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NRSG 305 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AS AT 1-MAY-2026
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
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Questions Exam 4
A client is experiencing chest pain that radiates to the left arm and neck. The
nurse would interpret this pain as:
Referred
Visceral
Cutaneous
Somatic
Referred
A student is feeling inside her backpack to find her mobile phone. There are a
number of other items in the backpack. Which component of somatosensory
conduction is most likely to provide the detailed sensory information that will
help her distinguish her phone from other items?
The primary dorsal root ganglion neuron, dorsal column neuron, and the
thalamic neuron
A slow-conducting pathway that projects into the intralaminar nuclei of the
thalamus
The opposite anterolateral pathway that travels to the reticular activating
system
A bilateral, multisynaptic, slow-conducting tract
The primary dorsal root ganglion neuron, dorsal column neuron, and the thalamic
neuron
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The nurse evaluates which body temperatures to be outside the normal range?
Select all that apply.
97.5°F (36.4°C)
100.4°F (37.8°C)
96.6°F (35.9°C)
99.0°F (37.2°C)
100.4°F (37.8°C)
96.6°F (35.9°C)
The nurse learns that different types of headaches respond to different
therapies. Which headache is most responsive to nonpharmacologic therapy?
Tension
Cluster
Migraine
Sinus
Tension
What can the nurse tell a client about antipyretic drugs during fever?
"They are not recommended."
"They usually have little effect."
"Antipyretics help to protect the body."
"Antipyretics are ineffective in most cases."
"Antipyretics help to protect the body."
A client reports general malaise and has a temperature is 103.8°F (39.9°C).
What is the rationale for administering a prescribed aspirin, an antipyretic, to
this client?
Temperatures in excess of 99.5°F (37.5°C) can result in seizure activity.
Lower temperatures inhibit the protein synthesis of bacteria.
Antipyretics protect vulnerable organs, such as the brain, from extreme
temperature elevation.
Most antipyretics have been shown to have little effect on core temperature
but alleviate discomforts.
Antipyretics protect vulnerable organs, such as the brain, from extreme temperature
Which client will the nurse be assessing in relation to problems with
thermoregulation?
66-year-old client with damage to the hypothalamus secondary to a cerebral
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vascular accident.
22-year-old client with damage to the cerebellum secondary to a motorcycle
accident.
68-year-old client with end-stage neurosyphilis.
45-year-old client with a T8 fracture secondary to a diving accident.
66-year-old client with damage to the hypothalamus secondary to a cerebral
vascular
A client reports feeling a tingling sensation in the last two fingers of one hand
after hitting the inner surface of the elbow on a desk. What is the cause of this
symptom?
Paresthesia from temporary nerve compression
Hypersensitivity reaction to nerve injury
Hyperpathia from localized ischemia
Hypoesthesia from an inherited response
Paresthesia from temporary nerve compression
A nurse assess an older adult client for signs and symptoms of infection. In
the absence of a fever, for which will the nurse assess? Select all that apply.
decreased mental status
change in functional capacity
fatigue
weight gain
depression
decreased mental status
change in functional capacity
fatigue
Which intervention is an appropriate action by a nurse to take in attempting to
decrease a client's temperature through conduction?
Apply cooling blanket
Give client a warm bath
Lower the room temperature
Remove the client's blankets
Apply cooling blanket
A client with pneumonia is admitted with these vital signs: temperature 99.7ºF
(37.6°F), pulse 80 beats/min, respirations 18/minute, and BP 120/80 mm Hg.
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Which set of vital signs does the nurse anticipate when the client begins to
shiver and requests another blanket several hours later?
T 100.9ºF (38.3°C), P 90/min, R 20/min, BP 126/80 mm Hg
T 99.7ºF (37.6°C), P 86/min, R 18/min, BP 130/82 mm Hg
T 98.4ºF (36.9°C), P 82/min, R 16/min, BP 106/70 mm Hg
T 97.2ºF (36.2°C), P 70/min, R 12/min, BP 114/60 mmHg
T 100.9ºF (38.3°C), P 90/min, R 20/min, BP 126/80 mm Hg
A nurse notes that a client with a fever has begun to shiver. The nurse should
assess for which finding?
increased temperature
decreased temperature
hypothermia
hyperthermia
increased temperature
Which symptom indicates the next stage of a fever after a prodrome?
A flush
A chill
Defervescence
Prodrome
A chill
A nurse is working at the medical booth at a marathon on a hot summer day.
Which individual is at greatest risk for hyperthermia?
25-year-old running in the marathon
56-year-old with a history of a myocardial infarction walking the marathon
83-year-old spectator with congestive heart failure
13-year-old running the marathon
83-year-old spectator with congestive heart failure
What will the nurse teach a client with trigeminal neuralgia about the
condition?
Carbamazepine is a first-line treatment.
Surgery will relieve the condition.
It is good to spend time alone every day.
Avoid eating if it triggers the pain.
Carbamazepine is a first-line treatment.
NRSG 305 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AS AT 1-MAY-2026
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
.
Questions Exam 4
A client is experiencing chest pain that radiates to the left arm and neck. The
nurse would interpret this pain as:
Referred
Visceral
Cutaneous
Somatic
Referred
A student is feeling inside her backpack to find her mobile phone. There are a
number of other items in the backpack. Which component of somatosensory
conduction is most likely to provide the detailed sensory information that will
help her distinguish her phone from other items?
The primary dorsal root ganglion neuron, dorsal column neuron, and the
thalamic neuron
A slow-conducting pathway that projects into the intralaminar nuclei of the
thalamus
The opposite anterolateral pathway that travels to the reticular activating
system
A bilateral, multisynaptic, slow-conducting tract
The primary dorsal root ganglion neuron, dorsal column neuron, and the thalamic
neuron
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The nurse evaluates which body temperatures to be outside the normal range?
Select all that apply.
97.5°F (36.4°C)
100.4°F (37.8°C)
96.6°F (35.9°C)
99.0°F (37.2°C)
100.4°F (37.8°C)
96.6°F (35.9°C)
The nurse learns that different types of headaches respond to different
therapies. Which headache is most responsive to nonpharmacologic therapy?
Tension
Cluster
Migraine
Sinus
Tension
What can the nurse tell a client about antipyretic drugs during fever?
"They are not recommended."
"They usually have little effect."
"Antipyretics help to protect the body."
"Antipyretics are ineffective in most cases."
"Antipyretics help to protect the body."
A client reports general malaise and has a temperature is 103.8°F (39.9°C).
What is the rationale for administering a prescribed aspirin, an antipyretic, to
this client?
Temperatures in excess of 99.5°F (37.5°C) can result in seizure activity.
Lower temperatures inhibit the protein synthesis of bacteria.
Antipyretics protect vulnerable organs, such as the brain, from extreme
temperature elevation.
Most antipyretics have been shown to have little effect on core temperature
but alleviate discomforts.
Antipyretics protect vulnerable organs, such as the brain, from extreme temperature
Which client will the nurse be assessing in relation to problems with
thermoregulation?
66-year-old client with damage to the hypothalamus secondary to a cerebral
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vascular accident.
22-year-old client with damage to the cerebellum secondary to a motorcycle
accident.
68-year-old client with end-stage neurosyphilis.
45-year-old client with a T8 fracture secondary to a diving accident.
66-year-old client with damage to the hypothalamus secondary to a cerebral
vascular
A client reports feeling a tingling sensation in the last two fingers of one hand
after hitting the inner surface of the elbow on a desk. What is the cause of this
symptom?
Paresthesia from temporary nerve compression
Hypersensitivity reaction to nerve injury
Hyperpathia from localized ischemia
Hypoesthesia from an inherited response
Paresthesia from temporary nerve compression
A nurse assess an older adult client for signs and symptoms of infection. In
the absence of a fever, for which will the nurse assess? Select all that apply.
decreased mental status
change in functional capacity
fatigue
weight gain
depression
decreased mental status
change in functional capacity
fatigue
Which intervention is an appropriate action by a nurse to take in attempting to
decrease a client's temperature through conduction?
Apply cooling blanket
Give client a warm bath
Lower the room temperature
Remove the client's blankets
Apply cooling blanket
A client with pneumonia is admitted with these vital signs: temperature 99.7ºF
(37.6°F), pulse 80 beats/min, respirations 18/minute, and BP 120/80 mm Hg.
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Which set of vital signs does the nurse anticipate when the client begins to
shiver and requests another blanket several hours later?
T 100.9ºF (38.3°C), P 90/min, R 20/min, BP 126/80 mm Hg
T 99.7ºF (37.6°C), P 86/min, R 18/min, BP 130/82 mm Hg
T 98.4ºF (36.9°C), P 82/min, R 16/min, BP 106/70 mm Hg
T 97.2ºF (36.2°C), P 70/min, R 12/min, BP 114/60 mmHg
T 100.9ºF (38.3°C), P 90/min, R 20/min, BP 126/80 mm Hg
A nurse notes that a client with a fever has begun to shiver. The nurse should
assess for which finding?
increased temperature
decreased temperature
hypothermia
hyperthermia
increased temperature
Which symptom indicates the next stage of a fever after a prodrome?
A flush
A chill
Defervescence
Prodrome
A chill
A nurse is working at the medical booth at a marathon on a hot summer day.
Which individual is at greatest risk for hyperthermia?
25-year-old running in the marathon
56-year-old with a history of a myocardial infarction walking the marathon
83-year-old spectator with congestive heart failure
13-year-old running the marathon
83-year-old spectator with congestive heart failure
What will the nurse teach a client with trigeminal neuralgia about the
condition?
Carbamazepine is a first-line treatment.
Surgery will relieve the condition.
It is good to spend time alone every day.
Avoid eating if it triggers the pain.
Carbamazepine is a first-line treatment.
