NSG 223 Mod 2 - Practice Exam Questions
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The nurse is caring for a client ANS: B Rationale: Common diagnostic
suspected of having acute tests
respiratory distress performed for clients with potential ARDS
syndrome (ARDS). What is the include
most plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)
likely diagnostic test ordered in the levels,
early stages of echocardiography, and pulmonary artery
this disease to differentiate the catheterization. The BNP level is helpful in
client's symptoms from those of a distinguishing ARDS from cardiogenic
cardiac etiology? pulmonary
A. Carboxyhemoglobin level edema. The carboxyhemoglobin level will
B. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) be
level increased in a client with an inhalation
C. C-reactive protein (CRP) level injury, which
D. Complete blood count commonly progresses into ARDS. CRP
and CBC
levels do not help differentiate from a
cardiac
problem.
,The perioperative nurse is writing ANS: A Rationale: For clients at risk for
a PE, the most
care plan for a client who has effective approach for prevention is to
returned from prevent
surgery 2 hours ago. Which deep vein thrombosis. Active leg exercises
measure to avoid
should the nurse implement to venous stasis, early ambulation, and use
most of elastic
decrease the compression stockings are general
client's risk of developing preventive
pulmonary measures. The client does not require
emboli (PE)? increased
A. Early ambulation dietary intake of protein directly related to
B. Increased dietary intake of prevention of PE, although it will assist in
protein wound
C. Maintaining the client in a healing during the postoperative period.
supine The client
position should not be maintained in one position,
D. Administering aspirin with but
warfarin frequently repositioned unless
contraindicated by
the surgical procedure. Aspirin should
never be
given with warfarin because it will increase
the
client's risk for bleeding.
,A client presents to the emergency ANS: C Rationale: Early signs of acute
department after being in a respiratory
boating failure are those associated with impaired
accident oxygenation and may include restlessness,
about 3 hours ago. Now the client fatigue,
reports headache, fatigue, and the headache, dyspnea, air hunger,
feeling of not being tachycardia, and
able to breathe enough. The nurse increased blood pressure. As the
notes that the client is restless and hypoxemia
tachycardic with an progresses, more obvious signs may be
elevated blood pressure. This present,
client including confusion, lethargy, tachycardia,
may be in the early stages of tachypnea, central cyanosis, diaphoresis,
which and,
respiratory finally, respiratory arrest. Pneumonia is
problem? infectious
A. Pneumoconiosis and would not result from trauma.
B. Pleural effusion Pneumoconiosis
C. Acute respiratory failure results from exposure to occupational
D. Pneumonia toxins. A
pleural effusion does not cause this
constellation
of symptoms.
, A client is receiving thrombolytic ANS: B Rationale: The nurse assesses the
therapy for the treatment of client with
pulmonary emboli. pulmonary emboli frequently for signs of
What is the best way for the nurse hypoxemia and monitors the pulse
to oximetry values
assess the client's oxygenation to evaluate the effectiveness of the oxygen
status therapy. ABGs are accurate indicators of
at the oxygenation status, but are not analyzed at
bedside? the
A. Obtain serial ABG samples. bedside. PFTs and incentive spirometry
B. Monitor pulse oximetry volumes do
readings. not accurately reveal oxygenation status.
C. Perform chest auscultation.
D. Monitor incentive spirometry
volumes.
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Updated 2026
The nurse is caring for a client ANS: B Rationale: Common diagnostic
suspected of having acute tests
respiratory distress performed for clients with potential ARDS
syndrome (ARDS). What is the include
most plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)
likely diagnostic test ordered in the levels,
early stages of echocardiography, and pulmonary artery
this disease to differentiate the catheterization. The BNP level is helpful in
client's symptoms from those of a distinguishing ARDS from cardiogenic
cardiac etiology? pulmonary
A. Carboxyhemoglobin level edema. The carboxyhemoglobin level will
B. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) be
level increased in a client with an inhalation
C. C-reactive protein (CRP) level injury, which
D. Complete blood count commonly progresses into ARDS. CRP
and CBC
levels do not help differentiate from a
cardiac
problem.
,The perioperative nurse is writing ANS: A Rationale: For clients at risk for
a PE, the most
care plan for a client who has effective approach for prevention is to
returned from prevent
surgery 2 hours ago. Which deep vein thrombosis. Active leg exercises
measure to avoid
should the nurse implement to venous stasis, early ambulation, and use
most of elastic
decrease the compression stockings are general
client's risk of developing preventive
pulmonary measures. The client does not require
emboli (PE)? increased
A. Early ambulation dietary intake of protein directly related to
B. Increased dietary intake of prevention of PE, although it will assist in
protein wound
C. Maintaining the client in a healing during the postoperative period.
supine The client
position should not be maintained in one position,
D. Administering aspirin with but
warfarin frequently repositioned unless
contraindicated by
the surgical procedure. Aspirin should
never be
given with warfarin because it will increase
the
client's risk for bleeding.
,A client presents to the emergency ANS: C Rationale: Early signs of acute
department after being in a respiratory
boating failure are those associated with impaired
accident oxygenation and may include restlessness,
about 3 hours ago. Now the client fatigue,
reports headache, fatigue, and the headache, dyspnea, air hunger,
feeling of not being tachycardia, and
able to breathe enough. The nurse increased blood pressure. As the
notes that the client is restless and hypoxemia
tachycardic with an progresses, more obvious signs may be
elevated blood pressure. This present,
client including confusion, lethargy, tachycardia,
may be in the early stages of tachypnea, central cyanosis, diaphoresis,
which and,
respiratory finally, respiratory arrest. Pneumonia is
problem? infectious
A. Pneumoconiosis and would not result from trauma.
B. Pleural effusion Pneumoconiosis
C. Acute respiratory failure results from exposure to occupational
D. Pneumonia toxins. A
pleural effusion does not cause this
constellation
of symptoms.
, A client is receiving thrombolytic ANS: B Rationale: The nurse assesses the
therapy for the treatment of client with
pulmonary emboli. pulmonary emboli frequently for signs of
What is the best way for the nurse hypoxemia and monitors the pulse
to oximetry values
assess the client's oxygenation to evaluate the effectiveness of the oxygen
status therapy. ABGs are accurate indicators of
at the oxygenation status, but are not analyzed at
bedside? the
A. Obtain serial ABG samples. bedside. PFTs and incentive spirometry
B. Monitor pulse oximetry volumes do
readings. not accurately reveal oxygenation status.
C. Perform chest auscultation.
D. Monitor incentive spirometry
volumes.
