NR 341 FINAL Exam 76 Questions with
Correct Answers Newly Updated
2022/2023 100% PASS!
1. A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient is
presented in the home when the patient dies and feels saddened
and tearful as the family members begin to cry. Which action
should the nurse take at this time? - Correct Answer= Cry along
with the patient's family members
2. The son of a dying patient tells the nurse, "Mother doesn't
respond any more when I visit, I don't think she knows that I am
here". Which response by the nurse is appropriate? -Correct
Answer= "Withdrawal can be a normal response in the process of
dying."
3. A patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash has had a
tracheostomy placed to allow for mechanical ventilation. How
should the nurse interpret the following arterial blood gas results:
pH 7.48, paO2 32 mmHG, and HCO3 25 mEq/L? - Correct Answer=
Respiratory Alkalosis
4. An older adult patient receiving iso-osmolar continuous enteral
nutrition develops restlessness, agitation, and weakness. Which
laboratory result should the nurse report to the health care
provider immediately? -Correct Answer= Na 154 mEq/L (154
mmo/L)
5. A patient undergoing an emergency appendectomy has been
using St. Johns wart to prevent depression.
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, 6. Which complication should the nurse expect in the post
anesthesia care unit? -Correct Answer= Increased anesthesia
recovery time
7. A patient who takes a diuretic and a B-blocker to control blood
pressure is scheduled for breast reconstruction surgery. Which
patient information is most important to communicate to the
health care provider before surgery? - Correct Answer= Serum
potassium 3.2 mEq/L
8. While in the holding area, a patient revels to the nurse that his
father had a high fever immediately after surgery. What action by
the nurse is a priority? -Correct Answer= Alert the anesthesia care
provider of the family member's reaction to surgery.
9. A patient in surgery receives a neuromuscular blocking agent as
an adjunct to general anesthesia. Which in the post anesthesia
care unit (PACU). What assessment finding is most important for
the nurse to report? -Correct Answer= Weak chest movement
10. A patient who has begun to awaken after 30 minutes in the post
anesthesia care unit (PACU) is restless and shouting at the nurse.
The patient's oxygen saturation is 96%, and recent laboratory
results are all normal. Which action by the nurse is most
appropriate? - Correct Answer= Assess for bladder distension
11. A patient who is just waking up after having hip replacement
surgery is agitated and confused. Which action should the nurse
take first? - Correct Answer= Check the oxygen (O2) saturation
12. On admission to the burn unit, a patient with an approximate
25% total body surface area (TBSA) burn has the following initial
laboratory results: Hct 58%, Hgb 18.2 mg/dL (172 d/L), Serum K+
4.9 mEq/L (4.8 mmol/L and serum Na+ 1345 mEq/L (135 mmo/L).
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Correct Answers Newly Updated
2022/2023 100% PASS!
1. A hospice nurse who has become close to a terminally ill patient is
presented in the home when the patient dies and feels saddened
and tearful as the family members begin to cry. Which action
should the nurse take at this time? - Correct Answer= Cry along
with the patient's family members
2. The son of a dying patient tells the nurse, "Mother doesn't
respond any more when I visit, I don't think she knows that I am
here". Which response by the nurse is appropriate? -Correct
Answer= "Withdrawal can be a normal response in the process of
dying."
3. A patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash has had a
tracheostomy placed to allow for mechanical ventilation. How
should the nurse interpret the following arterial blood gas results:
pH 7.48, paO2 32 mmHG, and HCO3 25 mEq/L? - Correct Answer=
Respiratory Alkalosis
4. An older adult patient receiving iso-osmolar continuous enteral
nutrition develops restlessness, agitation, and weakness. Which
laboratory result should the nurse report to the health care
provider immediately? -Correct Answer= Na 154 mEq/L (154
mmo/L)
5. A patient undergoing an emergency appendectomy has been
using St. Johns wart to prevent depression.
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, 6. Which complication should the nurse expect in the post
anesthesia care unit? -Correct Answer= Increased anesthesia
recovery time
7. A patient who takes a diuretic and a B-blocker to control blood
pressure is scheduled for breast reconstruction surgery. Which
patient information is most important to communicate to the
health care provider before surgery? - Correct Answer= Serum
potassium 3.2 mEq/L
8. While in the holding area, a patient revels to the nurse that his
father had a high fever immediately after surgery. What action by
the nurse is a priority? -Correct Answer= Alert the anesthesia care
provider of the family member's reaction to surgery.
9. A patient in surgery receives a neuromuscular blocking agent as
an adjunct to general anesthesia. Which in the post anesthesia
care unit (PACU). What assessment finding is most important for
the nurse to report? -Correct Answer= Weak chest movement
10. A patient who has begun to awaken after 30 minutes in the post
anesthesia care unit (PACU) is restless and shouting at the nurse.
The patient's oxygen saturation is 96%, and recent laboratory
results are all normal. Which action by the nurse is most
appropriate? - Correct Answer= Assess for bladder distension
11. A patient who is just waking up after having hip replacement
surgery is agitated and confused. Which action should the nurse
take first? - Correct Answer= Check the oxygen (O2) saturation
12. On admission to the burn unit, a patient with an approximate
25% total body surface area (TBSA) burn has the following initial
laboratory results: Hct 58%, Hgb 18.2 mg/dL (172 d/L), Serum K+
4.9 mEq/L (4.8 mmol/L and serum Na+ 1345 mEq/L (135 mmo/L).
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