NUR 3112 - EXAM TWO - PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
the nurse is assessing a patient's abdomen and ileostomy. what
assessment finding would require follow up with the physician?
a) liquid output noted in the ostomy bag
b) bowel sounds are active
c) stoma is hard and purple
d) abdomen is soft and nontender
c) stoma is hard and purple
most patients with diverticulosis are most likely to have
diverticula located in the
a) transverse colon
b) sigmoid colon
c) ascending colon
d) rectum
b) sigmoid colon
the icteric phase of acute viral hepatitis does not include which
of the following symptoms? (SATA)
a) dark urine
b) clay colored stools
c) bilirubin 0.8 mg/dL
,d) AST 20 units/L
e) pruritis
c) bilirubin 0.8 mg/dL
d) AST 20 units/L
which of the following matches hepatitis A?
a) has both a vaccine and treatment for chronic hepatitis
b) spread via unsanitary food
c) 80% will be asymptomatic during acute infection
d) anti-HBs is used as a titer
e) has a cure
f) good hand hygiene helps to prevent transmission
b) spread via unsanitary food
f) good hand hygiene helps to prevent transmission
which of the following matches hepatitis B?
a) has both a vaccine and treatment for chronic hepatitis
b) spread via unsanitary food
c) 80% will be asymptomatic during acute infection
d) anti-HBs is used as a titer
e) has a cure
f) good hand hygiene helps to prevent transmission
a) has both a vaccine and treatment for chronic hepatitis
d) anti-HBs is used as a titer
which of the following matches hepatitis C?
,a) has both a vaccine and treatment for chronic hepatitis
b) spread via unsanitary food
c) 80% will be asymptomatic during acute infection
d) anti-HBs is used as a titer
e) has a cure
f) good hand hygiene helps to prevent transmission
c) 80% will be asymptomatic during acute infection
e) has a cure
a nurse is caring for a patient who has been admitted for the
treatment of advanced cirrhosis. what assessment should the
nurse prioritize in this patient's plan of care?
a) assess for symptoms of jaundice
b) measurement of abdominal girth
c) assessment for variceal bleeding
d) monitor LFT results
c) assessment for variceal bleeding
a nurse assesses a patient with cirrhosis. the nurse notes the
patient is disoriented to person and place. in addition, while
assessing the upper extremities, the patient's hands demonstrate
a flapping motion. what lab result would explain these abnormal
assessment findings?
, a) decreased calcium level
b) increased ammonia level
c) increased blood glucose level
d) decreased magnesium level
b) increased ammonia level
a patient with severe cirrhosis of the liver develops hepatorenal
syndrome. which of the following nursing data would support
this?
a) decreased creatinine
b) oliguria
c) hypertension
d) increased serum osmolarity
b) oliguria
risk factors for cholelithiasis include all but which of the
following?
a) patient is 45 years old
b) patient is pregnant with her first child
c) patient's BMI is considered underweight
d) patient is female
c) patient's BMI is considered underweight
when obtaining a health history from a patient with acute
pancreatitis, the nurse asks the patient specifically about a
history of
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
the nurse is assessing a patient's abdomen and ileostomy. what
assessment finding would require follow up with the physician?
a) liquid output noted in the ostomy bag
b) bowel sounds are active
c) stoma is hard and purple
d) abdomen is soft and nontender
c) stoma is hard and purple
most patients with diverticulosis are most likely to have
diverticula located in the
a) transverse colon
b) sigmoid colon
c) ascending colon
d) rectum
b) sigmoid colon
the icteric phase of acute viral hepatitis does not include which
of the following symptoms? (SATA)
a) dark urine
b) clay colored stools
c) bilirubin 0.8 mg/dL
,d) AST 20 units/L
e) pruritis
c) bilirubin 0.8 mg/dL
d) AST 20 units/L
which of the following matches hepatitis A?
a) has both a vaccine and treatment for chronic hepatitis
b) spread via unsanitary food
c) 80% will be asymptomatic during acute infection
d) anti-HBs is used as a titer
e) has a cure
f) good hand hygiene helps to prevent transmission
b) spread via unsanitary food
f) good hand hygiene helps to prevent transmission
which of the following matches hepatitis B?
a) has both a vaccine and treatment for chronic hepatitis
b) spread via unsanitary food
c) 80% will be asymptomatic during acute infection
d) anti-HBs is used as a titer
e) has a cure
f) good hand hygiene helps to prevent transmission
a) has both a vaccine and treatment for chronic hepatitis
d) anti-HBs is used as a titer
which of the following matches hepatitis C?
,a) has both a vaccine and treatment for chronic hepatitis
b) spread via unsanitary food
c) 80% will be asymptomatic during acute infection
d) anti-HBs is used as a titer
e) has a cure
f) good hand hygiene helps to prevent transmission
c) 80% will be asymptomatic during acute infection
e) has a cure
a nurse is caring for a patient who has been admitted for the
treatment of advanced cirrhosis. what assessment should the
nurse prioritize in this patient's plan of care?
a) assess for symptoms of jaundice
b) measurement of abdominal girth
c) assessment for variceal bleeding
d) monitor LFT results
c) assessment for variceal bleeding
a nurse assesses a patient with cirrhosis. the nurse notes the
patient is disoriented to person and place. in addition, while
assessing the upper extremities, the patient's hands demonstrate
a flapping motion. what lab result would explain these abnormal
assessment findings?
, a) decreased calcium level
b) increased ammonia level
c) increased blood glucose level
d) decreased magnesium level
b) increased ammonia level
a patient with severe cirrhosis of the liver develops hepatorenal
syndrome. which of the following nursing data would support
this?
a) decreased creatinine
b) oliguria
c) hypertension
d) increased serum osmolarity
b) oliguria
risk factors for cholelithiasis include all but which of the
following?
a) patient is 45 years old
b) patient is pregnant with her first child
c) patient's BMI is considered underweight
d) patient is female
c) patient's BMI is considered underweight
when obtaining a health history from a patient with acute
pancreatitis, the nurse asks the patient specifically about a
history of
