Nurs 3110 Final Practice Questions With Answers

Nurs 3110 Final Practice Questions With
Answers


Which of the following best describes the action of parathyroid hormone

on bone cells?

A. Parathyroid hormone stimulates osteoblasts to demineralize bone.

B. Parathyroid hormone stimulates osteoclasts to demineralize bone.

C. Parathyroid hormone stimulates osteoclasts to build bone.

D. Parathyroid hormone stimulates osteoblasts to build bone. - ANSWER B.
Parathyroid hormone stimulates osteoclasts to demineralize bone.




Which of the following cells are involved in bone demineralization? Bone

deposition?

A. Osteoblasts

B. Osteoclasts

C. Osteocytes

D. Osteophytes - ANSWER B. Osteoclasts




Which of the following is the best explanation for why renal disease can

result in hypocalcemia?

, A. Renal disease is associated with parathyroid hormone deficiency.

B. Renal disease is associated with thyroid hormone deficiency.

C. Renal disease is associated with calcitriol deficiency

D. Renal disease is associated with renin deficiency - ANSWER C. Renal
disease is associated with calcitriol deficiency.




For which of the following age groups is the RDA for calcium higher for
women compared withmen?

A. 71+ years

B. 1-3 years

C. 51-70 years

D. 9-13 years - ANSWER C. 51-70 years




Which of the following is NOT a metabolic bone disease?

A. Osteosarcoma

B. Rickets

C. Paget's disease

D. Osteoporosis - ANSWER A. Osteosarcoma




What is the most key nursing consideration for a patient receiving
bisphosphonate therapy?