Answer Options
a. Diuresis and electrolyte imbalance
b. Focused and alert mental status
c. Drowsiness and lethargy
d. Restlessness and anxiety
Answer: B
Question: A soldier who served in a combat zone returned to the United States. The soldier’s spouse complains to the nurse, “We had planned to start a family, but now he won’t talk about it. He won’t even look at children.” The spouse is describing which symptom associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
Answer Options
a. Re-experiencing
b. Hyperarousal
c. Avoidance
d. Psychosis
Answer: C
Question: A soldier returns to the United States from active duty in a combat zone. The soldier is diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which comment by the soldier requires the nurse’s immediate attention?
Answer Options
a. “It’s good to be home. I missed my family and friends.”
b. “I saw my best friend get killed by a roadside bomb. It should have been me instead.”
c. “Sometimes I think I hear bombs exploding, but it’s just the noise of traffic in my hometown.”
d. “I want to continue my education but I’m not sure how I will fit in with other college students.”
Answer: B
Question: Military veterans experience a lot of violence and trauma during the war and later can have a psychological disorder related to those experiences. What the name of that disorder?
Schizophrenia
Dementia
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Delirium
Answer: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Question: Muscles are only able to pull, they never push.
Answer Options:
A. True
B. False
Answer: B. False
Question: Muscles that help maintain upright posture are flexors.
Answer Options:
A. True
B. False
Answer: B. False
Question: Both first- and second-class levers operate at a mechanical disadvantage.
Answer Options:
A. True
B. False
Answer: B. False
Question: A nurse talks with the caregiver of a combat veteran diagnosed with severe traumatic brain injuries. The caregiver says, “I don’t know how much longer I can do it. My whole life is consumed with taking care of my partner.” Which response best addresses the needs of the caregiver?
Answer Options
a. “How are you taking care of yourself?”
b. “Let’s review your partner’s diagnostic results.”
c. “I have some web-based programs for you to visit.”
d. “Your partner is lucky to have someone so devoted.”
Answer: A
Question: The fact that no chemical bonding occurs between the components of a mixture is the chief difference between mixtures and compounds.
Answer Options:
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
Question: A veteran of military combat tells the nurse, “I saw a child get blown up over a year ago, and now I keep seeing bits of flesh everywhere. I see something red and the visions race back to my mind.” Which phenomenon associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is this veteran describing?
Answer Options
a. Re-experiencing
b. Hyperarousal
c. Avoidance
d. Psychotic
Answer: A
Question: A veteran of the war in Afghanistan was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The veteran says, “If there’s a loud noise at night, I get under my bed because I think we’re getting bombed.” What type of experience has the veteran described?
Answer Options
a. Illusion
b. Flashback
c. Nightmare
d. Auditory hallucination
Answer: B
Question: As part of the stress response, the HPA axis is stimulated. Which structures make up this system?
Answer Options
a. Hippocampus, parietal lobe, and amygdala
b. Hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and adrenal glands
c. Hind brain, pyramidal nervous system, and anterior cerebrum
d. Hepatic artery, parasympathetic nervous system, and acoustic nerve
Answer: B
Question: A soldier served in combat zones in Iraq in 2010 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014. When is it most important for the nurse to screen for signs and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
Answer Options
a. Immediately upon return to the United States from Afghanistan
b. Before departing Afghanistan to return to the United States
c. Two years after returning from Afghanistan
d. Screening should be ongoing
Answer: D
Question: Which type of lever is demonstrated by using scissors?
Answer Options:
A. a first-class lever
B. a fourth-class lever
C. a third-class lever
D. a second-class lever
Answer: A. a first-class lever
Question: Which experiences are most likely to precipitate posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? (Select all that apply.)
Answer Options
a. An 8-year-old child watches an R-rated movie with both parents.
b. A young adult jumps from a bridge with a bungee cord with a best friend.
c. An adolescent is kidnapped and held for 2 years in the home of a sexual predator.
d. A passenger is in a bus that overturns on a sharp curve in the road, tumbling down an embankment.
e. An adult is trapped for 3 hours at an angle in an elevator after a portion of the supporting cable breaks.
Answer: C, D, E
Question: 439
3. A nurse assesses the health status of veterans of the war in Afghanistan. Screening will be a priority for signs and symptoms of which health problems? (Select all that apply.)
Answer Options:
a. Schizophrenia
b. Eating disorder
c. Traumatic brain injury
d. Seasonal affective disorder
e. Posttraumatic stress disorder
Correct Answer:
C, E
Question: 440
4. A professor’s 4-year-old child has a temperature of 101.6 F, diarrhea, and complains of stomach pain. The professor is scheduled to teach three classes today. Which actions by the professor demonstrate effective parenting? (Select all that apply.)
Answer Options:
a. Telephoning a grandparent to stay with the child at home for the day
b. Telephoning a colleague to teach his classes and staying home with the sick child
c. Taking the child to the university and keeping the child in a private office for the day
d. Taking the child to a day care center and hoping day care workers will not notice the child is sick
e. Giving the child one dose of ibuprofen (Motrin) and taking the child to the day care center
Correct Answer:
A, B
Question: 441
A nurse wishes to teach alternative coping strategies to a patient experiencing severe anxiety. The nurse will first need to:
Answer Options:
a. verify the patient’s learning style.
b. create outcomes and a teaching plan.
c. lower the patient’s current anxiety level.
d. assess how the patient uses defense mechanisms.
Correct Answer:
C
Question: A soldier returned 1 year ago from Afghanistan and was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which social event would most likely be disturbing for this soldier?
Answer Options
a. Halloween festival with neighborhood children
b. Singing carols around a Christmas tree
c. Family outing to the seashore
d. Fireworks display on July 4th
Answer: D