NUR 242 EXAM 2 PREP QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS; ALREADY GRADED A; 2025
A patient who has diabetes is at risk for _____ and is 2-5 times more at
risk for _____, and has twice the risk of having open-angle _____ -
correct answer- diabetic retinopathy
cataracts
glaucoma
activities of daily living (ADLs) - correct answer- basic essential skills
that a person does independently every day and are usually related to
personal care
activity intolerance - correct answer- an inadequate amount of
physical or physiological energy to undergo or complete a necessary
activity
acute illness stage of infection - correct answer- manifestations of
the specific infectious disease process are obvious and may become
severe
adverse event - correct answer- any event that is not consistent with
the desired or normal operation
,airborne precautions - correct answer- patient should be in a
negative pressure room
at minimum: N95 mask
airborne transmission - correct answer- occurs when small
particulates move into the airspace of another person and carry
infectious agents
these patients should be placed in a private room with negative air
pressure (circulates the air outside of the building)
alarm fatigue - correct answer- sensory overload from noise
pollution created in part by the numerous distress alerts
ambulation - correct answer- ability to walk
aphasia - correct answer- a disorder that affects a patient's ability to
articulate and understand speech and written language
asepsis - correct answer- the absence of infection/pathogens
,astigmatism - correct answer- a defect in the eye that causes a
refractive error
the eye cannot focus light evenly on the retina, making objects nearby
and faraway look blurry or distorted
atelectasis - correct answer- collapse of airways and small sections
of the lung as a result of shallow breathing
the collapsing of the lung during expansion
bariatric clients - correct answer- clients of increased weight or BMI
increased BMI causes distinctive physiological changes that affect skin
integrity such as extremely deep skin folds, especially in the abdominal
region
areas that are susceptible to deep skin folds include the groin, glutes,
under the breasts, behind the knees, elbows, ankles, and the neck
barrier restraint - correct answer- restraining movement through the
use of barriers like a concave mattress, lapboard for a chair, bed
enclosures, or having all 4 bed rails up
, body mechanics - correct answer- combined effort from the
musculoskeletal and nervous systems to maintain posture, alignment,
and balance
cardiac decondtitioning - correct answer- atrophy of heart muscle
cataracts - correct answer- a cloudy area on the eye lens caused by
proteins in the eye breaking down and clumping together
cause cloudy and blurry vision
make it hard to see at night
can cause double vision
colors appear faded or yellowed
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - correct answer- a stroke
occurs when a blood clot travels to the brain, resulting in death of brain
cells
VERIFIED ANSWERS; ALREADY GRADED A; 2025
A patient who has diabetes is at risk for _____ and is 2-5 times more at
risk for _____, and has twice the risk of having open-angle _____ -
correct answer- diabetic retinopathy
cataracts
glaucoma
activities of daily living (ADLs) - correct answer- basic essential skills
that a person does independently every day and are usually related to
personal care
activity intolerance - correct answer- an inadequate amount of
physical or physiological energy to undergo or complete a necessary
activity
acute illness stage of infection - correct answer- manifestations of
the specific infectious disease process are obvious and may become
severe
adverse event - correct answer- any event that is not consistent with
the desired or normal operation
,airborne precautions - correct answer- patient should be in a
negative pressure room
at minimum: N95 mask
airborne transmission - correct answer- occurs when small
particulates move into the airspace of another person and carry
infectious agents
these patients should be placed in a private room with negative air
pressure (circulates the air outside of the building)
alarm fatigue - correct answer- sensory overload from noise
pollution created in part by the numerous distress alerts
ambulation - correct answer- ability to walk
aphasia - correct answer- a disorder that affects a patient's ability to
articulate and understand speech and written language
asepsis - correct answer- the absence of infection/pathogens
,astigmatism - correct answer- a defect in the eye that causes a
refractive error
the eye cannot focus light evenly on the retina, making objects nearby
and faraway look blurry or distorted
atelectasis - correct answer- collapse of airways and small sections
of the lung as a result of shallow breathing
the collapsing of the lung during expansion
bariatric clients - correct answer- clients of increased weight or BMI
increased BMI causes distinctive physiological changes that affect skin
integrity such as extremely deep skin folds, especially in the abdominal
region
areas that are susceptible to deep skin folds include the groin, glutes,
under the breasts, behind the knees, elbows, ankles, and the neck
barrier restraint - correct answer- restraining movement through the
use of barriers like a concave mattress, lapboard for a chair, bed
enclosures, or having all 4 bed rails up
, body mechanics - correct answer- combined effort from the
musculoskeletal and nervous systems to maintain posture, alignment,
and balance
cardiac decondtitioning - correct answer- atrophy of heart muscle
cataracts - correct answer- a cloudy area on the eye lens caused by
proteins in the eye breaking down and clumping together
cause cloudy and blurry vision
make it hard to see at night
can cause double vision
colors appear faded or yellowed
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - correct answer- a stroke
occurs when a blood clot travels to the brain, resulting in death of brain
cells
