NU372 Final exam practice questions with answers

NU372 Final exam practice |\ |\ |\ |\




questions with answers |\ |\




A client arrives for an influenza vaccination and reports a low-
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grade fever with a cough. Which action would the nurse take
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next? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Check the temperature and
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current history. |\




Which intervention would the nurse perform to prevent disease
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transmission when caring for a hospitalized client with influenza?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Don a mask in the room
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Which nursing action will be most helpful in preventing
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transmission of influenza in crowded communities? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Educating about the importance of having annual
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vaccinations


Which information would the nurse include when teaching about
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why women are more susceptible to urinary tract infections than
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men? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The length of the urethra
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Which characteristic of urine changes in the presence of a
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urinary tract infection (UTI)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Clarity
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Which instruction would the nurse include in a health practices
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teaching plan for a female client with a history of recurrent
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,urinary tract infections? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"Wear cotton
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underwear or lingerie." |\ |\




A client recovering from deep partial-thickness burns develops
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chills, fever, flank pain, and malaise. The primary health care
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provider makes a tentative diagnosis of urinary tract infection.
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Which diagnostic tests would the nurse expect the primary health
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care provider to prescribe to confirm this diagnosis? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Urinalysis with a urine culture and sensitivity
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A primary health care provider diagnoses the client's condition as
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otitis media. Which assessment finding supports that diagnosis?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Redness of the eardrum
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The nurse would include which instruction to the parents of a
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child being treated with oral ampicillin for otitis media? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Complete the entire course of antibiotic
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therapy.


Which factor would the nurse consider when the parent of a 10-
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month-old infant expresses frustration that this is the baby's third
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otitis media in 3 months? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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eustachian tube is short and horizontal. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Which is the primary cause of otitis media in young children? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An obstructed eustachian tube
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,Rationale: A blocked eustachian tube impairs drainage and
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creates negative pressure; when the tube opens, bacteria are
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pulled into the middle ear.
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A client is prescribed rifampin after being exposed to active
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tuberculosis. Which finding would the nurse immediately report |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


to the health care provider? Select all that apply. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Small, red, pinpoint areas on the arms
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A client is being admitted to a medical unit with a diagnosis of
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pulmonary tuberculosis. Which type of room would the nurse
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assign this client? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Negative-airflow
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room


A client arrives at a health clinic stating, "I am here to have my
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tuberculin skin test read." The nurse notes that there is a 7-mm
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indurated area at the injection site. Which statement made by
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the nurse correctly describes this result? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔"The result indicates that you are infected with the
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tuberculosis organism." |\




A client with tuberculosis receives instructions regarding isoniazid
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(INH) therapy from the assigned nurse. Which client statement
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indicates a misunderstanding of the content? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔"I should apply sunscreen and wear sun-protective
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clothing while going outside." |\ |\ |\




Rationale: This medication is not a photosensitive medication. All
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the rest of the statements are accurate.
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, The nurse identifies 12 mm of induration at the site of a client's
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tuberculin purified protein derivative (PPD) test. Which rational
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would the nurse use to explain this test? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The result indicates a need for further tests and a chest x-ray.
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Rationale: The test result is positive, not negative; thus further
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testing is necessary. |\ |\




It is the most accurate skin test for tuberculosis (TB) because of
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the testing material and the intradermal method used
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Which clinical manifestations are associated with a diagnosis of
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tuberculosis? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔Hemoptysis
Anorexia
Night sweats |\




Which client is at an increased risk for hospital-acquired
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pneumonia? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


may be correct. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Client who was
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admitted to the hospital 5 days ago for abdominal pain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Rationale: Hospital-acquired pneumonia occurs in non-intubated|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


clients and begins 48 hours after admission. A client admitted 5
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days ago with abdominal pain would meet the criteria and is at
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increased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia. A client admitted
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the previous day has not been in the hospital at least 48 hours.
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A client on mechanical ventilation is intubated and does not meet
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the criteria for hospital-acquired pneumonia. A client who has
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been on an airplane with other ill individuals would be at risk for
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