heart's interior
wall
What instruction should the nurse emphasize in the teaching plan for a client diagnosed with
angina? - Answer Reduce or avoid nicotine intake
, The nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. The nurse instructs the client
to breathe into a paper bag. What respiratory alteration is this client most likely experiencing? -
Answer Hyperventilation
What is referred to as the normal "pacemaker" of the heart? - Answer SA (sinoatrial) node
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) who is having a thoracentesis
performed to relieve breathing difficulty. For which serious, complication should the nurse
monitor the client? - Answer Pneumothorax
A client is diagnosed with hypoxemia. Which test would most likely be ordered to determine
oxygen deficiency in this client? - Answer Arterial blood gases
What is the correct sequence that occurs during the process of blood flowing through the body
beginning at the heart?
1. It travels through the mitral valves and into the left ventricle
2. Blood passes through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle
3. Blood enters the pulmonary artery and lungs, where it receives oxygen.
4. It moves on through the pulmonic valve during ventricular contraction.
5. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and
the coronary sinus. - Answer 5,2,4,3,6,1
The nurse is caring for hospitalized clients diagnosed with pneumonia. Which client is most at
risk for contracting Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP)? - Answer A 50 year old with
advanced HIV/AIDs infection
The nurse suspects that a client has aspirated a fluid or foreign object. What portion of the
client's lower respiratory system will the nurse assess first? - Answer Right bronchus
What term is used to identify the sound that results from the turbulent blood flow through the
heart's chambers and valves? - Answer Murmur
What are the processes in the conduction system of the heart that stimulate the heart to beat?
- Answer The formation, transmission, and coordination of electrical impulses.
The nurse reinforces for a client that the surgeon will perform a procedure that involves
inserting a balloon-tipped catheter into a narrowed coronary artery to widen ti. What is the
term of this procedure? - Answer Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Exam 1, 2, 3-Final Questions Solved
Correctly 2026 Updated.
The nurse is caring for a client postoperatively following excision of a lung carcinoid tumor. The
nurse instructs the client how to use an incentive spirometer to prevent postoperative
respiratory complications. Preventing which alteration is a major reason for the use of incentive
spirometry? - Answer Atelectasis
The nurse is administering heparin to a client who has had a myocardial infarction. For which
complications should the nurse monitor this client? - Answer Hematuria
The nurse is examining a client who presents with the following symptoms: muscle pains,
productive cough, stuffy nose, nausesa, fever of 38.4 C for the past 2 days, burning eyes and
sensitivity to light. Which condition should the nurse suspect? - Answer Influenza
What is the correct sequence for the pathway for external breathing to the alveoli level?
1. Nose
2. Larynx
3. Bronchi
4. Trachea
5.Bronchioles
6. Pharynx
A 1,6,2,4,3,5
B 2,4,6,1,5,3
C 3,1,2,5,4,6
D 4,2,5,3,1,6 - Answer A
What statement is accurate concerning the description of the heart's endocardium layer?
A Thick, strong musles making up the middle layer
B Thin outer layer of the cardia wall
C A membrane lining the heart's interior wall
D Outermost layer anchoring the heart - Answer C A membrane lining the heart's interior
wall
What instruction should the nurse emphasize in the teaching plan for a client diagnosed with
angina? - Answer Reduce or avoid nicotine intake
, The nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. The nurse instructs the client
to breathe into a paper bag. What respiratory alteration is this client most likely experiencing? -
Answer Hyperventilation
What is referred to as the normal "pacemaker" of the heart? - Answer SA (sinoatrial) node
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) who is having a thoracentesis
performed to relieve breathing difficulty. For which serious, complication should the nurse
monitor the client? - Answer Pneumothorax
A client is diagnosed with hypoxemia. Which test would most likely be ordered to determine
oxygen deficiency in this client? - Answer Arterial blood gases
What is the correct sequence that occurs during the process of blood flowing through the body
beginning at the heart?
1. It travels through the mitral valves and into the left ventricle
2. Blood passes through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle
3. Blood enters the pulmonary artery and lungs, where it receives oxygen.
4. It moves on through the pulmonic valve during ventricular contraction.
5. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and
the coronary sinus. - Answer 5,2,4,3,6,1
The nurse is caring for hospitalized clients diagnosed with pneumonia. Which client is most at
risk for contracting Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP)? - Answer A 50 year old with
advanced HIV/AIDs infection
The nurse suspects that a client has aspirated a fluid or foreign object. What portion of the
client's lower respiratory system will the nurse assess first? - Answer Right bronchus
What term is used to identify the sound that results from the turbulent blood flow through the
heart's chambers and valves? - Answer Murmur
What are the processes in the conduction system of the heart that stimulate the heart to beat?
- Answer The formation, transmission, and coordination of electrical impulses.
The nurse reinforces for a client that the surgeon will perform a procedure that involves
inserting a balloon-tipped catheter into a narrowed coronary artery to widen ti. What is the
term of this procedure? - Answer Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
