NUR 252 Exam 4 Quizzes- Questions and Correct Answers
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The nurse is conducting a community health class on the prevention of lung disease. Which advice should the nurse provide regarding prevention of the leading cause of chronic obstructive lung disease? "Do not smoke"
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NUR 252 Exam 4 Quizzes- Questions
and Correct Answers
The nurse is conducting a community health class on the prevention of lung disease.
Which advice should the nurse provide regarding prevention of the leading cause of
chronic obstructive lung disease? ✅"Do not smoke"
The nurse is assessing a patient who has been diagnosed with chronic bronchitis.
Assessment findings typically include: ✅Prolonged expiration
The nurse is teaching a mother with a history of smoking how to decrease the risk of
SIDS in her infant. Which sleeping position places the infant at greatest risk for SIDS?
✅Prone
The nurse is caring for a client after cardiac surgery. Which intervention by the nurse
promotes the prevention of atelectasis? ✅Frequent repositioning of the client
Which assessment finding would be expected in a patient who presents to the
Emergency Department with a Pulmonary Embolism (PE) (Select all that apply)?
✅chest pain
Tachycardia
A couple planning to start a family expresses concern that the would-be mother has a
brother with cystic fibrosis. How should the nurse respond? ✅lmao i got this one wrong
The nurse's primary concern when a patient has fluid in the alveoli is the: ✅Impaired
O2 and CO2 exchange
The parents of a child with cystic fibrosis ask how this illness will affect the child. Which
response should the nurse make? ✅"The child's lungs will produce thick, sticky
mucus"
Which of the following are compensatory changes related to dyspnea? (select all that
apply) ✅accessory muscle use
Tachypnea
The nurse performs a physical assessment of the client with a diagnosis of right-side
open pneumothorax. Why is the client's breathing altered with this diagnosis? ✅Air is
trapped in the pleural space
Not positive this is right
, The nurse auscultates a swishing sound over the carotid artery. This is documented as:
✅a carotid bruit
When a patient has an irregular rhythm, the nurse should: ✅Count the number of
apical impulses or R waves on ECG for 60 seconds
When a staff member asks what coarctation of the aorta is, how should the nurse
respond? Coarctation of the aorta is the local narrowing of the aorta near the: ✅Ductus
arteriosus
Which type of response is created by the presence of T cells, monocytes, and
macrophages at the site of plaque formation? ✅inflammatory response
A patient reports to the Emergency Department complaining of angina. The nurse
explains that this is: ✅An imbalance between the myocardial oxygen supply and
demand
A client with chronic pulmonary disease has an 8-lb weight gain, fatigue, and 2+ pitting
edema. For which health problem should the nurse plan care for this client? ✅Cor
pulmonale
The nurse is concerned that a client is at risk for atherosclerosis. Which lipid level is
most likely elevated in this client? ✅Low-density lipoproteins (ldls)
A client has a nonhealing leg ulcer that has been present for several months. Which
medical condition should the nurse consider as causing this client's health problem?
✅Chronic venous insufficiency
What is the relationship of hypertension to atherosclerosis? ✅It accelerates lipid
deposits in the intimal vessel wall
Which of the following places a patient at risk for pre-renal renal failure?
✅Hypovolemia from severe diarrhea
Think this is right
The patient has been diagnosed with Addison's Disease. The nurse should assess for
which of the following? ✅Hyponatremia
Syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone (SIADH) differs from diabetes insipidus
(DI) in that SIADH has which of the following? ✅Water retention
To decrease the incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, the nurse's teaching should
focus on prevention of ____________. ✅Obesity
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