RNSG 1517: Protection and Regulation
Semester 1 Quiz Questions and Correct
Answers
Question 1
A nurse is caring for a client during the early postoperative period after a
prostatectomy. Which action is the priority?
1.Have the client stand to void.
2.Discourage straining for a bowel movement.
3.Use a bulb syringe to aspirate urine from the retention catheter.
4.Notify the primary healthcare provider if the client does not void by bedtime
Correct Answer
2.Discourage straining for a bowel movement.
Question 2
The primary healthcare provider instructs the nurse to manage fluid replacement
therapy in a client with cancer. What type of care is the client receiving?
1.Palliative care
2.Comfort care
3.Supportive care
4.End-of-life care
Correct Answer
3.Supportive care
In oncology departments, medical professionals use supportive care to improve the
client's quality of life. Supportive care is mainly based on the use of medical
interventions to support client health
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,Question 3
A 26-year-old woman whose sister recently had a lumpectomy for breast cancer calls
the local women's health center for an appointment for a mammogram. What
guidance should the nurse provide the client in preparation for the test?
1.Do not eat for 6 hours before the test.
2.The room will be darkened throughout the procedure.
3.The first mammogram is usually performed at 50 years of age.
4.During the procedure, each breast will be compressed firmly between two plates.
Correct Answer
4.During the procedure, each breast will be compressed firmly between two plates.
Question 4
On the first day after a mastectomy, a nurse encourages the client to perform
exercises such as flexion and extension of the fingers and pronation and supination of
the hand. The client asks why she has to do these exercises. What is the best response
by the nurse?
1."They preserve muscle tone."
2."They prevent joint contractures."
3."They help us assess the extent of lymphedema."
4."They will help stimulate peripheral circulation."
Correct Answer
4."They will help stimulate peripheral circulation."
These exercises require muscle contractions that put pressure on blood vessels;
muscle contraction promotes circulation, increasing tissue oxygen
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,Question 5
Which are examples of actively acquired specific immunity? Select all that apply.
1.Recovery from measles
2Recovery from chickenpox
3.Maternal immunoglobulin in the neonate
4.Immunization with live or killed vaccines
5.Injection of human gamma immunoglobulin
Correct Answer
1.Recovery from measles
2Recovery from chickenpox
4.Immunization with live or killed vaccines
Naturally acquired active-type immunity is seen in a client who has recovered from
measles or chickenpox or who has been immunized with a live- or killed-virus
vaccine. Maternal immunoglobulin in a neonate and an injection of human gamma
immunoglobulin into a client are examples of passively acquired specific immunity.
Question 6
Which diseased condition associated with the client's heart is an example of an
autoimmune disease?
1.Uveitis
2.Rheumatic fever
3.Myasthenia gravis
4.Graves' disease
Correct Answer
2.Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever is a heart disorder that is an example of an autoimmune disease.
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, Question 7
The nurse is performing a breast assessment. Which statement made by the client
indicates the risk of breast cancer? Select all that apply.
1."I had a late onset of menarche."
2."My first child was born when I was 32."
3."I noticed a slight discharge from a nipple."
4."I perform breast self-examinations frequently."
5."I consume two to four glasses of alcohol a day."
Correct Answer
2."My first child was born when I was 32."
3."I noticed a slight discharge from a nipple."
5."I consume two to four glasses of alcohol a day.
Clients who gave birth to a first child after the age of 30 are at a risk of breast
cancer.
Question 8
A client was treated with methotrexate for cancer during the 6th month of her
pregnancy. Which teratogenic effect may be seen in the child?
1.Stillbirth
2.Mental retardation
3.Holoprosencephaly
4.Normal development of the child
Correct Answer
2.Mental retardation
Question 9
What should a nurse include in the discharge instructions for a woman who has
undergone breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) for breast cancer?
1.Assuring her that a supportive brassiere is unnecessary
2.Emphasizing the importance of breast self-examination
3.Instructing her to return the next day for removal of the drain
4.Explaining why it is unnecessary to exercise the arm on the unaffected side
Correct Answer
2.Emphasizing the importance of breast self-examination
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Semester 1 Quiz Questions and Correct
Answers
Question 1
A nurse is caring for a client during the early postoperative period after a
prostatectomy. Which action is the priority?
1.Have the client stand to void.
2.Discourage straining for a bowel movement.
3.Use a bulb syringe to aspirate urine from the retention catheter.
4.Notify the primary healthcare provider if the client does not void by bedtime
Correct Answer
2.Discourage straining for a bowel movement.
Question 2
The primary healthcare provider instructs the nurse to manage fluid replacement
therapy in a client with cancer. What type of care is the client receiving?
1.Palliative care
2.Comfort care
3.Supportive care
4.End-of-life care
Correct Answer
3.Supportive care
In oncology departments, medical professionals use supportive care to improve the
client's quality of life. Supportive care is mainly based on the use of medical
interventions to support client health
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,Question 3
A 26-year-old woman whose sister recently had a lumpectomy for breast cancer calls
the local women's health center for an appointment for a mammogram. What
guidance should the nurse provide the client in preparation for the test?
1.Do not eat for 6 hours before the test.
2.The room will be darkened throughout the procedure.
3.The first mammogram is usually performed at 50 years of age.
4.During the procedure, each breast will be compressed firmly between two plates.
Correct Answer
4.During the procedure, each breast will be compressed firmly between two plates.
Question 4
On the first day after a mastectomy, a nurse encourages the client to perform
exercises such as flexion and extension of the fingers and pronation and supination of
the hand. The client asks why she has to do these exercises. What is the best response
by the nurse?
1."They preserve muscle tone."
2."They prevent joint contractures."
3."They help us assess the extent of lymphedema."
4."They will help stimulate peripheral circulation."
Correct Answer
4."They will help stimulate peripheral circulation."
These exercises require muscle contractions that put pressure on blood vessels;
muscle contraction promotes circulation, increasing tissue oxygen
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,Question 5
Which are examples of actively acquired specific immunity? Select all that apply.
1.Recovery from measles
2Recovery from chickenpox
3.Maternal immunoglobulin in the neonate
4.Immunization with live or killed vaccines
5.Injection of human gamma immunoglobulin
Correct Answer
1.Recovery from measles
2Recovery from chickenpox
4.Immunization with live or killed vaccines
Naturally acquired active-type immunity is seen in a client who has recovered from
measles or chickenpox or who has been immunized with a live- or killed-virus
vaccine. Maternal immunoglobulin in a neonate and an injection of human gamma
immunoglobulin into a client are examples of passively acquired specific immunity.
Question 6
Which diseased condition associated with the client's heart is an example of an
autoimmune disease?
1.Uveitis
2.Rheumatic fever
3.Myasthenia gravis
4.Graves' disease
Correct Answer
2.Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever is a heart disorder that is an example of an autoimmune disease.
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, Question 7
The nurse is performing a breast assessment. Which statement made by the client
indicates the risk of breast cancer? Select all that apply.
1."I had a late onset of menarche."
2."My first child was born when I was 32."
3."I noticed a slight discharge from a nipple."
4."I perform breast self-examinations frequently."
5."I consume two to four glasses of alcohol a day."
Correct Answer
2."My first child was born when I was 32."
3."I noticed a slight discharge from a nipple."
5."I consume two to four glasses of alcohol a day.
Clients who gave birth to a first child after the age of 30 are at a risk of breast
cancer.
Question 8
A client was treated with methotrexate for cancer during the 6th month of her
pregnancy. Which teratogenic effect may be seen in the child?
1.Stillbirth
2.Mental retardation
3.Holoprosencephaly
4.Normal development of the child
Correct Answer
2.Mental retardation
Question 9
What should a nurse include in the discharge instructions for a woman who has
undergone breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) for breast cancer?
1.Assuring her that a supportive brassiere is unnecessary
2.Emphasizing the importance of breast self-examination
3.Instructing her to return the next day for removal of the drain
4.Explaining why it is unnecessary to exercise the arm on the unaffected side
Correct Answer
2.Emphasizing the importance of breast self-examination
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