Samuel Merritt University NURSG 125
Gerontology HESI test exam with
question and answer 100% correct
C
Terms in this set (100)
The cleansing of the stomach with solution Lavage
delivered through a nasogastric tube is
known as what? Gastric lavage is used to cleanse the stomach of a
poison, overdose of medication, or other toxic
substance. It is
Gavage delivered through a nasogastric tube
Emesis
Lavage
Stomach pumping
,You are providing care to a patient who has Lean red
meat recently begun dialysis. Her daughter, with
whom she lives and who prepares many of Dialysis patients are encouraged to eat lean meat,
including her meals, asks what types of foods she red meat. High quality proteins produce less waste
and help should incorporate into her diet and which the body heal and maintain regular processes.
Dialysis
she should avoid. Which of the following is patients should avoid foods high in potassium,
including NOT a food that this patient should be avocado, banana, and dried fruit, and should
eat other advised to avoid? potassium-containing foods in moderation.
Avocado.
Lean red meat.
Dried fruit.
Bananas.
Your 89-year-old patient presents with Migraines
dyspepsia and nausea. After testing, you
determine she is positive for Peptic Ulcer Peptic Ulcer Disease is a gastrointestinal disorder.
Other Disease. Of the following, which would differential diagnoses of the condition are
pancreatitis and LEAST likely be a differential diagnosis for biliary tract disease.
Peptic Ulcer Disease?
Cholecystitis.
Migraines.
Gastric carcinoma.
Cardiovascular disease.
There are a good many diseases affecting Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist,
Arrange the elderly that are the result of smoking.
Counseling regarding smoking cessation is Ask about tobacco use, Advise to quit, Assess willingness
to part of the GNP's job. The components of make an attempt to quit, Assist in this quit attempt.
Arrange a brief intervention for treating tobacco use follow-up.
are:
Counsel, Document, Caution, Describe,
Demonstrate
Advise, Confer, Describe, Document,
Prescribe
Advise, Counsel, Intervene, Prescribe,
Follow-up
Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange
Mrs. Frasier, an 50-year-old patient, Wheal
presents with a mosquito bite that she is
concerned about. How do you diagnose Cyst: encapsulated, fluid-filled mass that varies in size. Bulla:
this? fluid-filled, elevated, circumscribed lesion that's larger than
5mm. Wheal: circumscribed, reddening with transient
Cyst. elevation lesion that's 0.5 to 10mm diameter. Plaques: usually a
Bulla. grouping of papules; elevated and a variety of shapes; larger
Wheal. than 5mm.
Plaques.
, Which of the following groups should be males aged 65-75 who have ever
smoked tested for abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is more prevalent in males
males aged 65-75 who have ever smoked than in females. The American Heart Association
recommends females aged 65-75 who have hypertension screening males once between ages 65-
75 if they have ever males and females over 75 smoked since that increases the risk of AAA.
females over 75
With a giardia lamblia diagnosis, the NP Metronidazole.
would MOST likely prescribe what
medication? The preceding drugs are typically used in treating the
following: - Campylobacter jejuni: Erythromycin - Salmonella:
Metronidazole. Ampicillin - Shigella: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole - Giardia
Erythromycin. lamblia: Metronidazole
Ampicillin.
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
A 65-year-old Caucasian male calls your He needs no treatment.
office. He tells you he just came in from the
woods and discovered a tick on his upper To develop Lyme Disease from a tick bite, many factors
must right thigh. He reports self removal of the be present. The tick must belong to Ixodes species
and must tick and now the area is slightly red. What have been attached for at least 48 hours
before the disease
should you advise him to do? can spread. There is no need for prophylactic treatment in this
case because the tick has not been present long enough.
He should come to the office for a
ceftriaxone (Rocephin) injection.
He should be prescribed
doxycycline. He needs no
treatment.
He needs a topical scrub to prevent Lyme
Disease.
As part of the treatment plan for your
Eyes elderly patient, you recommend he see an
Ophthalmologist. What body part(s) will this Neurologist - Brain / nerves Ophthalmologist - Eyes
doctor evaluate? Orthopedist - Bones / Joints / Muscles Otolaryngologist - Ears
/ Throat
Brain / nerves.
Eyes.
Bones / Joints / Muscles.
Ears / Throat.
As a GNP you understand that due to platelet
range physiological changes of aging, some
laboratory test results will have age-related Due to the physiological changes of aging, red blood
cell changes. Which of the following values values tend to decrease, white blood cell counts tend
to would be the least likely to be affected? decrease slightly, hemoglobin values slightly decrease,
but
platelet range does not vary.
red blood cell values
white blood cell counts
platelet range
hemoglobin values
Gerontology HESI test exam with
question and answer 100% correct
C
Terms in this set (100)
The cleansing of the stomach with solution Lavage
delivered through a nasogastric tube is
known as what? Gastric lavage is used to cleanse the stomach of a
poison, overdose of medication, or other toxic
substance. It is
Gavage delivered through a nasogastric tube
Emesis
Lavage
Stomach pumping
,You are providing care to a patient who has Lean red
meat recently begun dialysis. Her daughter, with
whom she lives and who prepares many of Dialysis patients are encouraged to eat lean meat,
including her meals, asks what types of foods she red meat. High quality proteins produce less waste
and help should incorporate into her diet and which the body heal and maintain regular processes.
Dialysis
she should avoid. Which of the following is patients should avoid foods high in potassium,
including NOT a food that this patient should be avocado, banana, and dried fruit, and should
eat other advised to avoid? potassium-containing foods in moderation.
Avocado.
Lean red meat.
Dried fruit.
Bananas.
Your 89-year-old patient presents with Migraines
dyspepsia and nausea. After testing, you
determine she is positive for Peptic Ulcer Peptic Ulcer Disease is a gastrointestinal disorder.
Other Disease. Of the following, which would differential diagnoses of the condition are
pancreatitis and LEAST likely be a differential diagnosis for biliary tract disease.
Peptic Ulcer Disease?
Cholecystitis.
Migraines.
Gastric carcinoma.
Cardiovascular disease.
There are a good many diseases affecting Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist,
Arrange the elderly that are the result of smoking.
Counseling regarding smoking cessation is Ask about tobacco use, Advise to quit, Assess willingness
to part of the GNP's job. The components of make an attempt to quit, Assist in this quit attempt.
Arrange a brief intervention for treating tobacco use follow-up.
are:
Counsel, Document, Caution, Describe,
Demonstrate
Advise, Confer, Describe, Document,
Prescribe
Advise, Counsel, Intervene, Prescribe,
Follow-up
Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange
Mrs. Frasier, an 50-year-old patient, Wheal
presents with a mosquito bite that she is
concerned about. How do you diagnose Cyst: encapsulated, fluid-filled mass that varies in size. Bulla:
this? fluid-filled, elevated, circumscribed lesion that's larger than
5mm. Wheal: circumscribed, reddening with transient
Cyst. elevation lesion that's 0.5 to 10mm diameter. Plaques: usually a
Bulla. grouping of papules; elevated and a variety of shapes; larger
Wheal. than 5mm.
Plaques.
, Which of the following groups should be males aged 65-75 who have ever
smoked tested for abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is more prevalent in males
males aged 65-75 who have ever smoked than in females. The American Heart Association
recommends females aged 65-75 who have hypertension screening males once between ages 65-
75 if they have ever males and females over 75 smoked since that increases the risk of AAA.
females over 75
With a giardia lamblia diagnosis, the NP Metronidazole.
would MOST likely prescribe what
medication? The preceding drugs are typically used in treating the
following: - Campylobacter jejuni: Erythromycin - Salmonella:
Metronidazole. Ampicillin - Shigella: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole - Giardia
Erythromycin. lamblia: Metronidazole
Ampicillin.
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
A 65-year-old Caucasian male calls your He needs no treatment.
office. He tells you he just came in from the
woods and discovered a tick on his upper To develop Lyme Disease from a tick bite, many factors
must right thigh. He reports self removal of the be present. The tick must belong to Ixodes species
and must tick and now the area is slightly red. What have been attached for at least 48 hours
before the disease
should you advise him to do? can spread. There is no need for prophylactic treatment in this
case because the tick has not been present long enough.
He should come to the office for a
ceftriaxone (Rocephin) injection.
He should be prescribed
doxycycline. He needs no
treatment.
He needs a topical scrub to prevent Lyme
Disease.
As part of the treatment plan for your
Eyes elderly patient, you recommend he see an
Ophthalmologist. What body part(s) will this Neurologist - Brain / nerves Ophthalmologist - Eyes
doctor evaluate? Orthopedist - Bones / Joints / Muscles Otolaryngologist - Ears
/ Throat
Brain / nerves.
Eyes.
Bones / Joints / Muscles.
Ears / Throat.
As a GNP you understand that due to platelet
range physiological changes of aging, some
laboratory test results will have age-related Due to the physiological changes of aging, red blood
cell changes. Which of the following values values tend to decrease, white blood cell counts tend
to would be the least likely to be affected? decrease slightly, hemoglobin values slightly decrease,
but
platelet range does not vary.
red blood cell values
white blood cell counts
platelet range
hemoglobin values
