NUR 170 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED AND CORRECT ANSWER
Med Surg (Galen College of Nursing)
, NUR 170 Exam 2 Practice
1. Which of the following patients would the nurse identify as being highest risk for stroke?
a. A 27-year-old heavy cocaine user
b. A 30-year-old who drinks a beer a day
c. A 40-year-old who uses seasonal antihistamines
d. A 65-year-old who is active and on no medications
2. A nurse assesses a client who has a history of migraines. Which clinical manifestation would
the nurse identify as an aura?
a. Vertigo
b. Visual disturbances
c. Lethargy
d. Numbness of the tongue
3. A nurse assesses a patient with early-onset MS. Which clinical manifestation would the
nurse expect to find?
a. Hyperresponsive reflexes
b. Nystagmus
c. Excessive somnolence
d. Heat intolerance
4. A client begins to experience a tonic-clonic seizure and loss of consciousness. What action
would the nurse take first?
a. Start fluids via a large-bore catheter
b. Administer IV push diazepam
c. Turn the client’s head to the side
d. Prepare to intubate the patient
5. A clinic nurse notes that many of the patients present with flu-like symptoms.
Which recommendation would the nurse not give to them?
a. Take antipyretics for fever
b. Get plenty of rest
c. Increase intake of fluids
d. Get a flu shot immediately
6. When evaluating an asthma patient’s knowledge, the nurse recognizes that
additional instruction is needed when the patient states:
a. “I use my corticosteroid inhaler each time I feel short of breath.”
b. “I use my bronchodilator inhaler before walking so I don’t become short of breath.”
c. “I see my doctor if I have an upper respiratory infection and always get my flu shot.”
d. “I use my bronchodilator inhaler before I visit the zoo because of my allergies.”
7. A tuberculosis patient asks the nurse when it’s permissible to return to work. What
factor should the nurse include when responding to the patient?
a. 5 blood cultures are negative
b. A blood culture and a chest xray are negative
c. 3 sputum cultures are negative
d. A sputum culture and a tuberculin skin test are
VERIFIED AND CORRECT ANSWER
Med Surg (Galen College of Nursing)
, NUR 170 Exam 2 Practice
1. Which of the following patients would the nurse identify as being highest risk for stroke?
a. A 27-year-old heavy cocaine user
b. A 30-year-old who drinks a beer a day
c. A 40-year-old who uses seasonal antihistamines
d. A 65-year-old who is active and on no medications
2. A nurse assesses a client who has a history of migraines. Which clinical manifestation would
the nurse identify as an aura?
a. Vertigo
b. Visual disturbances
c. Lethargy
d. Numbness of the tongue
3. A nurse assesses a patient with early-onset MS. Which clinical manifestation would the
nurse expect to find?
a. Hyperresponsive reflexes
b. Nystagmus
c. Excessive somnolence
d. Heat intolerance
4. A client begins to experience a tonic-clonic seizure and loss of consciousness. What action
would the nurse take first?
a. Start fluids via a large-bore catheter
b. Administer IV push diazepam
c. Turn the client’s head to the side
d. Prepare to intubate the patient
5. A clinic nurse notes that many of the patients present with flu-like symptoms.
Which recommendation would the nurse not give to them?
a. Take antipyretics for fever
b. Get plenty of rest
c. Increase intake of fluids
d. Get a flu shot immediately
6. When evaluating an asthma patient’s knowledge, the nurse recognizes that
additional instruction is needed when the patient states:
a. “I use my corticosteroid inhaler each time I feel short of breath.”
b. “I use my bronchodilator inhaler before walking so I don’t become short of breath.”
c. “I see my doctor if I have an upper respiratory infection and always get my flu shot.”
d. “I use my bronchodilator inhaler before I visit the zoo because of my allergies.”
7. A tuberculosis patient asks the nurse when it’s permissible to return to work. What
factor should the nurse include when responding to the patient?
a. 5 blood cultures are negative
b. A blood culture and a chest xray are negative
c. 3 sputum cultures are negative
d. A sputum culture and a tuberculin skin test are
