NUR 325 - Exam 2 Question and
answers 100% correct 2026/2027
d. Respiratory acidosis
1. 1. A patient has been facing consecutive
gas ex-change impairment due to
unmanaged asthma. Pronounced issues
with ventilation can cause a buildup of
acid that will most likely present itself
through what condition?
a. Metabolic alkalosis
b. Metabolic acidosis
c. Respiratory alkalosis
d. Respiratory acidosis
2. 2. A 30 year-old patient is suffering from 2 fractured b. Inettective
ventilation
ribs following a motor vehicle accident. In
addition to the pain experienced from
injury, the patient is also experiencing an
impairment of gas exchange most likely to
do what?
a. Inadequate perfusion
b. Ineffective ventilation
c. Inability to transport O2 .
d. Reduced capacity for gas transportation
3. 3. A young adult patient is being assessed individual risk
for gas exchange impairment. The patient factors that
states that she was diagnosed with mild could be
asthma in her adoles-cence, however has playing a role
been facing a recent increased difficulty on her
breathing during exercise and stress. The gas exchange
nurse decides to educate the patient on ability. What
,statement made by the patient indicates a c. "The more active I
need for further education? am, the more
a. "I am going to quit smoking cigarettes and complications I am going
using other tobacco products." to have breathing."
b. "As I get older, it is understandable that
my
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breathing may get worse."
c. "The more active I am, the more
complications I am going to have
breathing."
d. "When I am sick, my immune system is
impaired and might play a role in my
regular gas exchange ability."
d. Respiratory distress
4. 4. The nurse is responsible for monitoring
during the first 24 hours after the birth of a (ABC's always come first)
neonate at 38 weeks' gestation. What is
the most important parameter for the
nurse to monitor?
a. Duration of cry
b. Decreased body temperature
c. Sleep patterns
d. Respiratory distress
5. 5. What is considered the earliest sign of decreased a. Unexplained
restlessness
tissue oxygenation?
a. Unexplained restlessness with
b. Blue-ish nail beds pulmonary
c. Cold skin emphysema?
d. Cyanosis Select all that
apply.
6. 1. In a long-term care facility, the nurse is a. Barrel chest
working with a patient who has been b. Cyanosis
suffering from COPD with a predominance of c. Dyspnea
pulmonary emphysema. Which of the
following are symptoms that corre-spond
,(the others come later)
a. Barrel chest
c. Dyspnea
e. Thin appearance
f. Inettective cough
(described as a "pink putter"; trapped air in enlarged air-spaces =
barrel)
answers 100% correct 2026/2027
d. Respiratory acidosis
1. 1. A patient has been facing consecutive
gas ex-change impairment due to
unmanaged asthma. Pronounced issues
with ventilation can cause a buildup of
acid that will most likely present itself
through what condition?
a. Metabolic alkalosis
b. Metabolic acidosis
c. Respiratory alkalosis
d. Respiratory acidosis
2. 2. A 30 year-old patient is suffering from 2 fractured b. Inettective
ventilation
ribs following a motor vehicle accident. In
addition to the pain experienced from
injury, the patient is also experiencing an
impairment of gas exchange most likely to
do what?
a. Inadequate perfusion
b. Ineffective ventilation
c. Inability to transport O2 .
d. Reduced capacity for gas transportation
3. 3. A young adult patient is being assessed individual risk
for gas exchange impairment. The patient factors that
states that she was diagnosed with mild could be
asthma in her adoles-cence, however has playing a role
been facing a recent increased difficulty on her
breathing during exercise and stress. The gas exchange
nurse decides to educate the patient on ability. What
,statement made by the patient indicates a c. "The more active I
need for further education? am, the more
a. "I am going to quit smoking cigarettes and complications I am going
using other tobacco products." to have breathing."
b. "As I get older, it is understandable that
my
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breathing may get worse."
c. "The more active I am, the more
complications I am going to have
breathing."
d. "When I am sick, my immune system is
impaired and might play a role in my
regular gas exchange ability."
d. Respiratory distress
4. 4. The nurse is responsible for monitoring
during the first 24 hours after the birth of a (ABC's always come first)
neonate at 38 weeks' gestation. What is
the most important parameter for the
nurse to monitor?
a. Duration of cry
b. Decreased body temperature
c. Sleep patterns
d. Respiratory distress
5. 5. What is considered the earliest sign of decreased a. Unexplained
restlessness
tissue oxygenation?
a. Unexplained restlessness with
b. Blue-ish nail beds pulmonary
c. Cold skin emphysema?
d. Cyanosis Select all that
apply.
6. 1. In a long-term care facility, the nurse is a. Barrel chest
working with a patient who has been b. Cyanosis
suffering from COPD with a predominance of c. Dyspnea
pulmonary emphysema. Which of the
following are symptoms that corre-spond
,(the others come later)
a. Barrel chest
c. Dyspnea
e. Thin appearance
f. Inettective cough
(described as a "pink putter"; trapped air in enlarged air-spaces =
barrel)
