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NUR210 /NUR 210 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 EXAM 2
VERSIONS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT) /A+ GRADE ASSURED
infection .....ANSWER.....While assessing a client's abdomen, the
nurse observes involuntary reflex guarding on expiration. The
nurse would interpret this as most likely indicating what
complication?
An increase in the pitch .....ANSWER.....Which change in
auscultation of bowel sounds should the nurse recognize as most
diagnostic of an intestinal obstruction?
Ask the client to breathe slowly and deeply .....ANSWER.....The
nurse is performing light palpation of the client's abdomen. How
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can the nurse best prevent voluntary guarding during this phase
of assessment?
ureteral stone .....ANSWER.....Linda is a 29-year-old who had
excruciating pain that started under her lower ribs on the right
side. The pain eventually moved to her lateral abdomen and
then into her right lower quadrant. Which is most likely given this
presentation?
"I should avoid lifting heavy objects." .....ANSWER.....The nurse
provides teaching to a client with gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD). Which client statement indicates that teaching
has been effective?
Renal calculi
Kidney infection
Hydronephrosis .....ANSWER.....A client expresses pain when the
left costovertebral angle is palpated. What should the nurse
suspect is occurring with this client? Select all that apply.
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Cullen's sign .....ANSWER.....A nurse suspects intra-abdominal
bleeding in a client who was recently involved in a motor vehicle
accident. Which finding would most likely lead the nurse to this
suspicion?
absent .....ANSWER.....A young adult male who comes to the
emergency department complaining of abdominal pain for the
past 3 days is suspected of having a ruptured appendix. What
bowel sound would the nurse expect to assess in this client?
Question the order as a barium enema is contraindicated in
acute appendicitis .....ANSWER.....The client with a acute
appendicitis has been ordered a barium enema. What should the
nurse do first?
Ovarian tumor
Impacted colon
Uterine enlargement
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Full bladder .....ANSWER.....A nurse observes the abdomen of a
client and notices it to be distended below the umbilicus. The
nurse recognizes that this can be caused by which of these
conditions? Select all that apply.
Esophageal varices .....ANSWER.....A 46-year-old former
salesman presents to the ER complaining of black stools for the
past few weeks. His past medical history is significant for
cirrhosis. He has gained weight recently, especially around his
abdomen. He has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 30
years and has drunk approximately 10 alcoholic beverages a
day for 25 years. He has used IV heroin and smoked crack in the
past. He denies any recent use. He is currently unemployed and
has never been married. Examination shows a man appearing
older than his stated age. His skin has a yellowish tint and he is
thin with a prominent abdomen. Multiple "spider angiomas" are
at the base of his neck. Otherwise his heart and lung
NUR210 /NUR 210 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 EXAM 2
VERSIONS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT) /A+ GRADE ASSURED
infection .....ANSWER.....While assessing a client's abdomen, the
nurse observes involuntary reflex guarding on expiration. The
nurse would interpret this as most likely indicating what
complication?
An increase in the pitch .....ANSWER.....Which change in
auscultation of bowel sounds should the nurse recognize as most
diagnostic of an intestinal obstruction?
Ask the client to breathe slowly and deeply .....ANSWER.....The
nurse is performing light palpation of the client's abdomen. How
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can the nurse best prevent voluntary guarding during this phase
of assessment?
ureteral stone .....ANSWER.....Linda is a 29-year-old who had
excruciating pain that started under her lower ribs on the right
side. The pain eventually moved to her lateral abdomen and
then into her right lower quadrant. Which is most likely given this
presentation?
"I should avoid lifting heavy objects." .....ANSWER.....The nurse
provides teaching to a client with gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD). Which client statement indicates that teaching
has been effective?
Renal calculi
Kidney infection
Hydronephrosis .....ANSWER.....A client expresses pain when the
left costovertebral angle is palpated. What should the nurse
suspect is occurring with this client? Select all that apply.
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Cullen's sign .....ANSWER.....A nurse suspects intra-abdominal
bleeding in a client who was recently involved in a motor vehicle
accident. Which finding would most likely lead the nurse to this
suspicion?
absent .....ANSWER.....A young adult male who comes to the
emergency department complaining of abdominal pain for the
past 3 days is suspected of having a ruptured appendix. What
bowel sound would the nurse expect to assess in this client?
Question the order as a barium enema is contraindicated in
acute appendicitis .....ANSWER.....The client with a acute
appendicitis has been ordered a barium enema. What should the
nurse do first?
Ovarian tumor
Impacted colon
Uterine enlargement
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Full bladder .....ANSWER.....A nurse observes the abdomen of a
client and notices it to be distended below the umbilicus. The
nurse recognizes that this can be caused by which of these
conditions? Select all that apply.
Esophageal varices .....ANSWER.....A 46-year-old former
salesman presents to the ER complaining of black stools for the
past few weeks. His past medical history is significant for
cirrhosis. He has gained weight recently, especially around his
abdomen. He has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 30
years and has drunk approximately 10 alcoholic beverages a
day for 25 years. He has used IV heroin and smoked crack in the
past. He denies any recent use. He is currently unemployed and
has never been married. Examination shows a man appearing
older than his stated age. His skin has a yellowish tint and he is
thin with a prominent abdomen. Multiple "spider angiomas" are
at the base of his neck. Otherwise his heart and lung
