NURS 502 (2024 / 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers with Rationales | 100% Correct | Grade A
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NURS 502
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1. A 65-year-old man is admitted to the intensive care unit from the operating room after a triple coronary
artery bypass graft. He is intubated and on a ventilator. Lactic acid levels were normal postoperatively,
but now they are rising. The increased level could be an indication of:
A) excessi...
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Chapter: Final
Multiple Choice
1. A 65-year-old man is admitted to the intensive care unit from the operating room after a triple coronary
artery bypass graft. He is intubated and on a ventilator. Lactic acid levels were normal postoperatively,
but now they are rising. The increased level could be an indication of:
A) excessive sedation.
B) bowel ischemia.
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C) excessive volume infusion in the operating DESLAB.COM
D) mild hypothermia postoperatively.
Ans: B
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Basic Cell Function and Structure
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Cellular Function
2. Which of the following statements describes a cellular membrane exchange process that is active?
A) Sodium moving out of cells and potassium moving into cells
B) The movement of water from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute
concentration
C) The movement of insulin using a protein to travel across the cell membrane
D) Oxygen moving across the pulmonary capillaries to an area of high carbon dioxide
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Basic Cell Function and Structure
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Cellular Function
3. The canola plants genome is altered to produce an herbicide resistant crop. The canola oil produced
from this crop is an example of a:
A) pesticide-free food.
B) saturated fat food.
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C) genetically modified food.
D) product that is pure.
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Basic Cell Function and Structure
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Cellular Function
4. A 30-year-old man has a history of heart transplant and is receiving long-term steroids to prevent
rejection. The patient is due for routine vaccines. Attenuated vaccines are contraindicated in this patient
because the antigen is:
A) live and can cause infection.
B) mutated and infectious.
C) inactive but still infectious.
D) pathogenic.
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Adaptive Immunity
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Immunity
5. A 20-year-old male shoots his hand with a nail gun while replacing roofing shingles. Which of the
following cell types would be the first to aid in killing bacteria to prevent infection in his hand?
A) Eosinophils
B) Neutrophils GRADESLAB.COM
C) Leukotrienes
D) Monocytes
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Innate Immunity
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Immunity
6. Plasma protein inflammatory mediator systems include:
A) phagocytic, interferon, and complement systems.
B) complement, fibrinolytic, and clotting systems.
C) complement, clotting, and kinin systems.
D) complement, clotting, and acute phase reactant systems.
Ans: C
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Innate Immunity
Subject: Chapter 2
Title: Immunity
7. Which of the following types of vitamin or mineral deficiency can cause megaloblastic anemia and is
associated with lower extremity paresthesias?
A) Vitamin B12
B) Folate
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