PATHOPHYSIOLOGY COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A client has tested positive for the tuberculosis antibody but is
not exhibiting signs of the disease. This client is considered to
be in which stage of the disease process?
a. subclinical
b. preclinical
c. subacute
d. acute - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Subclinical
The nurse documents which assessment data as a symptom?
a. report of pain
b. elevated temperature
c. pinpoint pupil size
d. enlarged lymph node - CORRECT ANSWER-a. report of
pain
As part of a community class, student nurses are developing
curriculum to teach expectant parents the importance of having
their child properly secured in a child safety seat. During the
class, the students are going to have a safety officer examine
the car seats that the parents have installed in their vehicle.
This is an example of which type of prevention?
a. primary prevention
b. secondary prevention
c. tertiary prevention
d. prognosis enhancement - CORRECT ANSWER-a. primary
prevention
, The health care team is attempting to determine the cause of a
client's disease. What does the nurse recognize that this will be
documented as?
etiology
clinical manifestations
signs
condition - CORRECT ANSWER-etiology
Which of the nurse's assessment questions most directly
addresses the client's level of health, based on the World
Health Organization's definition of health?
Would you consider yourself to be more healthy, less healthy,
or average?"
"What are the things that give you the most joy in your life?"
"How often have you been sick over the past 12 months?"
"How would you rate your overall sense of well-being?" -
CORRECT ANSWER-"How would you rate your overall sense
of well-being?"
When discussing the various functions of the cellular parts, the
pathophysiology professor asks a group of students, "Where
are the primary sites of protein synthesis located in a cell?"
Which student response is correct?
nuclear envelope
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondria
lysosomes
peroxisomes - CORRECT ANSWER-endoplasmic reticulum
(ribosomes)
A young, healthy adult helps lift a sofa to move it 25 feet. The
nurse knows that which source of energy will the client most
likely use in this process?
amino acids
stored ATP
fatty acids
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A client has tested positive for the tuberculosis antibody but is
not exhibiting signs of the disease. This client is considered to
be in which stage of the disease process?
a. subclinical
b. preclinical
c. subacute
d. acute - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Subclinical
The nurse documents which assessment data as a symptom?
a. report of pain
b. elevated temperature
c. pinpoint pupil size
d. enlarged lymph node - CORRECT ANSWER-a. report of
pain
As part of a community class, student nurses are developing
curriculum to teach expectant parents the importance of having
their child properly secured in a child safety seat. During the
class, the students are going to have a safety officer examine
the car seats that the parents have installed in their vehicle.
This is an example of which type of prevention?
a. primary prevention
b. secondary prevention
c. tertiary prevention
d. prognosis enhancement - CORRECT ANSWER-a. primary
prevention
, The health care team is attempting to determine the cause of a
client's disease. What does the nurse recognize that this will be
documented as?
etiology
clinical manifestations
signs
condition - CORRECT ANSWER-etiology
Which of the nurse's assessment questions most directly
addresses the client's level of health, based on the World
Health Organization's definition of health?
Would you consider yourself to be more healthy, less healthy,
or average?"
"What are the things that give you the most joy in your life?"
"How often have you been sick over the past 12 months?"
"How would you rate your overall sense of well-being?" -
CORRECT ANSWER-"How would you rate your overall sense
of well-being?"
When discussing the various functions of the cellular parts, the
pathophysiology professor asks a group of students, "Where
are the primary sites of protein synthesis located in a cell?"
Which student response is correct?
nuclear envelope
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondria
lysosomes
peroxisomes - CORRECT ANSWER-endoplasmic reticulum
(ribosomes)
A young, healthy adult helps lift a sofa to move it 25 feet. The
nurse knows that which source of energy will the client most
likely use in this process?
amino acids
stored ATP
fatty acids
