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Focus on Adult Health Exam1. 1.ID: 22572488317
A nurse is monitoring a client who is taking spironolactone for the treatment of hypertension.
Which findings denote adverse effects of the medication? Select all that apply.
A. Constipation
B. Tall T waves Correct
C. Hyporeflexia
D. Shallow respirations
E. Prolonged PR interval Correct
F. Hyperactive bowel sounds Correct
Rationale: Spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic. Potassium-sparing diuretics can
cause hyperkalemia. Cardiovascular manifestations of hyperkalemia include tall T waves,
widened QRS complexes, prolonged PR intervals, and flat P waves. Other cardiovascular
manifestations include an irregular heart rate, decreased blood pressure, and ectopic heartbeats.
Muscle twitches occur in hyperkalemia. Hyperactive bowel sounds and diarrhea also occur in
hyperkalemia. Constipation, hyporeflexia, and shallow respirations are signs of hypokalemia.
Test-Taking Strategy: Knowledge of the subject, that spironolactone is a potassium-sparing
diuretic, will assist you in determining that hyperkalemia is an adverse effect of the medication.
Recalling the manifestations of hyperkalemia will direct you to the correct options. Also, note
that the incorrect options are comparable or alike in that they indicate a slowed body response
or function.
Review: the adverse effects of spironolactone and the manifestations of.
Level of Cognitive Ability: Analyzing
Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
Integrated Process: Nursing Process/Assessment
Content Area: Adult Pharmacology
Giddens Concepts: Clinical Judgment, Fluid and Electrolytes
HESI Concepts: Clinical Decision Making-Clinical Judgment-Critical Thinking, Fluid &
Electrolyte
Reference: Hodgson, B., & Kizior, R. (2015). Saunders nursing drug handbook 2015. (pp.
1125-1127) St. Louis: Saunders.
Awarded 100.0 points out of 100.0 possible points.
2. 2.ID: 22572488314
A nurse is providing dietary instructions to a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) who is experiencing a loss of appetite and complains of feeling “too full to
eat.” The nurse realizes the instructions were effective if the client verbalizes making which
changes? Select all that apply.
A. Avoid drinking fluids before and during meals Correct
, B. Eat a variety of dark-green vegetables, such as broccoli
C. Have snacks, such as crackers and cheese, between meals
D. Select foods that are easy to chew and are not gas forming Correct
E. Consume high-calorie drinks, such as milkshakes, between meals
Rationale: COPD is a progressive and irreversible condition characterized by diminished
inspiratory and expiratory capacity of the lungs. Instruct the client who complains of feeling too
full to eat, to avoid drinking fluids before and during the meal. Dry foods such as crackers
stimulate coughing; foods such as milk and chocolate may increase the thickness of saliva and
secretions. Cheese is constipating and should also be avoided by the client. The nurse should
also teach the client about foods that are easy to chew and do not encourage the formation of
gas; for this reason, broccoli, which is a gas-forming food, should be avoided.
Test-Taking Strategy: Use knowledge of the subject, dietary measures for a client with COPD
to assist with the process of elimination. Recalling that milk may increase the thickness of
saliva will assist you in eliminating the option that encourages the consumption of milkshakes.
Eliminate the option in which the consumption of broccoli is encouraged, because it is a gas-
forming food. To select from the remaining options, note the strategic words “too full to eat” in
the question and the option that encourages the client to avoid fluids before and during meals;
this will direct you to the correct answers.
Review: dietary measures for the client with COPD
Level of Cognitive Ability: Evaluating
Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
Integrated Process: Teaching and Learning
Content Area: Adult Health/Respiratory
Giddens Concepts: Gas Exchange, Nutrition
HESI Concepts: Oxygenation-Gas Exchange, Metabolism
Reference: Lewis, S., Dirksen, S., Heitkemper, M., & Bucher, L. (2014). Medical-surgical
nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (9th ed., pp. 595-596). St. Louis:
Mosby.
Awarded 50.0 points out of 100.0 possible points.
3. 3.ID: 22572488311
A tuberculin skin test (TST) is administered to a client with a diagnosis of HIV infection.
Fortyeight hours after administration, the nurse checks the test site (see image).
,The nurse documents the result of the test as:
A. Positive Correct
B. Negative
C. Insignificant
D. Indeterminate
Rationale: The tuberculin, or TST, test is a reliable determinant of tuberculosis (TB) infection.
A reaction measuring 5 mm or more in diameter is considered positive in a client with HIV
infection. A reaction measuring 10 mm or more in diameter is considered positive in a non-
immunosuppressed client. In this instance, the area of induration measures 9 mm, indicating a
positive reaction. A positive reaction does not mean that active disease is present, but it does
indicate exposure to TB or the presence of inactive (dormant) disease.
Test-Taking Strategy: Use the process of elimination. Eliminate the comparable or alike
options (negative and insignificant). To select from the remaining options, note that the client
has HIV, which will assist in directing you to the correct option. An area of induration is
present, so the test results are not indeterminate.
Review: the tuberculin skin test and the procedure for interpreting the results
Level of Cognitive Ability: Analyzing
Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
Integrated Process: Nursing Process/Assessment
Content Area: Adult Health/Respiratory
Giddens Concepts: Immunity, Infection
HESI Concepts: Immunity, Infection
Reference: Lewis, S., Dirksen, S., Heitkemper, M., & Bucher, L. (2014). Medical-surgical
nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (9th ed., pp. 494, 530). St. Louis:
, Mosby.
Awarded 100.0 points out of 100.0 possible points.
4. 4.ID: 22572488308
A nurse is interpreting a central venous pressure (CVP) reading from a client in whom right
ventricular failure has been diagnosed. From this diagnosis, the nurse would expect that the
most likely result is a pressure of:
A. 4 cm H2O B.
8 cm H2O
C. 11 cm H2O
14 cm H2O D. Correct
Rationale: CVP measurements are used to monitor blood volume and the adequacy of venous
return to the heart. The CVP measures pressures from the right atrium or central veins. The
normal CVP is 7 to 12 cm H2O. An increased CVP reading may indicate right ventricular
failure. A low CVP reading may indicate hypovolemia. A reading of 4 cm H2O is low. Readings
of 8 and 11 cm H2O are normal. A reading of 14 cm H2O is increased.
Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the data in the question, the client’s diagnosis. Thinking about
the pathophysiology of right ventricular failure and recalling the normal CVP reading will direct
you to the correct option.
Review: the normal CVP reading and the expected findings in right ventricular failure Level
of Cognitive Ability: Analyzing
Client Needs: Physiological Integrity
Integrated Process: Nursing Process/Assessment
Content Area: Adult Health/Cardiovascular
Giddens Concepts: Fluids and Electrolytes, Perfusion
HESI Concepts: Fluid & Electrolyte, Perfusion
Reference: Lewis, S., Dirksen, S., Heitkemper, M., & Bucher, L. (2014). Medical-surgical
nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (9th ed., pp. 1608-1609). St. Louis:
Mosby.
Awarded 100.0 points out of 100.0 possible points.
5. 5.ID: 22572488305
A nurse is caring for a client who has just undergone thyroidectomy. Which technique is the
best way for the nurse to assess the surgical site for bleeding?
A. Asking the client whether the dressing feels wet
B. Looking for moisture on the top of the dressing
C. Removing and replacing the dry sterile dressing every 2 hours
D. Checking for moisture on the back of the dressing over the client’s neck and
shoulders Correct
Rationale: Thyroid surgery may be complicated by hemorrhage, respiratory distress,
parathyroid gland injury (resulting in hypocalcemia and tetany), damage to the laryngeal nerves,
and thyroid storm. Hemorrhage is most likely during the 24 hours after surgery. If the client is
bleeding after surgery, gravity will cause the blood to seep down the sides of the dressing and
drain onto the underlying bed linens even as the top of the dressing remains clean and dry.
Asking the client whether the dressing feels wet and replacing the dry sterile dressing every 2
hours are not the best actions. Replacing the dressing frequently when it is not warranted could
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