NSG120 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● The nurse is performing a skin assessment and notes a red area on
the client coccyx that does not blanch but has no broken skin the nurse
correctly documents this as which of the following?
Answer: Decubitus pressure ulcer
●● Which of the following describes:
carbon dioxide levels in the blood increase lowering pH and stimulating
the respiratory center resulting in increased rate and depth of respirations
and hyperventilation?
Answer: Hypercapnia
●● Which of the following would be considered an autoimmune
disease?
Answer: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Pernicious anemia
AIDs
,●● The nurse is caring for a client with longstanding Type 2 diabetes
which of the following is a potential long-term complication of the
disease?
Answer: Diabetic Retinopathy
●● What is the common warnings of a myocardial infarction? Select all
that apply
Answer: · Feeling of pressure in chest
· Nausea
· Anxiety & Fear
· Diaphoresis (sweating), SOB
●● Which of the following are the cardinal signs of congestive heart
failure?
Answer: · Exercise intolerance and Dysrhythmias
●● The nurse has a client with heart failure the client would like the
nurse to explain what the diagnosis means. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
Answer: The heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the
metabolic needs of the body
●● A client with obstructive pulmonary disease COPD presents to the
emergency room with difficulty breathing. The physical examination
, reveals bluish skin nailbeds and mucous membranes. Which term
correctly describes this condition?
Answer: Cyanosis
●● The nurse is assessing a client and notes wheezing and a cough. The
client uses accessory muscles during breathing. The primary health care
provider provides bronchodilators and corticosteroids in the form of
inhalers. The nurse should recognize that a client is most likely
experiencing which of the following?
Answer: Asthma
●● The nurse is reading a client's history and notes that the client has a
history of leukopenia the nurse interprets this to mean that the client has
which of the following?
Answer: Decreased leukocytes
●● Which of the following is the correct sequence or pathway for blood
flow through the heart?
Answer: right atrium -> right ventricle -> pulmonary artery ->lungs -
>pulmonary vein-> left atrium-> left ventricle-> aorta
●● The nurse is teaching a client that diabetes causes a higher risk of
developing coronary artery disease because of which of the following?
Answer: Hyperglycemia causes endothelial degeneration leading to
Acura Cirrhosis
TEST VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● The nurse is performing a skin assessment and notes a red area on
the client coccyx that does not blanch but has no broken skin the nurse
correctly documents this as which of the following?
Answer: Decubitus pressure ulcer
●● Which of the following describes:
carbon dioxide levels in the blood increase lowering pH and stimulating
the respiratory center resulting in increased rate and depth of respirations
and hyperventilation?
Answer: Hypercapnia
●● Which of the following would be considered an autoimmune
disease?
Answer: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Pernicious anemia
AIDs
,●● The nurse is caring for a client with longstanding Type 2 diabetes
which of the following is a potential long-term complication of the
disease?
Answer: Diabetic Retinopathy
●● What is the common warnings of a myocardial infarction? Select all
that apply
Answer: · Feeling of pressure in chest
· Nausea
· Anxiety & Fear
· Diaphoresis (sweating), SOB
●● Which of the following are the cardinal signs of congestive heart
failure?
Answer: · Exercise intolerance and Dysrhythmias
●● The nurse has a client with heart failure the client would like the
nurse to explain what the diagnosis means. Which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
Answer: The heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the
metabolic needs of the body
●● A client with obstructive pulmonary disease COPD presents to the
emergency room with difficulty breathing. The physical examination
, reveals bluish skin nailbeds and mucous membranes. Which term
correctly describes this condition?
Answer: Cyanosis
●● The nurse is assessing a client and notes wheezing and a cough. The
client uses accessory muscles during breathing. The primary health care
provider provides bronchodilators and corticosteroids in the form of
inhalers. The nurse should recognize that a client is most likely
experiencing which of the following?
Answer: Asthma
●● The nurse is reading a client's history and notes that the client has a
history of leukopenia the nurse interprets this to mean that the client has
which of the following?
Answer: Decreased leukocytes
●● Which of the following is the correct sequence or pathway for blood
flow through the heart?
Answer: right atrium -> right ventricle -> pulmonary artery ->lungs -
>pulmonary vein-> left atrium-> left ventricle-> aorta
●● The nurse is teaching a client that diabetes causes a higher risk of
developing coronary artery disease because of which of the following?
Answer: Hyperglycemia causes endothelial degeneration leading to
Acura Cirrhosis
