NUR401 PRACTICE EXAM 2024 LATEST QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!

1. When caring for a client who has just been admitted with septic shock, which of these assessment data will be of greatest concern to the nurse? a. Arterial oxygen saturation 90% b. Apical pulse 110 beats/min c. Blood pressure 88/56 mm Hg d. Urinary output 15 mL for 2 hours - Answer-d. Urinary output 15 mL for 2 hours 10. A client asks the nurse what effect dialysis will have on the medications he is currently taking. What is the nurse's best response? a. Dangerously low blood pressure may occur if antihypertensives are taken before dialysis b. Once-daily medications are best taken before dialysis treatments c. Dialysis treatments remove all medications from the blood. d. Medications are not removed during dialysis treatments - Answer-a. Dangerously low blood pressure may occur if antihypertensives are taken before dialysis Couldn't find, but seems most correct. Once daily medications should be taken after dialysis if possible, dialysis treatments don't remove all medications from the blood, and some medications are removed during dialysis. 100. Which of the following is included in the nursing management for a client with acute renal failure? (Select all that apply.) a. Ensuring adequate protein intake b. Monitoring fluid intake c. Increasing potassium intake d. Monitoring electrolyte balance - Answer-b, db. Monitoring fluid intake d. Monitoring electrolyte balance 11. Which of the following nursing interventions will be included for a client experiencing an acute sickle cell crisis? a. Administration of platelets & monitoring vitals b. Heparin therapy & iron replacement c. Blood transfusion & monitoring of CBC d. Administration of oxygen & pain management - Answer-d. Administration of oxygen & pain management They don't need platelets, just RBCs are affected, could use heparin to dissolve possible clots from sickled cells but iron isn't needed so this rules out option B, blood transfusions doesn't make sense, they do need oxygen and pain management so D is most correct. 12. A client is diagnosed with acute kidney failure. He is complaining of nausea, pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, and muscular weakness. Also, the nurse notes an irregularity in pulse. Based on these findings, which imbalance is this indicative of? a. Hyponatremia b. Hypercalcemia c. Hyperkalemia d. Hypouricemia - Answer-b. Hypercalcemia