NSG 3100 Exam 3 questions with
complete solutions
Obtaining a capillary blood specimen to measure blood glucose, you should - correct answer ✔✔ensure
there is good blood flow at the puncture site
True or False
When testing for fecal occult blood, a green color indicates a guaiac positive result. - correct answer
✔✔False
A RN instructing a female patient on obtaining a clean catch urine specimen should stress to: - correct
answer ✔✔Void a small amount of urine before collecting the specimen
The client has an indwelling catheter. The nurse should obtain a sterile urine specimen by - correct
answer ✔✔using a syringe to withdraw urine from the catheter tubing port
An x-ray of the abdomen visualizing the kidneys, ureters and bladder is known as: - correct answer
✔✔KUB
What is an echocardiogram? - correct answer ✔✔Visualization of the structures of the heart by using
ultrasound
What does MRI stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Thoracentesis is removal of fluid from: - correct answer ✔✔pleural space
While assisting with a thoracentesis the nurse should do all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer
✔✔Have the patient cough periodically during the procedure
A noninvasive method of estimating bladder volume would be: - correct answer ✔✔Bladder Scanner
, Your urine should smell - correct answer ✔✔aromatic
What is a normal urine output per hour? - correct answer ✔✔30 mL
Urge incontinence is due to - correct answer ✔✔an overactive bladder
Stress incontinence is when - correct answer ✔✔urine leaks when you laugh, cough or sneeze
The presence of ketones in the urine indicates - correct answer ✔✔rapid breakdown of fat
The nurse who teaches a client about preventing UTIs would include which statement? - correct answer
✔✔Void immediately after sexual intercourse
How much space should you leave from the tip of the penis and the drainage tube when applying a
condom cath? - correct answer ✔✔1 Inch
The nurse understands that a straight catheterization: - correct answer ✔✔empties the bladder and the
catheter is immediately removed
The purpose of a three way Foley after a TURP is to - correct answer ✔✔Irrigation
A nurse is inserting a Foley catheter in a female and obtains clear urine. What next? - correct answer
✔✔Advance the catheter another 2 inches (5 cm)
Where should Foley indwelling catheter drainage bag be positioned after insertion of catheter? - correct
answer ✔✔Lower than the level of the bladder
What are the causes of constipation? - correct answer ✔✔poor bowel habits
diet low in fiber
chronic use of laxatives
complete solutions
Obtaining a capillary blood specimen to measure blood glucose, you should - correct answer ✔✔ensure
there is good blood flow at the puncture site
True or False
When testing for fecal occult blood, a green color indicates a guaiac positive result. - correct answer
✔✔False
A RN instructing a female patient on obtaining a clean catch urine specimen should stress to: - correct
answer ✔✔Void a small amount of urine before collecting the specimen
The client has an indwelling catheter. The nurse should obtain a sterile urine specimen by - correct
answer ✔✔using a syringe to withdraw urine from the catheter tubing port
An x-ray of the abdomen visualizing the kidneys, ureters and bladder is known as: - correct answer
✔✔KUB
What is an echocardiogram? - correct answer ✔✔Visualization of the structures of the heart by using
ultrasound
What does MRI stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Thoracentesis is removal of fluid from: - correct answer ✔✔pleural space
While assisting with a thoracentesis the nurse should do all of the following EXCEPT: - correct answer
✔✔Have the patient cough periodically during the procedure
A noninvasive method of estimating bladder volume would be: - correct answer ✔✔Bladder Scanner
, Your urine should smell - correct answer ✔✔aromatic
What is a normal urine output per hour? - correct answer ✔✔30 mL
Urge incontinence is due to - correct answer ✔✔an overactive bladder
Stress incontinence is when - correct answer ✔✔urine leaks when you laugh, cough or sneeze
The presence of ketones in the urine indicates - correct answer ✔✔rapid breakdown of fat
The nurse who teaches a client about preventing UTIs would include which statement? - correct answer
✔✔Void immediately after sexual intercourse
How much space should you leave from the tip of the penis and the drainage tube when applying a
condom cath? - correct answer ✔✔1 Inch
The nurse understands that a straight catheterization: - correct answer ✔✔empties the bladder and the
catheter is immediately removed
The purpose of a three way Foley after a TURP is to - correct answer ✔✔Irrigation
A nurse is inserting a Foley catheter in a female and obtains clear urine. What next? - correct answer
✔✔Advance the catheter another 2 inches (5 cm)
Where should Foley indwelling catheter drainage bag be positioned after insertion of catheter? - correct
answer ✔✔Lower than the level of the bladder
What are the causes of constipation? - correct answer ✔✔poor bowel habits
diet low in fiber
chronic use of laxatives
