Question: The nurse is teaching an obese client about options for weight loss. What is an evidence-based benefit of bariatric surgery that the nurse includes in the discussion?
Answer Options:
Research shows that you will live longer if you consent to this procedure.
Many people experience an improved quality of life and better management of diabetes mellitus.
This surgery will assist in the management of your hypothyroidism.
You will lose weight at a slower pace; however, the weight loss is longer lasting.
Answer: Many people experience an improved quality of life and better management of diabetes mellitus.
Question: A client with a pressure injury is prescribed a zinc supplement. What does the nurse explain to the client about the purpose of this supplement?
Answer Options:
It is needed for protein synthesis.
It helps strengthen capillaries.
It helps with immune function.
It aids with red blood cell formation.
Answer: It helps with immune function.
Question: The nurse recognizes which client is at highest risk for the development of macular degeneration?
Answer Options:
55-year-old man with hypertension
70-year-old man with history of smoking for 50 years
65-year-old woman with elevated cholesterol levels
45-year-old woman with body mass index of 36
Answer: 70-year-old man with history of smoking for 50 years
Question: A client with anemia of chronic disease weighs 121 pounds and has a hemoglobin of 9.5 gm/dL. The provider has ordered erythropoietin (Epogen) 100 units per kg, SQ injection three times a week. How many mL should the nurse administer for each dose?
Answer Options:
Not applicable (calculation question)
Answer: Not applicable (calculation question)
Question: The nurse provides care to a client who is admitted for a sickle cell crisis. Which is the priority order for the nurse to implement when providing care?
Answer Options:
Administering pain medication
Administering oxygen
Administering antipyretics
Administering intravenous fluid
Answer: Administering oxygen
Question: The nurse is administering pilocarpine to a client who has glaucoma. What is the mechanism of action of this medication?
Answer Options:
Decreases production of aqueous humor
Vasoconstricts blood vessels
Suppresses the inflammatory response
Increases outflow of aqueous humor
Answer: Increases outflow of aqueous humor
Question: When conducting a wound assessment on a client, which term does the nurse use to document soft, moist, tan- or green-colored necrotic tissue?
Answer Options:
Macerated tissue
Eschar
Necrotic tissue
Slough
Answer: Slough
Question: The nurse is teaching a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic about self-monitoring blood glucose levels at home. The nurse should teach the client to check glucose levels:
Answer Options:
8
3
4
1
Answer: 4
Question: Which statement by the client with neural hearing loss indicates an understanding of teaching about this disorder?
Answer Options:
My hearing loss is caused by perforation of my eardrum.
My hearing loss affects both of my ears.
My hearing should return to normal after the surgery.
My hearing loss is permanent.
Answer: My hearing loss is permanent.
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 who is experiencing a recurrent herpes simplex virus infection?
Answer Options:
Fever
Fluid-filled vesicles
Areas of redness
Tingling sensation
Answer: Tingling sensation
Question: The nurse correlates secondary polycythemia to which of the following conditions?
Answer Options:
Cancer
High altitudes
Renal disease
Cold temperatures
Answer: High altitudes
Question: The nurse is assessing a client with a hearing disorder. Which assessment data would be relevant for a diagnosis of tinnitus?
Answer Options:
Exposure to loud noises
Current medications
Current age
Nutritional status
Presence of earwax
Answer: Exposure to loud noises
Current medications
Presence of earwax