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The nurse is taking the health 3. Clubbed fingers - CORRECT
history of a patient being treated Clubbed fingers are a sign of a long-term, or
for Emphysema and Chronic chronic, decrease in oxygen levels.
Bronchitis. After being told the
patient has been smoking
cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse
expects to note which assessment
finding?
1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity
(FVC)
2. A narrowed chest cavity
3. Clubbed fingers
4. An increased risk of cardiac
failure
,The nurse is taking the health 1. Melena - CORRECT
history of a 70-year-old patient Melena is the finding that there are traces of
being treated for a Duodenal Ulcer. blood in the stool which presents as black, tarry
After being told the patient is feces. This is a common manifestation of
complaining of epigastric pain, the Duodenal Ulcers, since the Duodenum is further
nurse expects to note which down the gastric anatomy.
assessment finding?
1. Melena
2. Nausea
3. Hernia
4. Hyperthermia
A nurse is providing discharge 1. "I'm going to limit my meals to 2-3 per day to
teaching for a patient with severe reduce acid secretion."
Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease. CORRECT - Large meals increase the volume and
Which of these statements by the pressure in the stomach and delay gastric
patient indicates a need for more emptying. It's recommended instead to eat 4-6
teaching? small meals a day.
1. "I'm going to limit my meals to 2-3
per day to reduce acid secretion."
2. "I'm going to make sure to remain
upright after meals and elevate my
head when I sleep"
3. "I won't be drinking tea or coffee
or eating chocolate any more."
4. "I'm going to start trying to lose
some weight."
,The nurse in the Emergency Room 1. Start a large-bore IV in the patient's arm
is treating a patient suspected to CORRECT - The nurse should suspect that the
have a Peptic Ulcer. On assessing patient is haemorrhaging and will need need a
lab results, the nurse finds that the fluid replacement therapy, which requires a large
patient's blood pressure is 95/60, bore IV.
pulse is 110 beats per minute, and
the patient reports epigastric pain.
What is the PRIORITY intervention?
1. Start a large-bore IV in the
patient's arm
2. Ask the patient for a stool sample
3. Prepare to insert an NG Tube
4. Administer intramuscular
morphine sulphate as ordered
A female patient with atrial 4. Potassium of 2.7 mEq/L
fibrillation has the following lab CORRECT - A potassium imbalance for a patient
results: Hemoglobin of 11 g/dl, a with a history of dysrhythmia can be life-
platelet count of 150,000, an INR of threatening and can lead to cardiac distress.
2.5, and potassium of 2.7 mEq/L.
Which result is critical and should
be reported to the physician
immediately?
1. Hemoglobin 11 g/dl
2. Platelet of 150,000
3. INR of 2.5
4. Potassium of 2.7 mEq/L
, While receiving normal saline 1. Stop the saline infusion immediately
infusions to treat a GI bleed, the CORRECT - the patient has a fluid volume
nurse notes that the patient's lower overload as a result of overly rapid fluid
legs have become edematous and replacement. The nurse should stop the infusion
auscultates crackles in the lungs. and notify the physician.
What should the nurse do first?
1. Stop the saline infusion
immediately
2. Notify Physician
3. Elevate the patient's legs
4. Continue the infusion, since these
are normal findings
The nurse is working in a support 2. They must take their medications exactly as
group for clients with HIV. Which prescribed
point is most important for the CORRECT - Antiretrovirals must be taken exactly
nurse to stress? as prescribed to prevent drug-resistant strains.
Even missed doses can reduce the effectiveness
1. They must inform household of future treatment.
members of their condition
2. They must take their medications
exactly as prescribed
3. They must abstain from substance
use
4. They must avoid large crowds
Correct Answers 2026
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Terms in this set (75)
The nurse is taking the health 3. Clubbed fingers - CORRECT
history of a patient being treated Clubbed fingers are a sign of a long-term, or
for Emphysema and Chronic chronic, decrease in oxygen levels.
Bronchitis. After being told the
patient has been smoking
cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse
expects to note which assessment
finding?
1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity
(FVC)
2. A narrowed chest cavity
3. Clubbed fingers
4. An increased risk of cardiac
failure
,The nurse is taking the health 1. Melena - CORRECT
history of a 70-year-old patient Melena is the finding that there are traces of
being treated for a Duodenal Ulcer. blood in the stool which presents as black, tarry
After being told the patient is feces. This is a common manifestation of
complaining of epigastric pain, the Duodenal Ulcers, since the Duodenum is further
nurse expects to note which down the gastric anatomy.
assessment finding?
1. Melena
2. Nausea
3. Hernia
4. Hyperthermia
A nurse is providing discharge 1. "I'm going to limit my meals to 2-3 per day to
teaching for a patient with severe reduce acid secretion."
Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease. CORRECT - Large meals increase the volume and
Which of these statements by the pressure in the stomach and delay gastric
patient indicates a need for more emptying. It's recommended instead to eat 4-6
teaching? small meals a day.
1. "I'm going to limit my meals to 2-3
per day to reduce acid secretion."
2. "I'm going to make sure to remain
upright after meals and elevate my
head when I sleep"
3. "I won't be drinking tea or coffee
or eating chocolate any more."
4. "I'm going to start trying to lose
some weight."
,The nurse in the Emergency Room 1. Start a large-bore IV in the patient's arm
is treating a patient suspected to CORRECT - The nurse should suspect that the
have a Peptic Ulcer. On assessing patient is haemorrhaging and will need need a
lab results, the nurse finds that the fluid replacement therapy, which requires a large
patient's blood pressure is 95/60, bore IV.
pulse is 110 beats per minute, and
the patient reports epigastric pain.
What is the PRIORITY intervention?
1. Start a large-bore IV in the
patient's arm
2. Ask the patient for a stool sample
3. Prepare to insert an NG Tube
4. Administer intramuscular
morphine sulphate as ordered
A female patient with atrial 4. Potassium of 2.7 mEq/L
fibrillation has the following lab CORRECT - A potassium imbalance for a patient
results: Hemoglobin of 11 g/dl, a with a history of dysrhythmia can be life-
platelet count of 150,000, an INR of threatening and can lead to cardiac distress.
2.5, and potassium of 2.7 mEq/L.
Which result is critical and should
be reported to the physician
immediately?
1. Hemoglobin 11 g/dl
2. Platelet of 150,000
3. INR of 2.5
4. Potassium of 2.7 mEq/L
, While receiving normal saline 1. Stop the saline infusion immediately
infusions to treat a GI bleed, the CORRECT - the patient has a fluid volume
nurse notes that the patient's lower overload as a result of overly rapid fluid
legs have become edematous and replacement. The nurse should stop the infusion
auscultates crackles in the lungs. and notify the physician.
What should the nurse do first?
1. Stop the saline infusion
immediately
2. Notify Physician
3. Elevate the patient's legs
4. Continue the infusion, since these
are normal findings
The nurse is working in a support 2. They must take their medications exactly as
group for clients with HIV. Which prescribed
point is most important for the CORRECT - Antiretrovirals must be taken exactly
nurse to stress? as prescribed to prevent drug-resistant strains.
Even missed doses can reduce the effectiveness
1. They must inform household of future treatment.
members of their condition
2. They must take their medications
exactly as prescribed
3. They must abstain from substance
use
4. They must avoid large crowds
