NSG 430 FINAL EXAM GALA RN Questions
and Answers (Latest 2026)
SATA: Risk factors for bacterial infection - Correct Answers
✅-Diabetes Mellitus (YES)
-Atopic dermatitis (YES)
-Moisture (YES)
-Obesity (YES)
-Skin neoplasms (YES)
I think its all the options
SATA: Treatment for lower extremity cellulitis, what orders do
you expect? - Correct Answers ✅-Vancomycin 1000mls
-Elevate the extremity
-Heat packs
Which data collected by the nurse caring for a patient who
has cardiogenic shock indicate that the patient may be
developing multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
a. The patient's serum creatinine level is elevated.
b. The patient reports intermittent chest pressure.
c. The patient's extremities are cool and pulses are weak.
d. The patient has bilateral crackles throughout lung fields. -
Correct Answers ✅a. The patient's serum creatinine level
is elevated.
INR/PT levels doubled, what are you giving? - Correct
Answers ✅Fresh frozen plasma
,NSG 430 FINAL EXAM GALA RN Questions
and Answers (Latest 2026)
A patient recovering from heart surgery develops pericarditis
and complains of level 6 (0 to 10 scale) chest pain with deep
breathing. Which ordered PRN medication will be the most
appropriate for the nurse to give?
a. Fentanyl 1 mg IV
b. IV morphine sulfate 4 mg
c. Oral ibuprofen (Motrin) 600 mg
d. Oral acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg - Correct Answers
✅c. Oral ibuprofen (Motrin) 600 mg
Which assessment data collected by the nurse who is
admitting a patient with chest pain suggests that the pain is
caused by an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)?// diagnosis
for myocardial infarction
a. The pain increases with deep breathing.
b. The pain has lasted longer than 30 minutes
c. The pain is relieved after taking nitroglycerin.
d. The pain is reproducible when the patient raises the arms.
- Correct Answers ✅b. The pain has lasted longer than 30
minutes
Which nursing action will be included in the plan of care for a
patient who is being treated for bleeding esophageal varices
with balloon tamponade?
a. Instruct the patient to cough every hour.
, NSG 430 FINAL EXAM GALA RN Questions
and Answers (Latest 2026)
b. Monitor the patient for shortness of breath.
c. Verify the position of the balloon every 4 hours.
d.Deflate the gastric balloon if the patient reports nausea. -
Correct Answers ✅b. Monitor the patient for shortness of
breath.
When admitting a 42-year-old patient with a possible brain
injury after a car accident (MVA) to the emergency
department (ED), the nurse obtains the following information.
Which finding is most important to report to the health care
provider? - Correct Answers ✅Patient states they regularly
take warfarin (coumadin) regularly
During discharge teaching with a 68-year-old patient who had
a mitral valve replacement with a mechanical valve, the
nurse instructs the patient on the? - Correct Answers
✅Need for frequent PTT/INR measurement; long term
anticoagulants
Which assessment finding for a patient who has just been
admitted with acute pyelonephritis is most important for the
nurse to report to the health care provider?
a. Flank tenderness to palpation
b. Blood pressure 82/60 mm Hg
c. Cloudy and foul-smelling urine
d. Temperature 100.1F (57.8C) - Correct Answers ✅b.
Blood pressure 82/60 mm Hg
and Answers (Latest 2026)
SATA: Risk factors for bacterial infection - Correct Answers
✅-Diabetes Mellitus (YES)
-Atopic dermatitis (YES)
-Moisture (YES)
-Obesity (YES)
-Skin neoplasms (YES)
I think its all the options
SATA: Treatment for lower extremity cellulitis, what orders do
you expect? - Correct Answers ✅-Vancomycin 1000mls
-Elevate the extremity
-Heat packs
Which data collected by the nurse caring for a patient who
has cardiogenic shock indicate that the patient may be
developing multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
a. The patient's serum creatinine level is elevated.
b. The patient reports intermittent chest pressure.
c. The patient's extremities are cool and pulses are weak.
d. The patient has bilateral crackles throughout lung fields. -
Correct Answers ✅a. The patient's serum creatinine level
is elevated.
INR/PT levels doubled, what are you giving? - Correct
Answers ✅Fresh frozen plasma
,NSG 430 FINAL EXAM GALA RN Questions
and Answers (Latest 2026)
A patient recovering from heart surgery develops pericarditis
and complains of level 6 (0 to 10 scale) chest pain with deep
breathing. Which ordered PRN medication will be the most
appropriate for the nurse to give?
a. Fentanyl 1 mg IV
b. IV morphine sulfate 4 mg
c. Oral ibuprofen (Motrin) 600 mg
d. Oral acetaminophen (Tylenol) 650 mg - Correct Answers
✅c. Oral ibuprofen (Motrin) 600 mg
Which assessment data collected by the nurse who is
admitting a patient with chest pain suggests that the pain is
caused by an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)?// diagnosis
for myocardial infarction
a. The pain increases with deep breathing.
b. The pain has lasted longer than 30 minutes
c. The pain is relieved after taking nitroglycerin.
d. The pain is reproducible when the patient raises the arms.
- Correct Answers ✅b. The pain has lasted longer than 30
minutes
Which nursing action will be included in the plan of care for a
patient who is being treated for bleeding esophageal varices
with balloon tamponade?
a. Instruct the patient to cough every hour.
, NSG 430 FINAL EXAM GALA RN Questions
and Answers (Latest 2026)
b. Monitor the patient for shortness of breath.
c. Verify the position of the balloon every 4 hours.
d.Deflate the gastric balloon if the patient reports nausea. -
Correct Answers ✅b. Monitor the patient for shortness of
breath.
When admitting a 42-year-old patient with a possible brain
injury after a car accident (MVA) to the emergency
department (ED), the nurse obtains the following information.
Which finding is most important to report to the health care
provider? - Correct Answers ✅Patient states they regularly
take warfarin (coumadin) regularly
During discharge teaching with a 68-year-old patient who had
a mitral valve replacement with a mechanical valve, the
nurse instructs the patient on the? - Correct Answers
✅Need for frequent PTT/INR measurement; long term
anticoagulants
Which assessment finding for a patient who has just been
admitted with acute pyelonephritis is most important for the
nurse to report to the health care provider?
a. Flank tenderness to palpation
b. Blood pressure 82/60 mm Hg
c. Cloudy and foul-smelling urine
d. Temperature 100.1F (57.8C) - Correct Answers ✅b.
Blood pressure 82/60 mm Hg
