NURS 5315 Exam 2 Comprehensive Practice
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Which term would the nurse use to describe a patient's fingernail bed?
A. Matrix
B. Paronychia
C. Eponychium
D. Hyponychium - Correct Answer :D. hyponychium
Which term would the nurse use to describe a person's nonspecific response to noxious
stimuli?
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A. Stressor
B. Resistance
C. Allostatic overload
D. General adaptation syndrome - Correct Answer :D. General adaptation syndrome
Which population is MOST likely to have cystic fibrosis?
A. Asian
B. African
C. European
D. Middle eastern - Correct Answer :C. European
Which information would the nurse include when teaching a prenatal class about antibodies
present in a new mother's colostrum?
A. The antibodies provide active immunity against diseases
B. The antibodies provide systemic immunity against diseases
C. The antibodies provide protection against respiratory infection
D. The antibodies provide protection against gastrointestinal infection - Correct Answer :D.
The antibodies provide protection against gastrointestinal infection
Which information would the nurse include when teaching about scabies? Select all that
apply.
A. There are three types that include Pediculus humanus capitis, Pediculus humanis corporis,
and Pthirus pubis
B. The causative mite is a blood-sucking, nocturnal parasite of humans
C. The condition is characterized by burrows and papules
D. It is a common skin infection in crowded and tropical settings
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E. Scabies are similar to fleas - Correct Answer :C. The condition is characterized by burrows
and papules
D. It is a common skin infection in crowded and tropical settings
Which term would the nurse use to describe the condition of a person who has an
overactivation of adaptive regulatory physiologic response to stress?
A. Stressors
B. Resistance
C. Allostatic overload
D. Physiologic stress - Correct Answer :C. Allostatic overload
Which response would the nurse give when a person states, "I have a sore throat, and it's
very red. Why is it red?"?
A. The cells that line your throat are doing a healing process called regeneration
B. More platelets are moving from your blood vessels into the lining of your throat
C. Your blood vessels in the area have relaxed to allow more blood into the area to promote
healing
D. Chemical messengers from your inflamed throat put out a distress signal that brings more
white blood cells to the area - Correct Answer :C. Your blood vessels in the area have relaxed
to allow more blood into the area to promote healing
Which type of microorganism is Candida albicans?
A. Virus
B. Fungus
C. Parasite
D. Bacteria - Correct Answer :B. Fungus
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Which result does the nurse observe when reviewing arterial blood results in a person who
has acidosis?
A. excess of base
B. pH less than 7.35
C. pH greater than 7.45
D. decrease in hydrogen ion concentration - Correct Answer :B. pH less than 7.35
Which term describes a lack of nourishment cause by an improper diet?
A. Fasting
B. Anorexia
C. Starvation
D. Malnutrition - Correct Answer :D. Malnutrition
Which immunoglobulin provides the MOST protection against infection in a person, as it is the
MOST abundant?
A. IgG
B. IgM
C. IgA
D. IgE - Correct Answer :A. IgG
Which assessment finding would the nurse identify as a maladaptive coping strategy when
assessing the coping strategies of a person as part of risk factor management for high blood
pressure?
A. Going to dinner with friends once a week
B. Eating twice a day rather than three times
C. Attending a meditation class once a week
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