NUR 219 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS.

NUR 219 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Estrogen, rrrrprogesterone, rrrrand rrrrtestosterone rrrrare rrrr_____ rrrrthat rrrrrequire
rrrrcholesterol rrrrfor rrrrformation.
a) rrrrexogenous rrrrchemicals
b) rrrrhormones
c) rrrrcell-mediators
d) rrrrorgans rrrr- rrrrAnswer rrrrb) rrrrhormones

The rrrr_____ rrrris rrrrthe rrrrprimary rrrrsource rrrrof rrrrendogenous rrrrcholesterol rrrrin rrrrthe
rrrrbody.
a) rrrrspleen
b) rrrrheart
c) rrrrliver
d) rrrrpancreas rrrr- rrrrAnswer rrrrc) rrrrliver

When rrrrtrying rrrrto rrrrlower rrrrblood rrrrcholesterol, rrrrit rrrris rrrrimportant rrrrto rrrrreduce rrrryour
rrrrintake rrrrof rrrr____ rrrrfats.
a) rrrrpoly-unsaturated
b) rrrrsaturated
c) rrrrwater-soluble
d) rrrrhigh-density rrrr- rrrrAnswer rrrrb) rrrrsaturated

A rrrrpatient's rrrrlow-density rrrrlipoprotein rrrrlevel rrrr(LDL) rrrris rrrr85 rrrrmg/dL. rrrrThis
rrrrperson's rrrrLDL rrrrlevel rrrris rrrr____.
a) rrrrcritical
b) rrrrappropriate
c) rrrrlow
d) rrrrelevated rrrr- rrrrAnswer rrrrb) rrrrappropriate

A rrrrpatient's rrrrhigh-density rrrrlipoprotein rrrrlevel rrrrshould rrrrbe rrrr____ rrrr40 rrrrmg/dL.
a) rrrrbelow
b) rrrrabove
c) rrrrbetween
d) rrrrbeside rrrr- rrrrAnswer rrrrb) rrrrabove

, Recent rrrrlaboratory rrrrresults rrrrfor rrrra rrrrpatient rrrrinclude rrrrHDL rrrr85 rrrrmg/dL, rrrrLDL
rrrr145 rrrrmg/dL rrrrand rrrrtriglycerides rrrr630 rrrrmg/dL. rrrrThe rrrrnurse rrrrshould rrrrassess
rrrrthis rrrrpatient rrrrfor rrrrwhat?
a) rrrrchest rrrrpain rrrrand rrrrtachycardia
b) rrrrupper rrrrabdominal rrrrpain rrrrand rrrrnausea
c) rrrrtachycardia rrrrand rrrrdiaphoresis
d) rrrrrash rrrrand rrrrpruritis rrrr- rrrrAnswer rrrrb) rrrrupper rrrrabdominal rrrrpain rrrrand rrrrnausea

A rrrrserious rrrrpotential rrrradverse rrrrreaction rrrrto rrrra rrrrpatient rrrrtaking rrrrsimvastatin rrrris:
a) rrrrrhabdomyolosis
b) rrrrtrans-ischemic rrrrattack
c) rrrrstatus-epilepticus
d) rrrrmyocardial rrrrinfarction rrrr- rrrrAnswer rrrra) rrrrrhabdomyolosis

A rrrrpatient rrrris rrrrvisiting rrrrhis rrrrprimary rrrrcare rrrrprovider rrrrcomplaining rrrrof rrrrfacial
rrrrflushing rrrrafter rrrrbeginning rrrrhis rrrrnew rrrrcholesterol rrrrlowering rrrrmedication. rrrrWhich
rrrrmedication rrrrwould rrrrthe rrrrnurse rrrrsuspect rrrras rrrrthe rrrrcause?
a) rrrrniacin
b) rrrrfish rrrroil
c) rrrrcholestyramin
d) rrrratorvastatin rrrr- rrrrAnswer rrrra) rrrrniacin

A rrrrpatient rrrris rrrrprescribed rrrrlovastatin rrrr(Mevacor). rrrrThe rrrrnurse rrrrwill rrrrteach rrrrthe
rrrrpatient rrrrto rrrrtake rrrrthe rrrrmedication rrrrat rrrrwhich rrrrtime?
a) rrrr1 rrrrhour rrrrbefore rrrrbreakfast
b) rrrrwith rrrrany rrrrmeal
c) rrrrwith rrrrthe rrrrevening rrrrmeal
d) rrrr1 rrrrhour rrrrbefore rrrrbedtime rrrr- rrrrAnswer rrrrd) rrrr1 rrrrhour rrrrbefore rrrrbedtime

The rrrrnurse rrrrwill rrrrteach rrrra rrrrpatient rrrrwho rrrris rrrrprescribed rrrrniacin rrrr(Niacor) rrrrto
rrrrprevent rrrrflushing rrrrof rrrrthe rrrrface rrrrby rrrrdoing rrrrwhat?
a) rrrrtaking rrrr325 rrrrmg rrrrof rrrraspirin rrrr30 rrrrminutes rrrrbefore rrrreach rrrrdose
b) rrrringesting rrrra rrrrmeal rrrrbefore rrrrtaking rrrrthe rrrrmedication
c) rrrrdrinking rrrra rrrrfull rrrrglass rrrrof rrrrwater rrrrafter rrrrtaking rrrrthe rrrrmedication
d) rrrrincreasing rrrrdietary rrrrfiber rrrrintake rrrr- rrrrAnswer rrrra) rrrrtaking rrrr325 rrrrmg rrrrof
rrrraspirin rrrr30 rrrrminutes rrrrbefore rrrreach rrrrdose


Cholestyramine rrrrhas rrrrbeen rrrrprescribed rrrrfor rrrra rrrrpatient. rrrrWhich rrrrinstruction
rrrrshould rrrrthe rrrrnurse rrrrinclude rrrrin rrrrpatient rrrrteaching?
a) rrrrdo rrrrnot rrrrtake rrrrthe rrrrmedication rrrrif rrrrthe rrrrformula rrrris rrrrcloudy rrrrafter rrrrmixing
rrrrwith rrrrwater.
b) rrrrtake rrrrcholestyramine rrrrwith rrrrother rrrrdrugs rrrryou rrrrare rrrrprescribed rrrrto
rrrrenhance rrrrabsorption.
c) rrrrstop rrrrtaking rrrrthe rrrrdrug rrrrif rrrryou rrrrdevelop rrrrconstipation.
d) rrrrcholestyramine rrrrcan rrrrimpair rrrrabsorption rrrrof rrrrfat-soluble rrrrvitamins. rrrr-
rrrrAnswer rrrrd) rrrrcholestyramine rrrrcan rrrrimpair rrrrabsorption rrrrof rrrrfat-soluble rrrrvitamins.