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NSG-300 EXAM 3 AND STUDY GUIDE (GCU) NEWEST
2025 TEST BANK| NSG 300 FOUNDATIONS OF
NURSING GUIDE EXAM 3 REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
400 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
What is the normal pacemaker of the heart?
A. Bundle of HIS
B. AV node
C. SA node
D. Purkinje fibers – Correct Answer - C. SA node
Which one of the following is not a step in the process of oxygenation?
A. Ventilation
B. Perfusion
C. Pinocytosis
D. Diffusion – Correct Answer - C. Pinocytosis
Which of the following require a provider's order? Select all that apply.
A. Administering oxygen 2 L/min via nasal cannula
B. Administering medications
C. Turning and repositioning
D. Providing a bed bath
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E. Ordering a chest x-ray – Correct Answer - A. Administering oxygen 2
L/min via nasal cannula
B. Administering medications
E. Ordering a chest x-ray
What does the left ventricle do?
A. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
B. Pumps oxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
C. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
D. Pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation – Correct
Answer - D. Pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
What do we call the effort required to expand and contract the lungs?
A. Work of breathing
B. Why of breathing
C. When of breathing
D. Need to breathe – Correct Answer - A. Work of breathing
The nurse is obtaining a nursing history on a patient's cardiac function.
What should the nurse include in the history assessment? Select all that
apply.
A. Pain and characteristic of pain
B. Hyperactivity
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C. Cardiac risk factors
D. Presence of past or concurrent cardiac conditions – Correct Answer -
A. Pain and characteristic of pain
C. Cardiac risk factors
D. Presence of past or concurrent cardiac conditions
What position is the most effective to promote lung expansion and
reduce pressure from the abdomen on the diaphragm?
A. High fowler’s position
B. Semi-fowlers position
C. Prone position
D. Supine position – Correct Answer - B. Semi-fowlers position
What systems work together to supply the body with oxygen necessary
for carrying out the respiratory and metabolic processes needed to
sustain life?
A. Cardiac and respiratory
B. Cardiac and endocrine
C. Respiratory and gastrointestinal
D. Respiratory and integumentary – Correct Answer - A. Cardiac and
respiratory
What could trigger an asthma attack?
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A. Continuous stress
B. Poor appetite
C. Fluid volume overload
D. Chronic pain – Correct Answer - A. Continuous stress
The nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia. On entering the room,
the nurse finds the patient lying in bed, coughing, and unable to clear
secretions. What should the nurse do first?
A. Start oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula
B. Elevate the head of the bed to 45 degrees
C. Encourage the patient to use the incentive spirometer
D. Notify the health care provider – Correct Answer - B. Elevate the
head of the bed to 45 degrees
Which assessment findings indicate that the patient is experiencing an
acute disturbance in oxygenation and requires immediate intervention?
Select all that apply.
A. SpO2 value of 95%
B. Chest retractions
C. Respiratory rate of 28 breaths per minute
D. Nasal flaring
E. Clubbing of fingers – Correct Answer - B. Chest retractions
C. Respiratory rate of 28 breaths per minute
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NSG-300 EXAM 3 AND STUDY GUIDE (GCU) NEWEST
2025 TEST BANK| NSG 300 FOUNDATIONS OF
NURSING GUIDE EXAM 3 REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
400 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
What is the normal pacemaker of the heart?
A. Bundle of HIS
B. AV node
C. SA node
D. Purkinje fibers – Correct Answer - C. SA node
Which one of the following is not a step in the process of oxygenation?
A. Ventilation
B. Perfusion
C. Pinocytosis
D. Diffusion – Correct Answer - C. Pinocytosis
Which of the following require a provider's order? Select all that apply.
A. Administering oxygen 2 L/min via nasal cannula
B. Administering medications
C. Turning and repositioning
D. Providing a bed bath
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E. Ordering a chest x-ray – Correct Answer - A. Administering oxygen 2
L/min via nasal cannula
B. Administering medications
E. Ordering a chest x-ray
What does the left ventricle do?
A. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
B. Pumps oxygenated blood through the pulmonary circulation
C. Pumps deoxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
D. Pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation – Correct
Answer - D. Pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circulation
What do we call the effort required to expand and contract the lungs?
A. Work of breathing
B. Why of breathing
C. When of breathing
D. Need to breathe – Correct Answer - A. Work of breathing
The nurse is obtaining a nursing history on a patient's cardiac function.
What should the nurse include in the history assessment? Select all that
apply.
A. Pain and characteristic of pain
B. Hyperactivity
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C. Cardiac risk factors
D. Presence of past or concurrent cardiac conditions – Correct Answer -
A. Pain and characteristic of pain
C. Cardiac risk factors
D. Presence of past or concurrent cardiac conditions
What position is the most effective to promote lung expansion and
reduce pressure from the abdomen on the diaphragm?
A. High fowler’s position
B. Semi-fowlers position
C. Prone position
D. Supine position – Correct Answer - B. Semi-fowlers position
What systems work together to supply the body with oxygen necessary
for carrying out the respiratory and metabolic processes needed to
sustain life?
A. Cardiac and respiratory
B. Cardiac and endocrine
C. Respiratory and gastrointestinal
D. Respiratory and integumentary – Correct Answer - A. Cardiac and
respiratory
What could trigger an asthma attack?
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A. Continuous stress
B. Poor appetite
C. Fluid volume overload
D. Chronic pain – Correct Answer - A. Continuous stress
The nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia. On entering the room,
the nurse finds the patient lying in bed, coughing, and unable to clear
secretions. What should the nurse do first?
A. Start oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula
B. Elevate the head of the bed to 45 degrees
C. Encourage the patient to use the incentive spirometer
D. Notify the health care provider – Correct Answer - B. Elevate the
head of the bed to 45 degrees
Which assessment findings indicate that the patient is experiencing an
acute disturbance in oxygenation and requires immediate intervention?
Select all that apply.
A. SpO2 value of 95%
B. Chest retractions
C. Respiratory rate of 28 breaths per minute
D. Nasal flaring
E. Clubbing of fingers – Correct Answer - B. Chest retractions
C. Respiratory rate of 28 breaths per minute
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