NUR 283 Comp 2 Mock Exam | Questions and Answers|2026 Update|100% Correct.

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2. The nurse is caring for a patient who is to have a MRI scan performed.
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B. The patient is breastfeeding her newborn infant
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C. The patient is severely allergic to iodine and latex
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D. The patient has profound hearing loss bt b t b t b t b t




3. The nurse is caring for a patient who is to collect a 24-hour urine specimen.
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A. “Iwill keeptheurine container on ice tokeepit chilled untilI bring it to the lab”
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D. “I will drink extra fluids so that the lab will have a large specimen to test.”
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4. The nurse is caring for a patient with a urinary tract infection. Which
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5. The nurse is caring for a patient who has just undergone paracentesis. For which
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C. Cerebrospinal fluid leak resulting in severe headache bt bt bt b t bt bt




D. Perforation of the bowel resulting in abdominal infection bt bt bt bt bt bt bt




6. The nurse is caring for a patient who reports an urgent need to urinate but is
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unable to
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pass more than a few drops of urine in the toilet. Which is the priority assessment to
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A. Bladder scan to determine the amount of urine in the bladder bt bt bt bt bt bt bt bt bt bt




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D. Calculate the patient’s intake and output tocheck for fluid volume deficit bt bt bt bt bt bt bt bt bt bt bt




7. The nurse is caring for a patient who has urinary retention resulting from
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benign
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prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The patient requires catheterization in order to drain
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urine from his bladder. Which action will the nurse take tofacilitate this procedure?
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A. Obtain a Coudé catheter for insertion bt bt bt bt bt




B. Attach a leg bag to the catheter prior to insertion bt bt bt bt bt bt bt bt bt




C. Trim the pubic hair before cleaning the perineal area
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D. Waituntilthe bladder isfulltoperform catheterization
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8. The nurse is placing an indwelling catheter in a female patient. The nurse
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accidentally inserts it into the vagina. What is the next action for the nurse to
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implement?
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2. Leave the catheter in place and insert a new catheter into the urethra
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4. Ask another nurse to attempt the catheterization of the patient
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9. In your assessment of a normal adult, where would you expect to palpate the
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10. You are performing a peripheral vascular assessment on a bedridden
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bt patient. You note the following findings in the right leg: increased warmth,
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11. On inspection if the apical impulse is more vigorous than expected to the chest
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wall, it is called a:
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A. lift.
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