NUR 170 Final EXAM /NUR170 Final Exam Actual Exam
NUR 170 FINAL EXAM /NUR170 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE 100+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!
You are caring for a patient who is being discharged to home with an indwelling
urinary catheter. Identify what you need to teach the patient about he urine
collection bag. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
Clamp the tubing when out of bed
Secure the tubing to the thigh
Keep the tubing below the level of the pelvis
Change the bag and tubing at least once a week - ANSWER-Secure the tubing to
the thigh
Keep the tubing below the level of the pelvis
Securing the tubing to the thigh will limit trauma to the urinary meatus.
Positioning the catheter collection bag below the level of the pelvis prevents urine
from flowing back into the bladder.
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, NUR 170 Final EXAM /NUR170 Final Exam Actual Exam
During the removal of a fecal impaction, which of the following could occur
because of vagal response?
Flushed skin
Bradycardia
Tachycardia
Bleeding - ANSWER-Bradycardia
The stimulation of the mucous membranes causes the vagal response and a
symptom is bradycardia. Flused skin, tachycardia, and bleeding are not vagal
responses.
The patient is admitted in the hospital and is currently receiving hypertonic fluids.
The nurse understands the potential complications of hypertonic fluids by
monitoring which of the following? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Fluid Volume Excess
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Cellular dehydration
Cell lysis
Cell shrinkage - ANSWER-Fluid volume excess, cellular dehydration, and cell
shrinkage are potential complications of hypertonic fluid administration.
Which of the following would result from a deficit of plasma proteins?
A decrease in colloid osmotic pressure
An increase in hydrostatic pressure
Cellular dehydration
Low blood pressure - ANSWER-A decrease in colloid osmotic pressure
Without plasma proteins there is no colloid osmotic pressure to move the fluid
into the capillary. Hydrostatic pressure , cellular dehydration, and low blood
pressure have nothing to do with plasma proteins.
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Place the following in the order in which they occur:
Microorganisms release pyrogens into the bloodstream.
Pyrogens travel to the hypothalamus and stimulate prostaglandin production.
The body reacts to achieve the new set point with chills, shivering, and
vasoconstriction.
Prostaglandins increase the set point in the hypothalamus. - ANSWER-1,2,4,3
How many total calories is in a food that contains 14 grams of carbohydrates, 3
grams of fat, and 5 grams of protein? - ANSWER-103, Carbohydrates 4 cal/gram 4
x 14 = 56
Fat 9 cal/gram 9 x 3 = 27
Protein 4 cal/gram 4 x 5 = 20
Total Calories = 103
You are teaching a group of nursing students about sleep cycles. Which statement
would reflect that they understand sleep cycles?
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NUR 170 FINAL EXAM /NUR170 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE 100+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!
You are caring for a patient who is being discharged to home with an indwelling
urinary catheter. Identify what you need to teach the patient about he urine
collection bag. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
Clamp the tubing when out of bed
Secure the tubing to the thigh
Keep the tubing below the level of the pelvis
Change the bag and tubing at least once a week - ANSWER-Secure the tubing to
the thigh
Keep the tubing below the level of the pelvis
Securing the tubing to the thigh will limit trauma to the urinary meatus.
Positioning the catheter collection bag below the level of the pelvis prevents urine
from flowing back into the bladder.
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, NUR 170 Final EXAM /NUR170 Final Exam Actual Exam
During the removal of a fecal impaction, which of the following could occur
because of vagal response?
Flushed skin
Bradycardia
Tachycardia
Bleeding - ANSWER-Bradycardia
The stimulation of the mucous membranes causes the vagal response and a
symptom is bradycardia. Flused skin, tachycardia, and bleeding are not vagal
responses.
The patient is admitted in the hospital and is currently receiving hypertonic fluids.
The nurse understands the potential complications of hypertonic fluids by
monitoring which of the following? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Fluid Volume Excess
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, NUR 170 Final EXAM /NUR170 Final Exam Actual Exam
Cellular dehydration
Cell lysis
Cell shrinkage - ANSWER-Fluid volume excess, cellular dehydration, and cell
shrinkage are potential complications of hypertonic fluid administration.
Which of the following would result from a deficit of plasma proteins?
A decrease in colloid osmotic pressure
An increase in hydrostatic pressure
Cellular dehydration
Low blood pressure - ANSWER-A decrease in colloid osmotic pressure
Without plasma proteins there is no colloid osmotic pressure to move the fluid
into the capillary. Hydrostatic pressure , cellular dehydration, and low blood
pressure have nothing to do with plasma proteins.
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, NUR 170 Final EXAM /NUR170 Final Exam Actual Exam
Place the following in the order in which they occur:
Microorganisms release pyrogens into the bloodstream.
Pyrogens travel to the hypothalamus and stimulate prostaglandin production.
The body reacts to achieve the new set point with chills, shivering, and
vasoconstriction.
Prostaglandins increase the set point in the hypothalamus. - ANSWER-1,2,4,3
How many total calories is in a food that contains 14 grams of carbohydrates, 3
grams of fat, and 5 grams of protein? - ANSWER-103, Carbohydrates 4 cal/gram 4
x 14 = 56
Fat 9 cal/gram 9 x 3 = 27
Protein 4 cal/gram 4 x 5 = 20
Total Calories = 103
You are teaching a group of nursing students about sleep cycles. Which statement
would reflect that they understand sleep cycles?
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