NUR 3110 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A client having a bowel surgery asks why being NPO after
surgery is necessary. Which statement by the nurse best
describes the reason?
A. To rest the gastrointestinal tract and promote healing
B. To allow gas to accumulate and promote healing
C. To increase mucus in the bowel that helps to promote healing
D. To prevent gas from forming in the bowel and interfere with
healing Correct Answers A
A client is prescribed warfarin, an anticoagulant. When
educating this client about potential diet and drug interactions,
the nurse would caution the client about foods containing which
nutrient?
A. Potassium
B. Calcium
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin K Correct Answers D
vitamin k
Vegetables high in vitamin K decrease the effectiveness of the
commonly used anticoagulant warfarin.
A client tells the nurse, "As long as I only eat 2,400 calories per
day, it does not matter which foods I eat." Which response by
the nurse is best?
A. "As long as you focus on protein intake, you will get the
nutrition you need."
B. "It does not matter which foods you eat, as long as you
always make sure you get 2,400 calories."
, C. "Be sure to eat a large amount of carbohydrates so you can
have energy."
D. "Can you share an example of what you ate yesterday?"
Correct Answers D
A client who is on hospice care and has no immediate family has
been given less than 1 week to live. The nurse caring for the
client recognizes that providing presence is most important,
especially when a client is dying. What would be the best way
for this nurse to provide presence to this client?
A. Sit in the chair on the other side of the room for 10 minutes
each hour.
B. Check on this client every hour.
C. Hold the client's hand and sit by the bedside as often as
possible.
D. Tell the client that you are there when needed and to just ring
the call bell. Correct Answers C
A client with influenza is prescribed a diet that is rich in fiber
and carbohydrates. Which would the nurse incorporate into the
education plan as a major reason for the high fiber diet?
A. regulation of osmotic pressure in the blood
B. promotion of energy storage in adipose tissue
C. maintenance of normal bowel elimination
D. production of hemoglobin to carry oxygen to tissues Correct
Answers C
A new client is on the hospital unit. He was recently diagnosed
with metastatic pancreatic cancer and was told that any
treatment would be palliative. He tells a nurse that there is no
SOLUTIONS
A client having a bowel surgery asks why being NPO after
surgery is necessary. Which statement by the nurse best
describes the reason?
A. To rest the gastrointestinal tract and promote healing
B. To allow gas to accumulate and promote healing
C. To increase mucus in the bowel that helps to promote healing
D. To prevent gas from forming in the bowel and interfere with
healing Correct Answers A
A client is prescribed warfarin, an anticoagulant. When
educating this client about potential diet and drug interactions,
the nurse would caution the client about foods containing which
nutrient?
A. Potassium
B. Calcium
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin K Correct Answers D
vitamin k
Vegetables high in vitamin K decrease the effectiveness of the
commonly used anticoagulant warfarin.
A client tells the nurse, "As long as I only eat 2,400 calories per
day, it does not matter which foods I eat." Which response by
the nurse is best?
A. "As long as you focus on protein intake, you will get the
nutrition you need."
B. "It does not matter which foods you eat, as long as you
always make sure you get 2,400 calories."
, C. "Be sure to eat a large amount of carbohydrates so you can
have energy."
D. "Can you share an example of what you ate yesterday?"
Correct Answers D
A client who is on hospice care and has no immediate family has
been given less than 1 week to live. The nurse caring for the
client recognizes that providing presence is most important,
especially when a client is dying. What would be the best way
for this nurse to provide presence to this client?
A. Sit in the chair on the other side of the room for 10 minutes
each hour.
B. Check on this client every hour.
C. Hold the client's hand and sit by the bedside as often as
possible.
D. Tell the client that you are there when needed and to just ring
the call bell. Correct Answers C
A client with influenza is prescribed a diet that is rich in fiber
and carbohydrates. Which would the nurse incorporate into the
education plan as a major reason for the high fiber diet?
A. regulation of osmotic pressure in the blood
B. promotion of energy storage in adipose tissue
C. maintenance of normal bowel elimination
D. production of hemoglobin to carry oxygen to tissues Correct
Answers C
A new client is on the hospital unit. He was recently diagnosed
with metastatic pancreatic cancer and was told that any
treatment would be palliative. He tells a nurse that there is no
