Nurs 327 Midterm Exam With Verified Questions and Answers
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NURS 327
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NURS 327
Nurs 327 Midterm Exam With Verified
Questions and Answers
A female client with sickle-cell disease is hospitalized for pain management. The client's BUN is
24 mg/dL and creatinine is 1.6 mg/dL. To assist with management of the pain, the nurse -
answerApplies warm soaks to the extremities
The c...
Nurs 327 Midterm Exam With Verified
Questions and Answers
A female client with sickle-cell disease is hospitalized for pain management. The client's BUN is
24 mg/dL and creatinine is 1.6 mg/dL. To assist with management of the pain, the nurse -
answer✔✔Applies warm soaks to the extremities
The client is taking oxycodone (Oxycontin) for chronic back pain and reports decreased pain
relief when he began taking a herb to improve his physical stamina. The nurse asks if the herb is
- answer✔✔ginseng
Which of the following is a misconception about pain and analgesia? - answer✔✔chronic pain is
due to a psychological disturbance
A client being treated for rheumatoid arthritis has been prescribed a glucocorticosteroid. How
should the nurse best ensure this client's safety during treatment? - answer✔✔Ensure the client
knows to taper down the dose if it is discontinued by the care provider.
The nurse is caring for a client with kidney stones who is complaining of severe pain. What type
of pain does the nurse understand this client is experiencing? - answer✔✔visceral
Which is the usual incubation period (from infection to first symptom) for AIDS? - answer✔✔10
years
The usual incubation period (from infection to first symptom) for hepatitis B is - answer✔✔45-
160 days
A nurse is assessing a client with diarrheal disease and determines that the condition has most
likely resulted from a parasitic infection. Which of the following would be a potential cause?
Select all that apply. - answer✔✔giardia
Cryptosporidium
Which of the following is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) among young,
sexually active people? - answer✔✔HPV
The nurse is teaching students about the West Nile virus. Which statement by the nurse is
accurate? - answer✔✔there is no treatment for the west nile virus
A patient has developed chickenpox and asks the nurse what the incubation period would be.
What should the nurse inform the patient - answer✔✔10-21 days
A patient is admitted with severe dehydration related to diarrhea. The patient was hiking in the
mountains during a camping trip and drank water from a mountain stream without purifying.
What does the nurse know is the most likely cause of this diarrhea? - answer✔✔giardia lambila
A family will be staying in a cabin by a lake and, upon arriving, observes rodent droppings on
the floor in the kitchen. What is the best way for the family to clean up in order to avoid
contracting hantavirus from the feces? - answer✔✔apply bleach solution prior to vaccuming or
sweeping
A nurse practitioner was preparing a health education program for freshmen college students.
During orientation week, the nurse mentioned that C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae are the
two most common infections in sexually active young women under the age of 25. The nurse
told the students that the most common finding for these infections is: - answer✔✔mucopurulent
cervicitis
The nurse has been injured with a needlestick while caring for a newly admitted client, and she
goes to tell the charge nurse. What is the next thing the injured nurse should do? -
answer✔✔document the injury in writing
The nurse educator is discussing pathogens responsible for various sexually transmitted
infections. When teaching about bacterial vaginosis (BV), the nurse educator is correct when
stating the overgrowth of which bacteria is responsible for this infection? -
answer✔✔Gardnerella vaginalis
A physician orders regular insulin 10 units I.V. along with 50 ml of dextrose 50% for a client
with acute renal failure. What electrolyte imbalance is this client most likely experiencing? -
answer✔✔hyperkalemia
A client is diagnosed with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). The nurse
should anticipate which laboratory test result? - answer✔✔Serum sodium level of 124 mEq/L
What percentage of potassium excreted daily leaves the body by way of the kidneys? -
answer✔✔80
In which of the following medical conditions would administering IV normal saline solution be
inappropriate? Select all that apply. - answer✔✔Heart failure
Pulmonary edema
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