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NURS 1871 CSCC EXAM 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 | ALREADY
GRADED A+
A student nurse receives an order for diazepam to be given intravenously.
Diazepam tablets are available. The student nurse crushes a tablet and mixes it
with sterile water for injection. The instructor notes that the solution is cloudy and
asks to see the medication vial. When the student produces the vial of sterile
water for injection and the instructor stops the medication from being given, what
type of error is prevented? - correct-answer-Treatment error
A patient is having the arterial blood gas (ABG) measured. What would the nurse
identify as the parameters to be evaluated by this test? - correct-answer-Status of
acid-base balance in arterial blood
The nurse is administering oral glucocorticoids to a patient with asthma. What
assessment finding would the nurse identify as a therapeutic response to this
medication? - correct-answer-No observable respiratory difficulty or shortness of
breath over the last 24 hours
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The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD). The patient tells the nurse he is having a "hard time breathing." His
respiratory rate is 32 breaths per minute, his pulse is 120 beats per minute, and
the oxygen saturation is 90%. What would be the best nursing intervention for this
patient? - correct-answer-Initiate oxygen via a nasal cannula, and begin at a flow
rate of 3 L/min
The nurse would anticipate that which of the following patients will need to be
treated with insertion of a chest tube? - correct-answer-A patient experiencing a
problem with a pneumothorax
Which of the following tools is the best measure to determine a patient's gas
exchange and respitary function? - correct-answer-Arterial blood gas (ABG)
analysis
The nurse is caring for a patient with emphysema. The patient is complaining of
shortness of breath and dyspnea on minimal exertion. Which assessment finding
alerts the nurse that the patient is going into respiratory failure? - correct-answer-
The patient's respirations have decreased from 30 to 10 breaths/minute
The nurse is caring for a patient who suddenly becomes agitated and confused.
Which action should the nurse takes first? - correct-answer-Assess oxygenation
using pulse oximetry.
NURS 1871 CSCC EXAM 1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 | ALREADY
GRADED A+
A student nurse receives an order for diazepam to be given intravenously.
Diazepam tablets are available. The student nurse crushes a tablet and mixes it
with sterile water for injection. The instructor notes that the solution is cloudy and
asks to see the medication vial. When the student produces the vial of sterile
water for injection and the instructor stops the medication from being given, what
type of error is prevented? - correct-answer-Treatment error
A patient is having the arterial blood gas (ABG) measured. What would the nurse
identify as the parameters to be evaluated by this test? - correct-answer-Status of
acid-base balance in arterial blood
The nurse is administering oral glucocorticoids to a patient with asthma. What
assessment finding would the nurse identify as a therapeutic response to this
medication? - correct-answer-No observable respiratory difficulty or shortness of
breath over the last 24 hours
, 2
The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD). The patient tells the nurse he is having a "hard time breathing." His
respiratory rate is 32 breaths per minute, his pulse is 120 beats per minute, and
the oxygen saturation is 90%. What would be the best nursing intervention for this
patient? - correct-answer-Initiate oxygen via a nasal cannula, and begin at a flow
rate of 3 L/min
The nurse would anticipate that which of the following patients will need to be
treated with insertion of a chest tube? - correct-answer-A patient experiencing a
problem with a pneumothorax
Which of the following tools is the best measure to determine a patient's gas
exchange and respitary function? - correct-answer-Arterial blood gas (ABG)
analysis
The nurse is caring for a patient with emphysema. The patient is complaining of
shortness of breath and dyspnea on minimal exertion. Which assessment finding
alerts the nurse that the patient is going into respiratory failure? - correct-answer-
The patient's respirations have decreased from 30 to 10 breaths/minute
The nurse is caring for a patient who suddenly becomes agitated and confused.
Which action should the nurse takes first? - correct-answer-Assess oxygenation
using pulse oximetry.
