NR 509 week 5 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 VERIFIED A GUARANTEED
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NR 509 week 5 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GUARANTEED
A patient has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. The nurse knows that this condition could be related to:
ased gastric acid secretion.
ased gastric acid secretion.
ed gastrointestinal emptying time.
ased gastrointestin...
NR 509 week 5 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED A+ GUARANTEED
1). A patient has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. the nurse knows that this condition
could be related to:
1.increased gastric acid secretion.
2.decreased gastric acid secretion.
3.delayed gastrointestinal emptying time.
4.increased gastrointestinal emptying time.
Ans: ANS: 2
Gastric acid secretion decreases with aging, and this may cause pernicious anemia
(because it interferes with vitamin B12 absorption), iron deficiency anemia, and
malabsorption of calcium.
2). The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, "i sure sweat a lot, especially on my
face and feet but it doesn't have an odor." the nurse knows that this could be related to:
Ans: ANS the eccrine glands.
The eccrine glands are coiled tubules that open directly onto the skin surface and produce
a dilute saline solution called sweat. Apocrine glands are located mainly in the axillae,
anogenital area, nipples, and naval and mix with bacterial flora to produce a characteristic
musky body odor. The patient's statement is not related to disorders of the stratum
corneum or the stratum germinativum.
3). During an abdominal assessment, the nurse elicits tenderness on light palpation in the right
lower quadrant. the nurse interprets that this finding could indicate a disorder of which of
these structures?
a.spleen
b.sigmoid
c.appendix
d.gallbladder
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, Ans: C) Appendix
The appendix is located in the right lower quadrant. When the iliopsoas muscle is
inflamed, which occurs with an inflamed or perforated appendix, pain is felt in the right
lower quadrant.
4). 4) an inuit visiting nevada from anchorage has come to the clinic in july during the hottest
part of the day. it so happens that the clinics air conditioning is broken and the temperature
is very hot. the fnp knows that which of these statements is true about the inuit sweating
tendencies?
Ans: They will sweat more on their faces and less on their trunks and extremities
5). 5) the fnp notices that a patient has black, tarry stool and recalls that a possible cause
would be
Ans: Gastrointestinal bleeding
6). 6) the fnp knows that during an abdominal assessment deep palpation is used to determine
Ans: Enlarged organs
7). 7) the fnp is assessing the abdomen of an aging adult. which of these statements regarding
an aging adult and abdominal assessment is true?
Ans: The abdominal musculature is thinner
8). 8) during examination the fnp finds that a patient has excessive dryness of the skin. the
best term to describe this condition is
Ans: Xerosis
9). 9) a fnp notices that a patient has ascites, which indicates the presence of
Ans: Fluid
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