HYPERTENSION AND TYPE 2 DIABETES
EXAM PREPARATION TEST BANK WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What safety precaution should an older adult taking
antihypertensives with diuretics follow?
Answer: Sit on the side of the bed before standing.
●● What problem should the nurse report for a patient with a blood
pressure reading of 200/160?
Answer: Hypertensive crisis
●● What nutritional intervention is important for a patient prescribed a
loop diuretic?
Answer: Increase intake of bananas and potatoes.
●● Which food choice indicates that a patient on a low-sodium diet
requires additional teaching?
Answer: Pickles
●● What is the most common and effective antiplatelet aggregation
agent?
Answer: Aspirin
,●● What procedure is likely required for a patient with significant
claudication and abnormal ankle-brachial index?
Answer: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA)
●● What instruction is most important for a pregnant patient to prevent
varicose veins?
Answer: March in place while standing at the counter.
●● What causes the brownish discoloration and thickening of skin in an
86-year-old patient?
Answer: The valves in the vessels in your legs aren't working as well as
they used to.
●● What indicates successful teaching about post-procedure
management for a patient after endovenous laser treatment?
Answer: I should walk at least an hour every day for 2 weeks.
●● What should the nurse do first for a patient with an inflamed area on
the shin and a history of diabetes and PVD?
Answer: Cover with a clear occlusive dressing.
●● What action indicates appropriate wound care for a patient with a
compression dressing?
, Answer: The nurse places a compression dressing over the wound
dressing.
●● What finding requires immediate attention for a patient with deep
vein thrombosis (DVT)?
Answer: Hemoptysis.
●● What medication is likely used for initial inpatient treatment of
DVT?
Answer: Heparin.
●● What blood clotting time should a patient on warfarin (coumadin)
monitor?
Answer: INR.
●● Which group has the highest incidence of hypertension?
Answer: African Americans.
●● What should the nurse do for a patient diagnosed with an abdominal
aortic aneurysm experiencing intense abdominal pain?
Answer: Contact the physician immediately.
●● What is the priority nursing diagnosis for a patient with PVD and
ulcers on the lower extremities?
EXAM PREPARATION TEST BANK WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What safety precaution should an older adult taking
antihypertensives with diuretics follow?
Answer: Sit on the side of the bed before standing.
●● What problem should the nurse report for a patient with a blood
pressure reading of 200/160?
Answer: Hypertensive crisis
●● What nutritional intervention is important for a patient prescribed a
loop diuretic?
Answer: Increase intake of bananas and potatoes.
●● Which food choice indicates that a patient on a low-sodium diet
requires additional teaching?
Answer: Pickles
●● What is the most common and effective antiplatelet aggregation
agent?
Answer: Aspirin
,●● What procedure is likely required for a patient with significant
claudication and abnormal ankle-brachial index?
Answer: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA)
●● What instruction is most important for a pregnant patient to prevent
varicose veins?
Answer: March in place while standing at the counter.
●● What causes the brownish discoloration and thickening of skin in an
86-year-old patient?
Answer: The valves in the vessels in your legs aren't working as well as
they used to.
●● What indicates successful teaching about post-procedure
management for a patient after endovenous laser treatment?
Answer: I should walk at least an hour every day for 2 weeks.
●● What should the nurse do first for a patient with an inflamed area on
the shin and a history of diabetes and PVD?
Answer: Cover with a clear occlusive dressing.
●● What action indicates appropriate wound care for a patient with a
compression dressing?
, Answer: The nurse places a compression dressing over the wound
dressing.
●● What finding requires immediate attention for a patient with deep
vein thrombosis (DVT)?
Answer: Hemoptysis.
●● What medication is likely used for initial inpatient treatment of
DVT?
Answer: Heparin.
●● What blood clotting time should a patient on warfarin (coumadin)
monitor?
Answer: INR.
●● Which group has the highest incidence of hypertension?
Answer: African Americans.
●● What should the nurse do for a patient diagnosed with an abdominal
aortic aneurysm experiencing intense abdominal pain?
Answer: Contact the physician immediately.
●● What is the priority nursing diagnosis for a patient with PVD and
ulcers on the lower extremities?
