NURS 320 EXAM 5 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(GRADED A+) | NEW 2025
A nurse is monitoring the status of a post-operative patient. The nurse would
become most concerned with which of the following signs that could indicate an
evolving complication?
A) Increasing restlessness
B) A pulse of 86
C) BP 110/70
D) Hypoactive bowel sounds in all four quadrants - ANSWER A
A postoperative patient asks a nurse why it is so important to cough and deep
breathe after surgery. When formulating a response, the nurse incorporates the
understanding that retained pulmonary secretions in a postoperative patient can
lead to:
A) Pneumonia
B) Fluid imbalance
C) Pulmonary Embolism
D) CO2 retention - ANSWER A
, A nurse has just assessed the condition of a postoperative patient who was
admitted 1 hour ago to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to monitor which of the
following parameters most carefully during the next hour?
A) UOP of 20mL/hr
B) T of 99.6
C) BP of 100/70
D) Serous drainage on the dressing - ANSWER A
A nurse receives a telephone call from the PACU stating that a patient is being
transferred to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to do which of the following first
on arrival of the patient?
A) Assesses the patency of the airway
B) Check tubes or drains
C) Check the dressing
D) Assess the vital signs - ANSWER A
A patient who has undergone preadmission testing has had blood drawn for
serum laboratory studies including a CBC, coagulation studies, BMP, and
creatinine. Which of the following laboratory results should be reported to the
surgeon's office by the nurse, knowing that it could cause surgery to be
postponed?
A) Na 141 mEg/L
B) Hgb 8g/dL
C) PLT 210,000 mm
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(GRADED A+) | NEW 2025
A nurse is monitoring the status of a post-operative patient. The nurse would
become most concerned with which of the following signs that could indicate an
evolving complication?
A) Increasing restlessness
B) A pulse of 86
C) BP 110/70
D) Hypoactive bowel sounds in all four quadrants - ANSWER A
A postoperative patient asks a nurse why it is so important to cough and deep
breathe after surgery. When formulating a response, the nurse incorporates the
understanding that retained pulmonary secretions in a postoperative patient can
lead to:
A) Pneumonia
B) Fluid imbalance
C) Pulmonary Embolism
D) CO2 retention - ANSWER A
, A nurse has just assessed the condition of a postoperative patient who was
admitted 1 hour ago to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to monitor which of the
following parameters most carefully during the next hour?
A) UOP of 20mL/hr
B) T of 99.6
C) BP of 100/70
D) Serous drainage on the dressing - ANSWER A
A nurse receives a telephone call from the PACU stating that a patient is being
transferred to the surgical unit. The nurse plans to do which of the following first
on arrival of the patient?
A) Assesses the patency of the airway
B) Check tubes or drains
C) Check the dressing
D) Assess the vital signs - ANSWER A
A patient who has undergone preadmission testing has had blood drawn for
serum laboratory studies including a CBC, coagulation studies, BMP, and
creatinine. Which of the following laboratory results should be reported to the
surgeon's office by the nurse, knowing that it could cause surgery to be
postponed?
A) Na 141 mEg/L
B) Hgb 8g/dL
C) PLT 210,000 mm
