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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________ dd dd DATE: _____________ dd




COURSE: (MED SURG SUCCESS) Upper Respiratory Infectio
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n (URI)/Lower Respiratory Infection/Chronic Obstructive Pulmo
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nary Disease (COPD)/Reactive Airway Disease (Asthma)
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EXAM CODE: IHUMAN PNEUMONIA CHEST INFECTION
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CASE ANSWERS-101 dd




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. 12. The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with a cold. Which is an example of an alte
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rnative therapy? 1. Vitamin C, 2,000 mg daily. 2. Strict bedrest. 3. Humidification of the air. 4
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. Decongestant therapy.
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[Verified Solution]: ***1. Alternative therapies are therapies not accepted as standard medical practice
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. These may be encouraged as long as they do not interfere with the medical regimen. Vitamin C in lar
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ge doses is thought to improve the immune system's functions.*** 2. Bedrest is accepted standard advic
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e for a client with a cold. 3. Humidifying the air helps to relieve congestion and is a standard practice.
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4. Decongestant therapy is standard therapy for a cold. TEST-
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TAKING HINT: Only one of the answer options is not common advice for a client with a cold. When
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all options but one (1) match each other, then the odd option should be selected as the correct answer.
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Q2. 14. The nurse is planning the care of a client diagnosed with pneumonia and writes a pro
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blem of "impaired gas exchange." Which is an expected outcome for this problem? 1. Perform
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s chest physiotherapy three (3) times a day. 2. Able to complete activities of daily living. 3. Am
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bulates in the hall several times during each shift. 4. Alert and oriented to person, place, time,
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and events.dd




[Verified Solution]: 1. Clients do not perform chest physiotherapy; this is normally done by the respir
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atory therapist. This is a staff goal, not a client goal. 2. This would be a goal for self-
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care deficit but not for impaired gas exchange. 3. This would be a goal for the problem of activity intol
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erance. ***4. Impaired gas exchange results in hypoxia, the earliest sign/symptom of which is a change
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in the level of consciousness.*** TEST-
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TAKING HINT: The test taker should match the answer option to the listed nursing problem. Option "1
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" is a staff goal to accomplish. When writing goals for the client, it is important to remember they are
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written in terms of what is expected of the client. Options "2" and "3" are appropriately written client g
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oals, but they do not evaluate gas exchange.
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, Q3. 20. The nurse is feeding a client diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia who becomes dysp
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neic, begins to cough, and is turning blue. Which nursing intervention should the nurse imple
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ment first? 1. Suction the client's nares. 2. Turn the client to the side. 3. Place the client in Tre
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ndelenburg position. 4. Notify the health-care provider. dd dd dd dd dd dd




[Verified Solution]: 1. The nares are the openings of the nostrils. Suctioning, if done, would be of the
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posterior pharynx. **2. Turning the client to the side allows for the food to be coughed up and come ou
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t of the mouth, rather than be aspirated into the lungs.** 3. Placing the client in the Trendelenburg posit
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ion increases the risk of aspiration. 4. An immediate action is needed to protect the client. TEST-
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TAKING HINT: In a question requiring the test taker to determine the first action, all the answer option
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s may be correct for the situation. The test taker must determine which has the greatest potential for im
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proving the client's condition. dd dd dd




Q4. 24. The client is admitted to a medical unit with a diagnosis of pneumonia. Which signs a
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nd symptoms should the nurse assess in the client? 1. Pleuritic chest discomfort and anxiety. 2.
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Asymmetrical chest expansion and pallor. 3. Leukopenia and CRT <three (3) seconds. 4. Subs
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ternal chest pain and diaphoresis.
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[Verified Solution]: **1. Pleuritic chest pain and anxiety from diminished oxygenation occur along wi
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th fever, chills, dyspnea, and cough.** 2. Asymmetrical chest expansion occurs if the client has a collap
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sed lung from a pneumothorax or hemothorax, and the client would be cyanotic from decreased oxygen
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ation. 3. The client would have leukocytosis, not leukopenia, and a capillary refill time (CRT) of <3 sec
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onds is normal. 4. Substernal chest pain and diaphoresis are symptoms of myocardial infarction. TEST-
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TAKING HINT: Options "1" and "4" have chest pain as part of the answer. The adjectives describing t
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he chest pain determine the correct answer.
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Q5. 25. The nurse is assessing the client with COPD. Which health promotion information is
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most important for the nurse to obtain? 1. Number of years the client has smoked. 2. Risk fact
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ors for complications. 3. Ability to administer inhaled medication. 4. Willingness to modify life
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style.
[Verified Solution]: 1. The number of years of smoking is information needed to treat the client but n
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ot the most important in health promotion. 2. The risk factors for complications are important in plannin
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g care. 3. Assessing the ability to deliver medications is an important consideration when teaching the c
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lient. **4. The client's attitude toward lifestyle changes is the most important consideration in health pro
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motion, in this case smoking cessation. The nurse should assess if the client is willing to consider cessat
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ion of smoking and carry out the plan.** TEST-
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TAKING HINT: The test taker should read the stem for words such as "health promotion." These word
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s make all the other answer options incorrect because they do not promote health.
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Q6. 27. The nurse is assessing the client diagnosed with COPD. Which data require immediat
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e intervention by the nurse? 1. Large amounts of thick white sputum. 2. Oxygen flowmeter set
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on eight (8) liters. 3. Use of accessory muscles during inspiration. 4. Presence of a barrel chest
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and dyspnea.
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[Verified Solution]: 1. A large amount of thick sputum is a common symptom of COPD. There is no
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cause for immediate intervention. **2. The nurse should decrease the oxygen rate to two (2) to three (3)
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