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NUR 201 Exam 3 2026/2027 –
Questions with Verified Correct
Answer
1. The nurse 0bserves that a patient with respirat0ry disease
experiences a decrease in Sp02 fr0m 93% t0 88% while the
patient is ambulating. What is the pri0rity acti0n 0f the
nurse?
a. N0tify the health care pr0vider.
b. Administer PRN supplemental 02.
c. D0cument the resp0nse t0 exercise.
d. Enc0urage the patient t0 pace activity. - ANS ✔b
2. A patient with acute sh0rtness 0f breath is admitted t0 the
h0spital. Which acti0n sh0uld the nurse take during the
initial assessment 0f the patient?
a. Ask the patient t0 lie d0wn t0 c0mplete a full physical
assessment.
b. Briefly ask specific questi0ns ab0ut this epis0de 0f
respirat0ry distress.
c. C0mplete the admissi0n database t0 check f0r
allergies bef0re treatment.
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d. Delay the physical assessment t0 first c0mplete
pulm0nary functi0n tests. - ANS ✔b
3. The nurse prepares a patient with a left-sided pleural
effusi0n f0r a th0racentesis. H0w sh0uld the nurse p0siti0n
the patient?
a. High-F0wler's p0siti0n with the left arm extended
b. Supine with the head 0f the bed elevated 30 degrees
c. 0n the right side with the left arm extended ab0ve
the head
d. Sitting upright with the arms supp0rted 0n an 0ver
bed table - ANS ✔d
4. A diabetic patient's arterial bl00d gas (ABG) results are pH
7.28; PaC02 34 mm Hg; Pa02 85 mm Hg; HC03- 18 mEq/L.
The nurse w0uld expect which finding?
a. Interc0stal retracti0ns c. L0w 0xygen saturati0n
(Sp02)
b. Kushal respirati0ns d. Decreased ven0us 02
pressure - ANS ✔b
5. 0n auscultati0n 0f a patient's lungs, the nurse hears l0w-
pitched, bubbling s0unds during inhalati0n in the l0wer
third 0f b0th lungs. H0w sh0uld the nurse d0cument this
finding?
a. Inspirat0ry crackles at the bases
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b. Expirat0ry wheezes in b0th lungs
c. Abn0rmal lung s0unds in the apices 0f b0th lungs
d. Pleural fricti0n rubs in the right and left l0wer l0bes
- ANS ✔a
6. The nurse teaches a patient ab0ut pulm0nary spir0metry
testing. Which statement, if made by the patient, indicates
teaching was effective?
a. "I sh0uld use my inhaler right bef0re the test."
b. "I w0n't eat 0r drink anything 8 h0urs bef0re the test."
c. "I will inhale deeply and bl0w 0ut hard during the
test."
d. "My bl00d pressure and pulse will be checked every
15 minutes." - ANS ✔c
7. The nurse 0bserves a student wh0 is listening t0 a patient's
lungs. Which acti0n by the student indicates a need t0
review respirat0ry assessment skills?
a. The student c0mpares breath s0unds fr0m side t0
side at each level.
b. The student listens during the inspirat0ry phase,
then m0ves the steth0sc0pe.
c. The student starts at the apices 0f the lungs, m0ving
d0wn t0ward the lung bases.
d. The student instructs the patient t0 breathe sl0wly
and deeply thr0ugh the m0uth. - ANS ✔b
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8. A patient wh0 has a hist0ry 0f chr0nic 0bstructive
pulm0nary disease (C0PD) was h0spitalized f0r increasing
sh0rtness 0f breath and chr0nic hyp0xemia (Sa02 levels 0f
89% t0 90%). In planning f0r discharge, which acti0n by the
nurse will be m0st effective in impr0ving c0mpliance with
discharge teaching?
a. Have the patient repeat the instructi0ns immediately
after teaching.
b. Acc0mplish the patient teaching just bef0re the
scheduled discharge.
c. Arrange f0r the patient's caregiver t0 be present
during the teaching.
d. Start giving the patient discharge teaching during
the admissi0n pr0cess. - ANS ✔c
9. A patient admitted t0 the emergency department
c0mplaining 0f sudden 0nset sh0rtness 0f breath is
diagn0sed with a p0ssible pulm0nary emb0lus. H0w sh0uld
the nurse prepare the patient f0r diagn0stic testing t0
c0nfirm the diagn0sis?
a. Ensure that the patient has been NP0.
b. Start an IV s0 c0ntrast media may be given.
c. Inf0rm radi0l0gy that radi0active gluc0se preparati0n
is needed.
d. Instruct the patient t0 expect t0 inspire deeply and
exhale f0rcefully. - ANS ✔b
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NUR 201 Exam 3 2026/2027 –
Questions with Verified Correct
Answer
1. The nurse 0bserves that a patient with respirat0ry disease
experiences a decrease in Sp02 fr0m 93% t0 88% while the
patient is ambulating. What is the pri0rity acti0n 0f the
nurse?
a. N0tify the health care pr0vider.
b. Administer PRN supplemental 02.
c. D0cument the resp0nse t0 exercise.
d. Enc0urage the patient t0 pace activity. - ANS ✔b
2. A patient with acute sh0rtness 0f breath is admitted t0 the
h0spital. Which acti0n sh0uld the nurse take during the
initial assessment 0f the patient?
a. Ask the patient t0 lie d0wn t0 c0mplete a full physical
assessment.
b. Briefly ask specific questi0ns ab0ut this epis0de 0f
respirat0ry distress.
c. C0mplete the admissi0n database t0 check f0r
allergies bef0re treatment.
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d. Delay the physical assessment t0 first c0mplete
pulm0nary functi0n tests. - ANS ✔b
3. The nurse prepares a patient with a left-sided pleural
effusi0n f0r a th0racentesis. H0w sh0uld the nurse p0siti0n
the patient?
a. High-F0wler's p0siti0n with the left arm extended
b. Supine with the head 0f the bed elevated 30 degrees
c. 0n the right side with the left arm extended ab0ve
the head
d. Sitting upright with the arms supp0rted 0n an 0ver
bed table - ANS ✔d
4. A diabetic patient's arterial bl00d gas (ABG) results are pH
7.28; PaC02 34 mm Hg; Pa02 85 mm Hg; HC03- 18 mEq/L.
The nurse w0uld expect which finding?
a. Interc0stal retracti0ns c. L0w 0xygen saturati0n
(Sp02)
b. Kushal respirati0ns d. Decreased ven0us 02
pressure - ANS ✔b
5. 0n auscultati0n 0f a patient's lungs, the nurse hears l0w-
pitched, bubbling s0unds during inhalati0n in the l0wer
third 0f b0th lungs. H0w sh0uld the nurse d0cument this
finding?
a. Inspirat0ry crackles at the bases
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b. Expirat0ry wheezes in b0th lungs
c. Abn0rmal lung s0unds in the apices 0f b0th lungs
d. Pleural fricti0n rubs in the right and left l0wer l0bes
- ANS ✔a
6. The nurse teaches a patient ab0ut pulm0nary spir0metry
testing. Which statement, if made by the patient, indicates
teaching was effective?
a. "I sh0uld use my inhaler right bef0re the test."
b. "I w0n't eat 0r drink anything 8 h0urs bef0re the test."
c. "I will inhale deeply and bl0w 0ut hard during the
test."
d. "My bl00d pressure and pulse will be checked every
15 minutes." - ANS ✔c
7. The nurse 0bserves a student wh0 is listening t0 a patient's
lungs. Which acti0n by the student indicates a need t0
review respirat0ry assessment skills?
a. The student c0mpares breath s0unds fr0m side t0
side at each level.
b. The student listens during the inspirat0ry phase,
then m0ves the steth0sc0pe.
c. The student starts at the apices 0f the lungs, m0ving
d0wn t0ward the lung bases.
d. The student instructs the patient t0 breathe sl0wly
and deeply thr0ugh the m0uth. - ANS ✔b
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8. A patient wh0 has a hist0ry 0f chr0nic 0bstructive
pulm0nary disease (C0PD) was h0spitalized f0r increasing
sh0rtness 0f breath and chr0nic hyp0xemia (Sa02 levels 0f
89% t0 90%). In planning f0r discharge, which acti0n by the
nurse will be m0st effective in impr0ving c0mpliance with
discharge teaching?
a. Have the patient repeat the instructi0ns immediately
after teaching.
b. Acc0mplish the patient teaching just bef0re the
scheduled discharge.
c. Arrange f0r the patient's caregiver t0 be present
during the teaching.
d. Start giving the patient discharge teaching during
the admissi0n pr0cess. - ANS ✔c
9. A patient admitted t0 the emergency department
c0mplaining 0f sudden 0nset sh0rtness 0f breath is
diagn0sed with a p0ssible pulm0nary emb0lus. H0w sh0uld
the nurse prepare the patient f0r diagn0stic testing t0
c0nfirm the diagn0sis?
a. Ensure that the patient has been NP0.
b. Start an IV s0 c0ntrast media may be given.
c. Inf0rm radi0l0gy that radi0active gluc0se preparati0n
is needed.
d. Instruct the patient t0 expect t0 inspire deeply and
exhale f0rcefully. - ANS ✔b
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