Nurs 3550 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
A 14- year-old male patient who plays football is admitted to the
hospital. the nurse notes that the patient has short stature for his
age according to a standard growth chart. the patient is
muscular, has a deep voice, and needs to shave. the nurse
notifies the provider of these findings. which test will the nurse
expect the provider to order? Correct Answer liver function
tests and serum cholesterol
a 4 1/2 year old child who has been receiving high-dose
systemic glucocorticoids for several months comes to a clinic
for school immunization, which usually include the DTaP
vaccine; and the inactivated poliovirus vaccine. the clinic nurse
will expect to administer which vaccines to this child? Correct
Answer DTaP and IPV only
a child is to begin long-term glucocorticoid therapy. the parents
ask the nurse about the effects of this drug on the childs growth.
which response by the nurse is correct? Correct Answer ask
your provider about every other day dosing
A child with an upper respiratory infection caused by B.
pertussis is receiving erythromycin ethylsuccinate. After 2 days
of treatment, the parent asks the nurse why the child's symptoms
have not improved. Which response by the nurse is ? Correct
Answer Erythromycin eliminates the bacteria that causes the
infection, but not the toxin that causes the symptoms."
a female patient who swims competitively admits to using
anabolic steroids to increase her muscle mass and improve her
, performance. what will the nurse tell this patient? Correct
Answer the risk of liver disease will increase
A nurse assisting a nursing student with medications asks the
student to describe how penicillins (PCNs) work to treat
bacterial infections. The student is in responding that penicillins:
Correct Answer disrupt bacterial cell wall synthesis
a nurse at an immunization clinic is providing vaccines to
children. the parent of a child waiting to receive vaccines tells
the nurse that the child has an immune deficiency disorder. the
nurse understands that which vaccine should not be administered
to this child? Correct Answer varicella virus vaccine
a nurse is caring for a patient infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus. which finding would most concern the
nurse? Correct Answer very low helper T lymphocyte count
a nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone organ
transplantation. because the sequence of amino acids in the
major histocompatibility complex molecules of the donor is
different from that of the patient, the nurse will expect to
administer which class of drugs? Correct Answer
immunosuppressants
A nurse is discussing glucocorticoids with a group of nursing
students. Which statement by a student indicates understanding
of the teaching? Correct Answer glucocorticoids have both
endocrine and nonendocrine uses
A 14- year-old male patient who plays football is admitted to the
hospital. the nurse notes that the patient has short stature for his
age according to a standard growth chart. the patient is
muscular, has a deep voice, and needs to shave. the nurse
notifies the provider of these findings. which test will the nurse
expect the provider to order? Correct Answer liver function
tests and serum cholesterol
a 4 1/2 year old child who has been receiving high-dose
systemic glucocorticoids for several months comes to a clinic
for school immunization, which usually include the DTaP
vaccine; and the inactivated poliovirus vaccine. the clinic nurse
will expect to administer which vaccines to this child? Correct
Answer DTaP and IPV only
a child is to begin long-term glucocorticoid therapy. the parents
ask the nurse about the effects of this drug on the childs growth.
which response by the nurse is correct? Correct Answer ask
your provider about every other day dosing
A child with an upper respiratory infection caused by B.
pertussis is receiving erythromycin ethylsuccinate. After 2 days
of treatment, the parent asks the nurse why the child's symptoms
have not improved. Which response by the nurse is ? Correct
Answer Erythromycin eliminates the bacteria that causes the
infection, but not the toxin that causes the symptoms."
a female patient who swims competitively admits to using
anabolic steroids to increase her muscle mass and improve her
, performance. what will the nurse tell this patient? Correct
Answer the risk of liver disease will increase
A nurse assisting a nursing student with medications asks the
student to describe how penicillins (PCNs) work to treat
bacterial infections. The student is in responding that penicillins:
Correct Answer disrupt bacterial cell wall synthesis
a nurse at an immunization clinic is providing vaccines to
children. the parent of a child waiting to receive vaccines tells
the nurse that the child has an immune deficiency disorder. the
nurse understands that which vaccine should not be administered
to this child? Correct Answer varicella virus vaccine
a nurse is caring for a patient infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus. which finding would most concern the
nurse? Correct Answer very low helper T lymphocyte count
a nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone organ
transplantation. because the sequence of amino acids in the
major histocompatibility complex molecules of the donor is
different from that of the patient, the nurse will expect to
administer which class of drugs? Correct Answer
immunosuppressants
A nurse is discussing glucocorticoids with a group of nursing
students. Which statement by a student indicates understanding
of the teaching? Correct Answer glucocorticoids have both
endocrine and nonendocrine uses
