NSG 232 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
100% CORECT ANSWERS!!
The nurse caring for a patient with ischemia to the left coronary artery would expect to
find
Decreased afterload.
A patients heart rate increased from 80 bpm to 160 bpm. The nurse knows that what will
follow is a(n)
Decrease in cardiac output.
The nurse is careful to monitor a patients cardiac output because this helps the nurse to
determine
Peripheral extremity circulation.
A patient has inadequate stroke volume related to decreased preload. The nurse anticipates
Verifying that the blood consent form has been signed
When caring for a patient with atrial fibrillation, the nurse is most concerned with which
vital sign?
Oxygen saturation
The nurse would expect a patient with right-sided heart failure to have which of the
following?
Peripheral edema
Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of atelectasis?
, It is important to do breathing exercises every hour to prevent
The nurse is caring for an African American patient with COPD. The nurse knows that the
best location to assess for hypoxia is the
Oral mucosa.
A nurse is caring for a patient whose temperature is 100.2 F. The nurse expects this patient
to hyperventilate owing to
Increased metabolic demands.
Upon auscultation, the nurse hears a whooshing sound at the fifth intercostal space. The
nurse recognizes that this sound is
Regurgitation of the mitral valve.
The nurse needs to closely monitor the oxygen status of an elderly patient undergoing
anesthesia because of which age-related change?
Decreased lung defense mechanisms may cause ineffective airway clearance.
The nurse is creating a plan of care for an obese patient who is suffering from fatigue
related to ineffective breathing. Which intervention best addresses a short-term goal that
the patient could achieve?
The nurse is assessing a patient with emphysema. Which assessment finding requires
further follow-up with the physician?
Hemoptysis
100% CORECT ANSWERS!!
The nurse caring for a patient with ischemia to the left coronary artery would expect to
find
Decreased afterload.
A patients heart rate increased from 80 bpm to 160 bpm. The nurse knows that what will
follow is a(n)
Decrease in cardiac output.
The nurse is careful to monitor a patients cardiac output because this helps the nurse to
determine
Peripheral extremity circulation.
A patient has inadequate stroke volume related to decreased preload. The nurse anticipates
Verifying that the blood consent form has been signed
When caring for a patient with atrial fibrillation, the nurse is most concerned with which
vital sign?
Oxygen saturation
The nurse would expect a patient with right-sided heart failure to have which of the
following?
Peripheral edema
Which statement by the patient indicates an understanding of atelectasis?
, It is important to do breathing exercises every hour to prevent
The nurse is caring for an African American patient with COPD. The nurse knows that the
best location to assess for hypoxia is the
Oral mucosa.
A nurse is caring for a patient whose temperature is 100.2 F. The nurse expects this patient
to hyperventilate owing to
Increased metabolic demands.
Upon auscultation, the nurse hears a whooshing sound at the fifth intercostal space. The
nurse recognizes that this sound is
Regurgitation of the mitral valve.
The nurse needs to closely monitor the oxygen status of an elderly patient undergoing
anesthesia because of which age-related change?
Decreased lung defense mechanisms may cause ineffective airway clearance.
The nurse is creating a plan of care for an obese patient who is suffering from fatigue
related to ineffective breathing. Which intervention best addresses a short-term goal that
the patient could achieve?
The nurse is assessing a patient with emphysema. Which assessment finding requires
further follow-up with the physician?
Hemoptysis
