Nurs 3000 final Exam Questions With Verified Answers
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When analyzing the waveforms of a client's electrocardiogram (ECG), the nurse will need to
investigate further upon assessing which of the following findings?
a. A P-R interval of 0.18 seconds
b. A QRS interval of 0.14 seconds
c. Q-T inter...
Nurs 3000 final Exam Questions With
Verified Answers.
When analyzing the waveforms of a client's electrocardiogram (ECG), the nurse will need to
investigate further upon assessing which of the following findings?
a. A P-R interval of 0.18 seconds
b. A QRS interval of 0.14 seconds
c. Q-T interval of 0.34 seconds
d. T wave of 0.16 seconds - answer✔QRS interval of 0.14 second
Unconsciousness without response to painful stimuli is assessed in a client with a head injury
who has been admitted to the emergency department. To promote cerebral blood flow in the
client, initially what is the most important for the nurse to monitor?
a. Arterial blood pressure
b. Arterial blood gas results
c. Respiratory rate
d. Level of consciousness - answer✔Respiratory rate
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a client with a prosthetic mitral valve who has
symptoms of infective endocarditis (IE). Which of the following questions by the nurse is best?
a. "Have you had any recent immunizations?"
b. "Do you have a history of heart attack?"
c. "Have you been to the dentist lately?"
d. "Do you have a family history of endocarditis?" - answer✔"Have you been to the dentist
lately?"
Which of the following assessment data obtained by the nurse when assessing a client with acute
pericarditis should be reported immediately to the health care provider?
a. Blood pressure (BP) of 146/86
b. Jugular vein distension (JVD) to the level of the jaw
c. Pulsus paradoxus 8 mm Hg
d. Level 6 (0-10) chest pain with deep inspiration - answer✔b. Jugular vein distension (JVD) to
the level of the jaw
The nurse is interpreting an ECG strip to determine whether there is a delay in impulse
conduction through the atria. Which of the following components of an ECG strip should the
nurse interpret?
a. QRS complex
b. QT interval
c. P wave
d. PR interval - answer✔P wave
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first when a client arrives in the emergency
department with facial and chest burns caused by a house fire?
a. Infuse the ordered IV solution
b. Auscultate the client's lung sounds
c. Determine the extent and depth of the burns
d. Administer the ordered opioid pain medications - answer✔Auscultate the client's lung sounds
The nurse is caring for a client who has had recent cardiac surgery and develops pericarditis,
with symptoms of chest pain at a level 6 (0-10 scale) when inhaling deeply. Which of the
following prescribed PRN medications should the nurse administer?
a. Acetaminophen 650mg PO
b. Fentanyl 2mg IV
c. Morphine sulphate 6mg IV
The 1-hour sepsis bundle recommends administeing a 30mL/kg bolus of crystalloid IV fluids to
treat:
a. Dehydration
b. Hypoxemia
c. Hypotension
d. Renal failure - answer✔Hypotension
The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis. Which arterial blood gas analysis is
consistent with this type of condition?
a. pH 7.28, PaCO2 58, HCO-3 38
b. ph 7.51, PaCO2 51, HCO-3 37
c. pH 7.49, PaCO2 32, HCO-3 22
d. pH 7.21, PaCO2 28, HCO-3 18 - answer✔pH 7.28, PaCO2 58, HCO-3 38
The nurse is caring for a client following an incisional cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. Which
of the following actions is priority for the nurse to implement?
a. Ambulate the evening of the operative day
b. Turn, cough, and deep breath every 2 hours
c. Client education about low-fat food choices
d. Perform leg exercises hourly while awake - answer✔Client education about low-fat food
choices
Which of the following findings in a client with infective endocarditis (IE) is the most important
for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?
a. Janeways lesions on the palms
b. Temperature of 38.1 degrees celcius - answer✔Janeways lesions on the palms
Name each factor that is a part of Virchow's Triad and provide one example for each factor that
could lead to a venous thrombosis. - answer✔1. Venous stasis: prolonged immobility
2. Endothelial injury: trauma, surgery of abdomen or pelvis
3. Hypercoagulability of blood: malnutrition or dehydration
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