NURS 302 Exam 2 Complete Study Guide with Verified
Questions, Answers & Detailed Rationales 2026–2027
Kussmaul respirations - correct answers -Rapid and deep
True or false: You should educate your patient to take a long acting beta agonist (LABA) such as
salmeterol to relieve symptoms of an acute asthma exacerbation - correct answers -false.
The nurse is taking a respiratory history for a patient who has come to the ER with a chronic cough.
What information should the nurse obtain from the patient (select all that apply) - correct answers -
prior history of lung disease in the patient or family
Occupational or environmental exposure to respiratory irritants
Prior history of smoking
A pulse oximetry monitor indicates that the patient has a drop in SpO2 from 95% to 85% over several
hours. what is the first action the nurse should take? - correct answers -Check the position of the probe
on the finger or earlobe.
Your 56 year old patient who recently had an MI comes to the clinic with complaints of a dry
nonproductive cough that doesn't go away. What medication should the nurse question the patient
about taking? - correct answers -Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
The nurse would teach the COPD patient what style of breathing to positive expiratory pressure and to
prevent alveolar collapse? - correct answers -Pursed lip breathing
True or False: Albuterol is a short acting beta agonist (SABA) - correct answers -true
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, warfarin therapeutic range and test - correct answers -INR 2-3
The abnormal assessment findings of dullness and hyper resonance are found with which assessment
technique? - correct answers -Percussion
Your 46 year old female patient arrives to the ER with complaints of SOB. Physical exam shows a patient
with a swollen face, swollen tongue and difficulty breathing. Which medication would you suspect is
causing the condition - correct answers -Enalapril (ACE inhibitor)
Your pt patient is having an asthma attack and can't find their medication they use for quick relief. After
the pt is stabilized, you as the nurse would assess the pt's medication knowledge and would teach the pt
to use which rescue inhaler for quick relief of symptoms? - correct answers -Albuterol (SABA)
Your pt, Berta is a 91 year old female newly diagnosed with ESRD. You are teaching the pt about foods
that are low in potassium. What foods would you suggest the pt eliminate from their diet to reduce the
potassium in their diet? - correct answers -Citrus fruits
Your pt is diagnosed with contrast induced nephropathy after an MRI of their brain with IV contrast
media. They are most likely to suffer from which form of acute kidney injury? - correct answers -
Intrarenal
The kidney secretes: - correct answers -Renin and erythropoietin
How would you differentiate nephrotic from nephritic syndrome? - correct answers -In nephrotic
syndrome, the patient has a massive loss of protein
What is true of UTIs - correct answers -A common bacteria that causes UTIs is e.coli
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Questions, Answers & Detailed Rationales 2026–2027
Kussmaul respirations - correct answers -Rapid and deep
True or false: You should educate your patient to take a long acting beta agonist (LABA) such as
salmeterol to relieve symptoms of an acute asthma exacerbation - correct answers -false.
The nurse is taking a respiratory history for a patient who has come to the ER with a chronic cough.
What information should the nurse obtain from the patient (select all that apply) - correct answers -
prior history of lung disease in the patient or family
Occupational or environmental exposure to respiratory irritants
Prior history of smoking
A pulse oximetry monitor indicates that the patient has a drop in SpO2 from 95% to 85% over several
hours. what is the first action the nurse should take? - correct answers -Check the position of the probe
on the finger or earlobe.
Your 56 year old patient who recently had an MI comes to the clinic with complaints of a dry
nonproductive cough that doesn't go away. What medication should the nurse question the patient
about taking? - correct answers -Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
The nurse would teach the COPD patient what style of breathing to positive expiratory pressure and to
prevent alveolar collapse? - correct answers -Pursed lip breathing
True or False: Albuterol is a short acting beta agonist (SABA) - correct answers -true
1
, warfarin therapeutic range and test - correct answers -INR 2-3
The abnormal assessment findings of dullness and hyper resonance are found with which assessment
technique? - correct answers -Percussion
Your 46 year old female patient arrives to the ER with complaints of SOB. Physical exam shows a patient
with a swollen face, swollen tongue and difficulty breathing. Which medication would you suspect is
causing the condition - correct answers -Enalapril (ACE inhibitor)
Your pt patient is having an asthma attack and can't find their medication they use for quick relief. After
the pt is stabilized, you as the nurse would assess the pt's medication knowledge and would teach the pt
to use which rescue inhaler for quick relief of symptoms? - correct answers -Albuterol (SABA)
Your pt, Berta is a 91 year old female newly diagnosed with ESRD. You are teaching the pt about foods
that are low in potassium. What foods would you suggest the pt eliminate from their diet to reduce the
potassium in their diet? - correct answers -Citrus fruits
Your pt is diagnosed with contrast induced nephropathy after an MRI of their brain with IV contrast
media. They are most likely to suffer from which form of acute kidney injury? - correct answers -
Intrarenal
The kidney secretes: - correct answers -Renin and erythropoietin
How would you differentiate nephrotic from nephritic syndrome? - correct answers -In nephrotic
syndrome, the patient has a massive loss of protein
What is true of UTIs - correct answers -A common bacteria that causes UTIs is e.coli
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