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2025/2026 NURS 327 EXAM 2 CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED) FOR GUARANTEED PASS TOP-RATED
A+.
NURS327
Ace your NURS 327 exam with this comprehensive and focused study
guide. It covers the essential nursing concepts and clinical applications
required for success. Ideal for efficient review and mastering the key
topics you'll be tested on.
A client presents to the ED after being in a boating accident
about 3 hours ago. Now the client reports headache, fatigue,
and the feeling that he "just can't breathe enough." The nurse
notes that the client is restless and tachycardic with an
elevated blood pressure. This client may be in the early stages
of what respiratory problem? ...... ANSWER ....... Acute
respiratory failure
A client with thoracic trauma is admitted to the ICU. The
nurse notes the client's chest and neck are swollen and there
is a crackling sensation when palpated. The nurse
consequently identifies the presence of subcutaneous
emphysema. If this condition becomes severe and threatens
airway patency, what intervention is indicated? ......
ANSWER ....... A tracheostomy
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An adult client has just been diagnosed with small cell lung
cancer. The client asks the nurse why the doctor is not
offering surgery as a treatment for his cancer. What fact
about lung cancer treatment should inform the nurse's
response? ...... ANSWER ....... Small cell cancer of the
lung grows rapidly and metastasizes early and extensively.
The mother of a client with cancer comes to the nurse
concerned with her daughter's safety. She states that the dose
of morphine that her daughter requires to control her pain is
getting "higher and higher." As a result, the mother is afraid
that her daughter will overdose. The nurse should educate
the mother about what aspect of her daughter's pain
management? ...... ANSWER ....... There is no absolute
maximum opioid dose and her daughter is becoming more
tolerant to the drug.
Why would a client with COPD report feeling fatigued?
Select all that apply.
Patient is using all expendable energy just to breathe.
Lung function gradually decreases over time in clients with
COPD.
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Patient is using all expendable energy on ADLs ......
ANSWER ....... Patient is using all expendable energy
just to breathe.
Lung function gradually decreases over time in clients with
COPD.
While assessing an acutely ill client's respiratory rate, the
nurse assesses four normal breaths followed by an episode of
apnea lasting 20 seconds. How should the nurse document
this finding? ...... ANSWER ....... Biot's respirations
It is important for the nurse to provide required information
and appropriate explanations of diagnostic procedures to
clients with respiratory disorders in order to ......
ANSWER ....... manage decreased energy levels.
A thoracentesis is performed to obtain a sample of pleural
fluid or a biopsy specimen from the pleural wall for
diagnostic purposes. What does serous fluid indicate? ......
ANSWER ....... Cancer
A patient is brought into the emergency department with
carbon monoxide poisoning after escaping a house fire. What
should the nurse monitor this patient for? ...... ANSWER
....... Anemic hypoxia
2025/2026 NURS 327 EXAM 2 CURRENTLY TESTING
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED) FOR GUARANTEED PASS TOP-RATED
A+.
NURS327
Ace your NURS 327 exam with this comprehensive and focused study
guide. It covers the essential nursing concepts and clinical applications
required for success. Ideal for efficient review and mastering the key
topics you'll be tested on.
A client presents to the ED after being in a boating accident
about 3 hours ago. Now the client reports headache, fatigue,
and the feeling that he "just can't breathe enough." The nurse
notes that the client is restless and tachycardic with an
elevated blood pressure. This client may be in the early stages
of what respiratory problem? ...... ANSWER ....... Acute
respiratory failure
A client with thoracic trauma is admitted to the ICU. The
nurse notes the client's chest and neck are swollen and there
is a crackling sensation when palpated. The nurse
consequently identifies the presence of subcutaneous
emphysema. If this condition becomes severe and threatens
airway patency, what intervention is indicated? ......
ANSWER ....... A tracheostomy
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An adult client has just been diagnosed with small cell lung
cancer. The client asks the nurse why the doctor is not
offering surgery as a treatment for his cancer. What fact
about lung cancer treatment should inform the nurse's
response? ...... ANSWER ....... Small cell cancer of the
lung grows rapidly and metastasizes early and extensively.
The mother of a client with cancer comes to the nurse
concerned with her daughter's safety. She states that the dose
of morphine that her daughter requires to control her pain is
getting "higher and higher." As a result, the mother is afraid
that her daughter will overdose. The nurse should educate
the mother about what aspect of her daughter's pain
management? ...... ANSWER ....... There is no absolute
maximum opioid dose and her daughter is becoming more
tolerant to the drug.
Why would a client with COPD report feeling fatigued?
Select all that apply.
Patient is using all expendable energy just to breathe.
Lung function gradually decreases over time in clients with
COPD.
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Patient is using all expendable energy on ADLs ......
ANSWER ....... Patient is using all expendable energy
just to breathe.
Lung function gradually decreases over time in clients with
COPD.
While assessing an acutely ill client's respiratory rate, the
nurse assesses four normal breaths followed by an episode of
apnea lasting 20 seconds. How should the nurse document
this finding? ...... ANSWER ....... Biot's respirations
It is important for the nurse to provide required information
and appropriate explanations of diagnostic procedures to
clients with respiratory disorders in order to ......
ANSWER ....... manage decreased energy levels.
A thoracentesis is performed to obtain a sample of pleural
fluid or a biopsy specimen from the pleural wall for
diagnostic purposes. What does serous fluid indicate? ......
ANSWER ....... Cancer
A patient is brought into the emergency department with
carbon monoxide poisoning after escaping a house fire. What
should the nurse monitor this patient for? ...... ANSWER
....... Anemic hypoxia
