NUR 257 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT ||GRADED
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Question: You are working on an education session for the community, what are
some common risk factors for depression that you should include?
Answer: ✔✔ Chronic medical conditions
Question: You are taking care of patients that have been assigned to you, which
patient is exhibiting signs/symptoms of dementia?
Answer: ✔✔ A 65 year old who has trouble remembering recent events and
loses her train of thought.
Question: You are the nurse doing discharge teaching for a patient who has visual
alterations, which statement made by the nurse requires follow up?
Answer: ✔✔ I will fill my pill organizer to keep my medications on track.
Question: You are working with an elderly client and discussing proper nutrition,
which recommendation made by the nurse requires follow up?
Answer: ✔✔ Cottage cheese with a large bowl of canned peaches
Question: You are reviewing your patient's medical records, which med offers the
greatest risk for developing xerostomia (dry mouth & cracked lips)?
Answer: ✔✔ Furosemide
You have a patient who reports they rarely/seldomly brush their teeth, what should
the nurse determine could be the possible cause of the patients poor oral hygiene? -
ANSWER ✔✔Loss of manual dexterity
You have discussed adequate hydration with your patient, what statement made by
the client requires a need for additional teaching? -ANSWER ✔✔I will drink
water, tea, soda, or juice whenever i feel thirsty.
, You are working in a long-term care facility and observe a UAP performing
denture care for a client, it requires follow-up if the UAP is observed doing which
of the following? -ANSWER ✔✔Brushing the client's dentures while holding them
over a sink full of warm water.
Your patient has not had a bowel movement in 2 days, what nursing interventions
are priority for this patient? -ANSWER ✔✔Asses client's normal bowel movement
patterns.
You are caring for a patient who has a nursing diagnosis of urge incontinence
related to UTIs, what statement is appropriate for the "as evidenced" portion of the
nursing diagnosis? -ANSWER ✔✔Sudden leakage of urine when the client does
not make it to the bathroom on time
You are caring for a patient who has urinary incontinence, which statement made
by your patient concerns you? -ANSWER ✔✔I have never had urinary
incontinence before this visit.
You are caring for a patient who is becoming malnourished because nothing tastes
good, what could the nurse recommend for the client? -ANSWER ✔✔Take sips of
water between eating different foods
You are taking care of a patient who complains of abdominal pain, urinary
retention, & frequent small liquid stools, what should the nurse do next? -
ANSWER ✔✔Assess the patient for fecal impaction.
You are a nurse who is caring for an older patient, you suspect they are
experiencing dysphagia and/or aspiration, which of the following observations
leads you to believe this? -ANSWER ✔✔Excessive throat clearing and drooling
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT ||GRADED
A+
Question: You are working on an education session for the community, what are
some common risk factors for depression that you should include?
Answer: ✔✔ Chronic medical conditions
Question: You are taking care of patients that have been assigned to you, which
patient is exhibiting signs/symptoms of dementia?
Answer: ✔✔ A 65 year old who has trouble remembering recent events and
loses her train of thought.
Question: You are the nurse doing discharge teaching for a patient who has visual
alterations, which statement made by the nurse requires follow up?
Answer: ✔✔ I will fill my pill organizer to keep my medications on track.
Question: You are working with an elderly client and discussing proper nutrition,
which recommendation made by the nurse requires follow up?
Answer: ✔✔ Cottage cheese with a large bowl of canned peaches
Question: You are reviewing your patient's medical records, which med offers the
greatest risk for developing xerostomia (dry mouth & cracked lips)?
Answer: ✔✔ Furosemide
You have a patient who reports they rarely/seldomly brush their teeth, what should
the nurse determine could be the possible cause of the patients poor oral hygiene? -
ANSWER ✔✔Loss of manual dexterity
You have discussed adequate hydration with your patient, what statement made by
the client requires a need for additional teaching? -ANSWER ✔✔I will drink
water, tea, soda, or juice whenever i feel thirsty.
, You are working in a long-term care facility and observe a UAP performing
denture care for a client, it requires follow-up if the UAP is observed doing which
of the following? -ANSWER ✔✔Brushing the client's dentures while holding them
over a sink full of warm water.
Your patient has not had a bowel movement in 2 days, what nursing interventions
are priority for this patient? -ANSWER ✔✔Asses client's normal bowel movement
patterns.
You are caring for a patient who has a nursing diagnosis of urge incontinence
related to UTIs, what statement is appropriate for the "as evidenced" portion of the
nursing diagnosis? -ANSWER ✔✔Sudden leakage of urine when the client does
not make it to the bathroom on time
You are caring for a patient who has urinary incontinence, which statement made
by your patient concerns you? -ANSWER ✔✔I have never had urinary
incontinence before this visit.
You are caring for a patient who is becoming malnourished because nothing tastes
good, what could the nurse recommend for the client? -ANSWER ✔✔Take sips of
water between eating different foods
You are taking care of a patient who complains of abdominal pain, urinary
retention, & frequent small liquid stools, what should the nurse do next? -
ANSWER ✔✔Assess the patient for fecal impaction.
You are a nurse who is caring for an older patient, you suspect they are
experiencing dysphagia and/or aspiration, which of the following observations
leads you to believe this? -ANSWER ✔✔Excessive throat clearing and drooling
