NURS 302 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST NURS 302
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Kussmaul respirations - ANS ✔✔Rapid and deep
True or false: You should educate your patient to take a long acting beta agonist (LABA) such as
salmeterol to relieve symptoms of an acute asthma exacerbation - ANS ✔✔false.
The nurse is taking a respiratory history for a patient who has come to the ER with a chronic cough. What
information should the nurse obtain from the patient (select all that apply) - ANS ✔✔prior history of
lung disease in the patient or family
Occupational or environmental exposure to respiratory irritants
Prior history of smoking
A pulse oximetry monitor indicates that the patient has a drop in SpO2 from 95% to 85% over several
hours. what is the first action the nurse should take? - ANS ✔✔Check the position of the probe on the
finger or earlobe.
Your 56 year old patient who recently had an MI comes to the clinic with complaints of a dry
nonproductive cough that doesn't go away. What medication should the nurse question the patient
about taking? - ANS ✔✔Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
The nurse would teach the COPD patient what style of breathing to positive expiratory pressure and to
prevent alveolar collapse? - ANS ✔✔Pursed lip breathing
True or False: Albuterol is a short acting beta agonist (SABA) - ANS ✔✔true
warfarin therapeutic range and test - ANS ✔✔INR 2-3
The abnormal assessment findings of dullness and hyper resonance are found with which assessment
technique? - ANS ✔✔Percussion
Your 46 year old female patient arrives to the ER with complaints of SOB. Physical exam shows a patient
with a swollen face, swollen tongue and difficulty breathing. Which medication would you suspect is
causing the condition - ANS ✔✔Enalapril (ACE inhibitor)
Your pt patient is having an asthma attack and can't find their medication they use for quick relief. After
the pt is stabilized, you as the nurse would assess the pt's medication knowledge and would teach the pt
to use which rescue inhaler for quick relief of symptoms? - ANS ✔✔Albuterol (SABA)
Your pt, Berta is a 91 year old female newly diagnosed with ESRD. You are teaching the pt about foods
that are low in potassium. What foods would you suggest the pt eliminate from their diet to reduce the
potassium in their diet? - ANS ✔✔Citrus fruits
, Your pt is diagnosed with contrast induced nephropathy after an MRI of their brain with IV contrast
media. They are most likely to suffer from which form of acute kidney injury? - ANS ✔✔Intrarenal
The kidney secretes: - ANS ✔✔Renin and erythropoietin
How would you differentiate nephrotic from nephritic syndrome? - ANS ✔✔In nephrotic syndrome, the
patient has a massive loss of protein
What is true of UTIs - ANS ✔✔A common bacteria that causes UTIs is e.coli
UTIs may be difficult to diagnose in the elderly as the elderly may not mount an immune response the
way a younger individual would
Your patient is diagnosed with bilateral urethral calculi (stones blocking the ureters). They are most likely
to suffer from which form of acute kidney injury? - ANS ✔✔Post renal
antidiuretic hormone (ADH) acts on the kidneys to retain sodium - ANS ✔✔false : its to retain water
The majority of renal calculi are composed of: - ANS ✔✔Calcium
Your pt is diagnosed with a myocardial infection. They are most likely to suffer from which form of acute
kidney injury? - ANS ✔✔Prerenal
True or false: renin converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II - ANS ✔✔false
A pt is scheduled for a test with contrast to determine kidney function. What statement made by the
patient should the nurse inform the physician about prior to testing? - ANS ✔✔I am allergic to shrimp
Creatinine clearance - ANS ✔✔Is the best indicator of CKD after GFR
Involves the Cockcroft Gault equation
Aldosterone acts on the kidneys to retain water - ANS ✔✔false
You are the nurse caring for Floyd. Floyd has multiple medications to be given during morning
medication pass. You are concerned about which medication that may cause an acute kidney injury? -
ANS ✔✔Vancomycin (vancocin)
Your patient's laboratory results have returned and their GFR is 37. Which stage of CKD would they be
classified? - ANS ✔✔Stage 3
Your patient is a 23 year old female construction worker who is admitted to your unit for recurrent UTIs.
She asks you about how to prevent future UTIs. You educate her to do all of the following EXCEPT: - ANS
✔✔She should make sure she has adequate apple juice intake
Yes true answers: acidify her urine using cranberry juice, make sure she drinks enough water and
urinates regularly
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Kussmaul respirations - ANS ✔✔Rapid and deep
True or false: You should educate your patient to take a long acting beta agonist (LABA) such as
salmeterol to relieve symptoms of an acute asthma exacerbation - ANS ✔✔false.
The nurse is taking a respiratory history for a patient who has come to the ER with a chronic cough. What
information should the nurse obtain from the patient (select all that apply) - ANS ✔✔prior history of
lung disease in the patient or family
Occupational or environmental exposure to respiratory irritants
Prior history of smoking
A pulse oximetry monitor indicates that the patient has a drop in SpO2 from 95% to 85% over several
hours. what is the first action the nurse should take? - ANS ✔✔Check the position of the probe on the
finger or earlobe.
Your 56 year old patient who recently had an MI comes to the clinic with complaints of a dry
nonproductive cough that doesn't go away. What medication should the nurse question the patient
about taking? - ANS ✔✔Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
The nurse would teach the COPD patient what style of breathing to positive expiratory pressure and to
prevent alveolar collapse? - ANS ✔✔Pursed lip breathing
True or False: Albuterol is a short acting beta agonist (SABA) - ANS ✔✔true
warfarin therapeutic range and test - ANS ✔✔INR 2-3
The abnormal assessment findings of dullness and hyper resonance are found with which assessment
technique? - ANS ✔✔Percussion
Your 46 year old female patient arrives to the ER with complaints of SOB. Physical exam shows a patient
with a swollen face, swollen tongue and difficulty breathing. Which medication would you suspect is
causing the condition - ANS ✔✔Enalapril (ACE inhibitor)
Your pt patient is having an asthma attack and can't find their medication they use for quick relief. After
the pt is stabilized, you as the nurse would assess the pt's medication knowledge and would teach the pt
to use which rescue inhaler for quick relief of symptoms? - ANS ✔✔Albuterol (SABA)
Your pt, Berta is a 91 year old female newly diagnosed with ESRD. You are teaching the pt about foods
that are low in potassium. What foods would you suggest the pt eliminate from their diet to reduce the
potassium in their diet? - ANS ✔✔Citrus fruits
, Your pt is diagnosed with contrast induced nephropathy after an MRI of their brain with IV contrast
media. They are most likely to suffer from which form of acute kidney injury? - ANS ✔✔Intrarenal
The kidney secretes: - ANS ✔✔Renin and erythropoietin
How would you differentiate nephrotic from nephritic syndrome? - ANS ✔✔In nephrotic syndrome, the
patient has a massive loss of protein
What is true of UTIs - ANS ✔✔A common bacteria that causes UTIs is e.coli
UTIs may be difficult to diagnose in the elderly as the elderly may not mount an immune response the
way a younger individual would
Your patient is diagnosed with bilateral urethral calculi (stones blocking the ureters). They are most likely
to suffer from which form of acute kidney injury? - ANS ✔✔Post renal
antidiuretic hormone (ADH) acts on the kidneys to retain sodium - ANS ✔✔false : its to retain water
The majority of renal calculi are composed of: - ANS ✔✔Calcium
Your pt is diagnosed with a myocardial infection. They are most likely to suffer from which form of acute
kidney injury? - ANS ✔✔Prerenal
True or false: renin converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II - ANS ✔✔false
A pt is scheduled for a test with contrast to determine kidney function. What statement made by the
patient should the nurse inform the physician about prior to testing? - ANS ✔✔I am allergic to shrimp
Creatinine clearance - ANS ✔✔Is the best indicator of CKD after GFR
Involves the Cockcroft Gault equation
Aldosterone acts on the kidneys to retain water - ANS ✔✔false
You are the nurse caring for Floyd. Floyd has multiple medications to be given during morning
medication pass. You are concerned about which medication that may cause an acute kidney injury? -
ANS ✔✔Vancomycin (vancocin)
Your patient's laboratory results have returned and their GFR is 37. Which stage of CKD would they be
classified? - ANS ✔✔Stage 3
Your patient is a 23 year old female construction worker who is admitted to your unit for recurrent UTIs.
She asks you about how to prevent future UTIs. You educate her to do all of the following EXCEPT: - ANS
✔✔She should make sure she has adequate apple juice intake
Yes true answers: acidify her urine using cranberry juice, make sure she drinks enough water and
urinates regularly
