NSG 300 EXAM 3 FROM GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
03/17/2026
(GCU) INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTION
NSG 300 EXAM 3 FROM GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (GCU)
2026/2027 ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTION, Exams of Nursing
3 steps in the process of oxygenation:
ventilation, perfusion, and diffusion
Is inspiration an active or passive process?
active; stimulated by chemical receptors in the aorta
Is expiration an active or passive process?
passive; depends on the elastic recoil properties of the lungs, requiring little or no muscle work
TRUE or FALSE: clubbing will not occur in patients with asthma.
FALSE
What is lung capacity based off of?
Age
Gender
Height
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Where does pulmonary circulation begin?
pulmonary artery
1
, NSG 300 EXAM 3 FROM GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
03/17/2026
(GCU) INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTION
which receives poorly oxygenated blood from the right ventricle
What affects the rate of gas diffusion in the lungs?
the thickness of the alveolar capillary membrane
What issues cause a thicker alveolar membrane?
-pulmonary edema
-pulmonary infiltrates
-pulmonary effusion
What chronic diseases alter the amount of alveolar capillary membrane surface?
-emphysema
-pneumothorax
-lobectomy
TRUE or FALSE: you can never give too much O2 to a patient with COPD
FALSE
if you do so then they will not be able to properly expel CO2
3/17/2026
What three things influence the capacity of the blood to carry O2?
1. the amount of dissolved O2 in the plasma
2
, NSG 300 EXAM 3 FROM GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
03/17/2026
(GCU) INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTION
2. the amount of hemoglobin
3. the ability of the hemoglobin to bind with O2
What does the CNS regulate in terms of respiration?
rate, depth, and rhythm
What does the cerebral cortex regulate in terms of respiration?
voluntary control of respiration
What does chemical regulation do in terms of respirations?
maintains appropriate rate and depth based on changes in CO2, O2, and hydrogen ion concentrations
in the blood (pH).
Where are chemoreceptors found in the body?
aortic and carotid bodies
TRUE or FALSE: oxygen decreases as a secondary effect with anemia.
TRUE
What would increase in someone with chronic hypoxemia?
3/17/2026
RBCs (polycythemia)
3
03/17/2026
(GCU) INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTION
NSG 300 EXAM 3 FROM GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (GCU)
2026/2027 ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTION, Exams of Nursing
3 steps in the process of oxygenation:
ventilation, perfusion, and diffusion
Is inspiration an active or passive process?
active; stimulated by chemical receptors in the aorta
Is expiration an active or passive process?
passive; depends on the elastic recoil properties of the lungs, requiring little or no muscle work
TRUE or FALSE: clubbing will not occur in patients with asthma.
FALSE
What is lung capacity based off of?
Age
Gender
Height
3/17/2026
Where does pulmonary circulation begin?
pulmonary artery
1
, NSG 300 EXAM 3 FROM GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
03/17/2026
(GCU) INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTION
which receives poorly oxygenated blood from the right ventricle
What affects the rate of gas diffusion in the lungs?
the thickness of the alveolar capillary membrane
What issues cause a thicker alveolar membrane?
-pulmonary edema
-pulmonary infiltrates
-pulmonary effusion
What chronic diseases alter the amount of alveolar capillary membrane surface?
-emphysema
-pneumothorax
-lobectomy
TRUE or FALSE: you can never give too much O2 to a patient with COPD
FALSE
if you do so then they will not be able to properly expel CO2
3/17/2026
What three things influence the capacity of the blood to carry O2?
1. the amount of dissolved O2 in the plasma
2
, NSG 300 EXAM 3 FROM GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY
03/17/2026
(GCU) INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTION
2. the amount of hemoglobin
3. the ability of the hemoglobin to bind with O2
What does the CNS regulate in terms of respiration?
rate, depth, and rhythm
What does the cerebral cortex regulate in terms of respiration?
voluntary control of respiration
What does chemical regulation do in terms of respirations?
maintains appropriate rate and depth based on changes in CO2, O2, and hydrogen ion concentrations
in the blood (pH).
Where are chemoreceptors found in the body?
aortic and carotid bodies
TRUE or FALSE: oxygen decreases as a secondary effect with anemia.
TRUE
What would increase in someone with chronic hypoxemia?
3/17/2026
RBCs (polycythemia)
3
