NUR 206 COMMUNITY HESI EXAM 2 || || || || || ||
2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 270 || || || || ||
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS || || ||
The nurse teaches a patient about pursed lip breathing. Which action by the
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patient would indicate to the nurse that further teaching is needed?
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The patient practices by blowing through a straw.
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The patient's ratio of inhalation to exhalation is 1:3.
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The patient inhales slowly through the nose.
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The patient puffs up the cheeks while exhaling. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4
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A 55-year-old patient with increasing dyspnea is being evaluated for a possible
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diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When teaching a
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patient about pulmonary function testing (PFT) for this condition, what is the
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most important question the nurse should ask?
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"Do you have any metal implants or prostheses?"
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,"Have you taken any bronchodilators in the past 6 hours?"
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"Are you claustrophobic?"
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"Are you allergic to shellfish?" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2
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A patient has just been admitted with probable bacterial pneumonia and
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sepsis. Which order should the nurse implement first?
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Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) 400 mg IV || || || ||
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) rectal suppository || || ||
Chest x-ray via stretcher
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Blood cultures from two sites - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4
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A patient hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
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being discharged home on oxygen therapy. Which instruction should the
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nurse include in the discharge teaching?
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Oxygen flow should be increased if the patient has more dyspnea.
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Oxygen use can improve the patient's prognosis and quality of life.
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,Storage of oxygen tanks will require adequate space in the home.
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Travel opportunities will be limited because of the use of oxygen. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔2 ||
A client in the emergency department is taking rifampin (Rifadin) for
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tuberculosis. The client reports yellowing of the sclera and skin and bleeding
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after minor trauma. What laboratory results correlate to this condition?
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(Select all that apply.)
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Prothrombin time: 35 seconds || || ||
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Serum sodium: 130 mEq/L
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Blood urea nitrogen (BUN): 19 mg/dL
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International normalized ratio (INR): 6.3 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2,4,5
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A patient who is experiencing an acute asthma attack is admitted to the
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emergency department. Which assessment should the nurse complete first?
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Determine when the dyspnea started. || || || ||
, Obtain the forced expiratory volume (FEV) flow rate.
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Listen to the patient's breath sounds.
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Ask about inhaled corticosteroid use. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
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A patient with a tracheostomy has a new order for a fenestrated tracheostomy
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tube. Which action should the nurse include in the plan of care in
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collaboration with the speech therapist? || || || ||
Assess the ability to swallow before using the fenestrated tube.
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Inflate the tracheostomy cuff during use of the fenestrated tube.
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Leave the tracheostomy inner cannula inserted at all times.
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Place the decannulation cap in the tube before cuff deflation. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1 ||
An alcoholic and homeless patient is diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB).
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Which intervention by the nurse will be most effective in ensuring adherence
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with the treatment regimen?
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Teach the patient about the high risk for infecting others unless treatment is
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followed.
2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 270 || || || || ||
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS || || ||
The nurse teaches a patient about pursed lip breathing. Which action by the
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patient would indicate to the nurse that further teaching is needed?
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The patient practices by blowing through a straw.
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The patient's ratio of inhalation to exhalation is 1:3.
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The patient inhales slowly through the nose.
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The patient puffs up the cheeks while exhaling. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4
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A 55-year-old patient with increasing dyspnea is being evaluated for a possible
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diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When teaching a
|| || || || || || || || || ||
patient about pulmonary function testing (PFT) for this condition, what is the
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
most important question the nurse should ask?
|| || || || || || ||
"Do you have any metal implants or prostheses?"
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,"Have you taken any bronchodilators in the past 6 hours?"
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"Are you claustrophobic?"
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"Are you allergic to shellfish?" - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2
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A patient has just been admitted with probable bacterial pneumonia and
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sepsis. Which order should the nurse implement first?
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Ciprofloxacin (Cipro) 400 mg IV || || || ||
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) rectal suppository || || ||
Chest x-ray via stretcher
|| || ||
Blood cultures from two sites - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4
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A patient hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
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being discharged home on oxygen therapy. Which instruction should the
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nurse include in the discharge teaching?
|| || || || ||
Oxygen flow should be increased if the patient has more dyspnea.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Oxygen use can improve the patient's prognosis and quality of life.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
,Storage of oxygen tanks will require adequate space in the home.
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Travel opportunities will be limited because of the use of oxygen. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔2 ||
A client in the emergency department is taking rifampin (Rifadin) for
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tuberculosis. The client reports yellowing of the sclera and skin and bleeding
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after minor trauma. What laboratory results correlate to this condition?
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(Select all that apply.)
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|| White blood cell (WBC) count: 72,000/mm
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Prothrombin time: 35 seconds || || ||
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Serum sodium: 130 mEq/L
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Blood urea nitrogen (BUN): 19 mg/dL
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International normalized ratio (INR): 6.3 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔2,4,5
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A patient who is experiencing an acute asthma attack is admitted to the
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emergency department. Which assessment should the nurse complete first?
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Determine when the dyspnea started. || || || ||
, Obtain the forced expiratory volume (FEV) flow rate.
|| || || || || || ||
Listen to the patient's breath sounds.
|| || || || ||
Ask about inhaled corticosteroid use. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔3
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A patient with a tracheostomy has a new order for a fenestrated tracheostomy
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tube. Which action should the nurse include in the plan of care in
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collaboration with the speech therapist? || || || ||
Assess the ability to swallow before using the fenestrated tube.
|| || || || || || || || ||
Inflate the tracheostomy cuff during use of the fenestrated tube.
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Leave the tracheostomy inner cannula inserted at all times.
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Place the decannulation cap in the tube before cuff deflation. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1 ||
An alcoholic and homeless patient is diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB).
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Which intervention by the nurse will be most effective in ensuring adherence
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with the treatment regimen?
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Teach the patient about the high risk for infecting others unless treatment is
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followed.
