NUR 252 Exam 4 Quizzes- Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 252
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NUR 252
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. A...
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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