Fundamentals, NUR 100, EXAM 2 Questions With
Complete Solutions
A 12 y/o pt has undergone knee surgery. She has an order for
pain medication, which can be given by several different routes.
which of the following routes of administration will provide
provide the fastest pain relief? Correct Answer A. Intravenous
A 17 year old was taken to the ED when his mother found him
unresponsive. Upon examination, his pupils were found to be
pinpoints. This is a common sign of which of the following?
Correct Answer C. Opioid intoxication
A 34 year old has been on morphine for 6 months after back
surgery and has gone to multiple health care providers to obtain
prescriptions. Which term best describes this situation? Correct
Answer B. Medication abuse
A 58 year old caucasion women is at the clinic for her annual
check up. she tekks the nurse that she noticed her blood pressure
is higher than it was when she was younger. She asks the nurse
why this would happen. What is the nurse's best response?
Correct Answer B. "As we age, our blood vessels become less
elastic, which causes higher blood pressure."
A nurse can best auscultate the point of maximum impulse
(PMI) in a teenager at the ________ intercostal space,
__________ midclavicular line. Correct Answer C. fifth; left
A nurse is caring for a patient who is to be discharged with a
prescription for eye drops. The nurse know that the patient
, understand how to administer the eye drops correctly when the
patient states that the eye drops should e instilled on the:
Correct Answer C. conjunctival sac
A nurse is preparing to perform a physical exam on a patient.
She has found that it is best to perform the physical with a head-
to-toes approach. Why is this important? Correct Answer B. It
is a methodical way to include all body systems.
A nurse uses four basic skills during a physical assessment.
While assessing the abdomen the nurse must begin with which
of the following skills? Correct Answer D. Inspection
A patient has been admitted to the cardiac unit with the
diagnosis of bradycardia. The patient states "I am confused
about what the doctor said is wrong with me, he said my
pacemaker is not working. I don't have pacemaker." What is the
nurse's best response? Correct Answer C. "The sinoatrial nod is
the 'pacemaker' of your heart."
A patient has been admitted to the pulmonary unit of the
hospital with right lower lobe pneumonia and history of COPD.
During the initial assessment the nurse notes that the patient has
a respiration rate of 18 with retractions, tachycardia, and
complains of dyspena and dizziness. The nurse identifies that
these are clinical signs of which condition? Correct Answer B.
Hypoxia
A patient is complaining of nonspecific abdominal pain. What is
the technique the nurse uses to assess tenderness? Correct
Answer D. Palpation
Complete Solutions
A 12 y/o pt has undergone knee surgery. She has an order for
pain medication, which can be given by several different routes.
which of the following routes of administration will provide
provide the fastest pain relief? Correct Answer A. Intravenous
A 17 year old was taken to the ED when his mother found him
unresponsive. Upon examination, his pupils were found to be
pinpoints. This is a common sign of which of the following?
Correct Answer C. Opioid intoxication
A 34 year old has been on morphine for 6 months after back
surgery and has gone to multiple health care providers to obtain
prescriptions. Which term best describes this situation? Correct
Answer B. Medication abuse
A 58 year old caucasion women is at the clinic for her annual
check up. she tekks the nurse that she noticed her blood pressure
is higher than it was when she was younger. She asks the nurse
why this would happen. What is the nurse's best response?
Correct Answer B. "As we age, our blood vessels become less
elastic, which causes higher blood pressure."
A nurse can best auscultate the point of maximum impulse
(PMI) in a teenager at the ________ intercostal space,
__________ midclavicular line. Correct Answer C. fifth; left
A nurse is caring for a patient who is to be discharged with a
prescription for eye drops. The nurse know that the patient
, understand how to administer the eye drops correctly when the
patient states that the eye drops should e instilled on the:
Correct Answer C. conjunctival sac
A nurse is preparing to perform a physical exam on a patient.
She has found that it is best to perform the physical with a head-
to-toes approach. Why is this important? Correct Answer B. It
is a methodical way to include all body systems.
A nurse uses four basic skills during a physical assessment.
While assessing the abdomen the nurse must begin with which
of the following skills? Correct Answer D. Inspection
A patient has been admitted to the cardiac unit with the
diagnosis of bradycardia. The patient states "I am confused
about what the doctor said is wrong with me, he said my
pacemaker is not working. I don't have pacemaker." What is the
nurse's best response? Correct Answer C. "The sinoatrial nod is
the 'pacemaker' of your heart."
A patient has been admitted to the pulmonary unit of the
hospital with right lower lobe pneumonia and history of COPD.
During the initial assessment the nurse notes that the patient has
a respiration rate of 18 with retractions, tachycardia, and
complains of dyspena and dizziness. The nurse identifies that
these are clinical signs of which condition? Correct Answer B.
Hypoxia
A patient is complaining of nonspecific abdominal pain. What is
the technique the nurse uses to assess tenderness? Correct
Answer D. Palpation
