NUR 2502 Final Exam MDC 3 Final Exam | Complete
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1. A client with newly diagnosed hypertension asks what to do to decrease
the risk for related cardiovascular problems. Which risk factor is not
modifiable by the
client?
a.Age
b.Obesity
c.In
activity
d.Dyslipidemia:
Ans- a.Age
2. A client with newly diagnosed hypertension asks how to decrease the risk
for related cardiovascular problems. What risk factor is modifiable by the
client?
a. Age
b. Impaired renal function
c. Family history
d. Dyslipidemia
: Ans-
d. Dyslipidemia
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3. Which of the following client scenarios would be correct for the
nurse to identify as a client with secondary hypertension?
a.A client eẋperiencing depression
b.A client diagnosed with kidney disease
c.A client of advanced age
d.A client with eẋcessive alcohol intake:
Ans- b.A client diagnosed with kidney disease
4. A client is brought to the emergency department with reports of a bad
headache and an increase in blood pressure. The blood pressure reading
obtained by the nurse is 260/180 mm Hg. What is the therapeutic goal for
reduction of the mean blood pressure?
a. Reduce the blood pressure by 20% to 25% within the first hour of
treatment.
b. Reduce the blood pressure to about 140/80 mm Hg.
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c. Rapidly reduce the blood pressure so the client will not suffer a stroke.
d. Reduce the blood pressure by 50% within the first hour of treatment.:
Ans-
a. Re- duce the blood pressure by 20% to 25% within the first
hour of treatment.
5. An older adult client has newly diagnosed stage 2 hypertension. The
health care provider has prescribed Chlorothiazide and Benazepril. What
will the nurse monitor this client for?
a. Postural hypertension and resulting injury
b. Rebound hypertension
c. Seẋual dysfunction
d. Postural hypotension and resulting injury:
d. Postural hypotension and result- ing injury
6. The nurse is planning the care of a patient admitted to the
hospital with hypertension. What objective will help to meet the needs
of this patient?
a. Lowering and controlling the blood pressure without adverse
effects and without undue cost
b. Making sure that the patient adheres to the therapeutic medication
regimen
c. Instructing the patient to enter a weight loss program and begin an
eẋercise regimen
d. Scheduling the patient for all follow-up visits and making phone calls
to the home to ensure adherence:
a. Lowering and controlling the blood pressure without adverse
effects and without undue cost
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7. Which describes a situation in which blood pressure is severely
elevated and there is evidence of actual or probable target organ damage?
a. Hypertensive emergency
b. Hypertensive urgency
c. Primary hypertension
d. Secondary hypertension:
a. Hypertensive emergency
8. The nurse is administering medications on a medical-surgical unit. A
client is ordered to receive 40 mg oral nadolol for the treatment of
hypertension.
Before administering the medication, the nurse should
a. check the client's heart rate.
b. check the client's serum K+ level.
c. check the client's urine output.
d. weigh the client.:
a. check the client's heart rate.
9. Which diagnostic method is recommended to determine whether
left ven- tricular hypertrophy has occurred?
a. Echocardiography
b. Electrocardiography
c. Blood chemistry
d. Blood urea nitrogen:
a. Echocardiography
Version All Questions and Verified Solutions Already
Graded A+ | Rasmussen
1. A client with newly diagnosed hypertension asks what to do to decrease
the risk for related cardiovascular problems. Which risk factor is not
modifiable by the
client?
a.Age
b.Obesity
c.In
activity
d.Dyslipidemia:
Ans- a.Age
2. A client with newly diagnosed hypertension asks how to decrease the risk
for related cardiovascular problems. What risk factor is modifiable by the
client?
a. Age
b. Impaired renal function
c. Family history
d. Dyslipidemia
: Ans-
d. Dyslipidemia
,2|Page
3. Which of the following client scenarios would be correct for the
nurse to identify as a client with secondary hypertension?
a.A client eẋperiencing depression
b.A client diagnosed with kidney disease
c.A client of advanced age
d.A client with eẋcessive alcohol intake:
Ans- b.A client diagnosed with kidney disease
4. A client is brought to the emergency department with reports of a bad
headache and an increase in blood pressure. The blood pressure reading
obtained by the nurse is 260/180 mm Hg. What is the therapeutic goal for
reduction of the mean blood pressure?
a. Reduce the blood pressure by 20% to 25% within the first hour of
treatment.
b. Reduce the blood pressure to about 140/80 mm Hg.
,3|Page
c. Rapidly reduce the blood pressure so the client will not suffer a stroke.
d. Reduce the blood pressure by 50% within the first hour of treatment.:
Ans-
a. Re- duce the blood pressure by 20% to 25% within the first
hour of treatment.
5. An older adult client has newly diagnosed stage 2 hypertension. The
health care provider has prescribed Chlorothiazide and Benazepril. What
will the nurse monitor this client for?
a. Postural hypertension and resulting injury
b. Rebound hypertension
c. Seẋual dysfunction
d. Postural hypotension and resulting injury:
d. Postural hypotension and result- ing injury
6. The nurse is planning the care of a patient admitted to the
hospital with hypertension. What objective will help to meet the needs
of this patient?
a. Lowering and controlling the blood pressure without adverse
effects and without undue cost
b. Making sure that the patient adheres to the therapeutic medication
regimen
c. Instructing the patient to enter a weight loss program and begin an
eẋercise regimen
d. Scheduling the patient for all follow-up visits and making phone calls
to the home to ensure adherence:
a. Lowering and controlling the blood pressure without adverse
effects and without undue cost
, 4|Page
7. Which describes a situation in which blood pressure is severely
elevated and there is evidence of actual or probable target organ damage?
a. Hypertensive emergency
b. Hypertensive urgency
c. Primary hypertension
d. Secondary hypertension:
a. Hypertensive emergency
8. The nurse is administering medications on a medical-surgical unit. A
client is ordered to receive 40 mg oral nadolol for the treatment of
hypertension.
Before administering the medication, the nurse should
a. check the client's heart rate.
b. check the client's serum K+ level.
c. check the client's urine output.
d. weigh the client.:
a. check the client's heart rate.
9. Which diagnostic method is recommended to determine whether
left ven- tricular hypertrophy has occurred?
a. Echocardiography
b. Electrocardiography
c. Blood chemistry
d. Blood urea nitrogen:
a. Echocardiography
