NURS 420 EXAM 3 | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced a pulmonary embolism (PE). Which statement is an
important physiologic concept for the nurse to remember about this condition?
a. Pulmonary system effects include bronchoconstriction and decreased alveolar dead space.
b. Hypercoagulability is the most significant predisposing factor for PE.
c. Pulmonary vasodilation occurs as a result of mediators released at the injury site.
d. The major hemodynamic compromise after PE is pulmonary hypertension. - ANSWER>d. The major
hemodynamic compromise after PE is pulmonary hypertension.
A patient has the head of the bed elevated 30 degrees, and the practitioner injects 50 mL of iced saline into the ear.
The diagnostic test result is positive when what happens?
a. The patient's eyes deviate to the opposite side.
, b. No response is noted from the patient.
c. The patient's eyes remain midline.
d. The patient's eyes deviate to the side of the injection. - ANSWER>d. The patient's eyes deviate to the side of the
injection.
In organ procurement, what time is documented as the patient's time of death?
a. The time the patient is extubated in the operating room
b. The time the surgical procedure is completed to remove the organs
c. The time brain death is determined
d. The time the patient leaves for the operating room - ANSWER>c. The time brain death is determined
A nurse is educating a patient receiving a kidney transplant on immunosuppressant drug therapy. Which statement
indicates that the teaching was effective?
a. "The purpose of these drugs is to protect me from infection."
b. "I need to take these drugs every day for the rest of my life."
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced a pulmonary embolism (PE). Which statement is an
important physiologic concept for the nurse to remember about this condition?
a. Pulmonary system effects include bronchoconstriction and decreased alveolar dead space.
b. Hypercoagulability is the most significant predisposing factor for PE.
c. Pulmonary vasodilation occurs as a result of mediators released at the injury site.
d. The major hemodynamic compromise after PE is pulmonary hypertension. - ANSWER>d. The major
hemodynamic compromise after PE is pulmonary hypertension.
A patient has the head of the bed elevated 30 degrees, and the practitioner injects 50 mL of iced saline into the ear.
The diagnostic test result is positive when what happens?
a. The patient's eyes deviate to the opposite side.
, b. No response is noted from the patient.
c. The patient's eyes remain midline.
d. The patient's eyes deviate to the side of the injection. - ANSWER>d. The patient's eyes deviate to the side of the
injection.
In organ procurement, what time is documented as the patient's time of death?
a. The time the patient is extubated in the operating room
b. The time the surgical procedure is completed to remove the organs
c. The time brain death is determined
d. The time the patient leaves for the operating room - ANSWER>c. The time brain death is determined
A nurse is educating a patient receiving a kidney transplant on immunosuppressant drug therapy. Which statement
indicates that the teaching was effective?
a. "The purpose of these drugs is to protect me from infection."
b. "I need to take these drugs every day for the rest of my life."
