Nur 257 Final Study Guide Questions and
Correct Answers with Complete Solutions |
2025-2026 Update | Galen College of Nursing
Insidious
Low-grade fever
Cough
Night sweats
Fatigue
Weight loss
Hemoptysis - ANSWERS tuberculosis main symptoms
generalized tiredness/weakness
weight loss
fever
loss of appettie - ANSWERS tuberculosis main symptoms of the central
nervous system
coughing
pleurisy
coughing up of sputum
SOB - ANSWERS tuberculosis main symptoms lungs
,Night sweats - ANSWERS tuberculosis main symptoms skin
airborne - ANSWERS how is tuberculosis transmission
N95 - ANSWERS what kind of mask must be worn with TB
negative airflow room - ANSWERS what kind of room does a TB pt need to be
in
postive skin test - ANSWERS exposure equal
redness - ANSWERS Measure the induration - not the of TB test
10 or greater - ANSWERS postive TB is how many mm
sputum - ANSWERS use for AFB to confirm active TB
- ANSWERS How do you collect the specimen?
3 negative AFB sputum specimens - ANSWERS When can you discontinue TB
precautions
C-spine - ANSWERS be aware of this when opening a pt airway
, Endotracheal Intubation with or without mechanical ventilation - depends on if it
is just airway control or the need for ventilatory support as well. - ANSWERS
What if you cannot maintain an open/clear airway with physical maneuvers?
Rate
Pattern (Cheyne-Stokes, Kussmal)
Accessory muscles - ANSWERS assessment of respiratory (work of breathing)
wheezing
crackles
absent - ANSWERS assessment of respiratory (breath sounds)
bronchoconstriction - ANSWERS wheezing can mean
left sided heart failure - ANSWERS crackles can mean
pneumothorax - ANSWERS absents breath sound can mean
airway irritation - ANSWERS clear sputum
pulmonary edema - ANSWERS pink-frothy sputum
infection - ANSWERS think yellow sputum
Correct Answers with Complete Solutions |
2025-2026 Update | Galen College of Nursing
Insidious
Low-grade fever
Cough
Night sweats
Fatigue
Weight loss
Hemoptysis - ANSWERS tuberculosis main symptoms
generalized tiredness/weakness
weight loss
fever
loss of appettie - ANSWERS tuberculosis main symptoms of the central
nervous system
coughing
pleurisy
coughing up of sputum
SOB - ANSWERS tuberculosis main symptoms lungs
,Night sweats - ANSWERS tuberculosis main symptoms skin
airborne - ANSWERS how is tuberculosis transmission
N95 - ANSWERS what kind of mask must be worn with TB
negative airflow room - ANSWERS what kind of room does a TB pt need to be
in
postive skin test - ANSWERS exposure equal
redness - ANSWERS Measure the induration - not the of TB test
10 or greater - ANSWERS postive TB is how many mm
sputum - ANSWERS use for AFB to confirm active TB
- ANSWERS How do you collect the specimen?
3 negative AFB sputum specimens - ANSWERS When can you discontinue TB
precautions
C-spine - ANSWERS be aware of this when opening a pt airway
, Endotracheal Intubation with or without mechanical ventilation - depends on if it
is just airway control or the need for ventilatory support as well. - ANSWERS
What if you cannot maintain an open/clear airway with physical maneuvers?
Rate
Pattern (Cheyne-Stokes, Kussmal)
Accessory muscles - ANSWERS assessment of respiratory (work of breathing)
wheezing
crackles
absent - ANSWERS assessment of respiratory (breath sounds)
bronchoconstriction - ANSWERS wheezing can mean
left sided heart failure - ANSWERS crackles can mean
pneumothorax - ANSWERS absents breath sound can mean
airway irritation - ANSWERS clear sputum
pulmonary edema - ANSWERS pink-frothy sputum
infection - ANSWERS think yellow sputum
