NU 310 Exam 1 PREP
NU 310 EXAM 1 PREP LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
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A patient comes in after a severe motor vehicle accident his heart rate is 150, BP is
90/50, and respiratory rate is 18 what would you want to do first?
A. Take blood for electrolytes
B. Give potassium stat
C. Administer opioids
D. Document vital signs stat - Correct Answer-A
Your patient is post-op day one what would we do to prevent complications?
(Select all that apply)
A. Having them use IS
B. Giving them pain meds when their pain is 8/10
C. Ambulating every hour
D. Giving them sub-q enoxaparin - Correct Answer-A, D
Your 24 year old patient comes in for knee surgery. He informs you that his dad
spiked a fever of 104 when he had the same surgery. Why is this information
relevant to you?
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A. He is at a risk for post op infection
B. He is at a risk for malignant hyperthermia
C. He is at a risk for DVT's
D. This information is not relevant - Correct Answer-B
A patient scheduled for a cholecystectomy is undergoing routine pre-admission
testing. Which lab values would warrant concern from the nurse?
A. Calcium 10.5 mg/dL
B. WBC 14,000
C. PTT 35 seconds
D. HCT 35% - Correct Answer-B
A nurse assesses her patient post-op and obtains vital signs. The patient's blood
pressure is 90/50, heart rate is 120, the patient is in visible distress and his skin is
clammy. What action should the nurse do immediately?
A. Continue to monitor the patient and document vital signs
B. Check the patient's blood sugar for hypoglycemia
C. Notify the physician
D. Ask the patient if he is in pain and administer pain medications - Correct
Answer-C
A patient has undergone a hysterectomy and is on a medical surgical floor for
recovery. She is 12 hours post op and physical therapy comes to ambulate her.
Which situation would the nurse continue to ambulate the patient?
A. Patient's chart shows H&H low & stable vitals
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B. Blood pressure shows a significant decrease from laying to sitting
C. Order states bed rest for 48 hours due to increased bleeding risk
D. Patient is hesitant to start walking & has 3/10 pain in surgical area - Correct
Answer-D
What is the primary consideration of a PACU nurse caring for a post op patient?
A. Checking vitals q 15 mins
B. Maintaining a patent airway
C. Administering prescribed meds
D. Removing the dressing and checking the surgical site - Correct Answer-B
A 45 y/o male is 3 days post-op for an appendectomy. This patient is 5'8 and
weighs 310 pounds. The patient complains of feeling like "something gave out" as
he was coughing. What would the nurse expect?
A. Evisceration
B. Dehiscence
C. Abdominal distension
D. Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm - Correct Answer-B
The nurse would be alerted to malignant hyperthermia when the patient
demonstrates which of the following?
A. Hypocapnia
B. Muscle rigidity
C. Decrease body temperature
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D. Confusion upon arrival from anesthesia - Correct Answer-B
Which assessment data indicate the postoperative client who had anesthesia is
suffering a complication of the anesthesia?
A. Loss of sensation of the lumbar (L5) dermatome
B. Absence of the clients posterior tibial pulse
C. The client has a respiratory rate of eight
D. The blood pressure is within 20% of the client's baseline - Correct Answer-C
The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who needs daily dressing changes.
The patient is 3 days postoperative and is scheduled for discharge the next day.
Until now, the patient has refused to learn how to change her dressing. What
would indicate to the nurse the patient's possible readiness to learn how to
change her dressing? Select all that apply.
A. The patient wants you to teach a family member to do dressing changes.
B. The patient expresses interest in the dressing change.
C. The patient is willing to look at the incision during a dressing change.
D. The patient expresses dislike of the surgical wound.
E. The patient assists in opening the packages of dressing material for the nurse. -
Correct Answer-B, C, E
What would delay your patients discharge from the hospital?
A. Pain of 4/10 with ambulation
B. Inability to void since surgery
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NU 310 EXAM 1 PREP LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ GUARANTEED PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
A patient comes in after a severe motor vehicle accident his heart rate is 150, BP is
90/50, and respiratory rate is 18 what would you want to do first?
A. Take blood for electrolytes
B. Give potassium stat
C. Administer opioids
D. Document vital signs stat - Correct Answer-A
Your patient is post-op day one what would we do to prevent complications?
(Select all that apply)
A. Having them use IS
B. Giving them pain meds when their pain is 8/10
C. Ambulating every hour
D. Giving them sub-q enoxaparin - Correct Answer-A, D
Your 24 year old patient comes in for knee surgery. He informs you that his dad
spiked a fever of 104 when he had the same surgery. Why is this information
relevant to you?
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A. He is at a risk for post op infection
B. He is at a risk for malignant hyperthermia
C. He is at a risk for DVT's
D. This information is not relevant - Correct Answer-B
A patient scheduled for a cholecystectomy is undergoing routine pre-admission
testing. Which lab values would warrant concern from the nurse?
A. Calcium 10.5 mg/dL
B. WBC 14,000
C. PTT 35 seconds
D. HCT 35% - Correct Answer-B
A nurse assesses her patient post-op and obtains vital signs. The patient's blood
pressure is 90/50, heart rate is 120, the patient is in visible distress and his skin is
clammy. What action should the nurse do immediately?
A. Continue to monitor the patient and document vital signs
B. Check the patient's blood sugar for hypoglycemia
C. Notify the physician
D. Ask the patient if he is in pain and administer pain medications - Correct
Answer-C
A patient has undergone a hysterectomy and is on a medical surgical floor for
recovery. She is 12 hours post op and physical therapy comes to ambulate her.
Which situation would the nurse continue to ambulate the patient?
A. Patient's chart shows H&H low & stable vitals
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B. Blood pressure shows a significant decrease from laying to sitting
C. Order states bed rest for 48 hours due to increased bleeding risk
D. Patient is hesitant to start walking & has 3/10 pain in surgical area - Correct
Answer-D
What is the primary consideration of a PACU nurse caring for a post op patient?
A. Checking vitals q 15 mins
B. Maintaining a patent airway
C. Administering prescribed meds
D. Removing the dressing and checking the surgical site - Correct Answer-B
A 45 y/o male is 3 days post-op for an appendectomy. This patient is 5'8 and
weighs 310 pounds. The patient complains of feeling like "something gave out" as
he was coughing. What would the nurse expect?
A. Evisceration
B. Dehiscence
C. Abdominal distension
D. Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm - Correct Answer-B
The nurse would be alerted to malignant hyperthermia when the patient
demonstrates which of the following?
A. Hypocapnia
B. Muscle rigidity
C. Decrease body temperature
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D. Confusion upon arrival from anesthesia - Correct Answer-B
Which assessment data indicate the postoperative client who had anesthesia is
suffering a complication of the anesthesia?
A. Loss of sensation of the lumbar (L5) dermatome
B. Absence of the clients posterior tibial pulse
C. The client has a respiratory rate of eight
D. The blood pressure is within 20% of the client's baseline - Correct Answer-C
The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who needs daily dressing changes.
The patient is 3 days postoperative and is scheduled for discharge the next day.
Until now, the patient has refused to learn how to change her dressing. What
would indicate to the nurse the patient's possible readiness to learn how to
change her dressing? Select all that apply.
A. The patient wants you to teach a family member to do dressing changes.
B. The patient expresses interest in the dressing change.
C. The patient is willing to look at the incision during a dressing change.
D. The patient expresses dislike of the surgical wound.
E. The patient assists in opening the packages of dressing material for the nurse. -
Correct Answer-B, C, E
What would delay your patients discharge from the hospital?
A. Pain of 4/10 with ambulation
B. Inability to void since surgery
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