NR601 / NR 601 Midterm Exam Primary Care of the Maturing & Aged Family
Practicum Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1.A client is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Which diagnostic test will best evaluate the management plan
prescribed for this client
ANS Quar- terly hemoglobin A1C
2.After first managing the pain being experienced by the client
with gout, the treatment focuses on
ANS Preventing systemic involvement by altering the client's diet
3.The abrupt onset of symptoms of stress or urge incontinence is most often due to a urinary tract infection
: True
4.A 60-year-old woman presents with a chief complaint of uncomfortable breathing on exertion. She has had a minimally productive cough for several years that does not bother her. On
further questioning, she states that her breathing gets much worse when she lies down. The most likely cause of her dyspnea is
ANS Cardiac
5.Which of the following drugs do not trigger or aggravate a cough
ANS Hy- drochlorothiazide
6.Based on current demographic data, which statement
identifies a predictive trend regarding the health care needs of
society
ANS More nursing services will be required to serve the needs of the population 85 years of age and older.
7.Which diagnostic laboratory test would the nurse practitioner
typically not order for the purpose of evaluating an individual's
acute, unexplained weight loss
ANS Serum Potassium
8.It has been projected that the cultural group presenting the
greatest growth rate among the older adult population will be
the
ANS Hispanic Americans
9.Which statement made by a client recently diagnosed with diverticular disease would indicate that she needs additional teaching regarding dietary considerations
ANS "I'll have to give up eating right before I go to bed."
10.Ethnocentrism is defined as
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