NR 603 Week 7 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
// // // // // // // //
The //nurse //is //caring //for //a //patient //with //a //new //diagnosis //of //systemic //lupus //erythematosus
//(SLE). /
/The /
/patient /
/denies //
a/
/family /
/history /
/of /
/this /
/disease. /
/Which /
/information /
/in /
/the /
/patient's /
/history /
/identifies //
a/
/likely /
/cause /
/of //the //onset //of //symptoms? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Use //of //prescribed //procainamide
At /
/least /
/40 /
/prescription //medications, //including //procainamide, //can //lead //to //the //development //of //SLE.
A/
/patient /
/with /
/systemic /
,/lupus /
/erythematosus /
/(SLE) /
/asks /
/the /
/nurse /
/what /
/happens //during //an //exacerbation //of //SLE. //Which //response //from //the //nurse //is //appropriate?
//- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔"Your //body //is //making //antibodies //that //attack //the //proteins //in //your //DNA."
SLE /
/is /
/an /
/autoimmune /
/disease. /
/An /
/individual /
/with //SLE //develops //antibodies //that //attack //the //proteins //found //in //his //or //her //DNA.
Which /
/finding /
/in //
a/
/patient /
/with /
/systemic /
/lupus /
/erythematosus /
/(SLE) /
/would //indicate //possible //kidney //damage? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Protein //in //the //urine
Proteinuria /
/is //a //common //finding //in //patients //with //SLE //and //indicates //possible //kidney //damage.
, A/
/patient /
/diagnosed /
/with /
/systemic /
/lupus /
/erythematosus //(SLE) //is //taking //methotrexate. //Which //instruction //should //the //nurse //provide
//to //the //patient? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔"You //need //to //take //a //folic //acid //supplement."
Methotrexate //depletes //folic //acid. //Therefore //supplementation //is //required.
A/
/nurse /
/is /
/caring /
/for //
a/
/patient /
/with /
/systemic /
/lupus /
/erythematosus /
/(SLE) /
/who /
/reports /
/having /
/mild /
/pain /
/and /
/swelling /
/in //the //hands. //Which //medication //would //the //nurse //anticipate //the //health //care //provider //to
//prescribe? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Celecoxib
// // // // // // // //
The //nurse //is //caring //for //a //patient //with //a //new //diagnosis //of //systemic //lupus //erythematosus
//(SLE). /
/The /
/patient /
/denies //
a/
/family /
/history /
/of /
/this /
/disease. /
/Which /
/information /
/in /
/the /
/patient's /
/history /
/identifies //
a/
/likely /
/cause /
/of //the //onset //of //symptoms? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Use //of //prescribed //procainamide
At /
/least /
/40 /
/prescription //medications, //including //procainamide, //can //lead //to //the //development //of //SLE.
A/
/patient /
/with /
/systemic /
,/lupus /
/erythematosus /
/(SLE) /
/asks /
/the /
/nurse /
/what /
/happens //during //an //exacerbation //of //SLE. //Which //response //from //the //nurse //is //appropriate?
//- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔"Your //body //is //making //antibodies //that //attack //the //proteins //in //your //DNA."
SLE /
/is /
/an /
/autoimmune /
/disease. /
/An /
/individual /
/with //SLE //develops //antibodies //that //attack //the //proteins //found //in //his //or //her //DNA.
Which /
/finding /
/in //
a/
/patient /
/with /
/systemic /
/lupus /
/erythematosus /
/(SLE) /
/would //indicate //possible //kidney //damage? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Protein //in //the //urine
Proteinuria /
/is //a //common //finding //in //patients //with //SLE //and //indicates //possible //kidney //damage.
, A/
/patient /
/diagnosed /
/with /
/systemic /
/lupus /
/erythematosus //(SLE) //is //taking //methotrexate. //Which //instruction //should //the //nurse //provide
//to //the //patient? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔"You //need //to //take //a //folic //acid //supplement."
Methotrexate //depletes //folic //acid. //Therefore //supplementation //is //required.
A/
/nurse /
/is /
/caring /
/for //
a/
/patient /
/with /
/systemic /
/lupus /
/erythematosus /
/(SLE) /
/who /
/reports /
/having /
/mild /
/pain /
/and /
/swelling /
/in //the //hands. //Which //medication //would //the //nurse //anticipate //the //health //care //provider //to
//prescribe? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Celecoxib
