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HONDROS NUR 205 EXAM 3 2025: REAL
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS| PACK OF EXCELLENCE| THE
ULTIMATE KEY TO YOUR SUCCESS.
Which skills can the nurse delegate to assistive personnel (AP)?
(Select all that apply.)
1. Initiate oxygen therapy via nasal cannula.
2. Perform nasotracheal suctioning of a patient.
3. Educate the patient about the use of an incentive spirometer.
4. Assist with care of an established tracheostomy tube.
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5. Reposition a patient with a chest tube. - correct answer - 4.
Assist with care of an established trach tube
5. Reposition a patient with a chest tube
The nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia. On entering the
room, the nurse finds the patient lying in bed, coughing, and
unable to clear secretions. What should the nurse do first?
1. Start oxygen at 2L/min via nasal cannula
2. Elevate the head of the bed to 45 degrees
3. Encourage the patient to use incentive spirometer
4. Notify the health care provider - correct answer - 2. Elevate the
head of the bed to 45 degrees
Which statement is true regarding respiratory physiology?
1. Ventilation is the process of moving gases into and out of the
lungs.
2. The diaphragm is the major expiratory muscle of respiration.
3. Ventilation requires muscular properties irrespective of the
elastic properties of the lungs.
4. The diaphragm is innervated by the phrenic nerve that exits the
cranium. - correct answer - 1. Ventilation is the process of moving
gases into and out of the lungs
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Which condition causes bluish discoloration of the skin and
mucous membrane?
1. Hypoxia
2. Dehydration
3. Hyperlipidemia
4. Right sided cardiac failure - correct answer - 1. Hypoxia
Which information is correct regarding physiological factors that
affect oxygenation?
1. Metabolic rate decreases normally in pregnancy, wound
healing, and exercise.
2. The physiological response to chronic hypoxemia is an
increase in white blood cell production.
3. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning decreases the oxygen-
carrying capacity of the blood.
4. The oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood increases when
there is a decline in inspired oxygen concentration. - correct
answer - 3. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning decreases the
oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.
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Which condition causes decreased tissue oxygenation because of
the decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood?
1. Obesity
2. Anemia
3. Pregnancy
4. Neuromuscular disease - correct answer - 2. Anemia
In which condition do the lungs remove carbon dioxide faster than
it is produced by cellular metabolism?
1. Hypoxia
2, Hypoxemia
3. Hypovoleia
4. Hyperventilation - correct answer - Hyperventilation
Which condition is likely induced by salicylate poisoning? - correct
answer - Hyperventilation
Respiratory alkalosis means that the ventilator settings may be
too...
HONDROS NUR 205 EXAM 3 2025: REAL
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS| PACK OF EXCELLENCE| THE
ULTIMATE KEY TO YOUR SUCCESS.
Which skills can the nurse delegate to assistive personnel (AP)?
(Select all that apply.)
1. Initiate oxygen therapy via nasal cannula.
2. Perform nasotracheal suctioning of a patient.
3. Educate the patient about the use of an incentive spirometer.
4. Assist with care of an established tracheostomy tube.
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5. Reposition a patient with a chest tube. - correct answer - 4.
Assist with care of an established trach tube
5. Reposition a patient with a chest tube
The nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia. On entering the
room, the nurse finds the patient lying in bed, coughing, and
unable to clear secretions. What should the nurse do first?
1. Start oxygen at 2L/min via nasal cannula
2. Elevate the head of the bed to 45 degrees
3. Encourage the patient to use incentive spirometer
4. Notify the health care provider - correct answer - 2. Elevate the
head of the bed to 45 degrees
Which statement is true regarding respiratory physiology?
1. Ventilation is the process of moving gases into and out of the
lungs.
2. The diaphragm is the major expiratory muscle of respiration.
3. Ventilation requires muscular properties irrespective of the
elastic properties of the lungs.
4. The diaphragm is innervated by the phrenic nerve that exits the
cranium. - correct answer - 1. Ventilation is the process of moving
gases into and out of the lungs
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Which condition causes bluish discoloration of the skin and
mucous membrane?
1. Hypoxia
2. Dehydration
3. Hyperlipidemia
4. Right sided cardiac failure - correct answer - 1. Hypoxia
Which information is correct regarding physiological factors that
affect oxygenation?
1. Metabolic rate decreases normally in pregnancy, wound
healing, and exercise.
2. The physiological response to chronic hypoxemia is an
increase in white blood cell production.
3. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning decreases the oxygen-
carrying capacity of the blood.
4. The oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood increases when
there is a decline in inspired oxygen concentration. - correct
answer - 3. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning decreases the
oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.
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Which condition causes decreased tissue oxygenation because of
the decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood?
1. Obesity
2. Anemia
3. Pregnancy
4. Neuromuscular disease - correct answer - 2. Anemia
In which condition do the lungs remove carbon dioxide faster than
it is produced by cellular metabolism?
1. Hypoxia
2, Hypoxemia
3. Hypovoleia
4. Hyperventilation - correct answer - Hyperventilation
Which condition is likely induced by salicylate poisoning? - correct
answer - Hyperventilation
Respiratory alkalosis means that the ventilator settings may be
too...
