NSG 3100 Exam 3 UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
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)
and CORRECT Answers
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)
