Practice Questions : NR 283: NR 283 Practice Questions &
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What kind of solution would a nurse give a patient who has very concentrated blood serum?
Patient is hypertonic, so do the opposite. Hypo= into tissues hyper= from the tissues into the
bloodstream
a. A hypertonic solution so that the fluid moves out of the blood stream and into the tissues
b. A hypotonic solution so that the fluid will move out of the blood stream and into the tissues
c. An isotonic solution so that the fluid volume will increase overall
d. A hypotonic solution so that the fluid will move into the blood and out of the tissues - ANSWER:b. A
hypotonic solution so that the fluid will move out of the blood stream and into the tissues
What is the main difference between aldosterone and ADH?
a. Aldosterone causes an increase in water volume due to the reabsorption of salt
b. ADH causes an increase in water volume due to the reabsorption of salt
c. Aldosterone causes an increase in urine output
d. ADH causes a decrease in blood pressure - ANSWER:a. Aldosterone causes an increase in water
volume due to the reabsorption of salt
What secretes ADH?
a. The hypothalamus
b. The kidneys
c. The pituitary gland
d. The thymus - ANSWER:c. The pituitary gland
What secretes aldosterone?
a. The pituitary gland
b. The thymus
c. The adrenal gland
d. The kidneys - ANSWER:c. The adrenal gland
What is the goal of the RAAS system?
a. To decrease overall blood volume and decrease blood pressure
,b. To increase overall blood volume and increase blood pressure
c. To give the liver more albumin
d. To increase overall blood volume and decrease blood pressure - ANSWER:b. To increase overall blood
volume and increase blood pressure
Which hormone meets with what to create aldosterone?
a. Angiotensin I meets with angiotension II
b. Renin meets with ACE
c. Angiotensin II meets with the adrenal gland which creates ADH
d. Angiotensin II meets with the adrenal gland which creates aldosterone - ANSWER:d. Angiotensin II
meets with the adrenal gland which creates aldosterone
What electrolyte is responsible for most neurological functions?
a. Potassium
b. Magnesium
c. Calcium
d. Sodium - ANSWER:d. Sodium
True or false, sodium is primarily responsible for neurologic function, potassium is primarily responsible
for cardiac function, and calcium is primarily responsible for muscular function
a. True
b. false - ANSWER:a. True
if a patient is in respiratory alkalosis - what is the most likely scenario?
a. They have had chronic renal failure for two years
b. They have been on a ventilator for a week
c. They are anxious about an upcoming surgery and have been hyperventilating for 5 minutes
d. They have had emphysema for 5 years - ANSWER:c. They are anxious about an upcoming surgery and
have been hyperventilating for 5 minutes
Which compensation is more slow but more efficient?
a. Renal
b. Respiratory - ANSWER:a. Renal
True or false - respiratory compensation only effects CO2 levels
a. True
, b. False - ANSWER:a. True
1. A patient who is diagnosed with turner's syndrome has a short stature, wide nipples, and a webbed
neck. This is the patient's:
a. Allele
b. Phenotype
c. Genotype
d. DNA - ANSWER:b. Phenotype
1. What chromosome is missing in a patient with down syndrome and what is a main risk factor?
a. 23rd chromosome, a mother who is 19
b. 21st chromosome, a mother who is 16
c. 21st chromosome, a mother who is 38
d. 23rd chromosome, a mother who is 37 - ANSWER:c. 21st chromosome, a mother who is 38
1. what differentiates cancer cells from regular cells?
a. Evades apoptosis and mutates quickly
b. Ignores growth restrictions and has limited angiogenesis capabilities
c. Invades tissues quickly and mutates slowly
d. Decreased replication and increased angiogenesis - ANSWER:a. Evades apoptosis and mutates quickly
1. What is a normal range for erythrocytes
a. 100,000-500,000
b. 4-6 million
c. 10-20 million
d. 20,000-50,000 - ANSWER:b. 4-6 million
1. a nurse understands that preload is:
a. the amount of blood in the atrium at the end of diastole
b. the amount of blood in the aorta at the end of systole
c. the amount of force the heart uses to push the blood out of the ventricle
d. the volume of blood in ventricles at the end of diastole - ANSWER:d. the volume of blood in ventricles
at the end of diastole
1. all of these options are types of anemia EXCEPT:
Answers
What kind of solution would a nurse give a patient who has very concentrated blood serum?
Patient is hypertonic, so do the opposite. Hypo= into tissues hyper= from the tissues into the
bloodstream
a. A hypertonic solution so that the fluid moves out of the blood stream and into the tissues
b. A hypotonic solution so that the fluid will move out of the blood stream and into the tissues
c. An isotonic solution so that the fluid volume will increase overall
d. A hypotonic solution so that the fluid will move into the blood and out of the tissues - ANSWER:b. A
hypotonic solution so that the fluid will move out of the blood stream and into the tissues
What is the main difference between aldosterone and ADH?
a. Aldosterone causes an increase in water volume due to the reabsorption of salt
b. ADH causes an increase in water volume due to the reabsorption of salt
c. Aldosterone causes an increase in urine output
d. ADH causes a decrease in blood pressure - ANSWER:a. Aldosterone causes an increase in water
volume due to the reabsorption of salt
What secretes ADH?
a. The hypothalamus
b. The kidneys
c. The pituitary gland
d. The thymus - ANSWER:c. The pituitary gland
What secretes aldosterone?
a. The pituitary gland
b. The thymus
c. The adrenal gland
d. The kidneys - ANSWER:c. The adrenal gland
What is the goal of the RAAS system?
a. To decrease overall blood volume and decrease blood pressure
,b. To increase overall blood volume and increase blood pressure
c. To give the liver more albumin
d. To increase overall blood volume and decrease blood pressure - ANSWER:b. To increase overall blood
volume and increase blood pressure
Which hormone meets with what to create aldosterone?
a. Angiotensin I meets with angiotension II
b. Renin meets with ACE
c. Angiotensin II meets with the adrenal gland which creates ADH
d. Angiotensin II meets with the adrenal gland which creates aldosterone - ANSWER:d. Angiotensin II
meets with the adrenal gland which creates aldosterone
What electrolyte is responsible for most neurological functions?
a. Potassium
b. Magnesium
c. Calcium
d. Sodium - ANSWER:d. Sodium
True or false, sodium is primarily responsible for neurologic function, potassium is primarily responsible
for cardiac function, and calcium is primarily responsible for muscular function
a. True
b. false - ANSWER:a. True
if a patient is in respiratory alkalosis - what is the most likely scenario?
a. They have had chronic renal failure for two years
b. They have been on a ventilator for a week
c. They are anxious about an upcoming surgery and have been hyperventilating for 5 minutes
d. They have had emphysema for 5 years - ANSWER:c. They are anxious about an upcoming surgery and
have been hyperventilating for 5 minutes
Which compensation is more slow but more efficient?
a. Renal
b. Respiratory - ANSWER:a. Renal
True or false - respiratory compensation only effects CO2 levels
a. True
, b. False - ANSWER:a. True
1. A patient who is diagnosed with turner's syndrome has a short stature, wide nipples, and a webbed
neck. This is the patient's:
a. Allele
b. Phenotype
c. Genotype
d. DNA - ANSWER:b. Phenotype
1. What chromosome is missing in a patient with down syndrome and what is a main risk factor?
a. 23rd chromosome, a mother who is 19
b. 21st chromosome, a mother who is 16
c. 21st chromosome, a mother who is 38
d. 23rd chromosome, a mother who is 37 - ANSWER:c. 21st chromosome, a mother who is 38
1. what differentiates cancer cells from regular cells?
a. Evades apoptosis and mutates quickly
b. Ignores growth restrictions and has limited angiogenesis capabilities
c. Invades tissues quickly and mutates slowly
d. Decreased replication and increased angiogenesis - ANSWER:a. Evades apoptosis and mutates quickly
1. What is a normal range for erythrocytes
a. 100,000-500,000
b. 4-6 million
c. 10-20 million
d. 20,000-50,000 - ANSWER:b. 4-6 million
1. a nurse understands that preload is:
a. the amount of blood in the atrium at the end of diastole
b. the amount of blood in the aorta at the end of systole
c. the amount of force the heart uses to push the blood out of the ventricle
d. the volume of blood in ventricles at the end of diastole - ANSWER:d. the volume of blood in ventricles
at the end of diastole
1. all of these options are types of anemia EXCEPT:
