Nursing 265 / Nursing 265 Exam 2
(Newest 2025/2026) Nursing Concepts
and Critical Thinking Skills in The Care
of Adult | Actual Test Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers - Grand
Valley State University
Terms in this set (212)
_____________Quiz____________?
Ventilation -
Answer✓✓
The movement of air on inhale and exhale
_____________Quiz____________?
Perfusion -
Answer✓✓
The movement of O2 and CO2 exchange at the cellular level
_____________Quiz____________?
Infection Process Cycle -
Answer✓✓
Can be progressive or sudden
1
,Antigen/foreign substance introduced to the body
Release of histamine
Release of mass quantities of WBC
Increase in body temp and localized/systemic swelling
Vascular swelling and azotemia build up in kidneys and liver
Edema forms (third spacing)
Lead to reduced kidney perfusion and multiorgan dysfunction
_____________Quiz____________?
Pleural space issues -
Answer✓✓
The pleural space has negative pressure that assists in keeping the lungs inflated and can be
filled with fluid or air causing the lungs to get smaller
_____________Quiz____________?
Pleural space -
Answer✓✓
Filled with fluid = pleural effusion = transudative or exudative
_____________Quiz____________?
empyema pleural effusion -
Answer✓✓
Thick, prudent fluid
2
,_____________Quiz____________?
Hemathorax -
Answer✓✓
Blood in pleural space
_____________Quiz____________?
Pneumothorax (PTX) -
Answer✓✓
Tension/closed, spontaneous, open
_____________Quiz____________?
Pulmonary Effusion -
Answer✓✓
fluid accumulating in the pleural cavity
_____________Quiz____________?
Pulmonary Effusion s/s -
Answer✓✓
Crackles, dyspnea, cough, tachycardia, SOB
_____________Quiz____________?
Pulmonary effusion causes -
Answer✓✓
Pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, cancer
3
, _____________Quiz____________?
Pulmonary effusion Dx -
Answer✓✓
CBC, ABGs, CXR, CT, Sputum culture
_____________Quiz____________?
pulmonary effusion treatment -
Answer✓✓
Thorancenticis, chest tube, lasix, ABT, send removed fluid to lab, document how much removed
_____________Quiz____________?
pneumothorax -
Answer✓✓
Air in pleural space changes pressure in lungs reducing O2 exchange and can lead to lung
collapse
_____________Quiz____________?
Pneumothorax S/S -
Answer✓✓
Diminished or absent lung sounds on affected side, trachea deviation, tachycardia, SOB, air
hunger, anxiety, pain
_____________Quiz____________?
4
(Newest 2025/2026) Nursing Concepts
and Critical Thinking Skills in The Care
of Adult | Actual Test Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers - Grand
Valley State University
Terms in this set (212)
_____________Quiz____________?
Ventilation -
Answer✓✓
The movement of air on inhale and exhale
_____________Quiz____________?
Perfusion -
Answer✓✓
The movement of O2 and CO2 exchange at the cellular level
_____________Quiz____________?
Infection Process Cycle -
Answer✓✓
Can be progressive or sudden
1
,Antigen/foreign substance introduced to the body
Release of histamine
Release of mass quantities of WBC
Increase in body temp and localized/systemic swelling
Vascular swelling and azotemia build up in kidneys and liver
Edema forms (third spacing)
Lead to reduced kidney perfusion and multiorgan dysfunction
_____________Quiz____________?
Pleural space issues -
Answer✓✓
The pleural space has negative pressure that assists in keeping the lungs inflated and can be
filled with fluid or air causing the lungs to get smaller
_____________Quiz____________?
Pleural space -
Answer✓✓
Filled with fluid = pleural effusion = transudative or exudative
_____________Quiz____________?
empyema pleural effusion -
Answer✓✓
Thick, prudent fluid
2
,_____________Quiz____________?
Hemathorax -
Answer✓✓
Blood in pleural space
_____________Quiz____________?
Pneumothorax (PTX) -
Answer✓✓
Tension/closed, spontaneous, open
_____________Quiz____________?
Pulmonary Effusion -
Answer✓✓
fluid accumulating in the pleural cavity
_____________Quiz____________?
Pulmonary Effusion s/s -
Answer✓✓
Crackles, dyspnea, cough, tachycardia, SOB
_____________Quiz____________?
Pulmonary effusion causes -
Answer✓✓
Pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, cancer
3
, _____________Quiz____________?
Pulmonary effusion Dx -
Answer✓✓
CBC, ABGs, CXR, CT, Sputum culture
_____________Quiz____________?
pulmonary effusion treatment -
Answer✓✓
Thorancenticis, chest tube, lasix, ABT, send removed fluid to lab, document how much removed
_____________Quiz____________?
pneumothorax -
Answer✓✓
Air in pleural space changes pressure in lungs reducing O2 exchange and can lead to lung
collapse
_____________Quiz____________?
Pneumothorax S/S -
Answer✓✓
Diminished or absent lung sounds on affected side, trachea deviation, tachycardia, SOB, air
hunger, anxiety, pain
_____________Quiz____________?
4
