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Exam 1: NSG 320/ NSG320 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Adult Health Nursing I Review| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- GCU QUESTION hypovolemia can also be caused by... Answer: bleeding QUESTION what assessment findings should the nurse be mindful of in clients regarding fluid and electrolytes? Answer: kidney labs QUESTION what specific assessments are there for calcium imbalances? Answer: chvostek sign and troussue sign QUESTION pt is prescribed furosemide (loop diuretic) for hypertension and a potassium chloride medication.. what is the purpose of the potassium medication? Answer: furosemide can excrete potassium so the potassium medication can help increase those levels QUESTION loop diuretic (furosemide) and digoxin Answer: can increase the risk of digitalis toxicity QUESTION what would we teach a pt when taking digoxin? Answer: checking their apical pulse for a full minute QUESTION asthma Answer: can be from mucus, muscle spasms. takes longer for the individual to move air OUT than IN QUESTION what is the priority interventions for a pt with asthma? Answer: AIRWAY, oxygen, albuterol, bronchodilators, peak flow meters, etc QUESTION peak flow meters Answer: helps manage disease process and evaluate tx plan QUESTION asthma attacks Answer: can be abrupt or gradual (eg can be induced by stress, etc) QUESTION pt is having a severe asthma.. Answer: you would not hear wheezing because the pt is not able to get air in and out QUESTION high CO2 Answer: pt is holding CO2 in and not able to breath it out QUESTION high CO2 Answer: may see this w/ pt with asthma, COPD, hypoxic, cystic fibrosis, SURGICAL PATIENTS!!!!!! QUESTION why would a pt post op be at a risk for CO2? Answer: because they have received general anesthesia to slow down their breathing so they aren't getting rid of CO2 QUESTION what patients would have high CO2 but not experiencing resp distress? Answer: in most cases, pt with resp distress may have a risk of high CO2; however, POST SURGICAL pt would be an exception where they are not in resp distress but have high CO2 levels QUESTION low CO2

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Examl 1:l NSGl 320/l NSG320l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Adultl Healthl Nursingl Il
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l GCU
Q:l hypovolemial canl alsol bel causedl by...
Answer:
bleeding



Q:l whatl assessmentl findingsl shouldl thel nursel bel mindfull ofl inl clientsl regardingl fluidl
andl electrolytes?

Answer:
kidneyl labs



Q:l whatl specificl assessmentsl arel therel forl calciuml imbalances?
Answer:
chvostekl signl andl troussuel sign



Q:l ptl isl prescribedl furosemidel (loopl diuretic)l forl hypertensionl andl al potassiuml
chloridel medication..l whatl isl thel purposel ofl thel potassiuml medication?

Answer:
furosemidel canl excretel potassiuml sol thel potassiuml medicationl canl helpl increasel thosel
levels



Q:l loopl diureticl (furosemide)l andl digoxin
Answer:
canl increasel thel riskl ofl digitalisl toxicity

,Q:l whatl wouldl wel teachl al ptl whenl takingl digoxin?
Answer:
checkingl theirl apicall pulsel forl al fulll minute



Q:l asthma
Answer:
canl bel froml mucus,l musclel spasms.l takesl longerl forl thel individuall tol movel airl OUTl
thanl IN



Q:l whatl isl thel priorityl interventionsl forl al ptl withl asthma?
Answer:
AIRWAY,l oxygen,l albuterol,l bronchodilators,l peakl flowl meters,l etc



Q:l peakl flowl meters
Answer:
helpsl managel diseasel processl andl evaluatel txl plan



Q:l asthmal attacks
Answer:
canl bel abruptl orl graduall (egl canl bel inducedl byl stress,l etc)



Q:l ptl isl havingl al severel asthma..
Answer:
youl wouldl notl hearl wheezingl becausel thel ptl isl notl ablel tol getl airl inl andl out



Q:l highl CO2

, Answer:
ptl isl holdingl CO2l inl andl notl ablel tol breathl itl out



Q:l highl CO2
Answer:
mayl seel thisl w/l ptl withl asthma,l COPD,l hypoxic,l cysticl fibrosis,l SURGICALl
PATIENTS!!!!!!



Q:l whyl wouldl al ptl postl opl bel atl al riskl forl CO2?
Answer:
becausel theyl havel receivedl generall anesthesial tol slowl downl theirl breathingl sol theyl
aren'tl gettingl ridl ofl CO2



Q:l whatl patientsl wouldl havel highl CO2l butl notl experiencingl respl distress?
Answer:
inl mostl cases,l ptl withl respl distressl mayl havel al riskl ofl highl CO2;l however,l POSTl
SURGICALl ptl wouldl bel anl exceptionl wherel theyl arel notl inl respl distressl butl havel
highl CO2l levels



Q:l lowl CO2
Answer:
ptl isl burningl outl thel CO2l quickly



Q:l lowl CO2
Answer:
ptl mayl bel hyperventilating,l havingl al panicl attack



Q:l highl CO2

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