Question: The nurse correlates the development of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA) infections to which skin conditions?
Answer Options:
Eczema
Impetigo
Abscess
Folliculitis
Cellulitis
Answer: Impetigo
Abscess
Folliculitis
Cellulitis
Question: The nurse is preparing teaching materials for a group of older adults. What information does the nurse include as risk factors for hearing loss?
Answer Options:
Occupational noise
Smoking history
Recreational noise
Heredity
Medications
Answer: Occupational noise
Smoking history
Recreational noise
Heredity
Medications
Question: The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the client diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus?
Answer Options:
Extreme hunger
Weight gain
Sweating
Excessive thirst
Large volume of urine output
Answer: Extreme hunger
Excessive thirst
Large volume of urine output
Question: A client with leukemia is receiving chemotherapy treatments. Which instruction is the most essential for the nurse to include in the treatment plan?
Answer Options:
Neutropenic precautions
Bleeding precautions
Advance directives
Frequent rest periods
Answer: Neutropenic precautions
Question: A client’s leg wound is not healing as quickly as expected. What does the nurse do to determine the reason for the poor healing?
Answer Options:
Obtain a referral for a dietitian.
Obtain an order for prealbumin and albumin levels.
Elevate the extremity on a pillow.
Assess fluid intake.
Increase the frequency of dressing changes.
Answer: Obtain an order for prealbumin and albumin levels.
Question: The nurse correlates which potential risk factor to the development of several lacerations over the coccyx area?
Answer Options:
Heat
Shearing
Moisture
Pressure
Answer: Shearing
Question: In providing care to a client diagnosed with a large squamous cell lesion, the nurse educates the client about which preferred treatment?
Answer Options:
Mohs’ surgery
Curettage and electrodessication
Photodynamic therapy
Radiotherapy
Answer: Mohs’ surgery
Question: Which statement best describes the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Answer Options:
Pancreatic cells stop producing insulin.
An autoimmune disorder damages pancreatic cells.
The cells resist glucose from entering.
There is an absolute lack of insulin.
Answer: The cells resist glucose from entering.
Question: The nurse develops the nursing diagnosis “Risk for Bleeding related to lack of intrinsic factor” for the client with which hematological disorder?
Answer Options:
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
Pernicious anemia
Iron deficiency anemia
Folic acid deficiency anemia
Answer: Pernicious anemia
Question: The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the client diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus?
Answer Options:
Extreme hunger
Weight gain
Sweating
Excessive thirst
Large volume of urine output
Answer: Extreme hunger
Excessive thirst
Large volume of urine output
Question: The nurse is preparing educational materials on nutrition for a community health fair. Which environmental factor increases an individual’s risk for obesity?
Answer Options:
Physical inactivity
Access to high-calorie, high-fat food
Genetic polymorphisms
Leptin mutation
Answer: Physical inactivity
Access to high-calorie, high-fat food
Question: The nurse correlates which assessment findings as modifiable risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus?
Answer Options:
HDL less than 35 mg/dL
Serum triglycerides 200 mg/dL
Sedentary lifestyle
Body mass index 29
Blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg
Answer: HDL less than 35 mg/dL
Serum triglycerides 200 mg/dL
Sedentary lifestyle
Body mass index 29
Blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg