NUR 265 NURSING CONCEPTS TEST 4 2026
FINAL PAPER REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ Nursing students should not drink this when stressed.
Answer: Alcohol
◉ A nurse administers a dose of an oral medication for hypertension
to a patient who immediately vomits after swallowing the pill. What
would be the appropriate initial action of the nurse in this situation?
A. Readminister the medication and notify the primary care
provider.
B. Readminister the pill in a liquid form if possible.
C. Assess the vomit, looking for the pill.
D. Notify the primary care provider..
Answer: C. If a patient vomits immediately after swallowing an oral
pill, the nurse should assess the vomit for the pill or fragments of it.
The nurse should then notify the primary care provider to see if
another dosage should be administered.
◉ Identify goals of Healthy People 2020 related to diabetes.
,Answer: -Reduce the disease and economic burden of diabetes
mellitus and improve the quality of life for at risk persons
-Reduce disease risk through healthful diets and achievements and
management of healthy body weights
◉ True or False: RhoGAM is given to the mom when the mother is
positive and baby is negative.
Answer: False. Mother must be negative and baby must be positive
◉ Chloride normal values.
Answer: 97-107 mEq/L
◉ Degree of stretch of the ventrical at the end of diastole.
Answer: Preload
◉ True or False:Baby blues are a serious postpartum problem that
requires treatment.
Answer: False. These are mild depressive symptoms, anxiety,
irritability, mood swings, tearfulness, increased sensitivity, and
fatigue.
Usually peaks at 4-5 days and resolves by day 10
,◉ A nurse is interviewing a newly admitted patient. Which question
would be considered culturally sensitive?
A. "Do you think you will be able to eat the food we have here?"
B. "Do you understand that we can't prepare special meals?"
C. "What types of food do you eat for meals?"
D. "Why can't you just eat our food while you are here?".
Answer: C
◉ Which acid-base imbalance would the nurse suspect after
assessing the following arterial blood gas values: pH, 7.30; PaCO2,
36 mm Hg; HCO3−, 14 mEq/L?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Respiratory alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis.
Answer: C
◉ When either the palm of the hand or the ball of the foot is
touched, the digits wrap around the object.
Answer: Grasp
, ◉ pH normal values.
Answer: 7.35-7.45
◉ A nurse is administering an oral medication to a patient via a
gastric tube. The nurse observes the medication enter the tube, and
then the tube becomes clogged. What would be the appropriate
initial action of the nurse in this situation?
A. Attempt to dislodge the medication with a 10-mL syringe.
B. Notify the primary care provider.
C. Remove the tube and replace it with another tube.
D. Flush the tube with 60 mL of water..
Answer: A. If medication becomes clogged in a gastric tube, the
nurse should attach a 10-mL syringe on the end of the tube and pull
back and lightly apply pressure to the plunger in a repetitive motion
to attempt to dislodge the medication. If the medication does not
move through the tube, the nurse should notify the primary care
provider, who may request the tube be replaced.
◉ HCO3 normal values.
Answer: 22-26 mEq/L
◉ When does menstruation return for lactating women?.
FINAL PAPER REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ Nursing students should not drink this when stressed.
Answer: Alcohol
◉ A nurse administers a dose of an oral medication for hypertension
to a patient who immediately vomits after swallowing the pill. What
would be the appropriate initial action of the nurse in this situation?
A. Readminister the medication and notify the primary care
provider.
B. Readminister the pill in a liquid form if possible.
C. Assess the vomit, looking for the pill.
D. Notify the primary care provider..
Answer: C. If a patient vomits immediately after swallowing an oral
pill, the nurse should assess the vomit for the pill or fragments of it.
The nurse should then notify the primary care provider to see if
another dosage should be administered.
◉ Identify goals of Healthy People 2020 related to diabetes.
,Answer: -Reduce the disease and economic burden of diabetes
mellitus and improve the quality of life for at risk persons
-Reduce disease risk through healthful diets and achievements and
management of healthy body weights
◉ True or False: RhoGAM is given to the mom when the mother is
positive and baby is negative.
Answer: False. Mother must be negative and baby must be positive
◉ Chloride normal values.
Answer: 97-107 mEq/L
◉ Degree of stretch of the ventrical at the end of diastole.
Answer: Preload
◉ True or False:Baby blues are a serious postpartum problem that
requires treatment.
Answer: False. These are mild depressive symptoms, anxiety,
irritability, mood swings, tearfulness, increased sensitivity, and
fatigue.
Usually peaks at 4-5 days and resolves by day 10
,◉ A nurse is interviewing a newly admitted patient. Which question
would be considered culturally sensitive?
A. "Do you think you will be able to eat the food we have here?"
B. "Do you understand that we can't prepare special meals?"
C. "What types of food do you eat for meals?"
D. "Why can't you just eat our food while you are here?".
Answer: C
◉ Which acid-base imbalance would the nurse suspect after
assessing the following arterial blood gas values: pH, 7.30; PaCO2,
36 mm Hg; HCO3−, 14 mEq/L?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Respiratory alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis.
Answer: C
◉ When either the palm of the hand or the ball of the foot is
touched, the digits wrap around the object.
Answer: Grasp
, ◉ pH normal values.
Answer: 7.35-7.45
◉ A nurse is administering an oral medication to a patient via a
gastric tube. The nurse observes the medication enter the tube, and
then the tube becomes clogged. What would be the appropriate
initial action of the nurse in this situation?
A. Attempt to dislodge the medication with a 10-mL syringe.
B. Notify the primary care provider.
C. Remove the tube and replace it with another tube.
D. Flush the tube with 60 mL of water..
Answer: A. If medication becomes clogged in a gastric tube, the
nurse should attach a 10-mL syringe on the end of the tube and pull
back and lightly apply pressure to the plunger in a repetitive motion
to attempt to dislodge the medication. If the medication does not
move through the tube, the nurse should notify the primary care
provider, who may request the tube be replaced.
◉ HCO3 normal values.
Answer: 22-26 mEq/L
◉ When does menstruation return for lactating women?.
