NR283 Patho EXAM 2
1. A client is admitted with acute pain related to A, B
appendicitis. What manifestations would the
nurse anticipate? (Select All That Apply)
a. Sudden and severe pain
b. Increased blood pressure
c. Fatigue and depression
d. Bradycardia
e. Slow, diffuse generalized pain
f. Decreased respiratory rate
2. A client with a Left Below the Knee Amputation A
is complaining of 6/10 pain to the Left foot.
What type of pain is this client experiencing?
a. Phantom pain
b. Acute pain
c. Chronic pain
d. Intractable pain
3. What are expected complications of aging? B
a. Increase in taste and smell
b. Loss of subcutaneous tissue and
decreased sweat glands
c. Decreased risk for atherosclerosis
d. Decreased blood pressure and heart
rate
4. What is true regarding obesity in older adults? C
a. Increases cardiac strength
b. Increases hypotension
c. Increases atherosclerosis
d. Increases metabolism and digestion
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5. A client prescribed oxycodone for chronic pain D
reports feeling shaky and sweaty when they run
out of it. The nurse correctly identifies this as:
a. Substance abuse
b. Addiction
c. Psychological Dependence
d. Physiological Dependence
6. What is true regarding substance abuse during B
pregnancy?
a. Less likely to remain addicted after birth
b. Less likely to seek prenatal care
c. Less likely to damage fetus if only small
amounts of substance abuse
d. Less likely secondhand smoke will cause
harm
7. What is an effect of the sympathetic nervous C
system?
a. Bradycardia
b. Increased peristalsis
c. Vasoconstriction
d. Bronchoconstriction
8. What are the criteria for brain death? (SELECT B, E, F
ALL THAT APPLY)
a. Loss of awareness and mental
capabilities, brain stem intact
b. Absence of brain stem reflexes
c. Brain function intact, body paralyzed
d. Appears to be in a sleep-wake cycle
e. Cessation of brain stem function
1. A client is admitted with acute pain related to A, B
appendicitis. What manifestations would the
nurse anticipate? (Select All That Apply)
a. Sudden and severe pain
b. Increased blood pressure
c. Fatigue and depression
d. Bradycardia
e. Slow, diffuse generalized pain
f. Decreased respiratory rate
2. A client with a Left Below the Knee Amputation A
is complaining of 6/10 pain to the Left foot.
What type of pain is this client experiencing?
a. Phantom pain
b. Acute pain
c. Chronic pain
d. Intractable pain
3. What are expected complications of aging? B
a. Increase in taste and smell
b. Loss of subcutaneous tissue and
decreased sweat glands
c. Decreased risk for atherosclerosis
d. Decreased blood pressure and heart
rate
4. What is true regarding obesity in older adults? C
a. Increases cardiac strength
b. Increases hypotension
c. Increases atherosclerosis
d. Increases metabolism and digestion
, NR283 Patho EXAM 2
5. A client prescribed oxycodone for chronic pain D
reports feeling shaky and sweaty when they run
out of it. The nurse correctly identifies this as:
a. Substance abuse
b. Addiction
c. Psychological Dependence
d. Physiological Dependence
6. What is true regarding substance abuse during B
pregnancy?
a. Less likely to remain addicted after birth
b. Less likely to seek prenatal care
c. Less likely to damage fetus if only small
amounts of substance abuse
d. Less likely secondhand smoke will cause
harm
7. What is an effect of the sympathetic nervous C
system?
a. Bradycardia
b. Increased peristalsis
c. Vasoconstriction
d. Bronchoconstriction
8. What are the criteria for brain death? (SELECT B, E, F
ALL THAT APPLY)
a. Loss of awareness and mental
capabilities, brain stem intact
b. Absence of brain stem reflexes
c. Brain function intact, body paralyzed
d. Appears to be in a sleep-wake cycle
e. Cessation of brain stem function
