age 1 of 83
NUR 445 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
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A client is hospitalized in ICU after a drug overdose. Which
statement would the nurse interpret as indicating the client has
normal mentation? (Select all that apply.)
1. "Which part of the hospital am I in?"
2. "I just want to die."
3. "I should have swallowed the pills with bourbon."
4. "Get that cat out of here."
5. "My feet are cold." ......ANSWER........Answer: 1, 2, 3, 5
,age 2 of 83
A client reports feeling very anxious and not being able to
sleep. The nurse anticipates initially administering a drug from
which class to treat these disorders?
1. Opiate narcotics
2. Benzodiazepines
3. Antidepressants
4. Neuromuscular blockers ......ANSWER........Answer: 2
Which characteristics would the nurse attribute to delirium rather
than dementia? (Select all that apply.)
1. The client's mentation was clear until he was hospitalized last
week.
2. The client does not recognize his children.
,age 3 of 83
3. The client has periods of clarity that alternate with confusion.
4. The client's family reports his confusion has become steadily
more pronounced over the last year
5. The client continually tries to get out of bed stating, "I've got
to get off this ......ANSWER........Answer: 1, 3
A nurse is concerned that a hospitalized client may be
developing delirium. Which interventions are indicated? (Select
all that apply.)
1. Ask the family to bring the client's eyeglasses from home.
2. Turn room lights down at night to encourage sleep.
3. Maintain bed rest until mentation improves.
4. Remove the television from the room.
, age 4 of 83
5. Review the client's medication list. ......ANSWER........Answer: 1,
2, 5
The nurse discovers a client having a seizure. What should be the
nurse's initial action?
1. Roll the client onto his or her side.
2. Intubate the client immediately.
3. Administer pentobarbital.
4. Establish an IV line. ......ANSWER........Answer: 1
A client experiencing continued seizure activity is to be given
propofol. The nurse should prepare for which other intervention?
1. Administration of insulin
2. Mechanical ventilation
NUR 445 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT
VERSION>
A client is hospitalized in ICU after a drug overdose. Which
statement would the nurse interpret as indicating the client has
normal mentation? (Select all that apply.)
1. "Which part of the hospital am I in?"
2. "I just want to die."
3. "I should have swallowed the pills with bourbon."
4. "Get that cat out of here."
5. "My feet are cold." ......ANSWER........Answer: 1, 2, 3, 5
,age 2 of 83
A client reports feeling very anxious and not being able to
sleep. The nurse anticipates initially administering a drug from
which class to treat these disorders?
1. Opiate narcotics
2. Benzodiazepines
3. Antidepressants
4. Neuromuscular blockers ......ANSWER........Answer: 2
Which characteristics would the nurse attribute to delirium rather
than dementia? (Select all that apply.)
1. The client's mentation was clear until he was hospitalized last
week.
2. The client does not recognize his children.
,age 3 of 83
3. The client has periods of clarity that alternate with confusion.
4. The client's family reports his confusion has become steadily
more pronounced over the last year
5. The client continually tries to get out of bed stating, "I've got
to get off this ......ANSWER........Answer: 1, 3
A nurse is concerned that a hospitalized client may be
developing delirium. Which interventions are indicated? (Select
all that apply.)
1. Ask the family to bring the client's eyeglasses from home.
2. Turn room lights down at night to encourage sleep.
3. Maintain bed rest until mentation improves.
4. Remove the television from the room.
, age 4 of 83
5. Review the client's medication list. ......ANSWER........Answer: 1,
2, 5
The nurse discovers a client having a seizure. What should be the
nurse's initial action?
1. Roll the client onto his or her side.
2. Intubate the client immediately.
3. Administer pentobarbital.
4. Establish an IV line. ......ANSWER........Answer: 1
A client experiencing continued seizure activity is to be given
propofol. The nurse should prepare for which other intervention?
1. Administration of insulin
2. Mechanical ventilation
