NSG 210 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉ 4 stages of heart failure.
Answer: Class 1: at risk
Class 2/3: current/prior symptoms
Class 4: end stage
◉ BNP panic value.
Answer: >400
significant for heart failure
◉ Normal H & H.
Answer: Hct men >40%, women >36%
Hgb men 14.0 or greater, women 12.0 or greater
◉ S/S of left sided heart failure.
Answer: L=Lungs
-Pulmonary congestion
,-dyspnea
-cough
-blood-tinged frothy sputum
-paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
-arm heaviness
-fatigue/weakness
-chest pain and palpitations
-S3
◉ S/S of right sided heart failure.
Answer: -Jugular vein distention
-Anorexia
-N/V
-Abdominal distention
-Ascites
-Hepatomegaly
-Dependent edema, peripheral edema
-Weight gain
◉ Priority assessments for HF.
Answer: Respiratory, cardiac, urinary
, ◉ Management of HF.
Answer: Control volume and decrease afterload (diuretics, blood
pressure meds)
ACE inhibitors
Cardiac glycosides/Beta blockers- control rate and rhythm
◉ Pulmonary edema.
Answer: s/s: early=change in LOC, late=SOB, frothy sputum
Interventions: sit up, oxygen, get help, diuretics, maintain airway
◉ Education for HF.
Answer: Manage fatigue, diet (low sodium, limit fluids), daily weight,
meds
◉ Causes of HF.
Answer: MI, CAD, AFIB, infection, ischemia, HTN, hypervolemia,
thyroid disease, anemia, diabetes
◉ Positive inotropic drugs.
Answer: increase force of contraction
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉ 4 stages of heart failure.
Answer: Class 1: at risk
Class 2/3: current/prior symptoms
Class 4: end stage
◉ BNP panic value.
Answer: >400
significant for heart failure
◉ Normal H & H.
Answer: Hct men >40%, women >36%
Hgb men 14.0 or greater, women 12.0 or greater
◉ S/S of left sided heart failure.
Answer: L=Lungs
-Pulmonary congestion
,-dyspnea
-cough
-blood-tinged frothy sputum
-paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
-arm heaviness
-fatigue/weakness
-chest pain and palpitations
-S3
◉ S/S of right sided heart failure.
Answer: -Jugular vein distention
-Anorexia
-N/V
-Abdominal distention
-Ascites
-Hepatomegaly
-Dependent edema, peripheral edema
-Weight gain
◉ Priority assessments for HF.
Answer: Respiratory, cardiac, urinary
, ◉ Management of HF.
Answer: Control volume and decrease afterload (diuretics, blood
pressure meds)
ACE inhibitors
Cardiac glycosides/Beta blockers- control rate and rhythm
◉ Pulmonary edema.
Answer: s/s: early=change in LOC, late=SOB, frothy sputum
Interventions: sit up, oxygen, get help, diuretics, maintain airway
◉ Education for HF.
Answer: Manage fatigue, diet (low sodium, limit fluids), daily weight,
meds
◉ Causes of HF.
Answer: MI, CAD, AFIB, infection, ischemia, HTN, hypervolemia,
thyroid disease, anemia, diabetes
◉ Positive inotropic drugs.
Answer: increase force of contraction
