NURS 221 EXAM 2 ACTUAL EXAM 2024-
2025 NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
A nurse is assessing a client who has late-stage
heart failure and is experiencing fluid volume
overload. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect?
a. weight gain 1 kg in 1 day
b. pitting edema +1
c. report of nocturnal cough
d. BNP level of 100 pg/mL - ....ANSWER...a. weight
gain 1 kg in 1 day
A nurse is monitoring a client who has heart failure
related to mitral stenosis. The client reports
,shortness of breath on exertion. Which of the
following conditions should the nurse expect?
a. increased cardiac output
b. increased pulmonary congestion
c. decreased left atria pressure
d. decreased pulmonary artery pressure -
....ANSWER...b. increased pulmonary congestion
A nurse is monitoring a client who had an MI. For
which of the following complications should the
nurse monitor in the first 24 hours?
a. infective endocarditis
b. pericarditis
c. ventricular dysrhythmias
d. pulmonary emboli - ....ANSWER...c. ventricular
dysrhythmias
A nurse is assessing the lower extremities and
ankles of a client who has a history of PAD. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect?
,a. pitting edema
b. areas of reddish-brown pigmentation
c. dry, pale skin w/ minimal body hair
d. sunburned appearance - ....ANSWER...c. dry, pale
skin w/ minimal body hair
Which of the following conditions can cause
pulseless electrical activity?
a. Pericardial Effusion
b. Cardiac Tamponade
c. Pericarditis - ....ANSWER...b. Cardiac Tamponade
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who
has CKD. Which of the following nutrients should the
nurse instruct the client to increase in her diet?
a. calcium
b. phosphorous
c. potassium
d. sodium - ....ANSWER...a. calcium
, A nurse on a medical unit is caring for a client who
aspirated prior to admission. The nurse administers
100% oxygen by nonrebreather mask after the client
reports severe dyspnea. Which of the following
findings is a clinical manifestation of ARDS?
a. tympanic temperature of 38 *C
b. PaO2 50 mmHg
c. rhonchi
d. hypopnea - ....ANSWER...b. PaO2 50 mmHg
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client
about preventing acute asthma attacks. Which of the
following points should the nurse plan to discuss
first?
a. how to eliminate environmental triggers that
precipitate attacks
b. the client's perception of the disease process and
what might have triggered past attacks
c. the client's medication regimen
d. manifestations of respiratory infections -
....ANSWER...b. the client's perception of the disease
process and what might have triggered past attacks
2025 NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
A nurse is assessing a client who has late-stage
heart failure and is experiencing fluid volume
overload. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect?
a. weight gain 1 kg in 1 day
b. pitting edema +1
c. report of nocturnal cough
d. BNP level of 100 pg/mL - ....ANSWER...a. weight
gain 1 kg in 1 day
A nurse is monitoring a client who has heart failure
related to mitral stenosis. The client reports
,shortness of breath on exertion. Which of the
following conditions should the nurse expect?
a. increased cardiac output
b. increased pulmonary congestion
c. decreased left atria pressure
d. decreased pulmonary artery pressure -
....ANSWER...b. increased pulmonary congestion
A nurse is monitoring a client who had an MI. For
which of the following complications should the
nurse monitor in the first 24 hours?
a. infective endocarditis
b. pericarditis
c. ventricular dysrhythmias
d. pulmonary emboli - ....ANSWER...c. ventricular
dysrhythmias
A nurse is assessing the lower extremities and
ankles of a client who has a history of PAD. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect?
,a. pitting edema
b. areas of reddish-brown pigmentation
c. dry, pale skin w/ minimal body hair
d. sunburned appearance - ....ANSWER...c. dry, pale
skin w/ minimal body hair
Which of the following conditions can cause
pulseless electrical activity?
a. Pericardial Effusion
b. Cardiac Tamponade
c. Pericarditis - ....ANSWER...b. Cardiac Tamponade
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who
has CKD. Which of the following nutrients should the
nurse instruct the client to increase in her diet?
a. calcium
b. phosphorous
c. potassium
d. sodium - ....ANSWER...a. calcium
, A nurse on a medical unit is caring for a client who
aspirated prior to admission. The nurse administers
100% oxygen by nonrebreather mask after the client
reports severe dyspnea. Which of the following
findings is a clinical manifestation of ARDS?
a. tympanic temperature of 38 *C
b. PaO2 50 mmHg
c. rhonchi
d. hypopnea - ....ANSWER...b. PaO2 50 mmHg
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client
about preventing acute asthma attacks. Which of the
following points should the nurse plan to discuss
first?
a. how to eliminate environmental triggers that
precipitate attacks
b. the client's perception of the disease process and
what might have triggered past attacks
c. the client's medication regimen
d. manifestations of respiratory infections -
....ANSWER...b. the client's perception of the disease
process and what might have triggered past attacks
