NSG 430 final
NSG 430 final – UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
NSG 430
NSG 430 final
Q1 First sign of left-sided heart failure?
A Crackles in lungs.
Q2 First sign of right-sided heart failure?
A Peripheral edema.
Q3 Medication that decreases preload in HF?
A Furosemide (Lasix).
Q4 First nursing action for a patient with pulmonary edema?
A Sit the patient upright and administer oxygen.
Q5 Classic MI symptom?
A Chest pain radiating to left arm or jaw.
Q6 First medication for suspected MI?
A Aspirin (if not contraindicated).
Q7 What does troponin indicate?
A Heart muscle damage.
Q8 Which MI requires immediate reperfusion?
A STEMI.
Q9 Chest pain relieved by nitroglycerin suggests?
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A Angina.
Q10 Priority for patient developing chest pain after PCI?
A Assess for restenosis or re-occlusion.
Q11 Endocarditis assessment finding?
A Fever with a new heart murmur.
Q12 Priority teaching for infective endocarditis?
A Finish all antibiotics.
Q13 Cardiac tamponade signs (Beck's triad)?
A Hypotension, JVD, and muffled heart sounds.
Q14 Pulmonary embolism classic symptom?
A Sudden shortness of breath.
Q15 DVT assessment finding?
A One swollen, warm, painful leg.
Q16 Target oxygen administration for COPD patients?
A Lowest amount needed to keep SpO about 88-92%.
Q17 Asthma patient is no longer wheezing. Good or bad?
A Bad may indicate little or no air movement.
Q18 Priority treatment for asthma attack?
A Albuterol.
Q19 Priority assessment after giving albuterol?
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A Lung sounds and respiratory effort.
Q20 Pneumothorax assessment finding?
A Absent breath sounds on one side.
Q21 Tension pneumothorax priority intervention?
A Immediate needle decompression/chest tube.
Q22 What does continuous bubbling in a chest tube water seal indicate?
A Air leak.
Q23 First action if chest tube suddenly stops draining?
A Assess the patient first.
Q24 ARDS priority problem?
A Severe hypoxemia.
Q25 Key intervention for ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention?
A Elevate head of bed 30-45 .
Q26 First treatment for septic shock?
A IV fluids.
Q27 Most important sign of sepsis?
A Infection + organ dysfunction (altered mental status, hypotension, decreased urine output).
Q28 Next step when a septic patient stays hypotensive despite fluids?
A Vasopressors.
Q29 ECG change seen in hyperkalemia?
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NSG 430 final – UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
NSG 430
NSG 430 final
Q1 First sign of left-sided heart failure?
A Crackles in lungs.
Q2 First sign of right-sided heart failure?
A Peripheral edema.
Q3 Medication that decreases preload in HF?
A Furosemide (Lasix).
Q4 First nursing action for a patient with pulmonary edema?
A Sit the patient upright and administer oxygen.
Q5 Classic MI symptom?
A Chest pain radiating to left arm or jaw.
Q6 First medication for suspected MI?
A Aspirin (if not contraindicated).
Q7 What does troponin indicate?
A Heart muscle damage.
Q8 Which MI requires immediate reperfusion?
A STEMI.
Q9 Chest pain relieved by nitroglycerin suggests?
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A Angina.
Q10 Priority for patient developing chest pain after PCI?
A Assess for restenosis or re-occlusion.
Q11 Endocarditis assessment finding?
A Fever with a new heart murmur.
Q12 Priority teaching for infective endocarditis?
A Finish all antibiotics.
Q13 Cardiac tamponade signs (Beck's triad)?
A Hypotension, JVD, and muffled heart sounds.
Q14 Pulmonary embolism classic symptom?
A Sudden shortness of breath.
Q15 DVT assessment finding?
A One swollen, warm, painful leg.
Q16 Target oxygen administration for COPD patients?
A Lowest amount needed to keep SpO about 88-92%.
Q17 Asthma patient is no longer wheezing. Good or bad?
A Bad may indicate little or no air movement.
Q18 Priority treatment for asthma attack?
A Albuterol.
Q19 Priority assessment after giving albuterol?
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A Lung sounds and respiratory effort.
Q20 Pneumothorax assessment finding?
A Absent breath sounds on one side.
Q21 Tension pneumothorax priority intervention?
A Immediate needle decompression/chest tube.
Q22 What does continuous bubbling in a chest tube water seal indicate?
A Air leak.
Q23 First action if chest tube suddenly stops draining?
A Assess the patient first.
Q24 ARDS priority problem?
A Severe hypoxemia.
Q25 Key intervention for ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention?
A Elevate head of bed 30-45 .
Q26 First treatment for septic shock?
A IV fluids.
Q27 Most important sign of sepsis?
A Infection + organ dysfunction (altered mental status, hypotension, decreased urine output).
Q28 Next step when a septic patient stays hypotensive despite fluids?
A Vasopressors.
Q29 ECG change seen in hyperkalemia?
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