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NURSING 213 FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
When extubating a patient, which of the following should be
performed? Select all that apply:
A) ET cuff is deflated slowly
B) Hyperoxygenate the patient
C) Remove the tube as the patient exhales
D) Suction the ET and client airway
E) Monitor the patient every 5 minutes after - ANSWER-B,D,E
Rationale: the ET tube should be deflated rapidly, the tube is
removed at peak inspiration
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with cirrhosis of the
liver. The patient is scheduled for a paracentesis this afternoon.
Which of the following should the nurse do prior to the patient
procedure?
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A) ensure the patient voids
B) administer heparin
C) give the patient a bolus
D) ask the patient if they have considered getting a liver
transplant
E) assess for alcoholism - ANSWER-A) ensure the patient voids
Rationale: by ensuring the patient voids prior to the
procedure the risk if the needle nicking the bladder is
reduced.
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy. Which of the following medications should the
nurse anticipate being prescribed to this patient?
A) dobutamine
B) nitroprusside
C) metoprolol
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D) digoxin
E) isosorbide mononitrate - ANSWER-C) metoprolol
Rationale: beta blockers and calcium channel blockers are
commonly prescribed in patients with hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy. Cardiac glycosides, nitrates, and
vasodilators are contraindicated in patients with this type of
cardiomyopathy.
The nurse is caring for a patient with PTSD. The doctor has asked
that the patient be recorded talking about their experience so that
they may listen to it daily. Eventually the experience will become
less traumatic with time. The nurse understands that this is
describing which kind of therapy?
A) guided imagery
B) eye movement desensitization
C) cognitive processing therapy
D) progressive exposure - ANSWER-D) progressive exposure
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The nurse is caring for a patient with PTSD. The nurse expects
which medication be prescribed to this client?
A) fluoxetine
B) carbamazepine
C) haloperidol
D) lorazepam - ANSWER-A) fluoxetine
Rationale: fluoxitine (prozac) and sertraline (zoloft) are the
first line medications for patients suffering from PTSD.
Lorazepam (Ativan) is used as a last resort due to adverse
effects relating to alcohol and addictive properties. The other
medications are not commonly used in patients with PTSD.
Which of the following are signs and symptoms related to
seratonin syndrome? Select all that apply:
A) agitation
B) tachycardia
C) hypertension
NURSING 213 FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
When extubating a patient, which of the following should be
performed? Select all that apply:
A) ET cuff is deflated slowly
B) Hyperoxygenate the patient
C) Remove the tube as the patient exhales
D) Suction the ET and client airway
E) Monitor the patient every 5 minutes after - ANSWER-B,D,E
Rationale: the ET tube should be deflated rapidly, the tube is
removed at peak inspiration
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with cirrhosis of the
liver. The patient is scheduled for a paracentesis this afternoon.
Which of the following should the nurse do prior to the patient
procedure?
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A) ensure the patient voids
B) administer heparin
C) give the patient a bolus
D) ask the patient if they have considered getting a liver
transplant
E) assess for alcoholism - ANSWER-A) ensure the patient voids
Rationale: by ensuring the patient voids prior to the
procedure the risk if the needle nicking the bladder is
reduced.
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy. Which of the following medications should the
nurse anticipate being prescribed to this patient?
A) dobutamine
B) nitroprusside
C) metoprolol
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D) digoxin
E) isosorbide mononitrate - ANSWER-C) metoprolol
Rationale: beta blockers and calcium channel blockers are
commonly prescribed in patients with hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy. Cardiac glycosides, nitrates, and
vasodilators are contraindicated in patients with this type of
cardiomyopathy.
The nurse is caring for a patient with PTSD. The doctor has asked
that the patient be recorded talking about their experience so that
they may listen to it daily. Eventually the experience will become
less traumatic with time. The nurse understands that this is
describing which kind of therapy?
A) guided imagery
B) eye movement desensitization
C) cognitive processing therapy
D) progressive exposure - ANSWER-D) progressive exposure
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The nurse is caring for a patient with PTSD. The nurse expects
which medication be prescribed to this client?
A) fluoxetine
B) carbamazepine
C) haloperidol
D) lorazepam - ANSWER-A) fluoxetine
Rationale: fluoxitine (prozac) and sertraline (zoloft) are the
first line medications for patients suffering from PTSD.
Lorazepam (Ativan) is used as a last resort due to adverse
effects relating to alcohol and addictive properties. The other
medications are not commonly used in patients with PTSD.
Which of the following are signs and symptoms related to
seratonin syndrome? Select all that apply:
A) agitation
B) tachycardia
C) hypertension
