NUR 215 Exam 3 (ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING ) ACTUAL
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+(2025/2026)
A nurse is encouraging an older adult client to invest in a
pedometer to track the amount of walking she does each day
and to challenge herself to increase her activity level gradually
each day. when explaining the benefits of walking the nurse
should include which of the following information?
A. walking at 4miles/hr burns about 4 to 7 calories/min
B. A single calorie fuels about 25 steps of walking
C. A single calorie files climbing on flight of stairs - ANSWER-B.
A single calorie fuels about 25 steps of walking
Effects of Immobility-Respiratory - ANSWER-Decreased
strength of all muscles, decreased chest wall expansion, which
affects ventilation
Shallow respirations, secretions pool in the lungs
Blockage of air passages and alveoli
Decreased air exchange
Atelectasis or pneumonia
Turn, Cough, deep breath
,Interventions:
-Position client sitting up to allow lung expansion to prevent
atelectasis and pneumonia
-Increase fluids
-Deep breathing
-IS
-CPT (chest physiotherapy), to loosen and mobilize secretions
-Vest
Which of the following are adverse outcomes of androgenic
anabolic steroid use?
a. infertility
b. cancer
c.liver disease
d. seizures
e. psychotic episodes - ANSWER-a. infertility
b. cancer
c.liver disease
effects on mobility-Gastrointestinal - ANSWER-Decreased
peristalsis, constipation
Paralytic ileus can occur
Diminished appetite, food digested more slowly,
, Decreased calorie intake
Interventions:
-Stools softeners as prescribed
-Increased fiber and protein intake
-Increase fluids
-Psychological
-Moodiness, depression, anxiety, altered sleep/wake pattern,
change in ability to perform self-care
A nurse is teaching a client who is starting an excerisce
program to calculate his target heart rate. The nurse should
include the following instructions
A. Challenge himself to exceed the target range for brief periods
B. Find the target heart rate by subtracting his age from 200
C. sustain the target range for at least 20 mins - ANSWER-C.
sustain the target range for at least 20 mins
What is the upper range target heart rate for an 48-year old
patient? -
ANSWER-146
A nurse is presenting a program on safe and effective exercise
for older adults who have rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+(2025/2026)
A nurse is encouraging an older adult client to invest in a
pedometer to track the amount of walking she does each day
and to challenge herself to increase her activity level gradually
each day. when explaining the benefits of walking the nurse
should include which of the following information?
A. walking at 4miles/hr burns about 4 to 7 calories/min
B. A single calorie fuels about 25 steps of walking
C. A single calorie files climbing on flight of stairs - ANSWER-B.
A single calorie fuels about 25 steps of walking
Effects of Immobility-Respiratory - ANSWER-Decreased
strength of all muscles, decreased chest wall expansion, which
affects ventilation
Shallow respirations, secretions pool in the lungs
Blockage of air passages and alveoli
Decreased air exchange
Atelectasis or pneumonia
Turn, Cough, deep breath
,Interventions:
-Position client sitting up to allow lung expansion to prevent
atelectasis and pneumonia
-Increase fluids
-Deep breathing
-IS
-CPT (chest physiotherapy), to loosen and mobilize secretions
-Vest
Which of the following are adverse outcomes of androgenic
anabolic steroid use?
a. infertility
b. cancer
c.liver disease
d. seizures
e. psychotic episodes - ANSWER-a. infertility
b. cancer
c.liver disease
effects on mobility-Gastrointestinal - ANSWER-Decreased
peristalsis, constipation
Paralytic ileus can occur
Diminished appetite, food digested more slowly,
, Decreased calorie intake
Interventions:
-Stools softeners as prescribed
-Increased fiber and protein intake
-Increase fluids
-Psychological
-Moodiness, depression, anxiety, altered sleep/wake pattern,
change in ability to perform self-care
A nurse is teaching a client who is starting an excerisce
program to calculate his target heart rate. The nurse should
include the following instructions
A. Challenge himself to exceed the target range for brief periods
B. Find the target heart rate by subtracting his age from 200
C. sustain the target range for at least 20 mins - ANSWER-C.
sustain the target range for at least 20 mins
What is the upper range target heart rate for an 48-year old
patient? -
ANSWER-146
A nurse is presenting a program on safe and effective exercise
for older adults who have rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the
