NUR2063 EXAM 1 REVIEW
SUMMER 2021 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
GRADED A+
Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in
homeostatic control mechanisms? ( correct answers ) Fever
2. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called _____
injury. ( correct answers ) ischemic
3. The cancer growth continuum is divided into which of the following
stages? ( correct answers ) Initiation, promotion, progression
4. The activities of the cell are directed by which cell structure? ( correct
answers ) Cytoplasm
Enzymes that use oxidation to convert food materials into energy are found
in sausage-shaped structures called: ( correct answers ) mitochondria
6. A patient presents with hyponatremia. What is the priority assessment for
the patient? ( correct answers ) Mental status changes
What is the priority assessment for a patient with a potassium imbalance:
( correct answers ) EKG
GRADED A+
,8. A patient presents with hypomagnesemia, what would the nurse anticipate
the calcium levels would be? ( correct answers ) low
A patient presents with hypercalcemia. What would the nurse anticipate the
phosphorous levels would be? ( correct answers ) low
1. The nurse is teaching a patient who has recently given birth about
immunity that has been passed to the baby in utero. Which statement by the
patient indicates that additional teaching is needed? ( correct answers ) "I
had chickenpox and am immune to it, so my baby will not need to have the
chickenpox vaccine."
1. In preparing a community teaching program, which information presented
by the nurse addresses a type of secondary cancer prevention? ( correct
answers ) Annual measurement of prostate-specific antigen levels
1. A 2-day post-op heart transplant patient begins to have fever and signs
and symptoms of heart failure. The patient is more than likely experiencing
which of the following? ( correct answers ) Type IV delayed hypersensitivity
1. Which of the following is a complication of chronic stress? ( correct
answers ) Increased susceptibility to illness
1. Within minutes after receiving an injection of penicillin, the patient
complains of shortness of breath and chest pain. The nurse notifies the
patient's healthcare provider because this patient is most likely experiencing
which type of hypersensitivity? ( correct answers ) Type I
1. During which of the following stages of the general adaptation syndrome
(GAS) have the body's coping methods been completely utilized? ( correct
answers ) Exhaustion
1. Which of the following is a chemical triggered by the sympathetic nervous
system made from the adrenal medulla that is responsible for many of the
GRADED A+
, physiological symptoms of the "fight or flight" response? ( correct answers )
Epinephrine
1. What disease state results from an inability to differentiate self from non-
self? ( correct answers ) Autoimmune
1. Which of the following patients is at the greatest risk for impaired immune
function? ( correct answers ) 79-year-old male with poorly controlled
diabetes mellitus
1. The nurse is teaching a community health class about the immune
system. The nurse asks the class to list various functions of B cells in
immunity. Which responses by students are correct? (Select all that apply.)
( correct answers ) A) "They are the first to arrive at the scene of infection."
B) "They make all sorts of antibodies."
C) "They eat up bacteria, viruses, and parasites."
D) "They turn into memory cells that keep the person immune."
E) "They release chemicals to stop inflammation when healing is done."
B&D
1. Difference between a sign and a symptom ( correct answers ) Sign -
Objective
Symptom - Subjective
The two types of cells seen during a Type 1 hypersensitivity ( correct
answers ) Mast and Basophil cells
Type 2 Hypersensitivity - Blood transfusion ( correct answers )
Mantoux test ( correct answers ) PPD - TB test
GRADED A+
SUMMER 2021 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
GRADED A+
Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in
homeostatic control mechanisms? ( correct answers ) Fever
2. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called _____
injury. ( correct answers ) ischemic
3. The cancer growth continuum is divided into which of the following
stages? ( correct answers ) Initiation, promotion, progression
4. The activities of the cell are directed by which cell structure? ( correct
answers ) Cytoplasm
Enzymes that use oxidation to convert food materials into energy are found
in sausage-shaped structures called: ( correct answers ) mitochondria
6. A patient presents with hyponatremia. What is the priority assessment for
the patient? ( correct answers ) Mental status changes
What is the priority assessment for a patient with a potassium imbalance:
( correct answers ) EKG
GRADED A+
,8. A patient presents with hypomagnesemia, what would the nurse anticipate
the calcium levels would be? ( correct answers ) low
A patient presents with hypercalcemia. What would the nurse anticipate the
phosphorous levels would be? ( correct answers ) low
1. The nurse is teaching a patient who has recently given birth about
immunity that has been passed to the baby in utero. Which statement by the
patient indicates that additional teaching is needed? ( correct answers ) "I
had chickenpox and am immune to it, so my baby will not need to have the
chickenpox vaccine."
1. In preparing a community teaching program, which information presented
by the nurse addresses a type of secondary cancer prevention? ( correct
answers ) Annual measurement of prostate-specific antigen levels
1. A 2-day post-op heart transplant patient begins to have fever and signs
and symptoms of heart failure. The patient is more than likely experiencing
which of the following? ( correct answers ) Type IV delayed hypersensitivity
1. Which of the following is a complication of chronic stress? ( correct
answers ) Increased susceptibility to illness
1. Within minutes after receiving an injection of penicillin, the patient
complains of shortness of breath and chest pain. The nurse notifies the
patient's healthcare provider because this patient is most likely experiencing
which type of hypersensitivity? ( correct answers ) Type I
1. During which of the following stages of the general adaptation syndrome
(GAS) have the body's coping methods been completely utilized? ( correct
answers ) Exhaustion
1. Which of the following is a chemical triggered by the sympathetic nervous
system made from the adrenal medulla that is responsible for many of the
GRADED A+
, physiological symptoms of the "fight or flight" response? ( correct answers )
Epinephrine
1. What disease state results from an inability to differentiate self from non-
self? ( correct answers ) Autoimmune
1. Which of the following patients is at the greatest risk for impaired immune
function? ( correct answers ) 79-year-old male with poorly controlled
diabetes mellitus
1. The nurse is teaching a community health class about the immune
system. The nurse asks the class to list various functions of B cells in
immunity. Which responses by students are correct? (Select all that apply.)
( correct answers ) A) "They are the first to arrive at the scene of infection."
B) "They make all sorts of antibodies."
C) "They eat up bacteria, viruses, and parasites."
D) "They turn into memory cells that keep the person immune."
E) "They release chemicals to stop inflammation when healing is done."
B&D
1. Difference between a sign and a symptom ( correct answers ) Sign -
Objective
Symptom - Subjective
The two types of cells seen during a Type 1 hypersensitivity ( correct
answers ) Mast and Basophil cells
Type 2 Hypersensitivity - Blood transfusion ( correct answers )
Mantoux test ( correct answers ) PPD - TB test
GRADED A+
