NR341 COMPLEX ADULT HEALTH FINAL EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
EXPERT SOLUTIONS | 2026 LATEST UPDATED | GET A+
1. The nurse in a healthcare clinic is assessing a client three months after a
new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. What client statement(s) should concern
the nurse and require follow up? Select all that apply.: -"When I exercise, I
make sure to increase my insulin dose."
-"I have been tired lately and lost about 5 pounds last week."
-"I'm drinking so much water that I've been urinating a lot."
2. The nurse is monitoring a client admitted with a severe burn injury who
is receiving intravenous fluid resuscitation. What finding should indicate to
the nurse that the client is improving?: Increased blood pressure
3. The nurse cares for a client with acute thyrotoxicosis. What action(s)
should the nurse plan to include in the client's care? Select all that apply: -
Cover the client with cooling blankets
-Administer prescribed intravenous fluids
,-Monitor the client's cardiac rhythm
-Provide ordered acetaminophen
4. A client presents to the emergency department with partial-thickness
burns to the left arm and abdomen sustained at work. What action should
the nurse
plan to include in the client's care?: Administer prescribed opioid analgesia
for pain management 5. The nurse is caring for a client with end-stage liver
disease and has provided the prescribed treatment regimen. What finding
indicates the client's condition is improving?: Decreased bilirubin
6. The nurse is caring for a client with a pulmonary artery catheter in place.
The nurse notes that the pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) is 18 mm
Hg.
What action should the nurse take first?: Assess the client for signs of fluid
volume excess 7. Emergency medical services (EMS) arrives to the
emergency department with a client who sustained a penetrating stab
,wound to the abdomen. The nurse notes that the client's intestines are
protruding through the wound.
What action should the nurse plan to take first?: Place a sterile saline-soaked
dressing over the wound.
8. The nurse is caring for a client with an arterial line in the right femoral
artery. What assessment finding requires immediate action by the nurse?:
Absence of the right pedal pulse
9. The emergency department nurse provides discharge instructions to a
client
with a concussion. What client statement indicates a need for additional
education?: "I should take ibuprofen rather than acetaminophen for my
headache."
10. A client arrives at the emergency department via ambulance after a
motor vehicle accident. The nurse suspects the client may have sustained
an acute spinal cord injury. Place the actions the nurse should take in the
order they
, should be implemented.: Assess the client's airway and breathing,
Immobilize the client's cervical spine,
Establish intravenous (IV) access, Prepare the client for diagnostic imaging
11. The nurse is caring for a client undergoing peritoneal dialysis for the first
time since catheter insertion. What finding should the nurse report
immediately to the healthcare provider?: Purulent dialysate outflow
12. The nurse administers IV calcium gluconate to a client with acute kidney
injury and a potassium level of 7.0 mEq/L. What finding indicates to the
nurse that the treatment has been effective?: The client's ECG shows a
normal sinus rhythm
13. The nurse is assessing a client with type 1 diabetes who is admitted with
diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). What question should the nurse ask to identify a
potential cause of the client's DKA?: "Have you had any recent illnesses or
infections?" 14. The nurse cares for a client admitted with hematemesis
related to esophageal varices and receives medication prescriptions from
EXPERT SOLUTIONS | 2026 LATEST UPDATED | GET A+
1. The nurse in a healthcare clinic is assessing a client three months after a
new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. What client statement(s) should concern
the nurse and require follow up? Select all that apply.: -"When I exercise, I
make sure to increase my insulin dose."
-"I have been tired lately and lost about 5 pounds last week."
-"I'm drinking so much water that I've been urinating a lot."
2. The nurse is monitoring a client admitted with a severe burn injury who
is receiving intravenous fluid resuscitation. What finding should indicate to
the nurse that the client is improving?: Increased blood pressure
3. The nurse cares for a client with acute thyrotoxicosis. What action(s)
should the nurse plan to include in the client's care? Select all that apply: -
Cover the client with cooling blankets
-Administer prescribed intravenous fluids
,-Monitor the client's cardiac rhythm
-Provide ordered acetaminophen
4. A client presents to the emergency department with partial-thickness
burns to the left arm and abdomen sustained at work. What action should
the nurse
plan to include in the client's care?: Administer prescribed opioid analgesia
for pain management 5. The nurse is caring for a client with end-stage liver
disease and has provided the prescribed treatment regimen. What finding
indicates the client's condition is improving?: Decreased bilirubin
6. The nurse is caring for a client with a pulmonary artery catheter in place.
The nurse notes that the pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) is 18 mm
Hg.
What action should the nurse take first?: Assess the client for signs of fluid
volume excess 7. Emergency medical services (EMS) arrives to the
emergency department with a client who sustained a penetrating stab
,wound to the abdomen. The nurse notes that the client's intestines are
protruding through the wound.
What action should the nurse plan to take first?: Place a sterile saline-soaked
dressing over the wound.
8. The nurse is caring for a client with an arterial line in the right femoral
artery. What assessment finding requires immediate action by the nurse?:
Absence of the right pedal pulse
9. The emergency department nurse provides discharge instructions to a
client
with a concussion. What client statement indicates a need for additional
education?: "I should take ibuprofen rather than acetaminophen for my
headache."
10. A client arrives at the emergency department via ambulance after a
motor vehicle accident. The nurse suspects the client may have sustained
an acute spinal cord injury. Place the actions the nurse should take in the
order they
, should be implemented.: Assess the client's airway and breathing,
Immobilize the client's cervical spine,
Establish intravenous (IV) access, Prepare the client for diagnostic imaging
11. The nurse is caring for a client undergoing peritoneal dialysis for the first
time since catheter insertion. What finding should the nurse report
immediately to the healthcare provider?: Purulent dialysate outflow
12. The nurse administers IV calcium gluconate to a client with acute kidney
injury and a potassium level of 7.0 mEq/L. What finding indicates to the
nurse that the treatment has been effective?: The client's ECG shows a
normal sinus rhythm
13. The nurse is assessing a client with type 1 diabetes who is admitted with
diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). What question should the nurse ask to identify a
potential cause of the client's DKA?: "Have you had any recent illnesses or
infections?" 14. The nurse cares for a client admitted with hematemesis
related to esophageal varices and receives medication prescriptions from
