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NSG 3100/ NSG3100 Exam 3 – Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing Practice I Guide| Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A

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NSG 3100/ NSG3100 Exam 3 – Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing Practice I Guide| Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION IV or PO contrast dye: Answer: Safety alert! Any allergies to iodine, the dye type of seafood/shellfish needs to be addressed- this may be a contraindication. Not all contrast is iodine bound chemically. Also renal function must be assessed prior to a pt receiving contrast dye. QUESTION Glycosylated hemoglobin (Hgb A1C) Answer: used for a treatment plan adherence monitoring. -Patients often perform this skill at home. QUESTION Capillary Blood Specimen (blood sugar) Answer: -Commonly performed for blood glucose levels (Accucheck) -Make sure finger is warm. -Hold in dependent position (below the heart). -Always wipe the first drop of blood before collecting specimen. -ONLY GIVES A SNAPSHOT OF CURRENT BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. QUESTION BMP Answer: basic metabolic panel QUESTION KUB Answer: -Kidneys, urter, bladder X-RAY -Pre: education, painless, timeframe -Post: ask how they are doing, call light QUESTION Bronchoscopy Answer: -Larynx, trachea, and bronchi. -Looks at lungs, down throat (gag reflex) Post: Keep pt NPO until swallow, gag, and cough reflexes have returned. Provide gargles for mild pharyngitis. Monitor respiratory status, including lung sounds and sputum. Maintaining oxygen as ordered. Complications: Shock, bleeding from biopsy, hypoxemia, bronchospasm/ laryngospasm, infection, pneumothorax. QUESTION Colonoscopy Answer: -Viewing the large intestine, distal sigmoid colon and rectum. -Pre: consent, assessment; vitals, pain, pt alert/oriented, allergies, and breathing. -Intra: vitals; vitals should decrease, may need oxygen, defibrillator, reversal agents, and suction. -Post: Monitor vitals until pt is fully awake. Encourage liquid diet or light meal for the first 6 hrs after the procedure. Observe stool for visible blood. Report any abdominal pain. -Complications: Perforation of bowel, hypotension, hemorrhage. QUESTION esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) Answer: -Visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum -Sedation safety considerations: vital signs, O2, and SAT/respirations -Post: Maintain NPO until the gag reflex returns. Position the pt on the left side until fully awake to prevent aspirations. -Complications: Perforation, bleeding, aspiration, infection. QUESTION Elimination; constipation -Common problem affecting 4 million Americans. -Women more than men -Is defines as having infrequent or difficult BMs (fewer than 3 BMs per week)

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NSGl 3100/l NSG3100l Examl 3l –l
Fundamentall Conceptsl &l Skillsl forl
Nursingl Practicel Il Guide|l Galenl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l IVl orl POl contrastl dye:

Answer:
Safetyl alert!l Anyl allergiesl tol iodine,l thel dyel typel ofl seafood/shellfishl needsl tol bel
addressed-l thisl mayl bel al contraindication.l Notl alll contrastl isl iodinel boundl chemically.l
Alsol renall functionl mustl bel assessedl priorl tol al ptl receivingl contrastl dye.




Q:l Glycosylatedl hemoglobinl (Hgbl A1C)

Answer:
usedl forl al treatmentl planl adherencel monitoring.l
-Patientsl oftenl performl thisl skilll atl home.




Q:l Capillaryl Bloodl Specimenl (bloodl sugar)

Answer:
-Commonlyl performedl forl bloodl glucosel levelsl (Accucheck)
-Makel surel fingerl isl warm.
-Holdl inl dependentl positionl (belowl thel heart).l
-Alwaysl wipel thel firstl dropl ofl bloodl beforel collectingl specimen.l
-ONLYl GIVESl Al SNAPSHOTl OFl CURRENTl BLOODl SUGARl LEVELS.

,Q:l BMP

Answer:
basicl metabolicl panel




Q:l KUB

Answer:
-Kidneys,l urter,l bladderl X-RAY
-Pre:l education,l painless,l timeframe
-Post:l askl howl theyl arel doing,l calll light




Q:l Bronchoscopy

Answer:
-Larynx,l trachea,l andl bronchi.
-Looksl atl lungs,l downl throatl (gagl reflex)
Post:l Keepl ptl NPOl untill swallow,l gag,l andl coughl reflexesl havel returned.l Providel
garglesl forl mildl pharyngitis.l Monitorl respiratoryl status,l includingl lungl soundsl andl
sputum.l Maintainingl oxygenl asl ordered.l
Complications:l Shock,l bleedingl froml biopsy,l hypoxemia,l bronchospasm/l laryngospasm,l
infection,l pneumothorax.




Q:l Colonoscopy

Answer:

, -Viewingl thel largel intestine,l distall sigmoidl colonl andl rectum.
-Pre:l consent,l assessment;l vitals,l pain,l ptl alert/oriented,l allergies,l andl breathing.
-Intra:l vitals;l vitalsl shouldl decrease,l mayl needl oxygen,l defibrillator,l reversall agents,l andl
suction.
-Post:l Monitorl vitalsl untill ptl isl fullyl awake.l Encouragel liquidl dietl orl lightl meall forl
thel firstl 6l hrsl afterl thel procedure.l Observel stooll forl visiblel blood.l Reportl anyl
abdominall pain.l
-Complications:l Perforationl ofl bowel,l hypotension,l hemorrhage.




Q:l esophagogastroduodenoscopyl (EGD)

Answer:
-Visuall examinationl ofl thel esophagus,l stomach,l andl duodenum
-Sedationl safetyl considerations:l vitall signs,l O2,l andl SAT/respirations
-Post:l Maintainl NPOl untill thel gagl reflexl returns.l Positionl thel ptl onl thel leftl sidel untill
fullyl awakel tol preventl aspirations.
-Complications:l Perforation,l bleeding,l aspiration,l infection.




Q:l Elimination;l constipation

Answer:
-Commonl probleml affectingl 4l millionl Americans.l
l -Womenl morel thanl men
l -Isl definesl asl havingl infrequentl orl difficultl BMsl (fewerl thanl 3l BMsl perl week)
l -Canl bel al resultl ofl slowedl peristalsis
l -Characterizedl byl hardl fecesl andl rectall pain.l Canl alsol includel abdominall cramping,l
pain,l pressure,l abdominall distension,l anorexia,l andl headaches.




Q:l Potentiallyl duringl periodsl ofl constipationl whatl shouldl thel nursel monitorl for?

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