NUR 350 module quizzes Questions With Complete
Solutions
For a person with hypertension, patient education will include
encouragement to do all the following
lose weight
reduce sodium intake
stop smoking
For a 42 year old woman, what BP would be considered
hypertension if she had no other known illnesses?
141/96
Focused cardiac assessment will include
auscultation of heart sounds
auscultation of lung sounds
inspection of leg color
palpation for edema
What are interventions that help a patient directly regarding the
nursing diagnosis Excess fluid volume?
Measure and accurately record intake and output
Collaborate with HCP to reduce IV fluids
When providing patient education for a patient with heart failure
the nurse will tell the patient to call his/her HCP if
he gains 3 lbs in 2 days or 5 lbs in a week
, Ineffective breathing pattern is the nursing diagnosis assigned
for a patient with asthma. An appropriate goal would be
Patient will establish effective breathing pattern within 6 hours
Focused respiratory assessment includes
Inspection of color of mucous membranes
Auscultation of breath sounds
Observation for use of accessory muscles for breathing
When the home health nurse is visiting his patient home who
has COPD, he knows he ought to tell his patient to make an
appointment with her health care provider when he assesses that
her sputum production has increased in the last two days
After a nurse has taught a patient about how to use his peak flow
meter, she knows he needs more education when he
inhales slowly and deeply with his lips sealed around the
mouthpiece
A patient with pneumonia is reminded that she needs to increase
her intake of fluids in order to keep her secretions thin for
effective airway clearance. The nurse knows that the patient
needs more education when the patient states
coffee is a good option for increasing my fluid intake
In patients with asthma, the high pitched breath sound related to
bronchoconstriction is called
Wheezing
Solutions
For a person with hypertension, patient education will include
encouragement to do all the following
lose weight
reduce sodium intake
stop smoking
For a 42 year old woman, what BP would be considered
hypertension if she had no other known illnesses?
141/96
Focused cardiac assessment will include
auscultation of heart sounds
auscultation of lung sounds
inspection of leg color
palpation for edema
What are interventions that help a patient directly regarding the
nursing diagnosis Excess fluid volume?
Measure and accurately record intake and output
Collaborate with HCP to reduce IV fluids
When providing patient education for a patient with heart failure
the nurse will tell the patient to call his/her HCP if
he gains 3 lbs in 2 days or 5 lbs in a week
, Ineffective breathing pattern is the nursing diagnosis assigned
for a patient with asthma. An appropriate goal would be
Patient will establish effective breathing pattern within 6 hours
Focused respiratory assessment includes
Inspection of color of mucous membranes
Auscultation of breath sounds
Observation for use of accessory muscles for breathing
When the home health nurse is visiting his patient home who
has COPD, he knows he ought to tell his patient to make an
appointment with her health care provider when he assesses that
her sputum production has increased in the last two days
After a nurse has taught a patient about how to use his peak flow
meter, she knows he needs more education when he
inhales slowly and deeply with his lips sealed around the
mouthpiece
A patient with pneumonia is reminded that she needs to increase
her intake of fluids in order to keep her secretions thin for
effective airway clearance. The nurse knows that the patient
needs more education when the patient states
coffee is a good option for increasing my fluid intake
In patients with asthma, the high pitched breath sound related to
bronchoconstriction is called
Wheezing
