ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
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Persons with this type of ulcer often will have pain while eating or shortly after. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Peptic ulcer
persons with this often display bizarre behavior that is not based in reality. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Schizophrenia
Because drainage of ileostomies and colostomies are acidic, what is an important nursing
intervention? - CORRECT ANSWER - Skin assessment and care
If you are on this type of depression medication, you have to avoid certain foods like aged
cheeses or red wine with tyramines. (abbreviation) - CORRECT ANSWER - MAOI
(Monoamine oxidase inhibitors) first type of antidepressant
Persons on kidney stone or gout medication should increase this in their diet. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fluids
Older persons and children are at particular risk for this due to loss of thirst mechanism or fluid
loss from illness. - CORRECT ANSWER - Dehydration
Our primary energy source (should make up 45-65% of our diet). - CORRECT
ANSWER - Carbohydrates
This type of bowel abstraction is often caused by narrowed lumen, tumors, or impaction. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Mechanical
Persons with mental illness who are on the illness end of the mental health continuum are out of
touch with this. - CORRECT ANSWER - Reality
, To measure NG tube measure from the nose to earlobe and then to this landmark. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Xiphoid process
Type II diabetics on thiazide diuretics are at increased risk for this. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hyperglycemia
The type of behavior a nurse should display to allow patients to be more honest when asking
questions about alcohol or drug use. - CORRECT ANSWER - Nonjudgmental
Assessing the status of this in your patients is important when developing a care plan related to
mental health issues. - CORRECT ANSWER - Emotional
One of the major advantages of SSRI's over other psych medications are that they have fewer of
this. - CORRECT ANSWER - Side effects
This type of bowel obstruction may be caused by anesthesia medications and the most common
one is paralytic ileus. - CORRECT ANSWER - Nonmechanical
The type of drug dependence that is the hardest to treat (versus physiological) due to it being
harder to pinpoint the exact issue. - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychological
Laxatives are contraindicated in a patient with this symptom due to previous GI problems -
CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammation
Persons with this type of ulcer will often have pain 1-2 hours after eating. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Duodenal ulcer
A sign of hypertensive crisis which can be caused by MAOI medications are sweating, N/V,
headache or stiffness in this area of the body. - CORRECT ANSWER - Neck