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1 NR302 Final Comprehensive Exam Questions and Answers / NR 302 Final Exam Latest Edition 2023 |100% Correct Q & A| Answers on last page 1. Which assessment by the nurse most likely indicates that a pa琀椀ent is having di昀케culty breathing? a. 18 breaths per minute and inhaled through the mouth b. 20 breathes per minute and shallow in character c. 16 breaths per minute and deep in character d. 28 breaths per minute and noisy 2. Which should a nurse always do when taking a rectal temperature? a. Allow self-inser琀椀on of the thermometer. b. Posi琀椀on the pa琀椀ent on the le昀琀 side. c. Use an electronic thermometer. d. Lubricate the thermometer. 3. A nurse is assessing a pa琀椀ent’s ideal body weight. Which signi昀椀cant factor should be takin into considera琀椀on when performing this assessment? a. Daily intake b. Body height c. Clothing size d. Food preferences 4. A nurse asks a pa琀椀ent’s wife speci昀椀c ques琀椀ons about the pa琀椀ent’s health status before admission. When collec琀椀ng this informa琀椀on, the nurse is seeking informa琀椀on from a: a. Primary source b. Ter琀椀ary sources c. Subjec琀椀ve source d. Secondary source Downloaded by Studymerit Dotcom (samuelkaruiki40@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6879242
5. A nurse is preforming a physical assessment of a newly admi琀琀ed pa琀椀ent. Which pa琀椀ent statement communicates subjec琀椀ve data? a. “I have sores between my toes.” b. “I dye my hair but it is really gray.” c. “ My joints hurt when I get up in the morning.” d. “My le昀琀 leg drags on the 昀氀oor when I am walking.” Downloaded by Studymerit Dotcom (samuelkaruiki40@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6879242
3 6. A nurse takes a pa琀椀ent’s blood pressure and records a diastolic pressure of 120 mm Hg. Which should the nurse do 昀椀rst? a. No琀椀fy the primary health-care provider. b. Retake the blood pressure. c. No琀椀fy the nurse in charge. d. Take the other vital signs. 7. A pa琀椀ent had a stroke that resulted in paralysis of the right side. When clustering data, the nurse grouped the following together: drooling of saliva and slurred speech. Which informa琀椀on is most signi昀椀cant to include with this clustered data? a. Recep琀椀ve aphasia b. Inability to ambulate c. Di昀케culty swallowing d. Incon琀椀nence of bowel movements 8. A pa琀椀ent who experienced a stroke has le昀琀-sided hemiparesis and is incon琀椀nent of urine. Which is an appropriately worded nursing diagnosis for this pa琀椀ent? a. The pa琀椀ent has a need to maintain skin integrity. b. The pa琀椀ent has a stroked evidenced by hemiparesis and incon琀椀nence. c. The pa琀椀ent will be clean and dry and will receive range-of-mo琀椀on exercises every four hours. d. The pa琀椀ent is at risk for impaired skin integrity related to le昀琀-sided hemiparesis and incon琀椀nence. 9. A nurse uses the interviewing process of clari昀椀ca琀椀on when interviewing a pa琀椀ent. Which is the nurse doing when this communica琀椀on technique is used? a. Paraphrasing the pa琀椀ent’s message b. Resta琀椀ng what the pa琀椀ent has said c. Reviewing the pa琀椀ent’s communica琀椀on d. Verifying what is implied by the pa琀椀ent 10. A pa琀椀ent has dependent edema of the ankles and feet and is obese. Which diet should the nurse expect the primary health-care provider to order? Downloaded by Studymerit Dotcom (samuelkaruiki40@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|6879242
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