NURB 3050 Exam 1 Test Questions With
Complete Solutions.
A client's condition has resulted in a decrease in work demands of most cells in the body. Which change
within the cell will likely result from this decrease in work? - Answer Decreased size of organelles
A nurse is caring for four clients. Which client is at greatest risk for high blood levels of lead? - Answer A
2-year-old anemic child who lives in a turn-of-the-century home
Which process associated with cellular injury is most likely to be reversible? - Answer Cell damage
resulting from accumulation of fat in the cytoplasm
A client is admitted with an alteration in arterial blood gases. Cellular injury is most likely to result from
which aspect of this abnormality? - Answer Hypoxia
A client's lab report returns and a nurse is explaining to the client the significance of the changes. The
nurse states that the finding is implicated as a precursor of cancer. Which finding was most likely on the
lab report? - Answer Dysplasia
The nurse is reviewing the effects of various pharmaceutical agents. Which fact about the effect of
medications on the body will the nurse apply in practice? - Answer Antineoplastic drugs directly
damage cells.
Which statement is true in relation to lead exposure? - Answer Lead is absorbed through the
gastrointestinal tract or the lungs.
Which assessment supports the finding of lead toxicity? - Answer Hemoglobin 9 g/dL (90 g/L)
The parents of an anemic 4-year-old child tell the pediatrician that the child has been behaving
differently and having abdominal discomfort. Realizing that the family lives in an older, urbanized
community, the provider tests the child for which toxicity? - Answer Lead
,The nurse explains to the hypertensive client that the increased workload required to pump blood
against an elevated arterial pressure results in a progressive increase in left ventricular muscle mass. This
is an example of: - Answer hypertrophy.
Two patterns of reversible cell injury can be seen: cellular swelling and fatty change. Cellular swelling is
usually the result of: - Answer hypoxic cell injury.
The provider explains to the client, who smokes, that cells in the trachea are substituted with cells that
are better able to survive. This process is known as: - Answer metaplasia.
In a genetic disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, an enzyme needed to repair sunlight-induced DNA
damage is lacking. This autosomal recessive disorder is characterized by: - Answer extreme
photosensitivity and a greatly increased risk of skin cancer in skin that has been exposed to the sun.
A public health nurse is conducting a wellness seminar in which a participant has asked how to minimize
the potentially harmful effects of free radicals. What should the nurse recommend? - Answer Make
dietary changes and limit UV exposure.
A nurse practitioner is preparing to perform a client's Pap test and is answering the client's questions
about the clinical rationale for the procedure. The nurse should describe what phenomenon? - Answer
Dysplasia of the cervical epithelium is associated with a high risk of cancer.
A client has been exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Which effect from the exposure is the nurse's
primary concern? - Answer Increased risk of cancer
A worker in a warehouse is trying to have children but think he or she has handled "mercury" while
cleaning equipment. Which statement by the occupational nurse is most appropriate at this time? -
Answer Most mercury toxicity involves central nervous system changes.
Which attribute is a benefit of health care providers using an evidence-based practice guideline? -
Answer It directs research into forming a diagnosis and treatment for a certain condition.
For a physician to diagnose a client, which process must be followed? Select all that apply. - Answer
Getting a complete history
, Performing a careful physical examination
Diagnostic testing
The nurse is conducting a community program about removing the risk factors that may predispose
clients to hypertension. Which type of prevention is the nurse focusing on? - Answer Primary
prevention
A nurse who has worked with ostomy clients for several years is adept at measuring and cutting the
stoma wafer to the correct size for each client's stoma. This is an example of the nurse using: - Answer
clinical expertise.
A client with hypertension is given an IV medication and has an anaphylactic reaction. This is considered
to be: - Answer a complication.
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? - Answer Etiology
The nurse is collecting data on several clients on the acute care unit related to the causes of the
disorders the clients have been admitted with. What does the nurse recognize are the possible etiologic
agents? Select all that apply. - Answer Biologic agents
Physical forces
Chemical agents
Genetic inheritance
A client delivers a child born with an extra digit. The client states that she had the same thing when she
was born. What term would the nurse document in the record regarding this defect? - Answer
Congenital condition
The nurse is performing an assessment on a client who states she fell and twisted her right ankle during
a softball game. The nurse notes that the right ankle is edematous and will probably need to be x-rayed.
What term does the nurse use to describe the changes that accompany this finding? - Answer A sign
Complete Solutions.
A client's condition has resulted in a decrease in work demands of most cells in the body. Which change
within the cell will likely result from this decrease in work? - Answer Decreased size of organelles
A nurse is caring for four clients. Which client is at greatest risk for high blood levels of lead? - Answer A
2-year-old anemic child who lives in a turn-of-the-century home
Which process associated with cellular injury is most likely to be reversible? - Answer Cell damage
resulting from accumulation of fat in the cytoplasm
A client is admitted with an alteration in arterial blood gases. Cellular injury is most likely to result from
which aspect of this abnormality? - Answer Hypoxia
A client's lab report returns and a nurse is explaining to the client the significance of the changes. The
nurse states that the finding is implicated as a precursor of cancer. Which finding was most likely on the
lab report? - Answer Dysplasia
The nurse is reviewing the effects of various pharmaceutical agents. Which fact about the effect of
medications on the body will the nurse apply in practice? - Answer Antineoplastic drugs directly
damage cells.
Which statement is true in relation to lead exposure? - Answer Lead is absorbed through the
gastrointestinal tract or the lungs.
Which assessment supports the finding of lead toxicity? - Answer Hemoglobin 9 g/dL (90 g/L)
The parents of an anemic 4-year-old child tell the pediatrician that the child has been behaving
differently and having abdominal discomfort. Realizing that the family lives in an older, urbanized
community, the provider tests the child for which toxicity? - Answer Lead
,The nurse explains to the hypertensive client that the increased workload required to pump blood
against an elevated arterial pressure results in a progressive increase in left ventricular muscle mass. This
is an example of: - Answer hypertrophy.
Two patterns of reversible cell injury can be seen: cellular swelling and fatty change. Cellular swelling is
usually the result of: - Answer hypoxic cell injury.
The provider explains to the client, who smokes, that cells in the trachea are substituted with cells that
are better able to survive. This process is known as: - Answer metaplasia.
In a genetic disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum, an enzyme needed to repair sunlight-induced DNA
damage is lacking. This autosomal recessive disorder is characterized by: - Answer extreme
photosensitivity and a greatly increased risk of skin cancer in skin that has been exposed to the sun.
A public health nurse is conducting a wellness seminar in which a participant has asked how to minimize
the potentially harmful effects of free radicals. What should the nurse recommend? - Answer Make
dietary changes and limit UV exposure.
A nurse practitioner is preparing to perform a client's Pap test and is answering the client's questions
about the clinical rationale for the procedure. The nurse should describe what phenomenon? - Answer
Dysplasia of the cervical epithelium is associated with a high risk of cancer.
A client has been exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Which effect from the exposure is the nurse's
primary concern? - Answer Increased risk of cancer
A worker in a warehouse is trying to have children but think he or she has handled "mercury" while
cleaning equipment. Which statement by the occupational nurse is most appropriate at this time? -
Answer Most mercury toxicity involves central nervous system changes.
Which attribute is a benefit of health care providers using an evidence-based practice guideline? -
Answer It directs research into forming a diagnosis and treatment for a certain condition.
For a physician to diagnose a client, which process must be followed? Select all that apply. - Answer
Getting a complete history
, Performing a careful physical examination
Diagnostic testing
The nurse is conducting a community program about removing the risk factors that may predispose
clients to hypertension. Which type of prevention is the nurse focusing on? - Answer Primary
prevention
A nurse who has worked with ostomy clients for several years is adept at measuring and cutting the
stoma wafer to the correct size for each client's stoma. This is an example of the nurse using: - Answer
clinical expertise.
A client with hypertension is given an IV medication and has an anaphylactic reaction. This is considered
to be: - Answer a complication.
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? - Answer Etiology
The nurse is collecting data on several clients on the acute care unit related to the causes of the
disorders the clients have been admitted with. What does the nurse recognize are the possible etiologic
agents? Select all that apply. - Answer Biologic agents
Physical forces
Chemical agents
Genetic inheritance
A client delivers a child born with an extra digit. The client states that she had the same thing when she
was born. What term would the nurse document in the record regarding this defect? - Answer
Congenital condition
The nurse is performing an assessment on a client who states she fell and twisted her right ankle during
a softball game. The nurse notes that the right ankle is edematous and will probably need to be x-rayed.
What term does the nurse use to describe the changes that accompany this finding? - Answer A sign
