NUR206 EXAM 2 EXAMINATION TEST 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ What is Maslow's pyramid? Answer:
◉ Assessment includes which two things? Answer: subjective and
objective data
◉ What goes into diagnosing? Answer: how pt responds to those
conditions
◉ What kind of goal goes into planning? Answer: SMART goal
specific
measurable
attainable
realistic
timely
◉ What goes into implementation? Answer: nursing actions like
teaching, medications, or positioning
,◉ What goes into evaluating? Answer: did the intervention meet
goals and is the pt getting better
◉ Which nursing intervention always comes first? Answer: ABC's
airway, breathing, circulation
◉ What can low oxygen cause to the pt mentally? Answer: confusion
◉ Do you perform more invasive or least invasive skills first?
Answer: least invasive first
◉ Which do you assess first on a pt?
acute or chronic conditions
potential or actual conditions
stable or unstable pts Answer: FIRST:
acute
actual
unstable
◉ Who do you assist first on a med-surg unit?
,a. blood sugar 42
b. post-op hip pain 8/10
c. COPD 90% on 2L
d. anxious pt Answer: A - blood sugar 42
this is the most critical
◉ What percent of air we breathe contains oxygen? Answer: 21%
◉ What is the air pathway? Answer: 1. nose and mouth
2. pharynx (throat)
3. epiglottis
4. larynx (voice box)
5. trachea (windpipe)
6. bronchi
7. bronchioles
8. alveoli (air sacs)
◉ Breathing in makes the diaphragm go _______
breathing out makes the diaphragm go _______ Answer: in = down
out = up
, ◉ What is ventilation? Answer: movement of air in and out of the
lungs
◉ What is diffusion? Answer: gas exchange in alveoli
◉ Where does oxygen and carbon dioxide go in the blood? Answer:
oxygen = from alveoli into blood
carbon dioxide = from blood to alveoli
◉ What is perfusion? Answer: blood flow reaching lungs and alveoli
◉ What does hemoglobin do? Answer: carry oxygen in RBCs
◉ What can increase respiratory rate (tachypnea)? Answer: 1.
infants (normal bc of immature lungs and metabolism)
2. fever & exercise (body burning more energy)
3. diseases (renal, cardiac, anemia, high altitude - body not getting
enough oxygen)
4. anxiety & stress
5. medications (stimulants, caffeine, drugs)
6. pain
SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ What is Maslow's pyramid? Answer:
◉ Assessment includes which two things? Answer: subjective and
objective data
◉ What goes into diagnosing? Answer: how pt responds to those
conditions
◉ What kind of goal goes into planning? Answer: SMART goal
specific
measurable
attainable
realistic
timely
◉ What goes into implementation? Answer: nursing actions like
teaching, medications, or positioning
,◉ What goes into evaluating? Answer: did the intervention meet
goals and is the pt getting better
◉ Which nursing intervention always comes first? Answer: ABC's
airway, breathing, circulation
◉ What can low oxygen cause to the pt mentally? Answer: confusion
◉ Do you perform more invasive or least invasive skills first?
Answer: least invasive first
◉ Which do you assess first on a pt?
acute or chronic conditions
potential or actual conditions
stable or unstable pts Answer: FIRST:
acute
actual
unstable
◉ Who do you assist first on a med-surg unit?
,a. blood sugar 42
b. post-op hip pain 8/10
c. COPD 90% on 2L
d. anxious pt Answer: A - blood sugar 42
this is the most critical
◉ What percent of air we breathe contains oxygen? Answer: 21%
◉ What is the air pathway? Answer: 1. nose and mouth
2. pharynx (throat)
3. epiglottis
4. larynx (voice box)
5. trachea (windpipe)
6. bronchi
7. bronchioles
8. alveoli (air sacs)
◉ Breathing in makes the diaphragm go _______
breathing out makes the diaphragm go _______ Answer: in = down
out = up
, ◉ What is ventilation? Answer: movement of air in and out of the
lungs
◉ What is diffusion? Answer: gas exchange in alveoli
◉ Where does oxygen and carbon dioxide go in the blood? Answer:
oxygen = from alveoli into blood
carbon dioxide = from blood to alveoli
◉ What is perfusion? Answer: blood flow reaching lungs and alveoli
◉ What does hemoglobin do? Answer: carry oxygen in RBCs
◉ What can increase respiratory rate (tachypnea)? Answer: 1.
infants (normal bc of immature lungs and metabolism)
2. fever & exercise (body burning more energy)
3. diseases (renal, cardiac, anemia, high altitude - body not getting
enough oxygen)
4. anxiety & stress
5. medications (stimulants, caffeine, drugs)
6. pain
