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NURS 3100 Exam 1 with Questions and Answers Where are water soluble vitamins absorbed? ANSWER small intestine How do water soluble vitamins travel? ANSWER circulate on their own How are water soluble vitamins stored? ANSWER in small amounts How do water soluble deficiencies occur? ANSWER within weeks, easily destroyed What are some water soluble vitamin deficiencies? ANSWER Vitamin C: Scurvy Thiamin (Vitamin B1): Beri-Beri (malaise); Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Riboflavin (...

NURS 3100 Exam 2 with Questions and Answers A nurse working in an obstetric practice should consider which fact when discussing medication use with pregnant clients? Question content area bottom Part 1 A. Drug excretion rates are lowered. B. Oral drug absorption rate is lowered. C. Inhaled drugs may be absorbed to a greater extent. D. Drugs should not be used during pregnancy. ANSWER C A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a pregnant client. Which classification of d...

NURS 3100 Module Exam with Questions and Answers A patient at a community health center has been prescribed oral medications and tells the nurse that medications were administered intravenously when they were in the hospital. The nurse discusses the advantages and disadvantages of oral medications, based on which of the following? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. A. The oral route is considered the second s...

Nurs 3100 Unit 4 Medications Exam with Questions and Answers What is the typical clinical indication for a patient who is prescribed filgrastim? a. Anemia of chronic disease b. Low white blood cells related to chemotherapy c. Sickle cell anemia d. Pernicious anemia ANSWER b Which of the following is an important objective measure of the effectiveness of diuretic therapy? a. Patient's most recent lab results b. Patient's fluid intake c. Patient temperature d. Patient weight A...

NURS 3100 Final Exam with Questions and Answers A client tells the nurse they would prefer to indefinitely take prednisone to treat their inflammatory disease. Which is the best response by the nurse? A. "The best treatment for your condition is to alternated prescriptions." B. "This is not recommended due to the serious side effects." C. "When you experience remission you will not need the prescription." D. "The prescription will lose its effect after your body b...

NURS 3100 Exam 1 with Questions and Verified Answers A nurse has finished teaching a client's husband how to administer drugs and enteral feeding through a gastronomy tube. The nurse knows the husband understands the teaching when he makes which statements? (select all that apply) a) my wife has a gastronomy tube instead of a nasogastric tube b/c she will have the tube for a long time b) I will need to use liquid medications. If any of the medications are in pill form, I will use the pil...

NSG 3100 Unit 2 Exam with Questions and Answers If the nurse discovers that a patient's right elbow is swollen and painful during a physical examination, which action should the nurse take next? a. Apply ice to decrease swelling and reduce pain b. Percuss the area to determine the presence of fluid c. Perform passive range of motion to promote flexibility d. Inspect the patient's left elbow to compare its appearance ANSWER Answer: d A major aspect of assessment is checking for s...

NURS 3100 Exam One with Questions and Answers A client admitted to the hospital tells the nurse they are very nervous about getting all their medications while they are in the hospital b/c their health care provider has them on a very "strict" schedule. The nurse understands that which of the following describes the principles about how medication dosing schedules are determined? (select all that apply) a) the physical and biological characteristics of a drug may determine dosing sched...

Acid-Base Imbalance Exam with Questions and Answers Manifestations of Respiratory Alkalosis: ANSWER Anxiety, fear Diaphoresis Dyspnea Dizziness (d/t too much CO2 going out) Tingling in fingers/toes Tachycardia (over excited ANS, increases HR) Complications of Respiratory Alkalosis: ANSWER Dysrhythmias and seizures Respiratory Alkalosis Medical Management/Tx: ANSWER Anti-anxiety medications Pain medications Have patient breathe into paper bag Encourage SLOW, DEEP breathing De...

Fluid Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance Exam with Questions and Answers Which client is at risk for the development of a sodium level at 130 mEq/L? 1. The client who is taking diuretics. 2. The client with hyperaldosteronism. 3. The client with Cushing's syndrome. 4. The client who is taking corticosteroids. ANSWER 1. The client who is taking diuretics. 130 = hyponatremia. Hyperaldosteronism, Cushing's, and corticosteroids cause HYPERnatremia. The nurse is caring for a ...

Acid Base Imbalance Test with Questions and Answers Before seeing a newly assigned client with respiratory alkalosis, a nurse quickly reviews the client's medical history. Which condition is a predisposing factor for respiratory alkalosis? a. Myasthenia gravis b. Type 1 diabetes mellitus c. Extreme anxiety d. Opioid overdose ANSWER Extreme anxiety The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and experiencing respiratory acidosis. The ...

Acid-base Imbalance Exam with Complete Solutions what happens in order to compensate for respiratory acidosis ANSWER centralized chemoreceptors stimulate increased respiratory rate (hyperventilation), causing the expiration of CO2 what happens in order to compensate for respiratory alkalosis ANSWER respiration is decreased, CO2 accumulates, and more acid is produced what does carbonic acid (H2CO3) dissociate into ANSWER hydrogen ions and bicarbonate what do hemoglobin molecules do...

Acid-Base Balance Exam 2 with Questions and Answers 10) The nurse is reviewing orders written by the healthcare provider for a client with metabolic acidosis. Which order should the nurse question before implementing it for the client? A) Begin intravenous infusion of 0.9% normal saline. B) Draw serum potassium levels every 2 hours. C) Draw arterial blood gas samples every 2 hours. D) Administer 1 ampule of sodium bicarbonate now. ANSWER Answer: D Explanation: Administering bi...

NMNC 4410 Exam 3 with Questions and Answers A new nurse is having difficulty knowing which client should be seen first because they all seem important. The nurse preceptor helps and explains which of the following should be seen first? Hypotension, tachycardia, and lethargy Febrile, tachycardia, and vomiting Abdominal pain, hypertensive and constipated Dizziness with normal vital signs ANSWER Hypotension, tachycardia, and lethargy A client in shock develops a central venous pressure (...

NMNC 4410 Exam 2 with Questions and Answers The nurse has instructed the family of a client with stroke (brain attack) who has hemianopsia about measures to help the client overcome the deficit. Which statement suggests that the family understands the measures to use when caring for the client? "We need to discourage him from wearing eyeglasses." "We need to remind him to turn his head to scan the lost visual field." "We need to place objects in his impaired field of vision....

NMNC 1135 Principles of Nursing Exam with Questions and Answers The nurse is caring for a patient with impaired physical mobility. Which potential complications will the nurse monitor for in this patient? (Select all that apply.) a. Impaired skin integrity b. Hypostatic pneumonia c. Somnolence d. Foot drop e. Increased socialization ANSWER a,b,d Rationale: Immobility leads to complications such as hypostatic pneumonia. Other possible complications include footdrop and impaired skin i...

PYC3703 Exam with Questions and Answers What is the landmark discrimination problem? ANSWER Problem in which the task is to remember an object's location and to choose that location after a delay. Associated with research on the where processing stream. What is the what pathway? ANSWER - The pathway leading from the striate cortex to the temporal lobe (ventral stream) - Without parietal lobe, you will have difficulty solving the object discrimination problem - Responsible for...

PYC3703 Exam with Questions and Solutions Gick and Holyoak (1983) considered which of the following to be the most difficult step to achieve in the process of analogical problem solving? 1. Noticing that there is an analogous relationship between problems because most participants need prompting before they notice a connection. 2. Mapping corresponding parts between the problems because the elements are difficult to identify. 3. Applying the mapping to generate a parallel solution becau...

Special Senses of the Eye and Ear Chapter 16 Exam with Questions and Answers The root in the term visual means A) receive B) sharpen C) light D) sight ANSWER D) sight Increased intraocular pressure is A) glaucoma B) presbyopia C) cataract D) astigmatism ANSWER A) glaucoma the root element in the term necrosis means ANSWER death devices that measures refractive errors of the cornea A) refractometer B) snellen letter chart C) Jaeger reading cards ANSWER ...

Nursing Exam with Questions and Answers The first kidney transplant in humans were performed in the _____. A) 1940s B) 1950s C) 1960s D)1970s ANSWER B The CAM therapy that uses breathing and muscle relaxation techniques to quiet the mind by focusing attention on obtaining a sense of oneness is ____. A) meditation B) reflexology C) yoga D) imagery ANSWER A The CAM therapy that encourages the use of certain vitamins to neutralize free radicals is ____. A) herbal medicine B) p...