NUR 326 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
A client with a history of hypertension and left ventricular failure arrives for a scheduled
clinic appointment and tells the nurse, "My feet are killing me. These got too tight.". The
nurse's best initial action would be to?
a. Weigh the client
b. Notify the physician
c. Take the client's pulse
d. Listen to the client's breath sounds - Answers -Weigh the client
When performing a physical assessment of a client with heart failure, the adaptation
that would be unexpected is ?"
1. Dependent edema
2. Progressive fatigue
3. Moist, clammy skin
4. Collapsed neck veins - Answers -Collapsed neck veins
The nurse understands that heart failure can be best be described as?
1. A cardiac condition caused by inadequate circulating blood volume
2. An acute state in which the pulmonary circulation decreases
3. An inability of the heart to pump blood in proportion to metabolic needs
4. A chronic state in which the systolic pressure drops below 90 mm Hg - Answers -An
inability of the heart to pump blood in proportion to metabolic needs
The nurse suggests that a client with right ventricular failure should?
1. Take a hot bath before bedtime
2. Avoid sleeping in an air conditioned room
3. Avoid emotionally stressful situations when possible
4. Exercise daily until the pulse rate exceeds 100 beats/minute - Answers -Avoid
emotionally stressful situation when possible
While obtaining a health history the nurse would expect a 70 year old client admitted to
the hospital with HH to report?
1. Tingling in the hands and arms
2. Feeling of "bloated" after eating
3. Need to use three pillows at night to sleep
4. Swelling of the ankles more apparent in the morning than at night - Answers -Need
to use three pillows at night to sleep
You are admitting a patient with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. A
bowel obstruction is suspected. You assess this patient for which anticipated primary
acid-base imbalance if the obstruction is high in the intestine?
VERIFIED ACCURATE ANSWERS
A client with a history of hypertension and left ventricular failure arrives for a scheduled
clinic appointment and tells the nurse, "My feet are killing me. These got too tight.". The
nurse's best initial action would be to?
a. Weigh the client
b. Notify the physician
c. Take the client's pulse
d. Listen to the client's breath sounds - Answers -Weigh the client
When performing a physical assessment of a client with heart failure, the adaptation
that would be unexpected is ?"
1. Dependent edema
2. Progressive fatigue
3. Moist, clammy skin
4. Collapsed neck veins - Answers -Collapsed neck veins
The nurse understands that heart failure can be best be described as?
1. A cardiac condition caused by inadequate circulating blood volume
2. An acute state in which the pulmonary circulation decreases
3. An inability of the heart to pump blood in proportion to metabolic needs
4. A chronic state in which the systolic pressure drops below 90 mm Hg - Answers -An
inability of the heart to pump blood in proportion to metabolic needs
The nurse suggests that a client with right ventricular failure should?
1. Take a hot bath before bedtime
2. Avoid sleeping in an air conditioned room
3. Avoid emotionally stressful situations when possible
4. Exercise daily until the pulse rate exceeds 100 beats/minute - Answers -Avoid
emotionally stressful situation when possible
While obtaining a health history the nurse would expect a 70 year old client admitted to
the hospital with HH to report?
1. Tingling in the hands and arms
2. Feeling of "bloated" after eating
3. Need to use three pillows at night to sleep
4. Swelling of the ankles more apparent in the morning than at night - Answers -Need
to use three pillows at night to sleep
You are admitting a patient with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. A
bowel obstruction is suspected. You assess this patient for which anticipated primary
acid-base imbalance if the obstruction is high in the intestine?
