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NURS 100 FUNDAMENTAL FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Three common nursing interventions for FVD and FVE - ANS ✓VS, I&O and
daily weights
explain Chvostek’s and trousseau's sign and what two electrolyte
imbalances are they positive for? - ANS ✓Touch the cheek (facial twitching),
hypocalcaemia
Inflate BP cuff (carpal spasm) and hypomagnesemia.
what are two nursing interventions only for fluid volume excess - ANS
✓Fluid restriction and diuretics
what are 5 clinical manifestations for fluid volume deficit? - ANS
✓tachycardia, weak and thready pulses, hypotension, skin tenting, dry mucous
membranes, oliguria and flat neck veins
what are two potassium reducing medications? - ANS ✓furosemide and
sodium polystyrene
Values for hypoxemia (2 of them) - ANS ✓PAO2 < 80 MM HG and SPO2< 90%
What are three components of chest physiotherapy (CPT)? - ANS
✓percussion, vibration and postural drainage
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what are 3 key points with suctioning? - ANS ✓only suction when needed,
hyper oxygenate 100% 3min before.< 15 seconds on removal, 1min. between
attempts, only 2 attempts in 5 mins, assess before and after
What are 3 oxygen complications? - ANS ✓toxicity, induced-hypoventilation,
skin breakdown related to equipment and combustion
What are five early signs of hypoxemia and five late signs of hypoxemia -
ANS ✓(EARLY)
tachypnea, tachycardia, Hypertension, ALOC, restlessness, and pallor
(LATE)
Bradypnea
bradycardia
hypotension
cyanosis
dysrhythmias
A patient has been sent home with a terminal diagnosis, but denies hospice
care. What should the nurse do first? - ANS ✓Assess the patient's
understanding of hospice care
What are early signs of hypoxemia? (Select all that apply). - ANS ✓-
Tachycardia
-Nasal flaring
-ALOC (Altered level of consciousness)
What is the best technique used to check placement of an NG tube? - ANS
✓x-Ray
The nurse is admitting a patient with active TB. What PPE does the nurse
need to gather? (Select all that apply). - ANS ✓N95 mask
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NURS
NURS 100 FUNDAMENTAL FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Three common nursing interventions for FVD and FVE - ANS ✓VS, I&O and
daily weights
explain Chvostek’s and trousseau's sign and what two electrolyte
imbalances are they positive for? - ANS ✓Touch the cheek (facial twitching),
hypocalcaemia
Inflate BP cuff (carpal spasm) and hypomagnesemia.
what are two nursing interventions only for fluid volume excess - ANS
✓Fluid restriction and diuretics
what are 5 clinical manifestations for fluid volume deficit? - ANS
✓tachycardia, weak and thready pulses, hypotension, skin tenting, dry mucous
membranes, oliguria and flat neck veins
what are two potassium reducing medications? - ANS ✓furosemide and
sodium polystyrene
Values for hypoxemia (2 of them) - ANS ✓PAO2 < 80 MM HG and SPO2< 90%
What are three components of chest physiotherapy (CPT)? - ANS
✓percussion, vibration and postural drainage
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what are 3 key points with suctioning? - ANS ✓only suction when needed,
hyper oxygenate 100% 3min before.< 15 seconds on removal, 1min. between
attempts, only 2 attempts in 5 mins, assess before and after
What are 3 oxygen complications? - ANS ✓toxicity, induced-hypoventilation,
skin breakdown related to equipment and combustion
What are five early signs of hypoxemia and five late signs of hypoxemia -
ANS ✓(EARLY)
tachypnea, tachycardia, Hypertension, ALOC, restlessness, and pallor
(LATE)
Bradypnea
bradycardia
hypotension
cyanosis
dysrhythmias
A patient has been sent home with a terminal diagnosis, but denies hospice
care. What should the nurse do first? - ANS ✓Assess the patient's
understanding of hospice care
What are early signs of hypoxemia? (Select all that apply). - ANS ✓-
Tachycardia
-Nasal flaring
-ALOC (Altered level of consciousness)
What is the best technique used to check placement of an NG tube? - ANS
✓x-Ray
The nurse is admitting a patient with active TB. What PPE does the nurse
need to gather? (Select all that apply). - ANS ✓N95 mask
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