NUR 212 EXAM 1 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ HONDROS
How should a chest tube be observed for any issues?
From the patient to the machine
What is the first thing the nurse should do if she suspects any issues with a patients
chest tube?
Make sure the chest tube connections are secure
What are the steps to a self breast exam?
Step 1: Lie down and place left arm behind head (lying down spreads breast tissue
evenly)
Step 2: Use finger pads of 3 middle fingers on your right hand to feel for lumps in
the left breast. Use overlapping dime-sized circular motions to feel breast tissue.
Light, medium, and firm pressure to feel each layers. (A firm ridge on the curve of
each breast is normal)
Step 3: Move around breast in a vertical pattern at an imaginary straight line down
your side from the underarm.
Respect for right breast.
Step 4: Stand in front of mirror and tighten pectoral muscles for any redness,
lumps, shapes, or scaliness near nipples.
Step 5: Examine each underarm for and knot, or thickening tissue
, What should be done when there is an obstruction in a chest tube and why?
Milk the tube, never strip due to pressure changes
When is it normal to find bleeding in a chest tube?
Only with a hemothorax
Is tidaling normal with a chest tube?
Yes, on respirations
What prevents lymphedema?
Exercise, healthy diet (health maintenance)
Treatment for lymphedema?
Healthy diet, exercise, compression stockings, good skin/nail care, decongestive
therapy, elevate extremity, isometric exercises
What are neutropenic precautions?
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ HONDROS
How should a chest tube be observed for any issues?
From the patient to the machine
What is the first thing the nurse should do if she suspects any issues with a patients
chest tube?
Make sure the chest tube connections are secure
What are the steps to a self breast exam?
Step 1: Lie down and place left arm behind head (lying down spreads breast tissue
evenly)
Step 2: Use finger pads of 3 middle fingers on your right hand to feel for lumps in
the left breast. Use overlapping dime-sized circular motions to feel breast tissue.
Light, medium, and firm pressure to feel each layers. (A firm ridge on the curve of
each breast is normal)
Step 3: Move around breast in a vertical pattern at an imaginary straight line down
your side from the underarm.
Respect for right breast.
Step 4: Stand in front of mirror and tighten pectoral muscles for any redness,
lumps, shapes, or scaliness near nipples.
Step 5: Examine each underarm for and knot, or thickening tissue
, What should be done when there is an obstruction in a chest tube and why?
Milk the tube, never strip due to pressure changes
When is it normal to find bleeding in a chest tube?
Only with a hemothorax
Is tidaling normal with a chest tube?
Yes, on respirations
What prevents lymphedema?
Exercise, healthy diet (health maintenance)
Treatment for lymphedema?
Healthy diet, exercise, compression stockings, good skin/nail care, decongestive
therapy, elevate extremity, isometric exercises
What are neutropenic precautions?
