NSG 320 – Exam 3 Study Guide 2026
Description:
Comprehensive study guide for NSG 320 Exam 3. Includes detailed explanations of key nursing
concepts, patient care procedures, pharmacology principles, and clinical scenarios. Organized
with clear notes, summaries, and example questions to help students review efficiently and
prepare confidently for the exam. Ideal for mastering material and improving performance.
Tags: NSG 320, Exam 3, Nursing, Study Guide, Practice Questions, Clinical Concepts,
Pharmacology, College Notes, 2026
NSG 300 EXAM 3
IS INSPIRATION AN ACTIVE OR PASSIVE PROCESS? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ ACTIVE;
STIMULATED BY CHEMICAL RECEPTORS IN THE AORTA
IS EXPIRATION AN ACTIVE OR PASSIVE PROCESS? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ PASSIVE; DEPENDS
ON THE ELASTIC RECOIL PROPERTIES OF THE LUNGS, REQUIRING LITTLE OR NO MUSCLE WORK
TRUE OR FALSE: CLUBBING WILL NOT OCCUR IN PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ FALSE
WHAT IS LUNG CAPACITY BASED OFF OF? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ AGE
GENDER
HEIGHT
WHERE DOES PULMONARY CIRCULATION BEGIN? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ PULMONARY
ARTERY
WHICH RECEIVES POORLY OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE RIGHT VENTRICLE
WHAT AFFECTS THE RATE OF GAS DIFFUSION IN THE LUNGS? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ THE
THICKNESS OF THE ALVEOLAR CAPILLARY MEMBRANE
, WHAT ISSUES CAUSE A THICKER ALVEOLAR MEMBRANE? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ -
PULMONARY EDEMA
-PULMONARY INFILTRATES
-PULMONARY EFFUSION
WHAT CHRONIC DISEASES ALTER THE AMOUNT OF ALVEOLAR CAPILLARY MEMBRANE SURFACE? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ -EMPHYSEMA
-PNEUMOTHORAX
-LOBECTOMY
TRUE OR FALSE: YOU CAN NEVER GIVE TOO MUCH O2 TO A PATIENT WITH COPD - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ FALSE
IF YOU DO SO THEN THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY EXPEL CO2
WHAT THREE THINGS INFLUENCE THE CAPACITY OF THE BLOOD TO CARRY O2? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ 1. THE AMOUNT OF DISSOLVED O2 IN THE PLASMA
2. THE AMOUNT OF HEMOGLOBIN
3. THE ABILITY OF THE HEMOGLOBIN TO BIND WITH O2
WHAT DOES THE CNS REGULATE IN TERMS OF RESPIRATION? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ RATE,
DEPTH, AND RHYTHM
WHAT DOES THE CEREBRAL CORTEX REGULATE IN TERMS OF RESPIRATION? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ VOLUNTARY CONTROL OF RESPIRATION
WHAT DOES CHEMICAL REGULATION DO IN TERMS OF RESPIRATIONS? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
MAINTAINS APPROPRIATE RATE AND DEPTH BASED ON CHANGES IN CO2, O2, AND HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATIONS
IN THE BLOOD (PH).
WHERE ARE CHEMORECEPTORS FOUND IN THE BODY? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ AORTIC AND
CAROTID BODIES
TRUE OR FALSE: OXYGEN DECREASES AS A SECONDARY EFFECT WITH ANEMIA. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ TRUE
WHAT WOULD INCREASE IN SOMEONE WITH CHRONIC HYPOXEMIA? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
RBCS (POLYCYTHEMIA)
THIS IS THE ADAPTIVE RESPONSE OF THE BODY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF HEMOGLOBIN.
Description:
Comprehensive study guide for NSG 320 Exam 3. Includes detailed explanations of key nursing
concepts, patient care procedures, pharmacology principles, and clinical scenarios. Organized
with clear notes, summaries, and example questions to help students review efficiently and
prepare confidently for the exam. Ideal for mastering material and improving performance.
Tags: NSG 320, Exam 3, Nursing, Study Guide, Practice Questions, Clinical Concepts,
Pharmacology, College Notes, 2026
NSG 300 EXAM 3
IS INSPIRATION AN ACTIVE OR PASSIVE PROCESS? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ ACTIVE;
STIMULATED BY CHEMICAL RECEPTORS IN THE AORTA
IS EXPIRATION AN ACTIVE OR PASSIVE PROCESS? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ PASSIVE; DEPENDS
ON THE ELASTIC RECOIL PROPERTIES OF THE LUNGS, REQUIRING LITTLE OR NO MUSCLE WORK
TRUE OR FALSE: CLUBBING WILL NOT OCCUR IN PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ FALSE
WHAT IS LUNG CAPACITY BASED OFF OF? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ AGE
GENDER
HEIGHT
WHERE DOES PULMONARY CIRCULATION BEGIN? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ PULMONARY
ARTERY
WHICH RECEIVES POORLY OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM THE RIGHT VENTRICLE
WHAT AFFECTS THE RATE OF GAS DIFFUSION IN THE LUNGS? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ THE
THICKNESS OF THE ALVEOLAR CAPILLARY MEMBRANE
, WHAT ISSUES CAUSE A THICKER ALVEOLAR MEMBRANE? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ -
PULMONARY EDEMA
-PULMONARY INFILTRATES
-PULMONARY EFFUSION
WHAT CHRONIC DISEASES ALTER THE AMOUNT OF ALVEOLAR CAPILLARY MEMBRANE SURFACE? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ -EMPHYSEMA
-PNEUMOTHORAX
-LOBECTOMY
TRUE OR FALSE: YOU CAN NEVER GIVE TOO MUCH O2 TO A PATIENT WITH COPD - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ FALSE
IF YOU DO SO THEN THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY EXPEL CO2
WHAT THREE THINGS INFLUENCE THE CAPACITY OF THE BLOOD TO CARRY O2? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ 1. THE AMOUNT OF DISSOLVED O2 IN THE PLASMA
2. THE AMOUNT OF HEMOGLOBIN
3. THE ABILITY OF THE HEMOGLOBIN TO BIND WITH O2
WHAT DOES THE CNS REGULATE IN TERMS OF RESPIRATION? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ RATE,
DEPTH, AND RHYTHM
WHAT DOES THE CEREBRAL CORTEX REGULATE IN TERMS OF RESPIRATION? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ VOLUNTARY CONTROL OF RESPIRATION
WHAT DOES CHEMICAL REGULATION DO IN TERMS OF RESPIRATIONS? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
MAINTAINS APPROPRIATE RATE AND DEPTH BASED ON CHANGES IN CO2, O2, AND HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATIONS
IN THE BLOOD (PH).
WHERE ARE CHEMORECEPTORS FOUND IN THE BODY? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ AORTIC AND
CAROTID BODIES
TRUE OR FALSE: OXYGEN DECREASES AS A SECONDARY EFFECT WITH ANEMIA. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ TRUE
WHAT WOULD INCREASE IN SOMEONE WITH CHRONIC HYPOXEMIA? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
RBCS (POLYCYTHEMIA)
THIS IS THE ADAPTIVE RESPONSE OF THE BODY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF HEMOGLOBIN.
