NURS 2003 Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers | 2026
• A patient has sought care for migraines, which have failed to respond to
treatment. The patient notes that periods of stress at work and at home often
precipitate the migraines. The patient's health problem would be most likely to
occur during which of the following stages of the general adaptation syndrome?
A. Fatigue
B. Alarm
C. Exhaustion
D. Resistance -✓✓ C. Exhaustion
• A student is experiencing stress because they are not feeling prepared for their
oral examination in the morning. Which of the following hormones is likely having
the most significant effect on the student's current physiological state?
A. Glucagon
B. Cortisol
C. ADH
D. Insulin -✓✓ B. Cortisol
• A 40-year-old patient is alarmed at his recent diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Which
of the patient's following actions indicates a problem- focused coping strategy?
A. Resolving to begin exercising 3 times a week
B. Gathering printed literature and online information about his new diagnosis
C. Integrating meditation and guided imagery into his routines
D. Learn how to perform relaxation breathing -✓✓ A. Resolving to begin
exercising 3 times a week
, • Which of the following is important for the nurse to do before teaching stress
management techniques?
A. Obtain certification in stress management
B. Recognize the potentially harmful effects of these techniques
C. Personally become familiar with them
D. Obtain permission from the primary care provider -✓✓ C. Personally become
familiar with them
• The nurse is assessing a patient the morning of the first postoperative day and
notes redness and warmth around the incision. Which of the following actions
should the nurse implement?
A Notify the health care provider
B. Obtain wound cultures
C Assess the wound every 2 hours
D. Document the assessment -✓✓ D. Document the assessment
• The nurse is caring for a patient with a systemic bacterial infection who has
"goose pimples," feels cold, and rigors. At this stage of the febrile response, which
of the following assessments should the nurse monitor?
A. Muscle cramps
B. Rising body temperature
C. Decreasing blood pressure
D. Skin Flushing -✓✓ B Rising body temperature
• Case 1:
pH 7.28, PaCO2 51, HCO-3 30 -✓✓ Respiratory Acidosis Partially Compensated:
Questions and CORRECT Answers | 2026
• A patient has sought care for migraines, which have failed to respond to
treatment. The patient notes that periods of stress at work and at home often
precipitate the migraines. The patient's health problem would be most likely to
occur during which of the following stages of the general adaptation syndrome?
A. Fatigue
B. Alarm
C. Exhaustion
D. Resistance -✓✓ C. Exhaustion
• A student is experiencing stress because they are not feeling prepared for their
oral examination in the morning. Which of the following hormones is likely having
the most significant effect on the student's current physiological state?
A. Glucagon
B. Cortisol
C. ADH
D. Insulin -✓✓ B. Cortisol
• A 40-year-old patient is alarmed at his recent diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Which
of the patient's following actions indicates a problem- focused coping strategy?
A. Resolving to begin exercising 3 times a week
B. Gathering printed literature and online information about his new diagnosis
C. Integrating meditation and guided imagery into his routines
D. Learn how to perform relaxation breathing -✓✓ A. Resolving to begin
exercising 3 times a week
, • Which of the following is important for the nurse to do before teaching stress
management techniques?
A. Obtain certification in stress management
B. Recognize the potentially harmful effects of these techniques
C. Personally become familiar with them
D. Obtain permission from the primary care provider -✓✓ C. Personally become
familiar with them
• The nurse is assessing a patient the morning of the first postoperative day and
notes redness and warmth around the incision. Which of the following actions
should the nurse implement?
A Notify the health care provider
B. Obtain wound cultures
C Assess the wound every 2 hours
D. Document the assessment -✓✓ D. Document the assessment
• The nurse is caring for a patient with a systemic bacterial infection who has
"goose pimples," feels cold, and rigors. At this stage of the febrile response, which
of the following assessments should the nurse monitor?
A. Muscle cramps
B. Rising body temperature
C. Decreasing blood pressure
D. Skin Flushing -✓✓ B Rising body temperature
• Case 1:
pH 7.28, PaCO2 51, HCO-3 30 -✓✓ Respiratory Acidosis Partially Compensated:
