ALL QUIZES Questions and Answers (Verified
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1. A client is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which diagnostic
test will best evaluate the management plan prescribed for this client
ANS Quar-terly hemoglobin A1C
2. After first managing the pain being experienced by the client with gout, the
treatment focuses on
ANS Preventing systemic involvement by altering the client's diet
3. The abrupt onset of symptoms of stress or urge incontinence is most often
due to a urinary tract infection
: True
4. A 60-year-old woman presents with a chief complaint of uncomfortable
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,breathing on exertion. She has had a minimally productive cough for several
years that does not bother her. On further questioning, she states that her
breathing gets much worse when she lies down. The most likely cause of her
dyspnea is
ANS Cardiac
5. Which of the following drugs do not trigger or aggravate a cough
ANS Hy-drochlorothiazide
6. Based on current demographic data, which statement identifies a predictive
trend regarding the health care needs of society
ANS More nursing services will berequired to serve the needs of the population 85
years of age and older.
7. Which diagnostic laboratory test would the nurse practitioner typically not
order for the purpose of evaluating an individual's acute, unexplained weight
loss
ANS Serum Potassium
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,8. It has been projected that the cultural group presenting the greatest growth
rate among the older adult population will be the
ANS Hispanic Americans
9. Which statement made by a client recently diagnosed with diverticular
disease would indicate that she needs additional teaching regarding dietary
considerations
ANS "I'll have to give up eating right before I go to bed."
10. Ethnocentrism is defined as
ANS a belief that one's ethnic group is superior tothat of another true
11. When diagnosed with diverticulosis, a client asks how this problem oc-
curred. Which assessment data identifies a risk factor for diverticulosis
ANS -Maintains a diet low in fiber.
12. A 77-year-old client being treated for glaucoma asks the nurse practitioner
what causes glaucoma. The nurse bases the response on the knowledge that
the increase in intraocular pressure is a result of
ANS a breakdown in the absorptionprocess
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, 13. Weight loss is frequently caused by ingestion of one or more of the
following drugs
.: Antibiotics
Digoxin
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Theophylline
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