NR302 Final Comprehensive Exam Questions and Answers |
Fall 2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct-Chamberlain College of
Nursing
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1. 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
2. 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.
3. A nurse is assessing a patient’s ideal 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
4. 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
5. 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 is really gray.”
c. “My joints hurt when I get up in the morning.”
d. “My left leg drags on the floor when I am walking.”
, 6. 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 vital signs.
7. 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
8. 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.
9. A nurse uses the interviewing process of clarification when interviewing a patient. Which is the
nurse doing when this communication technique is used?
a. Paraphrasing the patient’s message
b. Restating what the patient has said
c. Reviewing the patient’s communication
d. Verifying what is implied by the patient
10. A patient has dependent edema of the ankles and feet and is obese. Which diet should the
nurse expect the primary health-care provider to order?
a. Low in sodium and high in fat
b. Low in sodium and low in calories
c. High in sodium and high in protein
d. High in sodium and low in carbohydrates
Fall 2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct-Chamberlain College of
Nursing
Answers on last page
1. 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
2. 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.
3. A nurse is assessing a patient’s ideal 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
4. 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
5. 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 is really gray.”
c. “My joints hurt when I get up in the morning.”
d. “My left leg drags on the floor when I am walking.”
, 6. 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 vital signs.
7. 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
8. 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.
9. A nurse uses the interviewing process of clarification when interviewing a patient. Which is the
nurse doing when this communication technique is used?
a. Paraphrasing the patient’s message
b. Restating what the patient has said
c. Reviewing the patient’s communication
d. Verifying what is implied by the patient
10. A patient has dependent edema of the ankles and feet and is obese. Which diet should the
nurse expect the primary health-care provider to order?
a. Low in sodium and high in fat
b. Low in sodium and low in calories
c. High in sodium and high in protein
d. High in sodium and low in carbohydrates
