Final Exam: NR224 NR 224 Latest

Final Exam: NR224 / NR 224 (Latest

Update 2025 / 2026) Fundamentals:

Skills | Comprehensive Review Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct – Chamberlain

Question:

For a client with severe incontinence, what is an essential part of care to prioritize?

Answer:

Application of skin barrier creams.

Question:

When administering a new medication to a client, what is the first action a nurse should take?

Answer:

Check the client's medical history for allergies.

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Question:

A nurse is preparing to administer an intravenous (IV) medication. What should the nurse prioritize to ensure safety?

Answer:

Confirm the client's identity.

Question:

A client has been prescribed a medication that the nurse suspects may interact with another ongoing medication. What is the nurse's first action?

Answer:

Contact the prescribing physician to clarify.

Question:

What is the priority action before administering a medication with a known risk of causing hypotension?

Answer:

Monitor the client's blood pressure.

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Question:

When administering an otic medication to an adult, what is the correct technique?

Answer:

Pull the pinna upward and backward.

Question:

For a client scheduled to receive an oral diabetic medication, what must the nurse verify first?

Answer:

The current blood glucose level.

Question:

Which information does a pulse oximeter measure?

Answer:

Saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen

Question:

What percentage of the air we breathe is oxygen?

Answer:

21% 3 / 4

Question:

Underlying pathophysiology of hypoxia:

not enough oxygen in the air being breathed

Answer:

hypoxemic hypoxia

Question:

Underlying pathophysiology of hypoxia:

normal levels of O2 in the blood, but the blood is not reaching the tissues

Answer:

circulatory hypoxia

Question:

Underlying pathophysiology of hypoxia:

not enough functional red blood cells to transport the O2)

Answer:

anemic hypoxia

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