NR302 Final Comprehensive Exam Questions and Answers / NR 302
Final Exam Latest 2025 (Chamberlain College of Nursing)
Which assessment by the nurse most likely indicates that a patient is
having difficulty breathing?
a. 18 breaths per minute and inhaled through the mouth
b. 20 breathes per minute and shallow in character
c. 16 breaths per minute and deep in character
d. 28 breaths per minute and noisy
d. 28 breaths per minute and noisy
Which should a nurse always do when taking a rectal temperature?
a. Allow self-insertion of the thermometer.
b. Position the patient on the left side.
c. Use an electronic thermometer.
d. Lubricate the thermometer.
d. Lubricate the thermometer.
A nurse is assessing a patient'sideal body weight. Which significant factor
should be takin into consideration when performing this assessment?
a. Daily intake
b. Body height
c. Clothing size
d. Food preferences
b. Body height
A nurse asks a patient's wife specific questions about the patient's health
status before admission. When collecting this information, the nurse is
seeking information from a:
a. Primary source
b. Tertiary sources
c. Subjective source
d. Secondary source
d. Secondary source
A nurse is preforming a physical assessment of a newly admitted patient.
Which patient statement communicates subjective data?
a. "I have sores between my toes."
b. "I dye my hair but it isreally gray."
, NR302 Final Comprehensive Exam Questions and Answers / NR 302
Final Exam Latest 2025 (Chamberlain College of Nursing)
c. "My joints hurt when I get up in the morning."
d. "My left leg drags on the floor when I am walking."
c. "My joints hurt when I get up in the morning."
A nurse takes a patient's blood pressure and records a diastolic pressure
of 120 mm Hg. Which should the nurse do first?
a. Notify the primary health-care provider.
b. Retake the blood pressure.
c. Notify the nurse in charge.
d. Take the other vitalsigns
b. Retake the blood pressure.
A patient who experienced a stroke has left-sided hemiparesis and is
incontinent of urine. Which is an appropriately worded nursing diagnosis
for this patient?
a. The patient has a need to maintain skin integrity.
b. The patient has a stroked evidenced by hemiparesis and incontinence.
c. The patient will be clean and dry and will receive range-of-motion
exercises every four hours.
d. The patient is at risk for impaired skin integrity related to left-sided
hemiparesis and incontinence
d. The patient is at risk for impaired skin integrity related to left-sided
hemiparesis and incontinence
A patient had a stroke that resulted in paralysis of the right side. When
clustering data, the nurse grouped the following together: drooling of
saliva and slurred speech. Which information is most significant to include
with this clustered data?
a. Receptive aphasia
b. Inability to ambulate
c. Difficulty swallowing
d. Incontinence of bowel movements
c. Difficulty swallowing
Final Exam Latest 2025 (Chamberlain College of Nursing)
Which assessment by the nurse most likely indicates that a patient is
having difficulty breathing?
a. 18 breaths per minute and inhaled through the mouth
b. 20 breathes per minute and shallow in character
c. 16 breaths per minute and deep in character
d. 28 breaths per minute and noisy
d. 28 breaths per minute and noisy
Which should a nurse always do when taking a rectal temperature?
a. Allow self-insertion of the thermometer.
b. Position the patient on the left side.
c. Use an electronic thermometer.
d. Lubricate the thermometer.
d. Lubricate the thermometer.
A nurse is assessing a patient'sideal body weight. Which significant factor
should be takin into consideration when performing this assessment?
a. Daily intake
b. Body height
c. Clothing size
d. Food preferences
b. Body height
A nurse asks a patient's wife specific questions about the patient's health
status before admission. When collecting this information, the nurse is
seeking information from a:
a. Primary source
b. Tertiary sources
c. Subjective source
d. Secondary source
d. Secondary source
A nurse is preforming a physical assessment of a newly admitted patient.
Which patient statement communicates subjective data?
a. "I have sores between my toes."
b. "I dye my hair but it isreally gray."
, NR302 Final Comprehensive Exam Questions and Answers / NR 302
Final Exam Latest 2025 (Chamberlain College of Nursing)
c. "My joints hurt when I get up in the morning."
d. "My left leg drags on the floor when I am walking."
c. "My joints hurt when I get up in the morning."
A nurse takes a patient's blood pressure and records a diastolic pressure
of 120 mm Hg. Which should the nurse do first?
a. Notify the primary health-care provider.
b. Retake the blood pressure.
c. Notify the nurse in charge.
d. Take the other vitalsigns
b. Retake the blood pressure.
A patient who experienced a stroke has left-sided hemiparesis and is
incontinent of urine. Which is an appropriately worded nursing diagnosis
for this patient?
a. The patient has a need to maintain skin integrity.
b. The patient has a stroked evidenced by hemiparesis and incontinence.
c. The patient will be clean and dry and will receive range-of-motion
exercises every four hours.
d. The patient is at risk for impaired skin integrity related to left-sided
hemiparesis and incontinence
d. The patient is at risk for impaired skin integrity related to left-sided
hemiparesis and incontinence
A patient had a stroke that resulted in paralysis of the right side. When
clustering data, the nurse grouped the following together: drooling of
saliva and slurred speech. Which information is most significant to include
with this clustered data?
a. Receptive aphasia
b. Inability to ambulate
c. Difficulty swallowing
d. Incontinence of bowel movements
c. Difficulty swallowing
