PASSING PAPERS

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The nurse determines that a patient has long-term immunity against a disease. Which part of the immune system should the nurse recognize is responsible for this patient’s long-term immunity? a. IgE b. IgG c. Mast cells d. Plasma cells ____ 2. The nurse is reviewing the immune system prior to discussing the actions with a patient. What type of cell should the nurse identify that is involved in cell-m...

Chapter 17: Priorities for the Postoperative Patient Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which laboratory test should the postanesthesia care nurse monitor closely for a patient who is prescribed warfarin in the treatment of atrial fibrillation? 1. Serum glucose 2. Serum potassium 3. Prothrombin (PT) time 4. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) ____ 2. The nurse is assessing a patient’s postoperative wound and finds it has separ...

Chapter 16: Priorities for the Intraoperative Patient Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The patient is transferred to the operating table. Which dimension of the operative period is the patient currently experiencing? 1. Postoperative period 2. Preoperative period 3. Perioperative period 4. Intraoperative period ____ 2. The nurse is performing a surgical hand scrub, and holds the hands in which position when rinsing? ...

Chapter 15: Priorities for the Preoperative Patient Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The nurse administers the preoperative medication to the patient one hour before elective surgery, and then discovers the preoperative consent is not signed. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate? 1. Have the patient sign the consent quickly, before the medication begins taking effect. 2. Have a family member or medical powe...

Chapter 14: Overview of Shock and Sepsis Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The nurse is preparing an educational session on sepsis. Which should the nurse include as a major risk factor for the development of this health problem? 1. Immunosuppression 2. Elevated temperature 3. Pneumococcal bacteria 4. Leukocytosis on the complete blood count ____ 2. The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of Ineffective Peripheral T...

Chapter 13: Overview of Cancer Care Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The nurse is caring for a patient with leukemia. Which treatment should the nurse expect to be prescribed? 1. Chemotherapy 2. IV fluid therapy 3. Diuretic therapy 4. Electrolyte replacement therapy ____ 2. The nurse is caring for an adolescent Asian patient with a strong family history of breast cancer. What should the nurse teach the patient regard...

Chapter 12: Complementary and Alternative Care Initiatives Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which is a guiding principle when using the Recipient/Practitioner Partnership in the delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to a patient? 1. Defining health as harmonious and balanced 2. Believing that qi permeates and bonds all living things 3. Establishing a relationship because building trust instills hope 4. Emp...

Chapter 10: Overview of Infusion Therapies Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The nurse anticipates which fluid movement when administering an isotonic IV fluid to a patient? 1. Fluid moves from the cells into the intravascular space 2. Fluid moves from the intravascular space into the intracellular space 3. Causes no or equal movement of fluid into or out of cells 4. Fluid moves from the intravascular space into the inte...

1.A client develops interstitial edema as a result of decreased: A) Vascular volume B) Hydrostatic pressure C) Capillary permeability D) Colloidal osmotic pressure Ans: D Feedback: Edema can be defined as palpable swelling produced by an increased interstitial fluid volume. The physiologic mechanisms that contribute to edema formation include factors that (1) increase capillary filtration (hydrostatic) pressure, (2) decrease the capillary colloid osmotic pressure, (3) increase capillar...

Chapter 8: Fluid and Electrolyte Management Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. A patient presents in the emergency department (ED) with fever, nausea, and vomiting over the past 2 days. The nurse monitors for which laboratory result in this patient? 1. Urine specific gravity of 1.040 2. Serum potassium of 4.8 mEq/L 3. Serum sodium of 135 mEq/L 4. Urine positive for glucose and ketones ____ 2. Which assessment data colle...