NURS 303 Exam #3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The nurse is counting an infant's respirations. Which technique is correct?
a. Watch the chest rise and fall
b. Watch the abdomen for movement
c. Place a hand across the infant's chest
d. Use a stethoscope to listen to the breath sounds - CORRECT ANSWER -b
The nurse is obtaining a pulse oximeter reading on an adult patient. Where is the probe of a pulse
oximeter placed?
a. In the mouth or under the arm
b. On the ear
c. On the tip of a finger or toe or on an ear lobe
d. In the rectum - CORRECT ANSWER -c
The nurse is assessing the temp of a toddler. Which method is best for this patient? A
thermometer is inserted into the patient:
a. Defer temp for this age group
b. Oral
c. Rectal
d. Tympanic - CORRECT ANSWER -d
The student nurse is learning how to obtain blood pressure and is studying what factors can
affect blood pressure. What should the student nurse include as factors that affect blood
pressure?
a. What the person ate
b. Smoking
c. Mobility
, d. Race
e. Gender
f. Weight
g. Pain - CORRECT ANSWER - b,d,e,f,g
The nurse knows that the _ blood vessels should be used to assess an adult's blood pressure.
a. Carotid artery
b. Brachial vein
c. Brachial artery
d. Radial artery - CORRECT ANSWER -c
The nurse is obtaining a patient's blood pressure and suspects that the reading is a false-high
reading. What leads the nurse to confirm this suspicion?
a. Using a cuff that is too narrow
b. Having the examiner's eyes looking down at the meniscus
c. Deflating the cuff to rapidly
d. Positioning patient's arm below the level of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER -a
The nurse is checking a patient's heart rate. An appropriate technique for an adult patient is to:
a. Use the pulse oximeter device to obtain heart rate
b. Use the automatic blood pressure cuff to obtain heart rate
c. Palpate the carotid artery for 1 full minute
d. Palpate the radial artery for 15 seconds and multiply by 4 to obtain heart rate - CORRECT
ANSWER -d
An adult patient is being assessed in the outpatient clinic secondary to a recent weight loss. Why
is the weight of an adult patient measured routinely during a physical assessment?
a. It allows assessment of body fat content
b. A change in body weight can be indicative of health problems
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The nurse is counting an infant's respirations. Which technique is correct?
a. Watch the chest rise and fall
b. Watch the abdomen for movement
c. Place a hand across the infant's chest
d. Use a stethoscope to listen to the breath sounds - CORRECT ANSWER -b
The nurse is obtaining a pulse oximeter reading on an adult patient. Where is the probe of a pulse
oximeter placed?
a. In the mouth or under the arm
b. On the ear
c. On the tip of a finger or toe or on an ear lobe
d. In the rectum - CORRECT ANSWER -c
The nurse is assessing the temp of a toddler. Which method is best for this patient? A
thermometer is inserted into the patient:
a. Defer temp for this age group
b. Oral
c. Rectal
d. Tympanic - CORRECT ANSWER -d
The student nurse is learning how to obtain blood pressure and is studying what factors can
affect blood pressure. What should the student nurse include as factors that affect blood
pressure?
a. What the person ate
b. Smoking
c. Mobility
, d. Race
e. Gender
f. Weight
g. Pain - CORRECT ANSWER - b,d,e,f,g
The nurse knows that the _ blood vessels should be used to assess an adult's blood pressure.
a. Carotid artery
b. Brachial vein
c. Brachial artery
d. Radial artery - CORRECT ANSWER -c
The nurse is obtaining a patient's blood pressure and suspects that the reading is a false-high
reading. What leads the nurse to confirm this suspicion?
a. Using a cuff that is too narrow
b. Having the examiner's eyes looking down at the meniscus
c. Deflating the cuff to rapidly
d. Positioning patient's arm below the level of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER -a
The nurse is checking a patient's heart rate. An appropriate technique for an adult patient is to:
a. Use the pulse oximeter device to obtain heart rate
b. Use the automatic blood pressure cuff to obtain heart rate
c. Palpate the carotid artery for 1 full minute
d. Palpate the radial artery for 15 seconds and multiply by 4 to obtain heart rate - CORRECT
ANSWER -d
An adult patient is being assessed in the outpatient clinic secondary to a recent weight loss. Why
is the weight of an adult patient measured routinely during a physical assessment?
a. It allows assessment of body fat content
b. A change in body weight can be indicative of health problems
