NURS 8022 Exam 3 Questions with Correct
Verified Detailed Answer Top Graded
2025/2026
Introduction:
This document contains the complete set of NURS 8022 Exam 3
questions with verified correct answers and detailed explanations.
Topics covered include advanced nursing practice, respiratory and
cardiovascular physiology, renal system, fluid and electrolyte
balance, pathophysiology of chronic diseases, evidence-based
practice, leadership, and patient care strategies. It serves as a
thorough exam preparation resource with both clinical knowledge
and applied nursing scenarios.
Exam Questions and Answers:
73. A child with Kawasaki disease is in the acute phase is
admitted to the hospital. The nurse understands this child will;
1. Exhibit desquamation of the palms and soles
2. Receive steroids
3. Be febrile--- correct answer --- 4. Be febrile
,74. Three steps of respiratory system--- correct answer ---
Ventilation (pulm) Diffusion (pulm)
Perfusion (cardio)
75. Goblet cells--- correct answer --- produce mucus
76. Cilia--- correct answer --- Hairlike structures
77. Alveoli--- correct answer --- Primary gas exchange units
78. Type I alveolar cells--- correct answer --- alveolar structure
79. Type II alveolar cells--- correct answer --- surfactant
production
80. What is surfactant?--- correct answer --- A detergent like
complex, reduces surface tension and helps keep the alveoli from
collapsing.
81. Acinus contains
1. Ciliated cells
2. Goblet cells
3. Alveolar ducts--- correct answer --- 3. Alveolar ducts
82. Pulmonary circulation functions--- correct answer ---
(1) facilitates gas exchange
(2) delivers nutrients to lung tissues
(3) acts as a blood reservoir for the left ventricle
(4) serves as a filtering system that removes clots, air, and other
debris from the circulation
,83. Pulmonary circulation has (higher/lower) pressure than
systemic circula- tion?--- correct answer --- Lower
84. What two circulatory systems make up the pulmonary
circulation?--- correct answer --- -
Bronchial (high pressure) and pulmonary (low pressure)
85. Two factors that keep the lungs from collapsing--- correct
answer --- surfactant and pleural pressure
86. Pulmonary system functions--- correct answer --- Ventilate
the alveoli Diffuse gases into and out of the blood
Perfuse the lungs so the body receives oxygen
87. Anatomic dead space--- correct answer --- part of respiratory
system where gas exchange does not take place. (~150mL)
88. Minute ventilation--- correct answer --- total volume of air
inhaled and exhaled each minute MV=TVxRR
89. Alveolar ventilation--- correct answer --- the amount of air
that reaches the alveoli. AV=RRx(TV-dead space)
90. Where is the respiratory center located?--- correct answer ---
brainstem
91. Dorsal respiratory group--- correct answer --- Sets the basic
automatic rhythm. Receives impulses from peripheral
chemoreceptors in the carotid and aortic bodies. Detects the PaCO2
and the amount of oxygen in the arterial blood
92. Ventral respiratory group--- correct answer --- Contains
inspiratory and expiratory neurons. Be- comes active when
increased ventilatory effort is required.
, 93. Central chemoreceptors--- correct answer --- Receptors in the
central nervous system that monitor the pH of cerebrospinal luid to
help regulate ventilation rate.
94. Peripheral chemoreceptors--- correct answer --- located in
carotid and aortic bodies of the large arteries above the heart >>
respond to the O2 and CO2 content and the pH of blood
95. Parasympathetic receptors--- correct answer --- cause smooth
muscles to contract and are the main controllers of airway caliber.
96. Sympathetic receptors--- correct answer --- cause smooth
muscles to relax and dilate
97. Which statement indicates the nurse has a correct
understanding of sur- factant?
Surfactant
1. Is found in the bronchi
2. Is produced by type I alveolar cells
3. Reduces surface tension--- correct answer --- 3. Reduces
surface tension
98. Normal liters of ventilation--- correct answer --- 4L/min
99. Normal liters of perfusion--- correct answer --- 5L/min
100. V/Q ration--- correct answer --- A measurement that examines
how much gas is being moved effectively and how much blood is
flowing around the alveoli where gas exchange (perfusion) occurs.
101. Four steps of gas transport--- correct answer ---
1. Ventilation of the lungs
Verified Detailed Answer Top Graded
2025/2026
Introduction:
This document contains the complete set of NURS 8022 Exam 3
questions with verified correct answers and detailed explanations.
Topics covered include advanced nursing practice, respiratory and
cardiovascular physiology, renal system, fluid and electrolyte
balance, pathophysiology of chronic diseases, evidence-based
practice, leadership, and patient care strategies. It serves as a
thorough exam preparation resource with both clinical knowledge
and applied nursing scenarios.
Exam Questions and Answers:
73. A child with Kawasaki disease is in the acute phase is
admitted to the hospital. The nurse understands this child will;
1. Exhibit desquamation of the palms and soles
2. Receive steroids
3. Be febrile--- correct answer --- 4. Be febrile
,74. Three steps of respiratory system--- correct answer ---
Ventilation (pulm) Diffusion (pulm)
Perfusion (cardio)
75. Goblet cells--- correct answer --- produce mucus
76. Cilia--- correct answer --- Hairlike structures
77. Alveoli--- correct answer --- Primary gas exchange units
78. Type I alveolar cells--- correct answer --- alveolar structure
79. Type II alveolar cells--- correct answer --- surfactant
production
80. What is surfactant?--- correct answer --- A detergent like
complex, reduces surface tension and helps keep the alveoli from
collapsing.
81. Acinus contains
1. Ciliated cells
2. Goblet cells
3. Alveolar ducts--- correct answer --- 3. Alveolar ducts
82. Pulmonary circulation functions--- correct answer ---
(1) facilitates gas exchange
(2) delivers nutrients to lung tissues
(3) acts as a blood reservoir for the left ventricle
(4) serves as a filtering system that removes clots, air, and other
debris from the circulation
,83. Pulmonary circulation has (higher/lower) pressure than
systemic circula- tion?--- correct answer --- Lower
84. What two circulatory systems make up the pulmonary
circulation?--- correct answer --- -
Bronchial (high pressure) and pulmonary (low pressure)
85. Two factors that keep the lungs from collapsing--- correct
answer --- surfactant and pleural pressure
86. Pulmonary system functions--- correct answer --- Ventilate
the alveoli Diffuse gases into and out of the blood
Perfuse the lungs so the body receives oxygen
87. Anatomic dead space--- correct answer --- part of respiratory
system where gas exchange does not take place. (~150mL)
88. Minute ventilation--- correct answer --- total volume of air
inhaled and exhaled each minute MV=TVxRR
89. Alveolar ventilation--- correct answer --- the amount of air
that reaches the alveoli. AV=RRx(TV-dead space)
90. Where is the respiratory center located?--- correct answer ---
brainstem
91. Dorsal respiratory group--- correct answer --- Sets the basic
automatic rhythm. Receives impulses from peripheral
chemoreceptors in the carotid and aortic bodies. Detects the PaCO2
and the amount of oxygen in the arterial blood
92. Ventral respiratory group--- correct answer --- Contains
inspiratory and expiratory neurons. Be- comes active when
increased ventilatory effort is required.
, 93. Central chemoreceptors--- correct answer --- Receptors in the
central nervous system that monitor the pH of cerebrospinal luid to
help regulate ventilation rate.
94. Peripheral chemoreceptors--- correct answer --- located in
carotid and aortic bodies of the large arteries above the heart >>
respond to the O2 and CO2 content and the pH of blood
95. Parasympathetic receptors--- correct answer --- cause smooth
muscles to contract and are the main controllers of airway caliber.
96. Sympathetic receptors--- correct answer --- cause smooth
muscles to relax and dilate
97. Which statement indicates the nurse has a correct
understanding of sur- factant?
Surfactant
1. Is found in the bronchi
2. Is produced by type I alveolar cells
3. Reduces surface tension--- correct answer --- 3. Reduces
surface tension
98. Normal liters of ventilation--- correct answer --- 4L/min
99. Normal liters of perfusion--- correct answer --- 5L/min
100. V/Q ration--- correct answer --- A measurement that examines
how much gas is being moved effectively and how much blood is
flowing around the alveoli where gas exchange (perfusion) occurs.
101. Four steps of gas transport--- correct answer ---
1. Ventilation of the lungs
