RNSG 2539 Exam I LATEST ACTUAL EXAM TEST
2025 WITH LATEST UPDATED (QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
A client has the following arterial blood gas (ABG) values: pH, 7.12; partial pressure of arterial
carbon dioxide (PaCO2), 40 mm Hg; and bicarbonate (HCO3-), 15 mEq/L. These ABG values
suggest which disorder?
Ans: Metabolic acidosis
Qiz As status asthmaticus worsens, the nurse would expect which acid-base imbalance?
Ans: Respiratory Acidosis
Qiz Which medication classification represents a proton (gastric acid) pump inhibitor?
Ans: Omeprazole
Qiz A group of nursing students are studying for a test over acid-base imbalance. One student
asks another what the major chemical regulator of plasma pH is. What should the second student
respond?
, Ans: Bicarbonate-carbonic acid buffer system
Qiz Which of the following factors would a nurse identify as a most likely cause of diabetic
ketoacidosis (DKA) in a client with diabetes?
Ans: The client has eaten and has not taken or received insulin.
Qiz A client is admitted to the unit with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which insulin would the
nurse expect to administer intravenously?
Ans: Regular
Qiz A client has a dull headache, is dizzy, and has an increased pulse rate. The results of arterial
blood gas analysis are as follows: pH 7.26; partial pressure of carbon dioxide, 50 mm Hg (6.7
kPa); and bicarbonate, 24 mEq/L (24 mmol/L). These findings indicate which acid-base
imbalance?
Ans: respiratory acidosis
Qiz A client admitted with acute anxiety has the following arterial blood gas (ABG) values: pH,
7.55; partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2), 90 mm Hg; partial pressure of arterial carbon
dioxide (PaCO2), 27 mm Hg; and bicarbonate (HCO3-), 24 mEq/L. Based on these values, the
nurse suspects:
Ans: respiratory alkalosis
2025 WITH LATEST UPDATED (QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
A client has the following arterial blood gas (ABG) values: pH, 7.12; partial pressure of arterial
carbon dioxide (PaCO2), 40 mm Hg; and bicarbonate (HCO3-), 15 mEq/L. These ABG values
suggest which disorder?
Ans: Metabolic acidosis
Qiz As status asthmaticus worsens, the nurse would expect which acid-base imbalance?
Ans: Respiratory Acidosis
Qiz Which medication classification represents a proton (gastric acid) pump inhibitor?
Ans: Omeprazole
Qiz A group of nursing students are studying for a test over acid-base imbalance. One student
asks another what the major chemical regulator of plasma pH is. What should the second student
respond?
, Ans: Bicarbonate-carbonic acid buffer system
Qiz Which of the following factors would a nurse identify as a most likely cause of diabetic
ketoacidosis (DKA) in a client with diabetes?
Ans: The client has eaten and has not taken or received insulin.
Qiz A client is admitted to the unit with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which insulin would the
nurse expect to administer intravenously?
Ans: Regular
Qiz A client has a dull headache, is dizzy, and has an increased pulse rate. The results of arterial
blood gas analysis are as follows: pH 7.26; partial pressure of carbon dioxide, 50 mm Hg (6.7
kPa); and bicarbonate, 24 mEq/L (24 mmol/L). These findings indicate which acid-base
imbalance?
Ans: respiratory acidosis
Qiz A client admitted with acute anxiety has the following arterial blood gas (ABG) values: pH,
7.55; partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2), 90 mm Hg; partial pressure of arterial carbon
dioxide (PaCO2), 27 mm Hg; and bicarbonate (HCO3-), 24 mEq/L. Based on these values, the
nurse suspects:
Ans: respiratory alkalosis
