NSG3100 - Exam 3 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
The nurse who recognizes and analyzes cues among
laboratory results should immediately report which of the
following to the primary care provider (PCP)? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Hemoglobin: 15.6 g/dL
b. Hematocrit: 31%
c. Red blood cells: 5.3 × 106/μL
d. White blood cells: 2000 cells/mm3
e. Platelets: 230,000 cells /mm3 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b, d
,The patient is taking an oral anticoagulant (warfarin).
Which of the following laboratory results should the
nurse recognize as being the most clinically significant for
this patient?
a. Platelets: 400,000 cells/mm3
b. INR: 5.9
c. Activated partial thromboplastin time: 30 seconds
d. Fibrinogen: 350 mg/dL - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b
Put the following steps in the correct sequence for
obtaining a capillary blood glucose level:
a. Cleanse the site with alcohol and allow to dry.
b. Ensure that hands are washed.
c. Select the site and put on gloves.
d. Quickly puncture the skin with the lancet.
e. Cover the test strip with a full blood sample.
,f. Wipe away the first drop of blood with gauze. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b, c, a, d,
f, e
A male patient with heart disease asks the nurse what his
ideal numbers should be for cholesterol and triglycerides.
Which of the following is the recommended level for
lipids?
a. Total cholesterol: >200 mg/dL
b. LDL: >100 mg/dL
c. HDL: >45 mg/dL
d. Triglycerides: >160 mg/dL - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b
A patient has a 24- hour urine specimen ordered for
creatinine clearance. Which education should be
provided by the nurse?
a. "Collect all urine from the time the collection begins
until it ends."
b. "Save only a sample from each voiding."
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, c. "Clean the perineal area three times before beginning
to urinate."
d. "Discard the first urine specimen, and then collect all
urine until the time period expires." - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d
The nurse is preparing a patient for a barium swallow
test. Which statement(s) by the patient indicate that the
patient has understood the nurse's teaching? (Select all
that apply.)
a. "The doctor will be able to view my stomach and intestines during the
test."
b. "I should increase fluids after the test."
c. "I will have to drink a contrast agent."
d. "Barium can cause constipation and I may need a mild
laxative."
e. "I will be NPO for 8 hours after the test."
Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
The nurse who recognizes and analyzes cues among
laboratory results should immediately report which of the
following to the primary care provider (PCP)? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Hemoglobin: 15.6 g/dL
b. Hematocrit: 31%
c. Red blood cells: 5.3 × 106/μL
d. White blood cells: 2000 cells/mm3
e. Platelets: 230,000 cells /mm3 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b, d
,The patient is taking an oral anticoagulant (warfarin).
Which of the following laboratory results should the
nurse recognize as being the most clinically significant for
this patient?
a. Platelets: 400,000 cells/mm3
b. INR: 5.9
c. Activated partial thromboplastin time: 30 seconds
d. Fibrinogen: 350 mg/dL - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b
Put the following steps in the correct sequence for
obtaining a capillary blood glucose level:
a. Cleanse the site with alcohol and allow to dry.
b. Ensure that hands are washed.
c. Select the site and put on gloves.
d. Quickly puncture the skin with the lancet.
e. Cover the test strip with a full blood sample.
,f. Wipe away the first drop of blood with gauze. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b, c, a, d,
f, e
A male patient with heart disease asks the nurse what his
ideal numbers should be for cholesterol and triglycerides.
Which of the following is the recommended level for
lipids?
a. Total cholesterol: >200 mg/dL
b. LDL: >100 mg/dL
c. HDL: >45 mg/dL
d. Triglycerides: >160 mg/dL - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b
A patient has a 24- hour urine specimen ordered for
creatinine clearance. Which education should be
provided by the nurse?
a. "Collect all urine from the time the collection begins
until it ends."
b. "Save only a sample from each voiding."
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, c. "Clean the perineal area three times before beginning
to urinate."
d. "Discard the first urine specimen, and then collect all
urine until the time period expires." - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d
The nurse is preparing a patient for a barium swallow
test. Which statement(s) by the patient indicate that the
patient has understood the nurse's teaching? (Select all
that apply.)
a. "The doctor will be able to view my stomach and intestines during the
test."
b. "I should increase fluids after the test."
c. "I will have to drink a contrast agent."
d. "Barium can cause constipation and I may need a mild
laxative."
e. "I will be NPO for 8 hours after the test."
