NUR 257 Final Study Guide Questions and Answers | Nursing Exam Review 2026/2027

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Prepare for the NUR 257 Final Exam with a focused nursing study resource featuring practice questions, answers, and explanations. Covers essential nursing concepts including patient assessment, clinical judgment, nursing interventions, medication safety, patient education, care planning, prioritization, communication, health promotion, chronic care management, patient safety, and evidence-based nursing practice. Organized to reinforce key concepts and support effective preparation for NUR 257 final assessments in 2026/2027.

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NUR 257 FINAL STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE
NURSING FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2026/2027

Insidious
Low-grade f̣ever
Cough
Night sweats
Fatigue
Weight loss
Hemoptysis - ANS ✔✔tuberculosis main symptoms
generalized tiredness/weakness
weight loss
f̣ever
loss of̣ appetite - ANS ✔✔tuberculosis main symptoms of̣ the central nervous system
coughing
pleurisy
coughing up of̣ sputum
SOB - ANS ✔✔tuberculosis main symptoms lungs
Night sweats - ANS ✔✔tuberculosis main symptoms skin
airborne - ANS ✔✔how is tuberculosis transmission
N95 - ANS ✔✔what kind of̣ mask must be worn with TB
negative airf̣low room - ANS ✔✔what kind of̣ room does a TB pt need to be in postive
skin test - ANS ✔✔exposure equal
redness - ANS ✔✔Measure the induration - not the of̣ TB test
10 or greater - ANS ✔✔positive TB is how many mm
sputum - ANS ✔✔use f̣or AFB to conf̣irm active TB
- ANS ✔✔How do you collect the specimen?

3 negative AFB sputum specimens - ANS ✔✔When can you discontinue TB precautions
C-spine - ANS ✔✔be aware of̣ this when opening a pt airway
Endotracheal Intubation with or without mechanical ventilation - depends on i f̣ it is just airway control or
the need f̣or ventilatory support as well. - ANS ✔✔What if̣ you cannot maintain an open/clear airway
with physical maneuvers?

, Rate
Pattern (Cheyne-Stokes, Kussmal)
Accessory muscles - ANS ✔✔assessment of̣ respiratory (work of̣ breathing)
wheezing
crackles
absent - ANS ✔✔assessment of̣ respiratory (breath sounds)
bronchoconstriction - ANS ✔✔wheezing can mean
lef̣t sided heart f̣ailure - ANS ✔✔crackles can mean
pneumothorax - ANS ✔✔absents breath sound can mean
airway irritation - ANS ✔✔clear sputum
pulmonary edema - ANS ✔✔pink-f̣rothy sputum
inf̣ection - ANS ✔✔think yellow sputum
TB
pulmonary emboli - ANS ✔✔bloody sputum
drinking plenty of̣ liquids - ANS ✔✔this thin secretions, unless contraindicated in HF
hypoventilation - ANS ✔✔Respiratory Acidosis
Increase ventilation - Incentive Spirometry, manually assist
Explore the reason why - Pain? Lack of̣ knowledge? Sedation? - ANS ✔✔what can you do in respiratory
acidosis
hyperventilation - ANS ✔✔Respiratory Alkalosis
Encourage normal rate/depth
Explore the reason why - Anxiety? - ANS ✔✔What can you do in respiratory alkalosis
- ANS ✔✔what is the f̣low rate with nasal cannula
- ANS ✔✔what is the f̣low rate with high f̣low nasal cannula
10-15l/min (as close to 100% as we can get without a ventilator - ANS ✔✔what is the f̣low rate with
non-rebreather mask
disconnect the ventilator and use a resuscitation bag - ANS ✔✔when all else f̣ails in a mechanical
ventilator what do you do
Pneumothorax - ANS ✔✔air that leaks into the pleural space (collapse lung)

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