NR 224 EXAM 2 -FUNDAMENTALS;SKILLS |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |BRAND
NEW 2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
What is the removal of devitalized tissue from a wound called?
A. Debridement
B. Pressure reduction
C. Negative pressure wound therapy
D. Sanitization
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Debridement
Question 2
Which of the following skills can the nurse delegate to nursing assistive personnel? Select
all that apply.
A. Nasotracheal suctioning
B. Oropharyngeal suctioning of a stable patient
C. Suctioning a new artificial airway
D. Permanent tracheostomy tube suctioning
E. Care of an endotracheal tube
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Oropharyngeal suctioning of a stable patient
D. Permanent tracheostomy tube suctioning
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,Question 3
Place the following in correct sequence for suctioning a patient.
1. Open kit and basin
2. Apply gloves
3. Lubricate catheter
4. Verify functioning of suction device and pressure
5. Connect suction tubing to suction catheter
6. Increased supplemental oxygen
7. Reapply oxygen
8. Suction airway
CORRECT ANSWER
4. Verify functioning of suction device and pressure
6. Increased supplemental oxygen
1. Open kit and basin
3. Lubricate catheter
2. Apply gloves
5. Connect suction tubing to suction catheter
8. Suction airway
7. Reapply oxygen
Question 4
A patient was admitted following a motor vehicle accident with multiple fractured ribs.
Respiratory assessment includes signs/symptoms of secondary pneumothorax. Which are
the most common assessment findings associated with a pneumothorax? Select all that
apply.
A. Sharp pleuritic pain that worsens on inspiration
B. Crackles over lung bases of affected lung
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,C. Tracheal deviation toward the affected lung
D. Worsening dyspnea
E. Absent lung sounds to auscultation on affected side
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Sharp pleuritic pain that worsens on inspiration
D. Worsening dyspnea
E. Absent lung sounds to auscultation on affected side
Question 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who has decreased mobility. Which intervention is a
simple and cost-effective method for reducing the risks of pulmonary complication?
A. Antibiotics
B. Frequent change of position
C. Oxygen humidification
D. Chest physiotherapy
CORRECT ANSWER
B (Frequent change of position)
(Movement not only mobilizes secretions but helps strengthen respiratory muscles by
impacting the effectiveness of gas exchange processes.)
Question 6
A nurse in a provider's office is evaluating a client who reports losing control of urine
whenever she coughs, laughs, or sneezes. The client relates a history of three vaginal
births, but no serious accidents or illnesses. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse suggest for helping to control or eliminate the client's incontinence? Select all
that apply.
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, A. Limit total daily fluid intake
B. Decrease or avoid caffeine
C. Take calcium supplements
D. Avoid drinking alcohol
E. Use the Crede maneuver.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Decrease or avoid caffeine
D. Avoid drinking alcohol
Question 7
A client who has an indwelling catheter reports a need to urinate. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A) check to see whether to catheter is patent
B) reassure the client that it is not possible for her to urinate
C) recatheterize the bladder with a larger-gauge catheter
D) collect a urine specimen for analysis
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Check to see whether the catheter is patent.
Question 8
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a 24-hr urine collection. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Discard the first voiding.
B. Keep the urine in a single container at room temperature.
C. Ask the client to urinate and pour the urine into a specimen container.
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |BRAND
NEW 2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
What is the removal of devitalized tissue from a wound called?
A. Debridement
B. Pressure reduction
C. Negative pressure wound therapy
D. Sanitization
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Debridement
Question 2
Which of the following skills can the nurse delegate to nursing assistive personnel? Select
all that apply.
A. Nasotracheal suctioning
B. Oropharyngeal suctioning of a stable patient
C. Suctioning a new artificial airway
D. Permanent tracheostomy tube suctioning
E. Care of an endotracheal tube
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Oropharyngeal suctioning of a stable patient
D. Permanent tracheostomy tube suctioning
1
,Question 3
Place the following in correct sequence for suctioning a patient.
1. Open kit and basin
2. Apply gloves
3. Lubricate catheter
4. Verify functioning of suction device and pressure
5. Connect suction tubing to suction catheter
6. Increased supplemental oxygen
7. Reapply oxygen
8. Suction airway
CORRECT ANSWER
4. Verify functioning of suction device and pressure
6. Increased supplemental oxygen
1. Open kit and basin
3. Lubricate catheter
2. Apply gloves
5. Connect suction tubing to suction catheter
8. Suction airway
7. Reapply oxygen
Question 4
A patient was admitted following a motor vehicle accident with multiple fractured ribs.
Respiratory assessment includes signs/symptoms of secondary pneumothorax. Which are
the most common assessment findings associated with a pneumothorax? Select all that
apply.
A. Sharp pleuritic pain that worsens on inspiration
B. Crackles over lung bases of affected lung
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,C. Tracheal deviation toward the affected lung
D. Worsening dyspnea
E. Absent lung sounds to auscultation on affected side
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Sharp pleuritic pain that worsens on inspiration
D. Worsening dyspnea
E. Absent lung sounds to auscultation on affected side
Question 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who has decreased mobility. Which intervention is a
simple and cost-effective method for reducing the risks of pulmonary complication?
A. Antibiotics
B. Frequent change of position
C. Oxygen humidification
D. Chest physiotherapy
CORRECT ANSWER
B (Frequent change of position)
(Movement not only mobilizes secretions but helps strengthen respiratory muscles by
impacting the effectiveness of gas exchange processes.)
Question 6
A nurse in a provider's office is evaluating a client who reports losing control of urine
whenever she coughs, laughs, or sneezes. The client relates a history of three vaginal
births, but no serious accidents or illnesses. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse suggest for helping to control or eliminate the client's incontinence? Select all
that apply.
3
, A. Limit total daily fluid intake
B. Decrease or avoid caffeine
C. Take calcium supplements
D. Avoid drinking alcohol
E. Use the Crede maneuver.
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Decrease or avoid caffeine
D. Avoid drinking alcohol
Question 7
A client who has an indwelling catheter reports a need to urinate. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A) check to see whether to catheter is patent
B) reassure the client that it is not possible for her to urinate
C) recatheterize the bladder with a larger-gauge catheter
D) collect a urine specimen for analysis
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Check to see whether the catheter is patent.
Question 8
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a 24-hr urine collection. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Discard the first voiding.
B. Keep the urine in a single container at room temperature.
C. Ask the client to urinate and pour the urine into a specimen container.
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