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ThecnursecisctakingcthechealthchistorycofcacpatientcbeingctreatedcforcEmphysemacandcChroniccBronc
hitis.cAftercbeingctoldcthecpatientchascbeencsmokingccigarettescforc30cyears,cthecnursecexpectsctocn
otecwhichcassessmentcfinding?
1.cIncreasecincForcedcVitalcCapacityc(FVC)
2.cAcnarrowedcchestccavity
3.cClubbedcfingersc
4.cAncincreasedcriskcofccardiaccfailurec-
ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.cIncreasecincForcedcVitalcCapacityc(FVC)
ForcedcVitalcCapacityciscthecvolumecofcaircexhaledcfromcfullcinhalationctocfullcexhalation.cAcpatientc
withcCOPDcwouldchavecacdecreasecincFVC.cIncorrect.
2.cAcnarrowedcchestccavity
AcpatientcwithcCOPDcoftencpresentscwithcac'barrelcchest,'cwhichciscseencascacwidenedcchestccavity.cI
ncorrect.
3.cClubbedcfingersc-cCORRECT
Clubbedcfingerscarecacsigncofcaclong-term,corcchronic,cdecreasecincoxygenclevels.
4.cAncincreasedcriskcofccardiaccfailure
,Althoughcacpatientcwithcthesecconditionscwouldcindeedcbecatcancincreasedcriskcforccardiaccfailure,ct
hisciscacpotentialccomplicationcandcnotcancassessmentcfinding.cIncorrect.
Thecnursecisctakingcthechealthchistorycofcac70-year-
oldcpatientcbeingctreatedcforcacDuodenalcUlcer.cAftercbeingctoldcthecpatientcisccomplainingcofcepiga
striccpain,cthecnursecexpectsctocnotecwhichcassessmentcfinding?
1.cMelena
2.cNausea
3.cHernia
4.cHyperthermiac-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.cMelenac-cCORRECT
Melenaciscthecfindingcthatctherecarectracescofcbloodcincthecstoolcwhichcpresentscascblack,ctarrycfece
s.cThisciscaccommoncmanifestationcofcDuodenalcUlcers,csincecthecDuodenumciscfurthercdowncthecga
striccanatomy.
2.cNausea
Nauseacmaycbecpresent,cbutciscacgeneralizedcsymptomcandcbycitselfcdoesn'tcindicatecacDuodenalcUl
cer.cIncorrect.
3.cHernia
AcHerniaciscacprotrusioncofcacsegmentcofcthecabdomencthroughcanothercabdominalcstructure.cItcisc
notcassociatedcwithcancUlcercandciscaccondition,cnotcancassessmentcfinding.cIncorrect.
4.cHyperthermia
Hyperthermia,cachighctemperature,ciscnotcancassessmentcfindingcofcacDuodenalcUlcer.cIncorrect
AcnurseciscprovidingcdischargecteachingcforcacpatientcwithcseverecGastroesophogealcRefluxcDisease
.cWhichcofcthesecstatementscbycthecpatientcindicatescacneedcforcmorecteaching?
,1.c"I'mcgoingctoclimitcmycmealsctoc2-3cpercdayctocreducecacidcsecretion."
2.c"I'mcgoingctocmakecsurectocremaincuprightcaftercmealscandcelevatecmycheadcwhencIcsleep"
3.c"Icwon'tcbecdrinkingcteacorccoffeecorceatingcchocolatecanycmore."
4.c"I'mcgoingctocstartctryingctoclosecsomecweight."c-
ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.c"I'mcgoingctoclimitcmycmealsctoc2-3cpercdayctocreducecacidcsecretion."
CORRECTc-
cLargecmealscincreasecthecvolumecandcpressurecincthecstomachcandcdelaycgastriccemptying.cIt'screc
ommendedcinsteadctoceatc4-6csmallcmealscacday.
2.c"I'mcgoingctocmakecsurectocremaincuprightcaftercmealscandcelevatecmycheadcwhencIcsleep"
Incorrectc-cThisciscaccorrectcverbalizationcofchealthcpromotioncforcGERD.
3.c"Icwon'tcbecdrinkingcteacorccoffeecorceatingcchocolatecanycmore."
Incorrectc-cThisciscaccorrectcverbalizationcofchealthcpromotioncforcGERD.
4.c"I'mcgoingctocstartctryingctoclosecsomecweight."
Incorrectc-cThisciscaccorrectcverbalizationcofchealthcpromotioncforcGERD.
ThecnursecincthecEmergencycRoomcisctreatingcacpatientcsuspectedctochavecacPepticcUlcer.cOncassess
ingclabcresults,cthecnursecfindscthatcthecpatient'scbloodcpressurecisc95/60,cpulsecisc110cbeatscpercmi
nute,candcthecpatientcreportscepigastriccpain.cWhatciscthecPRIORITYcintervention?
1.cStartcaclarge-borecIVcincthecpatient'scarm
, 2.cAskcthecpatientcforcacstoolcsample
3.cPreparectocinsertcancNGcTube
4.cAdministercintramuscularcmorphinecsulphatecascorderedc-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.cStartcaclarge-
borecIVcincthecpatient'scarm
CORRECTc-
cThecnursecshouldcsuspectcthatcthecpatientcischaemorrhagingcandcwillcneedcneedcacfluidcreplaceme
ntctherapy,cwhichcrequirescaclargecborecIV.
2.cAskcthecpatientcforcacstoolcsample
Incorrectc-
cWhilecthisciscusefulcincthecdiagnosiscandcassessmentcofcPepticcUlcercDisease,citciscnotcthecprioritycin
tervention.
3.cPreparectocinsertcancNGcTube
Incorrectc-
cWhilecthiscinterventioncmaycbecusedcinctheclatercstagescofcPepticcUlcercDisease,citciscnotcthecfirstcan
dcprioritycintervention.
4.cAdministercintramuscularcmorphinecsulphatecascordered
Incorrectc-
cWhilecthisciscancimportantcinterventionctocmanagecpain,citciscnotcthecprioritycintervention.
Acfemalecpatientcwithcatrialcfibrillationchascthecfollowingclabcresults:cHemoglobincofc11cg/dl,cacplat
eletccountcofc150,000,cancINRcofc2.5,candcpotassiumcofc2.7cmEq/L.cWhichcresultcisccriticalcandcshoul
dcbecreportedctocthecphysiciancimmediately?
1.cHemoglobinc11cg/dl
2.cPlateletcofc150,000
3.cINRcofc2.5
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2026-
2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
ThecnursecisctakingcthechealthchistorycofcacpatientcbeingctreatedcforcEmphysemacandcChroniccBronc
hitis.cAftercbeingctoldcthecpatientchascbeencsmokingccigarettescforc30cyears,cthecnursecexpectsctocn
otecwhichcassessmentcfinding?
1.cIncreasecincForcedcVitalcCapacityc(FVC)
2.cAcnarrowedcchestccavity
3.cClubbedcfingersc
4.cAncincreasedcriskcofccardiaccfailurec-
ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.cIncreasecincForcedcVitalcCapacityc(FVC)
ForcedcVitalcCapacityciscthecvolumecofcaircexhaledcfromcfullcinhalationctocfullcexhalation.cAcpatientc
withcCOPDcwouldchavecacdecreasecincFVC.cIncorrect.
2.cAcnarrowedcchestccavity
AcpatientcwithcCOPDcoftencpresentscwithcac'barrelcchest,'cwhichciscseencascacwidenedcchestccavity.cI
ncorrect.
3.cClubbedcfingersc-cCORRECT
Clubbedcfingerscarecacsigncofcaclong-term,corcchronic,cdecreasecincoxygenclevels.
4.cAncincreasedcriskcofccardiaccfailure
,Althoughcacpatientcwithcthesecconditionscwouldcindeedcbecatcancincreasedcriskcforccardiaccfailure,ct
hisciscacpotentialccomplicationcandcnotcancassessmentcfinding.cIncorrect.
Thecnursecisctakingcthechealthchistorycofcac70-year-
oldcpatientcbeingctreatedcforcacDuodenalcUlcer.cAftercbeingctoldcthecpatientcisccomplainingcofcepiga
striccpain,cthecnursecexpectsctocnotecwhichcassessmentcfinding?
1.cMelena
2.cNausea
3.cHernia
4.cHyperthermiac-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.cMelenac-cCORRECT
Melenaciscthecfindingcthatctherecarectracescofcbloodcincthecstoolcwhichcpresentscascblack,ctarrycfece
s.cThisciscaccommoncmanifestationcofcDuodenalcUlcers,csincecthecDuodenumciscfurthercdowncthecga
striccanatomy.
2.cNausea
Nauseacmaycbecpresent,cbutciscacgeneralizedcsymptomcandcbycitselfcdoesn'tcindicatecacDuodenalcUl
cer.cIncorrect.
3.cHernia
AcHerniaciscacprotrusioncofcacsegmentcofcthecabdomencthroughcanothercabdominalcstructure.cItcisc
notcassociatedcwithcancUlcercandciscaccondition,cnotcancassessmentcfinding.cIncorrect.
4.cHyperthermia
Hyperthermia,cachighctemperature,ciscnotcancassessmentcfindingcofcacDuodenalcUlcer.cIncorrect
AcnurseciscprovidingcdischargecteachingcforcacpatientcwithcseverecGastroesophogealcRefluxcDisease
.cWhichcofcthesecstatementscbycthecpatientcindicatescacneedcforcmorecteaching?
,1.c"I'mcgoingctoclimitcmycmealsctoc2-3cpercdayctocreducecacidcsecretion."
2.c"I'mcgoingctocmakecsurectocremaincuprightcaftercmealscandcelevatecmycheadcwhencIcsleep"
3.c"Icwon'tcbecdrinkingcteacorccoffeecorceatingcchocolatecanycmore."
4.c"I'mcgoingctocstartctryingctoclosecsomecweight."c-
ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.c"I'mcgoingctoclimitcmycmealsctoc2-3cpercdayctocreducecacidcsecretion."
CORRECTc-
cLargecmealscincreasecthecvolumecandcpressurecincthecstomachcandcdelaycgastriccemptying.cIt'screc
ommendedcinsteadctoceatc4-6csmallcmealscacday.
2.c"I'mcgoingctocmakecsurectocremaincuprightcaftercmealscandcelevatecmycheadcwhencIcsleep"
Incorrectc-cThisciscaccorrectcverbalizationcofchealthcpromotioncforcGERD.
3.c"Icwon'tcbecdrinkingcteacorccoffeecorceatingcchocolatecanycmore."
Incorrectc-cThisciscaccorrectcverbalizationcofchealthcpromotioncforcGERD.
4.c"I'mcgoingctocstartctryingctoclosecsomecweight."
Incorrectc-cThisciscaccorrectcverbalizationcofchealthcpromotioncforcGERD.
ThecnursecincthecEmergencycRoomcisctreatingcacpatientcsuspectedctochavecacPepticcUlcer.cOncassess
ingclabcresults,cthecnursecfindscthatcthecpatient'scbloodcpressurecisc95/60,cpulsecisc110cbeatscpercmi
nute,candcthecpatientcreportscepigastriccpain.cWhatciscthecPRIORITYcintervention?
1.cStartcaclarge-borecIVcincthecpatient'scarm
, 2.cAskcthecpatientcforcacstoolcsample
3.cPreparectocinsertcancNGcTube
4.cAdministercintramuscularcmorphinecsulphatecascorderedc-ccCORRECTcANSWERS1.cStartcaclarge-
borecIVcincthecpatient'scarm
CORRECTc-
cThecnursecshouldcsuspectcthatcthecpatientcischaemorrhagingcandcwillcneedcneedcacfluidcreplaceme
ntctherapy,cwhichcrequirescaclargecborecIV.
2.cAskcthecpatientcforcacstoolcsample
Incorrectc-
cWhilecthisciscusefulcincthecdiagnosiscandcassessmentcofcPepticcUlcercDisease,citciscnotcthecprioritycin
tervention.
3.cPreparectocinsertcancNGcTube
Incorrectc-
cWhilecthiscinterventioncmaycbecusedcinctheclatercstagescofcPepticcUlcercDisease,citciscnotcthecfirstcan
dcprioritycintervention.
4.cAdministercintramuscularcmorphinecsulphatecascordered
Incorrectc-
cWhilecthisciscancimportantcinterventionctocmanagecpain,citciscnotcthecprioritycintervention.
Acfemalecpatientcwithcatrialcfibrillationchascthecfollowingclabcresults:cHemoglobincofc11cg/dl,cacplat
eletccountcofc150,000,cancINRcofc2.5,candcpotassiumcofc2.7cmEq/L.cWhichcresultcisccriticalcandcshoul
dcbecreportedctocthecphysiciancimmediately?
1.cHemoglobinc11cg/dl
2.cPlateletcofc150,000
3.cINRcofc2.5
