Question: A client with acute kidney injury has a serum potassium level of 6.2 mEq/L. Select the three priority interventions the nurse would take.
Answer Options:
A) Anticipate in administering furosemide, B) Review the client’s medications to determine whether any contain or retain potassium, C) Put the client on NPO status except for ice chips, D) Place the client on a cardiac monitor
Answer: A) Anticipate in administering furosemide, B) Review the client’s medications to determine whether any contain or retain potassium, D) Place the client on a cardiac monitor
Question: A client was prescribed ampicillin 1000 mg IV. Calculate the gtt/min to be infused over 2 hr.
Answer Options:
Calculation required
Answer: 31 gtt/min
Question: Which assessment finding would alert the nurse that a client is experiencing hyperkalemia following adrenalectomy?
Answer Options:
A) tremors, B) tetany, C) diaphoresis, D) muscle weakness
Answer: D) muscle weakness
Question: A client presents to the clinic with symptoms suggestive of hypothyroidism. Which laboratory assessment does the nurse expect?
Answer Options:
A) elevated parathormone, B) elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone, C) decreased adrenocorticotropic hormone, D) decreased thyroid-stimulating hormone
Answer: B) elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone
Question: A client presents with symptoms of IBS. Which statement made by the nurse is correct?
Answer Options:
A) “Bloating is often reduced with dairy products”, B) “People with IBS struggle with losing weight”, C) “You should not take daily fiber supplements with IBS”, D) “Stress management is important to control symptoms”
Answer: D) “Stress management is important to control symptoms”
Question: The nurse is reviewing a client’s record noted with chronic kidney disease. Which laboratory result is expected?
Answer Options:
A) elevated creatinine level, B) increased white blood cell count, C) decreased red blood cell count, D) increased hemoglobin
Answer: A) elevated creatinine level
Question: Which action by the client indicates an understanding of secondary prevention for cancer?
Answer Options:
A) “I do not need to worry about melanoma since my moles are protected by the sun”, B) “I can do the mail order for fecal occult blood test even though I have a history of colon polyps”, C) “My husband who is 50 years old does not need a prostate exam since there is no family history of cancer”, D) “I need to wait 7 days after I start my period to do a self breast exam”
Answer: B) “I can do the mail order for fecal occult blood test even though I have a history of colon polyps”
Question: The nurse is caring for a client admitted with bowel obstruction. Which acid-base imbalance is the client most likely in?
Answer Options:
A) respiratory acidosis without compensation, B) metabolic alkalosis with compensation, C) metabolic alkalosis without compensation, D) metabolic acidosis with respiratory compensation
Answer: C) metabolic alkalosis without compensation
Question: Vegans will eat
Answer Options:
eggs, milk, apples, pork
Answer: apples
Question: An example of saturated fat is
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beans, honey, tomatoes, milk
Answer: milk
Question: Vitamins A,D,E, and K are
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water soluble, absorbed by the sun, protein soluble, fat soluble
Answer: fat soluble
Question: Omega 3 fatty acids are in walnuts and flaxseed.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: Pain in the neck or throat is a sign of a heart attack.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: PCBs, DDT, chloroform, and formaldehyde are carcinogens.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: The HIV virus may not show any symptoms for 10-12 years after contracting the virus.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: A person’s genetic makeup accounts for 35 percent of their ability to lose and maintain weight.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: Storage fat is the extra fat that accumulates in fat cells around internal organs and beneath the skin.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: Each pound of body fat equals 4,000 calories.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: False
Question: Fiber is the part of plant food that is not digested in the small intestine.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: Breast cancer risk increases in women who consume more than 5 alcoholic beverages a week.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: Women have the highest risk of contracting STDs due to more mucous membranes in their reproductive organs.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: The amount of energy used to sustain basic life functions is 65-75 percent of calories burned in 1 day.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: True
Question: In the hydrogenation process what is added to the plant-based oil.
Answer Options:
animal fat, sodium, hydrogen atom, nitrogen atom
Answer: hydrogen atom
Question: To calculate BMI
Answer Options:
Weight in pounds divided by height in inches X 703, Height in inches divided by weight in pounds x 703, 703 divided by height in inches X weight in pounds, weight in pounds divided by height in inches X 307
Answer: Weight in pounds divided by height in inches X 703
Question: Metastasis is when cancer cells are only located in one part of the body.
Answer Options:
True, False
Answer: False
Question: How many mg of Sodium are in a teaspoon of salt?
Answer Options:
2,100, 2,600, 2,500, 2,400
Answer: 2,400