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NUR2790 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) 2025/2026 |ALREADY GRADED A+

Which condition, when assessed in a dying client, requires that the nurse take action? - ️️Moaning A client with terminal lung cancer is receiving hospice care at home. Which nursing action does the RN manager ask the LPN/LVN to do? -️️Administer prescribed medications to relieve the client's pain, shortness of breath, and nausea. A dying client becomes increasingly withdrawn and begins to refuse to eat and drink. What intervention does the nurse implement? -️️Offers ice chips...

physician order morphine 2mg iv vials contain 10mg/ml how much ml does the nurse administer - ️️0.5 ml is the answer. Was 0.2 a nurse is assessing a client's skin care after external therapy the nurse documents client verbalizes understanding of skin care after the client states which of the following//// *protect skin from sun spf* -️️a) I will massage the area to increase circulation b) the radiation marking should be washed off with a mild soap and water c) after my treatment I...

A client with cancer is admitted to a short-term rehabilitation facility. The nurse prepares to administer the client's oral chemotherapy medications. What action by the nurse is most appropriate? Wear personal protective equipment when handling the medications A nurse is providing community education on the seven warning signs of cancer. All of the following are warning signs of cancer except? Near daily abdominal pain Which of the following statements made by a client after receiving i...

Carcinogen -️️An agent that can cause cancer; can be chemicals, viruses, hormones, ionizing radiation, or solid materials. 1. Alter the DNA of the cell, which will either causes the cell to be repair or die. 2. Tobacco smoke thought to be the single most lethal chemical carcinogen, accounts for at least 30% of cancer deaths in human. Carcinogenesis -️️Process of transforming normal cells into malignant cells Thrombocytopenia -️️A decrease in the number of circulating platelets ...

Inflammatory immune response -️️Purpose: -Control bleeding -Remove waste products limit infection -Promote healing Local vasodilation -Delivers increased blood flow to bring neutrophils, macrophages and clotting factors to damaged area --Edema, redness, heat and pain Serious injuries: sustained response can damage vessels in area of injury Prolonged response cause increase in permeability of capillaries Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) -️️Uncontrolled inflammation...

Cultural Considerations - Native American -️️-No eye contact -May sing, wail, or shriek around dying family member -Soul does not leave body up to 36hr -Avoidance of negative thought by not discussing serious illness Cultural Considerations - Black American -️️-Usually independent, depends on family -Home remedies may be used -Bad luck to die in home -Professionals prepare body

Allograft Homograft, same species graft; skin graft Autograft skin graft from a person's own body Burn Shock Massive fluid shifts of plasma, electrolytes, and proteins into the burn wound causing the inability of the circulatory system to meet the needs of cells, tissues, and vital organs. Eschar Burned skin that is dead and must be removed before healing can occur. Escharotomy Incision through full-thickness circumferential burn tissue to restore and maitain circulation or chest ex...

cancer is -️️any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division neoplasm -️️abnormal growth of a tumor, it is a solid mass that is functioning independently and serves no useful purpose. DNR purpose -️️so healthcare knows not to prolong life with life saving measures like CPR or ventilation palliative care and DNR. what do we do? -️️make accommodations for comfort and care but not to prolong life what is hospice care? -️️end of life comfort...