Rasmussen College NURSING NUR2392 MD2 final exam questions with correct answers

Rasmussen College NURSING/NUR2392 MD2 final exam
questions with correct answers

1.) | | A ||nurse ||is ||caring ||for ||a ||patient ||who ||is ||status ||post ||an ||upper ||endoscopic

|| procedure. ||Which ||of ||the |following ||should ||be ||included ||as ||priority ||in ||the ||post

|| procedure ||assessment?

a. | | Gag ||reflex

2.) ||A ||40 ||year ||old ||female ||presents ||to ||the ||emergency ||room ||with ||upper ||abdominal

|| pain ||radiating ||to |her ||right ||shoulder ||and ||nausea, ||upon ||assessment ||the ||patient’s

temperature ||is ||101.2 ||degrees ||F, |heart ||rate ||110, ||and ||blood ||pressure ||140/82.
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Based ||on ||the ||patient’s ||presentations, ||which ||of ||the |following ||do ||you ||anticipate
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|| to ||be ||the ||patient’s ||diagnosis?

a. | | Cholecystitis

3.) | | A ||client ||asks ||the ||nurse ||when ||they ||can ||expect ||to ||feel ||improvement ||after

starting ||a ||prescription |for ||thyroid ||hormone ||treatments ||of ||hypothyroid. ||How
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|| would ||the ||nurse ||respond?

a. | | 2 ||weeks

4.) ||A ||client ||assessment ||reveals ||fatigue, ||poor ||memory, ||and ||stiff ||muscles ||with

|| labs ||showing ||an |elevated ||TSH, ||and ||low ||T3 ||and ||T4. ||The ||nurse ||knows ||that

these ||are ||manifestations ||of ||which|disorder?
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a. | | Hypothyroidism

5.) | | A ||client ||with ||diabetes ||has ||blood ||glucose ||of ||640 ||mg/dL ||and ||reports ||always

being ||thirsty ||and|having ||to ||void. ||The ||nurse ||knows ||that ||which ||terms ||describe
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, || this ||subjective ||finding?

a. | | Polydipsia ||and ||polyuria

6.) | | A ||nurse ||assesses ||a ||patient ||who ||has ||a ||15 ||year ||history ||of ||diabetes ||and ||notes

decrease ||tactile|sensation ||in ||both ||feet. ||Which ||action ||would ||the ||nurse ||take?
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a. | | Examine ||the ||patient’s ||feet ||for ||signs ||of ||injury

7.) ||A ||nurse ||cares ||for ||a ||patient ||with ||adrenal ||hyper ||function. ||The ||patient ||screams ||at

|| her ||husband, ||bursts ||into ||tears, ||and ||throws ||her ||water ||pitcher ||against ||the ||hall.

She ||then ||tells ||the ||nurse, ||“I ||feel|like ||I ||am ||going ||crazy.” ||How ||would ||the ||nurse
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|| respond?

a. | | You ||feel ||this ||way ||because ||of ||your ||hormone ||level

8.) | | A ||nurse ||cares ||for ||a ||patient ||with ||chronic ||hypercortisolism. ||What ||action ||would ||the

nurse ||take?
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a. | | Wash ||hands ||when ||entering ||the ||room

9.) | | A ||nurse ||is ||caring ||for ||a ||26 ||year ||old ||female ||that ||presented ||to ||the ||emergency

department ||with|abdominal ||pain, ||bloating, ||constipation, ||and ||bolus ||of ||diarrhea.
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|| Which ||of ||the ||following ||is ||the|patient ||most ||likely ||exhibiting?

a. | | IBS ||(Irritable ||Bowel ||Syndrome)

10.) ||A ||nurse ||is ||caring ||for ||a ||patient ||who ||presented ||with ||bright ||red ||rectal ||bleeding.

|| The ||patient ||has ||three ||bowel ||movements ||since ||his ||arrival ||two ||hours ||ago. ||You

confirm ||visible ||blood ||in ||the ||stool.|Which ||of ||the ||following ||diagnostic ||tests ||would
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|| you ||anticipate ||the ||patient ||to ||undergo?

a. | | Complete ||blood ||count

, 11.) ||A ||nurse ||is ||caring ||for ||a ||37 ||year ||old ||male ||who ||presented ||to ||the ||emergency

department ||with |weight ||loss, ||bloating, ||and ||bruising. ||The ||patient’s ||stool ||test
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|| and ||lactose ||hydrogen ||test ||were |positive. ||Which ||of ||the ||following ||conditions

is ||the ||patient ||exhibiting?
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a. | | Malabsorption ||Syndrome

12.)A ||nurse ||is ||caring ||for ||a ||56 ||year ||old ||female ||who ||presented ||to ||the ||emergency

|| department ||with ||feeling ||of ||fullness ||in ||the ||chest, ||dysphagia, ||and ||chest ||pain.

She ||states ||that ||she ||has ||been ||having
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