NURS 143 MIDTERM/FINAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALES Q&A INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
49 QUESTIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
# TOPIC
1 Apply the nursing process to prioritize and manage care for patients with acute and chronic health
alterations
2 Demonstrate safe medication administration and dosage calculation using current standards
3 Integrate infection control, patient safety, and quality improvement principles into nursing practice
4 Analyze fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances to guide nursing interventions
5 Implement perioperative and postoperative nursing care to prevent complications
6 NURS 143 MIDTERM
7 FINAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
8 VERIFIED ANSWERS
9 PLUS RATIONALES Q&A INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
10 Foundations of Nursing Fundamentals and Medical-Surgical Nursing
11 Applied Nursing Fundamentals and Medical-Surgical Nursing
12 Advanced Nursing Fundamentals and Medical-Surgical Nursing
13 Nursing Fundamentals and Medical-Surgical Nursing Review
ABSTRACT
Page 1
,This study document brings together 49 carefully worded exam questions drawn from NURS 143
MIDTERM/FINAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALES Q&A INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF, with the strongest emphasis placed on Apply the
nursing process to prioritize and manage care for patients with acute and chronic health
alterations, Demonstrate safe medication administration and dosage calculation using current
standards, Integrate infection control, patient safety and and quality improvement principles into
nursing practice. Every item follows the wording style and level of reasoning you meet in the real
paper, and each one is paired with a clear rationale so the correct choice is never a guess. Work
through the set at your own pace, mark the questions that slow you down, then come back to them
until the reasoning feels automatic. Learners who revise this way walk into the exam room
recognising the pattern behind the questions instead of meeting them for the first time. Keep going
- steady, honest practice is what turns a difficult paper into a comfortable pass.
Q1 APPLY THE NURSING PROCESS TO PRIORITIZE AND MANAGE CARE FOR PATIENTS
WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH ALTERATIONS
A patient with heart failure is prescribed furosemide 40 mg IV push. Which
assessment finding requires the nurse to hold the dose and contact the provider?
A. Serum potassium 3.1 mEq/L CORRECT
B. Blood pressure 118/72 mm Hg
C. Heart rate 92 beats/min
D. Urine output 40 mL/hr
RATIONALE: Furosemide is a loop diuretic that can cause hypokalemia; a potassium level of 3.1
mEq/L is below normal and increases risk of dysrhythmias, so the dose should be held. The
other values are within normal limits and do not require holding the medication.
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, Q2 APPLY THE NURSING PROCESS TO PRIORITIZE AND MANAGE CARE FOR PATIENTS
WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH ALTERATIONS
The nurse is calculating the infusion rate for a patient prescribed 1,000 mL of 0.9%
NaCl to infuse over 8 hours using an IV pump that delivers in mL/hr. What rate
should the nurse set?
A. 100 mL/hr
B. 125 mL/hr CORRECT
C. 150 mL/hr
D. 80 mL/hr
RATIONALE: To calculate mL/hr, divide total volume (1,000 mL) by total hours (8), which equals
125 mL/hr. The other options are incorrect calculations.
Q3 APPLY THE NURSING PROCESS TO PRIORITIZE AND MANAGE CARE FOR PATIENTS
WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH ALTERATIONS
A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion. Which action is most
critical to prevent a hemolytic transfusion reaction?
A. Verify the blood product with another nurse using two identifiers. CORRECT
B. Prime the tubing with 0.9% NaCl.
C. Administer the blood over 4 hours.
D. Premedicate with acetaminophen.
RATIONALE: Hemolytic reactions are most often caused by ABO incompatibility due to
misidentification; two-nurse verification with two patient identifiers is the critical safety step. The
other actions are important but do not directly prevent hemolytic reactions.
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CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALES Q&A INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
49 QUESTIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
# TOPIC
1 Apply the nursing process to prioritize and manage care for patients with acute and chronic health
alterations
2 Demonstrate safe medication administration and dosage calculation using current standards
3 Integrate infection control, patient safety, and quality improvement principles into nursing practice
4 Analyze fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base imbalances to guide nursing interventions
5 Implement perioperative and postoperative nursing care to prevent complications
6 NURS 143 MIDTERM
7 FINAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
8 VERIFIED ANSWERS
9 PLUS RATIONALES Q&A INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
10 Foundations of Nursing Fundamentals and Medical-Surgical Nursing
11 Applied Nursing Fundamentals and Medical-Surgical Nursing
12 Advanced Nursing Fundamentals and Medical-Surgical Nursing
13 Nursing Fundamentals and Medical-Surgical Nursing Review
ABSTRACT
Page 1
,This study document brings together 49 carefully worded exam questions drawn from NURS 143
MIDTERM/FINAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALES Q&A INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF, with the strongest emphasis placed on Apply the
nursing process to prioritize and manage care for patients with acute and chronic health
alterations, Demonstrate safe medication administration and dosage calculation using current
standards, Integrate infection control, patient safety and and quality improvement principles into
nursing practice. Every item follows the wording style and level of reasoning you meet in the real
paper, and each one is paired with a clear rationale so the correct choice is never a guess. Work
through the set at your own pace, mark the questions that slow you down, then come back to them
until the reasoning feels automatic. Learners who revise this way walk into the exam room
recognising the pattern behind the questions instead of meeting them for the first time. Keep going
- steady, honest practice is what turns a difficult paper into a comfortable pass.
Q1 APPLY THE NURSING PROCESS TO PRIORITIZE AND MANAGE CARE FOR PATIENTS
WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH ALTERATIONS
A patient with heart failure is prescribed furosemide 40 mg IV push. Which
assessment finding requires the nurse to hold the dose and contact the provider?
A. Serum potassium 3.1 mEq/L CORRECT
B. Blood pressure 118/72 mm Hg
C. Heart rate 92 beats/min
D. Urine output 40 mL/hr
RATIONALE: Furosemide is a loop diuretic that can cause hypokalemia; a potassium level of 3.1
mEq/L is below normal and increases risk of dysrhythmias, so the dose should be held. The
other values are within normal limits and do not require holding the medication.
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, Q2 APPLY THE NURSING PROCESS TO PRIORITIZE AND MANAGE CARE FOR PATIENTS
WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH ALTERATIONS
The nurse is calculating the infusion rate for a patient prescribed 1,000 mL of 0.9%
NaCl to infuse over 8 hours using an IV pump that delivers in mL/hr. What rate
should the nurse set?
A. 100 mL/hr
B. 125 mL/hr CORRECT
C. 150 mL/hr
D. 80 mL/hr
RATIONALE: To calculate mL/hr, divide total volume (1,000 mL) by total hours (8), which equals
125 mL/hr. The other options are incorrect calculations.
Q3 APPLY THE NURSING PROCESS TO PRIORITIZE AND MANAGE CARE FOR PATIENTS
WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH ALTERATIONS
A nurse is preparing to administer a blood transfusion. Which action is most
critical to prevent a hemolytic transfusion reaction?
A. Verify the blood product with another nurse using two identifiers. CORRECT
B. Prime the tubing with 0.9% NaCl.
C. Administer the blood over 4 hours.
D. Premedicate with acetaminophen.
RATIONALE: Hemolytic reactions are most often caused by ABO incompatibility due to
misidentification; two-nurse verification with two patient identifiers is the critical safety step. The
other actions are important but do not directly prevent hemolytic reactions.
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