NUR 185 TEST 1 HONDROS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
Nurse admits patient to med surg unit. Resp rate of 38. Patient
using chest muscles to breathe, pulse ox of 87 on room air, pink
frothy sputum. What intervention would you implement first? -
ANSWER - >O2 at 2 Liters/Min
Caring for pt. who is intubated and receiving mechanical
ventilation. What action by the nurse would decrease the
patient's incidence of developing ventilator associated
pneumonia? - ANSWER - >Put head of bed at 30-45 degrees.
The nurse is administering acetylcysteine (muca-mist) as
nebulizer treatment to patient. Which should the nurse have
available for adverse effect on the patient? - ANSWER -
>Suction equipment
Patient coming in with SOB and resp. rate of 32. ABG results PH
7.3 (acid), Co2-50 Bicarb-28, PO2-70
Resp. Acidosis, what orders do you anticipate carrying out? -
ANSWER - >Apply O2 and give med-neb treatment.
You have 4 patients in a long term care facility. Which would
you check first? - ANSWER - >COPD patient with resp rate of 30,
O2 of 87 and on 3 Liters of O2 complaining of dyspnea.
, Caring for newly intubated patient getting mechanical
ventilation. Pt.'s wife was not at hosp. when this occurred. Wife
appears angry and states "What have you all done to him?"
What would be your response as a nurse? - ANSWER - >Explain
to the patient why the patient had to be intubated, continue to
update patient's wife on condition and plan of care, I'm sorry
that you walked in on him like that, I understand this must have
been very frightening.
Patient has SOB, edema in legs and face and has the following
labs: BUN-95 (high), Creatinine of 9.2, Potassium of 6.0 (high).
What are you going to do - ANSWER - >Give Kexolate, prepare
the patient a central line for dialysis. Cardiac monitoring.
Working with a UAP, what task can be delegated? - ANSWER -
>Instill non-prescription eye drops in patient's eyes.
Nurse is caring for patient who had total knee replacement
yesterday. Patient up in chair stating he feels good. Pain is 3/10.
Resp. 16, pulse is 75, bp is 110/78. Pulse ox 88 reading is after
incentive spirometer. What actions would you take at this
time? - ANSWER - >Move pulse ox to another finger on the
other hand and recheck.
Vancomycin - ANSWER - >Nephrotoxic (meaning it can really
damage the kidney's) and Ototoxic (temp. hearing loss) Can be
given IV, orally, or via enema. pharmacy is usually involved with
this medication.
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
Nurse admits patient to med surg unit. Resp rate of 38. Patient
using chest muscles to breathe, pulse ox of 87 on room air, pink
frothy sputum. What intervention would you implement first? -
ANSWER - >O2 at 2 Liters/Min
Caring for pt. who is intubated and receiving mechanical
ventilation. What action by the nurse would decrease the
patient's incidence of developing ventilator associated
pneumonia? - ANSWER - >Put head of bed at 30-45 degrees.
The nurse is administering acetylcysteine (muca-mist) as
nebulizer treatment to patient. Which should the nurse have
available for adverse effect on the patient? - ANSWER -
>Suction equipment
Patient coming in with SOB and resp. rate of 32. ABG results PH
7.3 (acid), Co2-50 Bicarb-28, PO2-70
Resp. Acidosis, what orders do you anticipate carrying out? -
ANSWER - >Apply O2 and give med-neb treatment.
You have 4 patients in a long term care facility. Which would
you check first? - ANSWER - >COPD patient with resp rate of 30,
O2 of 87 and on 3 Liters of O2 complaining of dyspnea.
, Caring for newly intubated patient getting mechanical
ventilation. Pt.'s wife was not at hosp. when this occurred. Wife
appears angry and states "What have you all done to him?"
What would be your response as a nurse? - ANSWER - >Explain
to the patient why the patient had to be intubated, continue to
update patient's wife on condition and plan of care, I'm sorry
that you walked in on him like that, I understand this must have
been very frightening.
Patient has SOB, edema in legs and face and has the following
labs: BUN-95 (high), Creatinine of 9.2, Potassium of 6.0 (high).
What are you going to do - ANSWER - >Give Kexolate, prepare
the patient a central line for dialysis. Cardiac monitoring.
Working with a UAP, what task can be delegated? - ANSWER -
>Instill non-prescription eye drops in patient's eyes.
Nurse is caring for patient who had total knee replacement
yesterday. Patient up in chair stating he feels good. Pain is 3/10.
Resp. 16, pulse is 75, bp is 110/78. Pulse ox 88 reading is after
incentive spirometer. What actions would you take at this
time? - ANSWER - >Move pulse ox to another finger on the
other hand and recheck.
Vancomycin - ANSWER - >Nephrotoxic (meaning it can really
damage the kidney's) and Ototoxic (temp. hearing loss) Can be
given IV, orally, or via enema. pharmacy is usually involved with
this medication.
