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NURS 505 Final EXAM NEWEST 150
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
NURS 505 Final
A middle-aged client walks into the emergency department reporting chest pain radiating to
the neck, shortness of breath, and nausea. Their heart rate is 120 beats/min and blood
pressure is 94/60 mm Hg. The health care provider recognizes the client is having an acute
myocardial infarction with decreased cardiac output. The nurse identifies the nausea to be in
response to:
-The client not having digested their meal completely
-hypoxia exerting a direct effect on the chemoreceptor trigger zone.
-The client having a very high pain tolerance
-Fear of having to making major lifestyle changes
hypoxia exerting a direct effect on the chemoreceptor trigger zone.
The ___ nervous system is the division of the nervous system that facilitates sensory, motor,
and absorptive functions of the gastrointestinal tract.
-enteric
-infectious
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-arterial
-central
enteric
A nurse is concerned about a client's continual use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs). Which problematic occurrence is the nurse concerned about?
Increase in the proton pump
Increase in gastrin secretion
Decrease in the production of intrinsic factor
Damage to the gastric mucosa
Damage to the gastric mucosa
A client has just been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. The client asks the nurse why their
body is not able to absorb vitamin B12. How should the nurse respond?
-"Your stomach is not secreting a substance known as intrinsic factor, which is needed to
absorb vitamin B12."
-"You have too many ulcers in your stomach."
-"Your daily intake of high saturated fats is interfering with the stomach's ability to absorb
the nutrients that it needs, especially vitamin B12."
""More than likely, you were born with deficient vitamin B12 stores."
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"Your stomach is not secreting a substance known as intrinsic factor, which is needed to absorb
vitamin B12."
Which of the following are known conditions associated with uncontrolled portal
hypertension? Select all that apply.
-Ascites
-Esophageal varices
-Allergic rhinitis
-Splenomegaly
Ascites, Esophageal varices, Splenomegaly
The nurse is caring for a client with hepatitis and jaundice. The nurse recognizes that without
sufficient circulating bile salts the client will have intolerance to which ingested substance?
-Carbohydrates
-Fats
-Protein
-Amino acids
Fats
What is the primary purpose of the mucosal barrier in the gastrointestinal tract?
-Muscle stimulation
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-Lubrication of stool
-Protection from acid secretion
-Food digestion
Protection from acid secretion
Which assessment does the nurse recognize is consistent with signs and symptoms of acute
pancreatitis?
-Pulse of 58 beats per minute
-Hypertension
-Periumbilical pain
-Groin Pain
Periumbilical pain
___ is known as the process of moving nutrients and other materials from the external
environment of the gastrointestinal tract into the internal environment.
-Digestion
-Absorption
-Excretion
-Metabolism
Absorption
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NURS 505 Final EXAM NEWEST 150
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
NURS 505 Final
A middle-aged client walks into the emergency department reporting chest pain radiating to
the neck, shortness of breath, and nausea. Their heart rate is 120 beats/min and blood
pressure is 94/60 mm Hg. The health care provider recognizes the client is having an acute
myocardial infarction with decreased cardiac output. The nurse identifies the nausea to be in
response to:
-The client not having digested their meal completely
-hypoxia exerting a direct effect on the chemoreceptor trigger zone.
-The client having a very high pain tolerance
-Fear of having to making major lifestyle changes
hypoxia exerting a direct effect on the chemoreceptor trigger zone.
The ___ nervous system is the division of the nervous system that facilitates sensory, motor,
and absorptive functions of the gastrointestinal tract.
-enteric
-infectious
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, Page 2 of 65
-arterial
-central
enteric
A nurse is concerned about a client's continual use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs). Which problematic occurrence is the nurse concerned about?
Increase in the proton pump
Increase in gastrin secretion
Decrease in the production of intrinsic factor
Damage to the gastric mucosa
Damage to the gastric mucosa
A client has just been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. The client asks the nurse why their
body is not able to absorb vitamin B12. How should the nurse respond?
-"Your stomach is not secreting a substance known as intrinsic factor, which is needed to
absorb vitamin B12."
-"You have too many ulcers in your stomach."
-"Your daily intake of high saturated fats is interfering with the stomach's ability to absorb
the nutrients that it needs, especially vitamin B12."
""More than likely, you were born with deficient vitamin B12 stores."
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"Your stomach is not secreting a substance known as intrinsic factor, which is needed to absorb
vitamin B12."
Which of the following are known conditions associated with uncontrolled portal
hypertension? Select all that apply.
-Ascites
-Esophageal varices
-Allergic rhinitis
-Splenomegaly
Ascites, Esophageal varices, Splenomegaly
The nurse is caring for a client with hepatitis and jaundice. The nurse recognizes that without
sufficient circulating bile salts the client will have intolerance to which ingested substance?
-Carbohydrates
-Fats
-Protein
-Amino acids
Fats
What is the primary purpose of the mucosal barrier in the gastrointestinal tract?
-Muscle stimulation
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-Lubrication of stool
-Protection from acid secretion
-Food digestion
Protection from acid secretion
Which assessment does the nurse recognize is consistent with signs and symptoms of acute
pancreatitis?
-Pulse of 58 beats per minute
-Hypertension
-Periumbilical pain
-Groin Pain
Periumbilical pain
___ is known as the process of moving nutrients and other materials from the external
environment of the gastrointestinal tract into the internal environment.
-Digestion
-Absorption
-Excretion
-Metabolism
Absorption
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