NURS 327 LATEST EXAM 2 2025/2026 100% ACCURATE
FALL-SPRING GRADED A+ (CORRECTLY ANSWERED)
A client has a nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance related to excessive mucus
production. The best short-term goal is for the client to
Report decreased congestion
The nurse practitioner treats a patient diagnosed with the common cold by recommending
the most common treatment. What is that treatment?
Antihistamines
The nurse is caring for a client following a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Two hours after
the procedure, the client begins to vomit large amounts of dark blood at frequent intervals
and is tachycardic and febrile. After notifying the surgeon, the nurse
obtains a light, mirror, gauze, and curved hemostats.
A mechanically ventilated client is receiving a combination of atracurium and the opioid
analgesic morphine. The nurse monitors the client for which potential complication?
Venous thromboemboli
An x-ray of a trauma client reveals rib fractures and the client is diagnosed with a small flail
chest injury. Which intervention should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
Suction the client's airway secretions.
The nurse, caring for a patient with emphysema, understands that airflow limitations are not
reversible. The end result of deterioration is:
Respiratory acidosis.
, A nursing student is taking a pathophysiology examination. Which of the following factors
would the student correctly identify as contributing to the underlying pathophysiology of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? Choose all that apply.
Mucus secretions that block airways
Inflamed airways that obstruct airflow
Decreased numbers of goblet cells
Overinflated alveoli that impair gas exchange
Dry airways that obstruct airflow
Inflamed airways that obstruct airflow
Mucus secretions that block airways
Overinflated alveoli that impair gas exchange
Which of the following is a clinical manifestation of a pneumothorax? Select all that apply.
Oxygen desaturation
Sudden chest pain
Bilaterally equal breath sounds
Asymmetry of chest movement
Unilateral retractions
asymmetry of chest movement
O2 desat
unilateral retractions
sudden chest pain
The nurse is assigned to care for a patient in the ICU who is diagnosed with status
asthmaticus. Why does the nurse include fluid intake as being an important aspect of the plan
of care? (Select all that apply.)
To loosen secretions
To facilitate expectoration
To assist with the effectiveness of the corticosteroids
To combat dehydration
To relieve bronchospasm
FALL-SPRING GRADED A+ (CORRECTLY ANSWERED)
A client has a nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance related to excessive mucus
production. The best short-term goal is for the client to
Report decreased congestion
The nurse practitioner treats a patient diagnosed with the common cold by recommending
the most common treatment. What is that treatment?
Antihistamines
The nurse is caring for a client following a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Two hours after
the procedure, the client begins to vomit large amounts of dark blood at frequent intervals
and is tachycardic and febrile. After notifying the surgeon, the nurse
obtains a light, mirror, gauze, and curved hemostats.
A mechanically ventilated client is receiving a combination of atracurium and the opioid
analgesic morphine. The nurse monitors the client for which potential complication?
Venous thromboemboli
An x-ray of a trauma client reveals rib fractures and the client is diagnosed with a small flail
chest injury. Which intervention should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
Suction the client's airway secretions.
The nurse, caring for a patient with emphysema, understands that airflow limitations are not
reversible. The end result of deterioration is:
Respiratory acidosis.
, A nursing student is taking a pathophysiology examination. Which of the following factors
would the student correctly identify as contributing to the underlying pathophysiology of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? Choose all that apply.
Mucus secretions that block airways
Inflamed airways that obstruct airflow
Decreased numbers of goblet cells
Overinflated alveoli that impair gas exchange
Dry airways that obstruct airflow
Inflamed airways that obstruct airflow
Mucus secretions that block airways
Overinflated alveoli that impair gas exchange
Which of the following is a clinical manifestation of a pneumothorax? Select all that apply.
Oxygen desaturation
Sudden chest pain
Bilaterally equal breath sounds
Asymmetry of chest movement
Unilateral retractions
asymmetry of chest movement
O2 desat
unilateral retractions
sudden chest pain
The nurse is assigned to care for a patient in the ICU who is diagnosed with status
asthmaticus. Why does the nurse include fluid intake as being an important aspect of the plan
of care? (Select all that apply.)
To loosen secretions
To facilitate expectoration
To assist with the effectiveness of the corticosteroids
To combat dehydration
To relieve bronchospasm
