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ACMS midterm 1 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Question: Which description would the nurse document as fatigue in a
patient with cardiovascular disease?
Difficult or labored breathing
A brief loss of consciousness
Tiredness or weariness resulting from activity
Feelings of fluttering or an unpleasant feeling in the chest caused by an
irregular heartbeat
Answer:
✓ Tiredness or weariness resulting from activity
Question: Which therapy will the nurse recognize as being beneficial for a
patient who desires to quit smoking but is reluctant because of depression and
irritation experienced with withdrawal during previous attempts?
Sertraline
Bupropion
Paroxetine
Nicotene patch
Answer:
✓ Bupropion
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Question: The nurse recalls which reason that a patient's laboratory report
shows dilution of serum electrolytes?
Production of ectopic insulin from a different tissue
Production of Antidiuretic hormone from a different tissue
Production of parathyroid hormone from a different tissue
Production of adrenocorticotropic hormone from a different tissue
Answer:
✓ Production of Antidiuretic hormone from a different tissue
Question: Which is the nurse's first action when caring for any patient during
an emergency?
Dressing wounds
Splinting fractures
Establishing a patent airway
Evaluating the level of consciousness
Answer:
✓ Establishing a patent airway
Question: Which skill is considered to be foundational in an emergency
nursing?
Assessment
Multitasking
Communication
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Clinical decision making
Answer:
✓ Assessment
Question: Which statement is accurate regarding vulnerable populations?
Older adults are the only group included
Vulnerable populations have unique health care problems
Members are vulnerable because they have similar beliefs, cultures, and values
Adequate health insurance is not an issue
Answer:
✓ Vulnerable populations have unique health care problems
Question: Based on the Infusion Nurses Society infiltration scale, which
finding is associated with grade 4 infiltration?
The infiltration site is cool to the touch
The infiltration site is with or without pain
The skin is tight and leaking at the infiltration site
Edema occurs 1-6 inches in any direction at the infiltration site
Answer:
✓ The skin is tight and leaking at the infiltration site
Question: Xerostomia is a condition associated with which treatment?
ACMS midterm 1 Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Question: Which description would the nurse document as fatigue in a
patient with cardiovascular disease?
Difficult or labored breathing
A brief loss of consciousness
Tiredness or weariness resulting from activity
Feelings of fluttering or an unpleasant feeling in the chest caused by an
irregular heartbeat
Answer:
✓ Tiredness or weariness resulting from activity
Question: Which therapy will the nurse recognize as being beneficial for a
patient who desires to quit smoking but is reluctant because of depression and
irritation experienced with withdrawal during previous attempts?
Sertraline
Bupropion
Paroxetine
Nicotene patch
Answer:
✓ Bupropion
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Question: The nurse recalls which reason that a patient's laboratory report
shows dilution of serum electrolytes?
Production of ectopic insulin from a different tissue
Production of Antidiuretic hormone from a different tissue
Production of parathyroid hormone from a different tissue
Production of adrenocorticotropic hormone from a different tissue
Answer:
✓ Production of Antidiuretic hormone from a different tissue
Question: Which is the nurse's first action when caring for any patient during
an emergency?
Dressing wounds
Splinting fractures
Establishing a patent airway
Evaluating the level of consciousness
Answer:
✓ Establishing a patent airway
Question: Which skill is considered to be foundational in an emergency
nursing?
Assessment
Multitasking
Communication
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Clinical decision making
Answer:
✓ Assessment
Question: Which statement is accurate regarding vulnerable populations?
Older adults are the only group included
Vulnerable populations have unique health care problems
Members are vulnerable because they have similar beliefs, cultures, and values
Adequate health insurance is not an issue
Answer:
✓ Vulnerable populations have unique health care problems
Question: Based on the Infusion Nurses Society infiltration scale, which
finding is associated with grade 4 infiltration?
The infiltration site is cool to the touch
The infiltration site is with or without pain
The skin is tight and leaking at the infiltration site
Edema occurs 1-6 inches in any direction at the infiltration site
Answer:
✓ The skin is tight and leaking at the infiltration site
Question: Xerostomia is a condition associated with which treatment?
