NR Final Comprehensive Exam Questions
and Answers.
Which assessment by the nurse most likely indicates that a patient is having difficulty breathing?
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a. 18 breaths per minute and inhaled through the mouth
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b. 20 breathes per minute and shallow in character
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c. 16 breaths per minute and deep in character
B B B B B B B B B
d. 28 breaths per minute and noisy - ANS >> d. 28 breaths per minute and noisy
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
Which should a nurse always do when taking a rectal temperature?
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a. Allow self-insertion of the thermometer.
B B B B B B
b. Position the patient on the left side.
B B B B B B B B
c. Use an electronic thermometer.
B B B B B
d. Lubricate the thermometer. - ANS >> d. Lubricate the thermometer.
B B B B B B B B B B
A nurse is assessing a patient'sideal body weight. Which significant factor should be takin into
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consideration when performing this assessment?
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a. Daily intake
B B B
b. Body height
B B B
c. Clothing size
B B B
d. Food preferences - ANS >> b. Body height
B B B B B B B B
A nurse asks a patient's wife specific questions about the patient's health status before admission.
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When collecting this information, the nurse is seeking information from a:
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a. Primary source
B B B
b. Tertiary sources
B B
c. Subjective source
B B B
d. Secondary source - ANS >> d. Secondary source
B B B B B B B B
A nurse is preforming a physical assessment of a newly admitted patient. Which patient statement
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
communicates subjective data?
B B B B
a. "I have sores between my toes."
B B B B B B B
b. "I dye my hair but it isreally gray."
B B B B B B B B
c. "My joints hurt when I get up in the morning."
B B B B B B B B B B B
d. "My left leg drags on the floor when I am walking." - ANS >> c. "My joints hurt when I get up in the
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morning."
B
A nurse takes a patient's blood pressure and records a diastolic pressure of 120 mm Hg. Which should
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the nurse do first?
B B B B B
a. Notify the primary health-care provider.
B B B B B B
b. Retake the blood pressure.
B B B B B
c. Notify the nurse in charge.
B B B B B B
d. Take the other vitalsigns - ANS >> b. Retake the blood pressure.
B B B B B B B B B B B B
A patient who experienced a stroke has left-sided hemiparesis and is incontinent of urine. Which is an
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
appropriately worded nursing diagnosis for this patient?
B B B B B B B B
a. The patient has a need to maintain skin integrity.
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b. The patient has a stroked evidenced by hemiparesis and incontinence.
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c. The patient will be clean and dry and will receive range-of-motion exercises every four hours.
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and Answers.
Which assessment by the nurse most likely indicates that a patient is having difficulty breathing?
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. 18 breaths per minute and inhaled through the mouth
B B B B B B B B B B
b. 20 breathes per minute and shallow in character
B B B B B B B B B
c. 16 breaths per minute and deep in character
B B B B B B B B B
d. 28 breaths per minute and noisy - ANS >> d. 28 breaths per minute and noisy
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
Which should a nurse always do when taking a rectal temperature?
B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Allow self-insertion of the thermometer.
B B B B B B
b. Position the patient on the left side.
B B B B B B B B
c. Use an electronic thermometer.
B B B B B
d. Lubricate the thermometer. - ANS >> d. Lubricate the thermometer.
B B B B B B B B B B
A nurse is assessing a patient'sideal body weight. Which significant factor should be takin into
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
consideration when performing this assessment?
B B B B B B
a. Daily intake
B B B
b. Body height
B B B
c. Clothing size
B B B
d. Food preferences - ANS >> b. Body height
B B B B B B B B
A nurse asks a patient's wife specific questions about the patient's health status before admission.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
When collecting this information, the nurse is seeking information from a:
B B B B B B B B B B B B
a. Primary source
B B B
b. Tertiary sources
B B
c. Subjective source
B B B
d. Secondary source - ANS >> d. Secondary source
B B B B B B B B
A nurse is preforming a physical assessment of a newly admitted patient. Which patient statement
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
communicates subjective data?
B B B B
a. "I have sores between my toes."
B B B B B B B
b. "I dye my hair but it isreally gray."
B B B B B B B B
c. "My joints hurt when I get up in the morning."
B B B B B B B B B B B
d. "My left leg drags on the floor when I am walking." - ANS >> c. "My joints hurt when I get up in the
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
morning."
B
A nurse takes a patient's blood pressure and records a diastolic pressure of 120 mm Hg. Which should
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
the nurse do first?
B B B B B
a. Notify the primary health-care provider.
B B B B B B
b. Retake the blood pressure.
B B B B B
c. Notify the nurse in charge.
B B B B B B
d. Take the other vitalsigns - ANS >> b. Retake the blood pressure.
B B B B B B B B B B B B
A patient who experienced a stroke has left-sided hemiparesis and is incontinent of urine. Which is an
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
appropriately worded nursing diagnosis for this patient?
B B B B B B B B
a. The patient has a need to maintain skin integrity.
B B B B B B B B B B
b. The patient has a stroked evidenced by hemiparesis and incontinence.
B B B B B B B B B B B
c. The patient will be clean and dry and will receive range-of-motion exercises every four hours.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
