Prep U – Inflammation Q&A
A nurse has pharyngitis and will be providing self care at home. It is most important for
the nurse to
Stay in bed when experiencing a fever
Place an ice collar on the throat to relieve soreness
Properly dispose of used tissues
Seek medical help if he experiences inability to swallow - (correct answer)Seek medical
help if he experiences inability to swallow
When caring for the patient with acute glomerulonephritis, which of the following
assessment findings should the nurse anticipate?
Pyuria
Low blood pressure
Left upper quadrant pain
Tea-colored urine - (correct answer)Tea-colored urine
A client received 2 units of packed red blood cells while in the hospital with rectal
bleeding. Three days after discharge, the client experienced an allergic response and
began to itch and break out with hives. What type of reaction does the nurse understand
could be occurring?
,Anaphylactic reaction
An immediate hypersensitivity response
Sensitization
Delayed hypersensitivity response - (correct answer)Delayed hypersensitivity response
The nurse is admitting a patient with COPD. The decrease of what substance in the
blood gas analysis would indicate to the nurse that the patient is experiencing
hypoxemia?
PCO2
PaO2
HCO3
pH - (correct answer)PaO2
The nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube for a patient with pancreatitis. What
intervention can the nurse provide to allow facilitation of the tube insertion?
Have the patient eat a cracker as the tube is being inserted.
Have the patient maintain a backward tilt head position.
Allow the patient to sip water as the tube is being inserted.
, Spray the oropharynx with an anesthetic spray. - (correct answer)Allow the patient to sip
water as the tube is being inserted.
A client is admitted to the health care facility with abdominal pain, a low-grade fever,
abdominal distention, and weight loss. The physician diagnoses acute pancreatitis.
What is the primary goal of nursing care for this client?
Relieving abdominal pain
Teaching about the disease and its treatment
Preventing fluid volume overload
Maintaining adequate nutritional status - (correct answer)Relieving abdominal pain
Which is an accurate statement regarding cancer of the esophagus?
It is three times more common in women than men in the United States.
Chronic irritation of the esophagus is a known risk factor.
It usually occurs in the fourth decade of life.
It is seen more frequently in Caucasian Americans than in African Americans. - (correct
answer)Chronic irritation of the esophagus is a known risk factor.
You are caring for a 65-year-old male patient admitted to your unit 72 hours ago with
pyloric stenosis. A nasogastric tube was placed upon admission and has been on low
A nurse has pharyngitis and will be providing self care at home. It is most important for
the nurse to
Stay in bed when experiencing a fever
Place an ice collar on the throat to relieve soreness
Properly dispose of used tissues
Seek medical help if he experiences inability to swallow - (correct answer)Seek medical
help if he experiences inability to swallow
When caring for the patient with acute glomerulonephritis, which of the following
assessment findings should the nurse anticipate?
Pyuria
Low blood pressure
Left upper quadrant pain
Tea-colored urine - (correct answer)Tea-colored urine
A client received 2 units of packed red blood cells while in the hospital with rectal
bleeding. Three days after discharge, the client experienced an allergic response and
began to itch and break out with hives. What type of reaction does the nurse understand
could be occurring?
,Anaphylactic reaction
An immediate hypersensitivity response
Sensitization
Delayed hypersensitivity response - (correct answer)Delayed hypersensitivity response
The nurse is admitting a patient with COPD. The decrease of what substance in the
blood gas analysis would indicate to the nurse that the patient is experiencing
hypoxemia?
PCO2
PaO2
HCO3
pH - (correct answer)PaO2
The nurse is inserting a nasogastric tube for a patient with pancreatitis. What
intervention can the nurse provide to allow facilitation of the tube insertion?
Have the patient eat a cracker as the tube is being inserted.
Have the patient maintain a backward tilt head position.
Allow the patient to sip water as the tube is being inserted.
, Spray the oropharynx with an anesthetic spray. - (correct answer)Allow the patient to sip
water as the tube is being inserted.
A client is admitted to the health care facility with abdominal pain, a low-grade fever,
abdominal distention, and weight loss. The physician diagnoses acute pancreatitis.
What is the primary goal of nursing care for this client?
Relieving abdominal pain
Teaching about the disease and its treatment
Preventing fluid volume overload
Maintaining adequate nutritional status - (correct answer)Relieving abdominal pain
Which is an accurate statement regarding cancer of the esophagus?
It is three times more common in women than men in the United States.
Chronic irritation of the esophagus is a known risk factor.
It usually occurs in the fourth decade of life.
It is seen more frequently in Caucasian Americans than in African Americans. - (correct
answer)Chronic irritation of the esophagus is a known risk factor.
You are caring for a 65-year-old male patient admitted to your unit 72 hours ago with
pyloric stenosis. A nasogastric tube was placed upon admission and has been on low
