NURS 2016 Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
2/3 of Canadian deaths in a year result from
Correct Answers chronic illness
A 42-year-old patient is recovering from anesthesia
in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). On
admission to the PACU, the blood pressure (BP) is
124/70. Thirty minutes after admission, the blood
pressure falls to 112/60, with a pulse of 72 and
warm, dry skin. The most appropriate action by the
nurse at this time is to
a)Increase the rate of the IV fluid replacement
b)Continue to take vital signs every 15 minutes
c)Administer oxygen therapy at 100% per mask
d)Notify the anesthesia care to provide (ACP)
immediately Correct Answers a
A BMI of more than what kg/m2 classify a person
as morbidly obese Correct Answers 40
A BMI of what classifies you as obese Correct
Answers 30-40 kg/m2
A diagnosis of AIDS can be made for a client with
HIV with which of the following findings?
1. A CD4+ T-cell count of <500/µL
2. A WBC count of <3 000/µL (3 × 109/L)
3. Development of oral candidiasis (thrush)
,4. Onset of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
Correct Answers 4
a man weighs 90 kg has a total water content of
how many liters? Correct Answers 54 - patient
weigh in kg time 60%
a pateint with a consistent dietary intake who loses
1 kg of weight in one day has lost how many ml of
fluid? Correct Answers 1000
A patient is to receive atropine before surgery. The
nurse teaches the patient to expect:
a)Dizziness
b)Weakness
c)Dry Mouth
d)Forgetfulness Correct Answers c
Acute illness manifest Correct Answers sudden
onset
After the nurse has received a change-of-shift
report, which of the following clients should be
assessed first?
a. A client with pneumonia who has crackles in the
right lung base
b. A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and pulmonary function testing
(PFT) that indicates low forced vital capacity
, c. A client with possible lung cancer who has just
returned after bronchoscopy
D. A client with hemoptysis and a 16-mm
induration with tuberculin skin testing Correct
Answers c
Android obesity Correct Answers apple-shaped
body
Before the administration of preoperative
medications, the nurse is preparing to witness the
patient signing the operative consent form when
the patient says,
a)"I do not understand what the doctor said."
Which action is best for the nurse to take?
the planned surgical procedure.
b)Notify the surgeon that the informed consent
process is not complete.
c)Administer the prescribed preoperative
antibiotics and withhold any ordered sedative
medications.
d)Notify the operating room staff that the surgeon
needs to give a more complete explanation of the
procedure. Correct Answers b
Chronic illness Correct Answers long latency,
prolong duration, uncertain etiology
2/3 of Canadian deaths in a year result from
Correct Answers chronic illness
A 42-year-old patient is recovering from anesthesia
in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). On
admission to the PACU, the blood pressure (BP) is
124/70. Thirty minutes after admission, the blood
pressure falls to 112/60, with a pulse of 72 and
warm, dry skin. The most appropriate action by the
nurse at this time is to
a)Increase the rate of the IV fluid replacement
b)Continue to take vital signs every 15 minutes
c)Administer oxygen therapy at 100% per mask
d)Notify the anesthesia care to provide (ACP)
immediately Correct Answers a
A BMI of more than what kg/m2 classify a person
as morbidly obese Correct Answers 40
A BMI of what classifies you as obese Correct
Answers 30-40 kg/m2
A diagnosis of AIDS can be made for a client with
HIV with which of the following findings?
1. A CD4+ T-cell count of <500/µL
2. A WBC count of <3 000/µL (3 × 109/L)
3. Development of oral candidiasis (thrush)
,4. Onset of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
Correct Answers 4
a man weighs 90 kg has a total water content of
how many liters? Correct Answers 54 - patient
weigh in kg time 60%
a pateint with a consistent dietary intake who loses
1 kg of weight in one day has lost how many ml of
fluid? Correct Answers 1000
A patient is to receive atropine before surgery. The
nurse teaches the patient to expect:
a)Dizziness
b)Weakness
c)Dry Mouth
d)Forgetfulness Correct Answers c
Acute illness manifest Correct Answers sudden
onset
After the nurse has received a change-of-shift
report, which of the following clients should be
assessed first?
a. A client with pneumonia who has crackles in the
right lung base
b. A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and pulmonary function testing
(PFT) that indicates low forced vital capacity
, c. A client with possible lung cancer who has just
returned after bronchoscopy
D. A client with hemoptysis and a 16-mm
induration with tuberculin skin testing Correct
Answers c
Android obesity Correct Answers apple-shaped
body
Before the administration of preoperative
medications, the nurse is preparing to witness the
patient signing the operative consent form when
the patient says,
a)"I do not understand what the doctor said."
Which action is best for the nurse to take?
the planned surgical procedure.
b)Notify the surgeon that the informed consent
process is not complete.
c)Administer the prescribed preoperative
antibiotics and withhold any ordered sedative
medications.
d)Notify the operating room staff that the surgeon
needs to give a more complete explanation of the
procedure. Correct Answers b
Chronic illness Correct Answers long latency,
prolong duration, uncertain etiology
