155 EXAM 3 2026 FINAL PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
◉ Application of cold causes
Answer: vasoconstriction
◉ A patient is asking for a heating pad who has a sprained ankle.
What would you teach?
Answer: 24 hours after trauma, heat increases bleeding and swelling
◉ When cleaning a sutured wound, the nurse would wipe in what
order?
Answer: sutures, distal, proximal
◉ This type of dressing would cover a central line
Answer: Tegaderm
◉ A pt suffered a wrist injury. What acronym describes how to take
care of this injury?
Answer: RICE
,◉ When assessing a wound the nurse notices clear, yellow drainage.
How is this described?
Answer: Serous
◉ The nurse notices a blue tinged thick drainage from the wound,
this is called?
Answer: Pus
◉ Venous Statis can lead to
Answer: DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
◉ What is an example of a high flow oxygen system?
Answer: venturi mask with large bore tubing
◉ T/F: A simple face mask delivers oxygen concentrations from 40
to 60% at 5-8 L/min
Answer: True
◉ This is used when high humidity is needed and other oxygen
delivery systems are not tolerated.
Answer: Face tent
◉ This allows delivery of oxygen when the patient is eating
, Answer: nasal cannula
◉ A pt with COPD needs 35% oxygen, what will the nurse choose?
Answer: Venturi Mask
◉ A pt is obtunded after a seizure & the tongue is obstructing the
airway, what should be used?
Answer: oropharyngeal airway
◉ An obturator is used with a tracheostomy when
Answer: The trach becomes dislodged and needs to be reinserted
◉ Postural drainage is done when the patient is in what position?
Answer: Prone
◉ The use of an incentive spirometer can
Answer: expand collapsed alveoli
◉ You discover a COPD pt having SOB, what position would assist
breathing for this pt?
Answer: orthopneic position
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
◉ Application of cold causes
Answer: vasoconstriction
◉ A patient is asking for a heating pad who has a sprained ankle.
What would you teach?
Answer: 24 hours after trauma, heat increases bleeding and swelling
◉ When cleaning a sutured wound, the nurse would wipe in what
order?
Answer: sutures, distal, proximal
◉ This type of dressing would cover a central line
Answer: Tegaderm
◉ A pt suffered a wrist injury. What acronym describes how to take
care of this injury?
Answer: RICE
,◉ When assessing a wound the nurse notices clear, yellow drainage.
How is this described?
Answer: Serous
◉ The nurse notices a blue tinged thick drainage from the wound,
this is called?
Answer: Pus
◉ Venous Statis can lead to
Answer: DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
◉ What is an example of a high flow oxygen system?
Answer: venturi mask with large bore tubing
◉ T/F: A simple face mask delivers oxygen concentrations from 40
to 60% at 5-8 L/min
Answer: True
◉ This is used when high humidity is needed and other oxygen
delivery systems are not tolerated.
Answer: Face tent
◉ This allows delivery of oxygen when the patient is eating
, Answer: nasal cannula
◉ A pt with COPD needs 35% oxygen, what will the nurse choose?
Answer: Venturi Mask
◉ A pt is obtunded after a seizure & the tongue is obstructing the
airway, what should be used?
Answer: oropharyngeal airway
◉ An obturator is used with a tracheostomy when
Answer: The trach becomes dislodged and needs to be reinserted
◉ Postural drainage is done when the patient is in what position?
Answer: Prone
◉ The use of an incentive spirometer can
Answer: expand collapsed alveoli
◉ You discover a COPD pt having SOB, what position would assist
breathing for this pt?
Answer: orthopneic position
