8th Edition by Mariann M. Harding;
Chapter 1 - 15
,Clinical Reasoning Cases in Nursing 8th Edition Harding Snyder Test Bank
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Contents:
Chapter 1. Perfusion
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Chapter 2. Gas Exchange
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Chapter 3. Mobility
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Chapter 4. Digestion
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Chapter 5. Urinary Elimination
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Chapter 6. Intracranial Regulation
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Chapter 7. Metabolism and Glucose Regulation
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Chapter 8. Immunity
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Chapter 9. Cellular Regulation
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Chapter 10. Tissue Integrity
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Chapter 11. Cognition
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Chapter 12. Infection and Inflammation
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Chapter 13. Developmental
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Chapter 14. Reproductive
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Chapter 15. Mood, Stress, and Addiction
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Clinical Reasoning Cases in Nursing 8th Edition Harding Snyder Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE HJ
1. The nurse is explaining to a student nurse about impaired central perfusion. The nurse knows the
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student understands this problem when the student states, Central perfusion
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a. Is monitored only by the physician. HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ
b. Involves the entire body. HJ HJ HJ
c. Is decreased with hypertension.
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d. Is toxic to the cardiac system.
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ANSWER: B HJ
Central perfusion does involve the entire body as all organs are supplied with oxygen and vital Nutrie
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nts. The physician does not control the bodys ability for perfusion. Central perfusion is notdecrease
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d with hypertension. Central perfusion is not toxic to the cardiac system.
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2. A patient was diagnosed with hypertension. The patient asks the nurse how this disease could hav
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e happened to them. The nurses best response is Hypertension
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a. Happens to everyone sooner or later. Dont be concerned about it. HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ
b. Can happen from eating a poor diet, so change what you are eating.
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c. Can happen from arterial changes that impede the blood flow.
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d.
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y.
ANSWER: C HJ
Hardening of the arteries from atherosclerosis can cause hypertension in the patient. Hypertensio
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n does not happen to everyone. Changing the patients diet and exercising may be a positive life chan
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ge, but these answers do not explain to the patient how the disease could have happened.
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3. The patient asks the nurse to explain the sinoatrial node in the heart. The nurses best response wo
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uld be, The sinoatrial node
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a. Provides the heart with the stimulation to beat in a normal rhythm. HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ
b. Protects the heart from atherosclerotic changes. HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ
c. Provides the heart with oxygenated blood. HJ HJ HJ HJ HJ
d.
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infection.
ANSWER: A HJ
The sinoatrial node is the natural pacemaker of the heart, and it assists the heart to beat in a Normal r
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hythm. The sinoatrial node does not protect from atherosclerotic changes or infection,and it does
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not directly provide the heart with oxygenated blood.
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4. The patient is brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. The patient is
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, HJ diagnosed with internal bleeding. The nurses primary concern is to monitor for
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a. Mental alertness. HJ
b. Perfusion.
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medications.
ANSWER: B HJ
Perfusion is the correct answer, because with internal bleeding, the nurse should monitor vital
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Signs to be sure perfusion is happening. Mental alertness, pain, and medication reactions areimport
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ant but not the primary concern.
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5. A patients serum electrolytes are being monitored. The nurse notices that the potassium level is l
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ow. The nurse knows that the patient should be observed for
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a. Tissue ischemia. HJ
b. Brain malformations. HJ
c. Intestinal blockage. HJ
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dysthymia.
ANSWER: D HJ
Cardiac dysthymia is a possibility when serum potassium is high or low. Tissue ischemia, brain Malformations,
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or intestinal blockage do not have a direct correlation to potassium irregularities.
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6. A nurse is explaining to a student nurse about perfusion. The nurse knows the student understand
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s the concept of perfusion when the student states, Perfusion
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a. Is a normal function of the body, and I dont have to be concerned about it.
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b. Is monitored by the physician, and I just follow orders.
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c. Is monitored by vital signs and capillary refill.
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