NUR 185 test 1 Hondros | Questions with 100% Verified
Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: Nurse admits patient to med surg unit. Resp rate of 38. Patient
using chest muscles to breathe, pulse ox of 87 on room air,
pink frothy sputum. What intervention would you implement
first?
Answer: O2 at 2 Liters/Min
Question: Caring for pt. who is intubated and receiving mechanical
ventilation. What action by the nurse would decrease the
patient's incidence of developing ventilator associated
pneumonia?
Answer: Put head of bed at 30-45 degrees.
Question: The nurse is administering acetylcysteine (muca-mist) as
nebulizer treatment to patient. Which should the nurse have
available for adverse effect on the patient?
Answer: Suction equipment
Question: Patient coming in with SOB and resp. rate of 32. ABG results
PH 7.3 (acid), Co2-50 Bicarb-28, PO2-70
Resp. Acidosis, what orders do you anticipate carrying out?
Answer: Apply O2 and give med-neb treatment.
Question: You have 4 patients in a long term care facility. Which would
you check first?
Answer: COPD patient with resp rate of 30, O2 of 87 and on 3 Liters of O2 complaining of
dyspnea.
Question: Caring for newly intubated patient getting mechanical
ventilation. Pt.'s wife was not at hosp. when this occurred. Wife
appears angry and states "What have you all done to him?"
What would be your response as a nurse?
Answer: Explain to the patient why the patient had to be intubated, continue to update
patient's
wife on condition and plan of care, I'm sorry that you walked in on him like that, I
understand this must have been very frightening.
Question: Patient has SOB, edema in legs and face and has the following
labs: BUN-95 (high), Creatinine of 9.2, Potassium of 6.0 (high).
What are you going to do
Answer: Give Kexolate, prepare the patient a central line for dialysis. Cardiac monitoring.
Question: Working with a UAP, what task can be delegated?
Answer: Instill non-prescription eye drops in patient's eyes.
Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027
Question: Nurse admits patient to med surg unit. Resp rate of 38. Patient
using chest muscles to breathe, pulse ox of 87 on room air,
pink frothy sputum. What intervention would you implement
first?
Answer: O2 at 2 Liters/Min
Question: Caring for pt. who is intubated and receiving mechanical
ventilation. What action by the nurse would decrease the
patient's incidence of developing ventilator associated
pneumonia?
Answer: Put head of bed at 30-45 degrees.
Question: The nurse is administering acetylcysteine (muca-mist) as
nebulizer treatment to patient. Which should the nurse have
available for adverse effect on the patient?
Answer: Suction equipment
Question: Patient coming in with SOB and resp. rate of 32. ABG results
PH 7.3 (acid), Co2-50 Bicarb-28, PO2-70
Resp. Acidosis, what orders do you anticipate carrying out?
Answer: Apply O2 and give med-neb treatment.
Question: You have 4 patients in a long term care facility. Which would
you check first?
Answer: COPD patient with resp rate of 30, O2 of 87 and on 3 Liters of O2 complaining of
dyspnea.
Question: Caring for newly intubated patient getting mechanical
ventilation. Pt.'s wife was not at hosp. when this occurred. Wife
appears angry and states "What have you all done to him?"
What would be your response as a nurse?
Answer: Explain to the patient why the patient had to be intubated, continue to update
patient's
wife on condition and plan of care, I'm sorry that you walked in on him like that, I
understand this must have been very frightening.
Question: Patient has SOB, edema in legs and face and has the following
labs: BUN-95 (high), Creatinine of 9.2, Potassium of 6.0 (high).
What are you going to do
Answer: Give Kexolate, prepare the patient a central line for dialysis. Cardiac monitoring.
Question: Working with a UAP, what task can be delegated?
Answer: Instill non-prescription eye drops in patient's eyes.
