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NURS 270 Final EXAM STUDY GUIDE NEWEST VERSION
ALL 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: A sexually active female adolescent asks the nurse about the contraceptive Depo-
Provera. What should the nurse explain regarding the contraceptive?
a. Requires injections every 3 months
b. Requires daily administration of medication by mouth
c. Provides long-term continuous protection, up to 5 years
d. Prevents pregnancy if given within 72 hours of unprotected sex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a.
Requires injections every 3 months
Question: A woman undergoing evaluation of infertility states, "At least when we're through
with all of these tests, we will know what is wrong." The nurse's best response is:
a.Even with diagnostic testing, infertility remains unexplained in about 20% of couples.
b.I know the test will identify what is wrong.
c.I'm sure that once you finish these tests your problem will be resolved.
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d.Once you've identified your problem, you may want to look at the option of adoption. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a.Even with diagnostic testing, infertility remains unexplained in about
20% of couples.
Question: A nurse on the unit makes a error in the calculation of the dose of medication for a
critically ill patient. The patient suffered no ill consequences from the administration. The nurse
decides not to report the error or file an incident report. The nurse is violating which principle
of ethics?
a. Individuality
b. Values clarification
c. Justice
d. Fidelity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d. Fidelity
Question: A 32-year-old man who has a profuse, purulent urethral discharge with painful
urination is seen at the clinic. Which information will be most important for the nurse to obtain?
a. Recent sexual contacts
b. Sexual orientation
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c. Immunization history
d. Contraceptive use - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. Recent sexual contacts
Question: A newly married woman states, "My friend told me I would never have a baby
because I had pelvic inflammatory disease when I was younger. I don't understand how that can
affect whether or not I get pregnant." The nurse's best response is
a. Your friend is right. The disease will affect your ability to conceive.
b. Pelvic inflammatory disease may damage the ovaries and prevent ovulation.
c. Infection may cause scarring and obstruction of the fallopian tubes, which can prevent the
fertilized egg from reaching the uterus.
d. Your friend has been misinformed. Fallopian tube damage occurs only following gonorrhea. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. Infection may cause scarring and obstruction of the fallopian tubes,
which can prevent the fertilized egg from reaching the uterus.
Question: The nurse is admitting a prenatal patient for diagnostic testing. While eliciting the
psychosocial history, the nurse learns the patient smokes a pack of cigarettes daily, drinks a cup
of cappuccino with breakfast, has smoked weed in the remote past, and is a social drinker.
Which action should the nurse first take?
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a. Serum and urine testing for drug use and alcohol use
b. Referral to a 12-step program
c. Strongly advise immediate tobacco cessation
d. Elimination of all caffeinated beverages - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. Strongly advise immediate
tobacco cessation
Question: Which of the following findings on a prenatal visit at 10 weeks might suggest a
hydatidiform mole?
A. Complaint of frequent mild nausea
B. Blood pressure of 120/80
C. Fundal height measurement of 18 cm
D. History of bright red spotting for 1 day weeks ago - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Fundal height
measurement of 18 cm
Q:A client is to take Clomiphene Citrate for infertility. Which of the following is the expected
action of this medication?
Answers:
NURS 270 Final EXAM STUDY GUIDE NEWEST VERSION
ALL 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: A sexually active female adolescent asks the nurse about the contraceptive Depo-
Provera. What should the nurse explain regarding the contraceptive?
a. Requires injections every 3 months
b. Requires daily administration of medication by mouth
c. Provides long-term continuous protection, up to 5 years
d. Prevents pregnancy if given within 72 hours of unprotected sex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a.
Requires injections every 3 months
Question: A woman undergoing evaluation of infertility states, "At least when we're through
with all of these tests, we will know what is wrong." The nurse's best response is:
a.Even with diagnostic testing, infertility remains unexplained in about 20% of couples.
b.I know the test will identify what is wrong.
c.I'm sure that once you finish these tests your problem will be resolved.
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d.Once you've identified your problem, you may want to look at the option of adoption. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a.Even with diagnostic testing, infertility remains unexplained in about
20% of couples.
Question: A nurse on the unit makes a error in the calculation of the dose of medication for a
critically ill patient. The patient suffered no ill consequences from the administration. The nurse
decides not to report the error or file an incident report. The nurse is violating which principle
of ethics?
a. Individuality
b. Values clarification
c. Justice
d. Fidelity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d. Fidelity
Question: A 32-year-old man who has a profuse, purulent urethral discharge with painful
urination is seen at the clinic. Which information will be most important for the nurse to obtain?
a. Recent sexual contacts
b. Sexual orientation
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c. Immunization history
d. Contraceptive use - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. Recent sexual contacts
Question: A newly married woman states, "My friend told me I would never have a baby
because I had pelvic inflammatory disease when I was younger. I don't understand how that can
affect whether or not I get pregnant." The nurse's best response is
a. Your friend is right. The disease will affect your ability to conceive.
b. Pelvic inflammatory disease may damage the ovaries and prevent ovulation.
c. Infection may cause scarring and obstruction of the fallopian tubes, which can prevent the
fertilized egg from reaching the uterus.
d. Your friend has been misinformed. Fallopian tube damage occurs only following gonorrhea. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. Infection may cause scarring and obstruction of the fallopian tubes,
which can prevent the fertilized egg from reaching the uterus.
Question: The nurse is admitting a prenatal patient for diagnostic testing. While eliciting the
psychosocial history, the nurse learns the patient smokes a pack of cigarettes daily, drinks a cup
of cappuccino with breakfast, has smoked weed in the remote past, and is a social drinker.
Which action should the nurse first take?
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a. Serum and urine testing for drug use and alcohol use
b. Referral to a 12-step program
c. Strongly advise immediate tobacco cessation
d. Elimination of all caffeinated beverages - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. Strongly advise immediate
tobacco cessation
Question: Which of the following findings on a prenatal visit at 10 weeks might suggest a
hydatidiform mole?
A. Complaint of frequent mild nausea
B. Blood pressure of 120/80
C. Fundal height measurement of 18 cm
D. History of bright red spotting for 1 day weeks ago - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Fundal height
measurement of 18 cm
Q:A client is to take Clomiphene Citrate for infertility. Which of the following is the expected
action of this medication?
Answers:
