NUR 2038 Exam 2 Practice Questions
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The |mother |of |a |3-year-old |child |arrives |at |a |clinic |and |tells |the |nurse |that |the |child |has |been |
scratching |the |skin |continuously |and |has |developed |a |rash. |The |nurse |assesses |the |child |and |
suspects |the |presence |of |scabies. |The |nurse |bases |this |suspicion |on |which |finding |noted |on |
assessment |of |the |child's |skin?
1.Fine |grayish |red |lines |
2.Purple-colored |lesions |
3.Thick, |honey-colored |crusts |
4.Clusters |of |fluid-filled |vesicles |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1.Fine |grayish |red |lines
Permethrin |is |prescribed |for |a |child |with |a |diagnosis |of |scabies. |The |nurse |should |give |which |
instruction |to |the |parents |regarding |the |use |of |this |treatment?
1.Apply |the |lotion |to |areas |of |the |rash |only. |
2.Apply |the |lotion |and |leave |it |on |for |6 |hours. |
3.Avoid |putting |clothes |on |the |child |over |the |lotion. |
4.Apply |the |lotion |to |cool, |dry |skin |at |least |30 |minutes |after |bathing. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
4.Apply |the |lotion |to |cool, |dry |skin |at |least |30 |minutes |after |bathing.
The |school |nurse |has |provided |an |instructional |session |about |impetigo |to |parents |of |the |
children |attending |the |school. |Which |statement, |if |made |by |a |parent, |indicates |a |need |for |
further |instruction?
1."It |is |extremely |contagious." |
2."It |is |most |common |in |humid |weather." |
3."Lesions |most |often |are |located |on |the |arms |and |chest." |
4."It |might |show |up |in |an |area |of |broken |skin, |such |as |an |insect |bite." |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-3."Lesions |most |often |are |located |on |the |arms |and |chest."
,The |clinic |nurse |is |reviewing |the |primary |health |care |provider's |prescription |for |a |child |who |
has |been |diagnosed |with |scabies. |Lindane |has |been |prescribed |for |the |child. |The |nurse |
questions |the |prescription |if |which |is |noted |in |the |child's |record?
1.The |child |is |18 |months |old. |
2.The |child |is |being |bottle-fed. |
3.A |sibling |is |using |lindane |for |the |treatment |of |scabies. |
4.The |child |has |a |history |of |frequent |respiratory |infections. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1.The |
child |is |18 |months |old.
A |topical |corticosteroid |is |prescribed |by |the |primary |health |care |provider |for |a |child |with |
contact |dermatitis |(eczema). |Which |instruction |should |the |nurse |give |the |parent |about |
applying |the |cream?
1.Apply |the |cream |over |the |entire |body. |
2.Apply |a |thick |layer |of |cream |to |affected |areas |only. |
3.Avoid |cleansing |the |area |before |application |of |the |cream. |
4.Apply |a |thin |layer |of |cream |and |rub |it |into |the |area |thoroughly. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
4.Apply |a |thin |layer |of |cream |and |rub |it |into |the |area |thoroughly.
The |school |nurse |is |performing |pediculosis |capitis |(head |lice) |assessments. |Which |assessment |
finding |indicates |that |a |child |has |a |"positive" |head |check |for |lice?
1.Maculopapular |lesions |behind |the |ears |
2.Lesions |in |the |scalp |that |extend |to |the |hairline |or |neck |
3.White |flaky |particles |throughout |the |entire |scalp |region |
4.White |sacs |attached |to |the |hair |shafts |in |the |occipital |area |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4.White |
sacs |attached |to |the |hair |shafts |in |the |occipital |area
,A |mother |brings |her |2-week-old |infant |to |a |clinic |for |a |phenylketonuria |rescreening |blood |test.
|The |test |indicates |a |serum |phenylalanine |level |of |1 |mg/dL |(60.5 |mcmol/L). |The |nurse |reviews |
this |result |and |makes |which |interpretation?
1.It |is |positive. |
2.It |is |negative. |
3.It |is |inconclusive. |
4.It |requires |rescreening |at |age |6 |weeks. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2.It |is |negative.
The |clinic |nurse |reviews |the |record |of |an |infant |and |notes |that |the |primary |health |care |
provider |(PHCP) |has |documented |a |diagnosis |of |suspected |Hirschsprung's |disease. |The |nurse |
reviews |the |assessment |findings |documented |in |the |record, |knowing |that |which |sign |most |
likely |led |the |mother |to |seek |health |care |for |the |infant?
1.Diarrhea |
2.Projectile |vomiting |
3.Regurgitation |of |feedings |
4.Foul-smelling |ribbon-like |stools |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4.Foul-smelling |ribbon-like |stools
An |infant |has |just |returned |to |the |nursing |unit |after |surgical |repair |of |a |cleft |lip |on |the |right |
side. |The |nurse |should |place |the |infant |in |which |best |position |at |this |time?
1.Prone |position |
2.On |the |stomach |
3.Left |lateral |position |
4.Right |lateral |position |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3.Left |lateral |position
The |nurse |reviews |the |record |of |a |newborn |infant |and |notes |that |a |diagnosis |of |esophageal |
atresia |with |tracheoesophageal |fistula |is |suspected. |The |nurse |expects |to |note |which |most |
likely |sign |of |this |condition |documented |in |the |record?
1.Incessant |crying |
2.Coughing |at |nighttime |
, 3.Choking |with |feedings |
4.Severe |projectile |vomiting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3.Choking |with |feedings
The |nurse |is |caring |for |a |newborn |with |a |suspected |diagnosis |of |imperforate |anus. |The |nurse |
monitors |the |infant, |knowing |that |which |is |a |clinical |manifestation |associated |with |this |
disorder?
1.Bile-stained |fecal |emesis |
2.The |passage |of |currant |jelly-like |stools |
3.Failure |to |pass |meconium |stool |in |the |first |24 |hours |after |birth |4.Sausage-shaped |mass |
palpated |in |the |upper |right |abdominal |quadrant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3.Failure |to |pass |
meconium |stool |in |the |first |24 |hours |after |birth
The |nurse |admits |a |child |to |the |hospital |with |a |diagnosis |of |pyloric |stenosis. |On |assessment, |
which |data |would |the |nurse |expect |to |obtain |when |asking |the |parent |about |the |child's |
symptoms?
1.Watery |diarrhea |
2.Projectile |vomiting |
3.Increased |urine |output |
4.Vomiting |large |amounts |of |bile |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2.Projectile |vomiting
The |nurse |is |preparing |to |care |for |a |child |with |a |diagnosis |of |intussusception. |The |nurse |
reviews |the |child's |record |and |expects |to |note |which |sign |of |this |disorder |documented?
1.Watery |diarrhea |
2.Ribbon-like |stools |
3.Profuse |projectile |vomiting |
4.Bright |red |blood |and |mucus |in |the |stools |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4.Bright |red |blood |and |
mucus |in |the |stools
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The |mother |of |a |3-year-old |child |arrives |at |a |clinic |and |tells |the |nurse |that |the |child |has |been |
scratching |the |skin |continuously |and |has |developed |a |rash. |The |nurse |assesses |the |child |and |
suspects |the |presence |of |scabies. |The |nurse |bases |this |suspicion |on |which |finding |noted |on |
assessment |of |the |child's |skin?
1.Fine |grayish |red |lines |
2.Purple-colored |lesions |
3.Thick, |honey-colored |crusts |
4.Clusters |of |fluid-filled |vesicles |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1.Fine |grayish |red |lines
Permethrin |is |prescribed |for |a |child |with |a |diagnosis |of |scabies. |The |nurse |should |give |which |
instruction |to |the |parents |regarding |the |use |of |this |treatment?
1.Apply |the |lotion |to |areas |of |the |rash |only. |
2.Apply |the |lotion |and |leave |it |on |for |6 |hours. |
3.Avoid |putting |clothes |on |the |child |over |the |lotion. |
4.Apply |the |lotion |to |cool, |dry |skin |at |least |30 |minutes |after |bathing. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
4.Apply |the |lotion |to |cool, |dry |skin |at |least |30 |minutes |after |bathing.
The |school |nurse |has |provided |an |instructional |session |about |impetigo |to |parents |of |the |
children |attending |the |school. |Which |statement, |if |made |by |a |parent, |indicates |a |need |for |
further |instruction?
1."It |is |extremely |contagious." |
2."It |is |most |common |in |humid |weather." |
3."Lesions |most |often |are |located |on |the |arms |and |chest." |
4."It |might |show |up |in |an |area |of |broken |skin, |such |as |an |insect |bite." |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-3."Lesions |most |often |are |located |on |the |arms |and |chest."
,The |clinic |nurse |is |reviewing |the |primary |health |care |provider's |prescription |for |a |child |who |
has |been |diagnosed |with |scabies. |Lindane |has |been |prescribed |for |the |child. |The |nurse |
questions |the |prescription |if |which |is |noted |in |the |child's |record?
1.The |child |is |18 |months |old. |
2.The |child |is |being |bottle-fed. |
3.A |sibling |is |using |lindane |for |the |treatment |of |scabies. |
4.The |child |has |a |history |of |frequent |respiratory |infections. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1.The |
child |is |18 |months |old.
A |topical |corticosteroid |is |prescribed |by |the |primary |health |care |provider |for |a |child |with |
contact |dermatitis |(eczema). |Which |instruction |should |the |nurse |give |the |parent |about |
applying |the |cream?
1.Apply |the |cream |over |the |entire |body. |
2.Apply |a |thick |layer |of |cream |to |affected |areas |only. |
3.Avoid |cleansing |the |area |before |application |of |the |cream. |
4.Apply |a |thin |layer |of |cream |and |rub |it |into |the |area |thoroughly. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
4.Apply |a |thin |layer |of |cream |and |rub |it |into |the |area |thoroughly.
The |school |nurse |is |performing |pediculosis |capitis |(head |lice) |assessments. |Which |assessment |
finding |indicates |that |a |child |has |a |"positive" |head |check |for |lice?
1.Maculopapular |lesions |behind |the |ears |
2.Lesions |in |the |scalp |that |extend |to |the |hairline |or |neck |
3.White |flaky |particles |throughout |the |entire |scalp |region |
4.White |sacs |attached |to |the |hair |shafts |in |the |occipital |area |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4.White |
sacs |attached |to |the |hair |shafts |in |the |occipital |area
,A |mother |brings |her |2-week-old |infant |to |a |clinic |for |a |phenylketonuria |rescreening |blood |test.
|The |test |indicates |a |serum |phenylalanine |level |of |1 |mg/dL |(60.5 |mcmol/L). |The |nurse |reviews |
this |result |and |makes |which |interpretation?
1.It |is |positive. |
2.It |is |negative. |
3.It |is |inconclusive. |
4.It |requires |rescreening |at |age |6 |weeks. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2.It |is |negative.
The |clinic |nurse |reviews |the |record |of |an |infant |and |notes |that |the |primary |health |care |
provider |(PHCP) |has |documented |a |diagnosis |of |suspected |Hirschsprung's |disease. |The |nurse |
reviews |the |assessment |findings |documented |in |the |record, |knowing |that |which |sign |most |
likely |led |the |mother |to |seek |health |care |for |the |infant?
1.Diarrhea |
2.Projectile |vomiting |
3.Regurgitation |of |feedings |
4.Foul-smelling |ribbon-like |stools |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4.Foul-smelling |ribbon-like |stools
An |infant |has |just |returned |to |the |nursing |unit |after |surgical |repair |of |a |cleft |lip |on |the |right |
side. |The |nurse |should |place |the |infant |in |which |best |position |at |this |time?
1.Prone |position |
2.On |the |stomach |
3.Left |lateral |position |
4.Right |lateral |position |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3.Left |lateral |position
The |nurse |reviews |the |record |of |a |newborn |infant |and |notes |that |a |diagnosis |of |esophageal |
atresia |with |tracheoesophageal |fistula |is |suspected. |The |nurse |expects |to |note |which |most |
likely |sign |of |this |condition |documented |in |the |record?
1.Incessant |crying |
2.Coughing |at |nighttime |
, 3.Choking |with |feedings |
4.Severe |projectile |vomiting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3.Choking |with |feedings
The |nurse |is |caring |for |a |newborn |with |a |suspected |diagnosis |of |imperforate |anus. |The |nurse |
monitors |the |infant, |knowing |that |which |is |a |clinical |manifestation |associated |with |this |
disorder?
1.Bile-stained |fecal |emesis |
2.The |passage |of |currant |jelly-like |stools |
3.Failure |to |pass |meconium |stool |in |the |first |24 |hours |after |birth |4.Sausage-shaped |mass |
palpated |in |the |upper |right |abdominal |quadrant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3.Failure |to |pass |
meconium |stool |in |the |first |24 |hours |after |birth
The |nurse |admits |a |child |to |the |hospital |with |a |diagnosis |of |pyloric |stenosis. |On |assessment, |
which |data |would |the |nurse |expect |to |obtain |when |asking |the |parent |about |the |child's |
symptoms?
1.Watery |diarrhea |
2.Projectile |vomiting |
3.Increased |urine |output |
4.Vomiting |large |amounts |of |bile |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2.Projectile |vomiting
The |nurse |is |preparing |to |care |for |a |child |with |a |diagnosis |of |intussusception. |The |nurse |
reviews |the |child's |record |and |expects |to |note |which |sign |of |this |disorder |documented?
1.Watery |diarrhea |
2.Ribbon-like |stools |
3.Profuse |projectile |vomiting |
4.Bright |red |blood |and |mucus |in |the |stools |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-4.Bright |red |blood |and |
mucus |in |the |stools
