W2 NUR 101 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Pain Assessment can be delegated to an unlicensed person? - ANSWER no
Can you delegate vital signs to an unlicensed person? - ANSWER yes
Oxygen is - ANSWER
which system provides transport of oxygen throughout the body? - ANSWER
Cardiovascular
Gases move in and out of the lungs through pressure changes. - ANSWER True
ventilation - ANSWER the ability to move air in and out of your lungs
diffusion - ANSWER how well oxygen and CO2 can get from outside of your lungs back
into your lungs.
perfusion - ANSWER the ability to get oxygenated blood to tissues and deoxygenated
blood to the lungs
What medication has the leading cause of liver illness? - ANSWER tylenol
What type of medicines cause kidney damage, GI functional issues, and increase
bleeding? - ANSWER Insaids
There is a study that proves that kids who play with dogs before a surgery require less
anesthesia. - ANSWER True
Lung volumes include - ANSWER Tidal, Residual, and Forced vital capacity
What are the ABCs of pain? - ANSWER A-ask
B-Believe
C-choose
D-Deliver
E-Empower
What is required for a nurse to give a patient medication? - ANSWER Doctor orders or
prescribes medication
When should a nurse start treating ones pain on a scale 0-10? - ANSWER 5
, If you follow your prescription directions, you are less likely to develop an addiction to
the pain med. - ANSWER True
Physiological Factors include - ANSWER decreased oxygen-carrying capacity
hypovolemia
decreased inspired oxygen concentration
increased metabolic rate
What are some conditions that affect your chest wall movement? - ANSWER Pregnancy,
obesity, neuromuscular disease, musculoskeletal abnormalities, trauma,
neuromuscular disease, CNS alterations
When assessing pain you should consider what? - ANSWER Sight, location, depth,
rhythm, and strength (PQRST)
Hypoxia - ANSWER Not getting enough oxygen in tissues
Cyanosis - ANSWER LATE sign, blue discoloration of the skin. LACK OF OXYGEN
What are some factors that can impact oxygenation? - ANSWER Age, Lifestyle,
Environmental, Decreased Immune System, Adolescents, babies and school aged kids,
chronic diseases
How does a nurse assess a patient with oxygenation issues? - ANSWER History, past
impairments, methods of uses to optimize oxygen, review drug/food/allergies, physical
exam, and laboratory test or imaging
PRN - ANSWER as needed
A patient complains of chest pain. When assessing the pain, you decide that its origin is
cardiac—rather than respiratory or gastrointestinal—when it:
A. does not occur with respiratory variations.
B. is peripheral and may radiate to the scapular region.
C. is aggravated by inspiratory movements.
D. is nonradiating and occurs during inspiration. - ANSWER A. does not occur with
respiratory variations.
hypoxia - ANSWER trouble breathing
ineffective airway clearance refers to - ANSWER mucus stuck in the body causing this
Ineffective health maintenance includes - ANSWER lack of exercise, not taking
medication correctly
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Pain Assessment can be delegated to an unlicensed person? - ANSWER no
Can you delegate vital signs to an unlicensed person? - ANSWER yes
Oxygen is - ANSWER
which system provides transport of oxygen throughout the body? - ANSWER
Cardiovascular
Gases move in and out of the lungs through pressure changes. - ANSWER True
ventilation - ANSWER the ability to move air in and out of your lungs
diffusion - ANSWER how well oxygen and CO2 can get from outside of your lungs back
into your lungs.
perfusion - ANSWER the ability to get oxygenated blood to tissues and deoxygenated
blood to the lungs
What medication has the leading cause of liver illness? - ANSWER tylenol
What type of medicines cause kidney damage, GI functional issues, and increase
bleeding? - ANSWER Insaids
There is a study that proves that kids who play with dogs before a surgery require less
anesthesia. - ANSWER True
Lung volumes include - ANSWER Tidal, Residual, and Forced vital capacity
What are the ABCs of pain? - ANSWER A-ask
B-Believe
C-choose
D-Deliver
E-Empower
What is required for a nurse to give a patient medication? - ANSWER Doctor orders or
prescribes medication
When should a nurse start treating ones pain on a scale 0-10? - ANSWER 5
, If you follow your prescription directions, you are less likely to develop an addiction to
the pain med. - ANSWER True
Physiological Factors include - ANSWER decreased oxygen-carrying capacity
hypovolemia
decreased inspired oxygen concentration
increased metabolic rate
What are some conditions that affect your chest wall movement? - ANSWER Pregnancy,
obesity, neuromuscular disease, musculoskeletal abnormalities, trauma,
neuromuscular disease, CNS alterations
When assessing pain you should consider what? - ANSWER Sight, location, depth,
rhythm, and strength (PQRST)
Hypoxia - ANSWER Not getting enough oxygen in tissues
Cyanosis - ANSWER LATE sign, blue discoloration of the skin. LACK OF OXYGEN
What are some factors that can impact oxygenation? - ANSWER Age, Lifestyle,
Environmental, Decreased Immune System, Adolescents, babies and school aged kids,
chronic diseases
How does a nurse assess a patient with oxygenation issues? - ANSWER History, past
impairments, methods of uses to optimize oxygen, review drug/food/allergies, physical
exam, and laboratory test or imaging
PRN - ANSWER as needed
A patient complains of chest pain. When assessing the pain, you decide that its origin is
cardiac—rather than respiratory or gastrointestinal—when it:
A. does not occur with respiratory variations.
B. is peripheral and may radiate to the scapular region.
C. is aggravated by inspiratory movements.
D. is nonradiating and occurs during inspiration. - ANSWER A. does not occur with
respiratory variations.
hypoxia - ANSWER trouble breathing
ineffective airway clearance refers to - ANSWER mucus stuck in the body causing this
Ineffective health maintenance includes - ANSWER lack of exercise, not taking
medication correctly
