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NUR 280 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) QUIZ QUESTIONS | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS INCLUDED
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NUR 280 Quiz Questions1. in anorexia nervosa, severe caloric restriction leads to all of the following except
a. micronutrient deficiencies
b.mobilization of lipid stores
c.protein catabolism
d. reduced metabolic rate
Answer
a. micronutrient deficiencies
2. which of the following is not characteristic of those with anorexia nervosa
?
a. weight loss
b. body image distortions
c. ignoring hunger
d. dysmenorrhea
Answer
d. dysmenorrhea
3. An 18 year old client who is within a normal weight range admits to using laxatives and
diuretics. The client displays increased symptoms of depression and reports a sore throat and tooth
decay. What question should a nurse ask a client to evaluate if the client to evaluate if the client
issuffering from bulimia nervosa?
a. do you engage in self-induced purging?
b. do you suffer from constipation?
c. do you have hypertension ?
d. do you have a habit of starving intentionally?
Answer
,a. Do you engage in self-in- duced purging?
4. Before screening projects are undertaken, the sensitivity and specificity of screening levels
or test values should be carefully reviewed. What is sensitivity?
A) The ratio of the incidence rate in the exposed group and the incidence rate in the nonexposed
group
B) Ability of a test to correctly identify people who have a health problem; the probability of
testing positive if the health problem is truly present
C) Variations measured in hours, days, weeks, or months; commonly found in outbreaks of
infectious disease
D) Ability of a test to correctly identify people who do not have a health problem; the
probability of testing negative if the health problem is truly absent
Answer
B) Ability of a test to correctly identify people who have a health problem; the probability of
testing positive if the health problem is truly present
5. A variety of rates can be calculated according to need, including incidence, prevalence,
adjusted, and specific rates. What rate measures the number of people in a given population
who have influenza at a given point in time?
A) Adjusted
B) Incidence
C) Prevalence
D) Specific
Answer
C) Prevalence
6. A 10-year-old boy has a body mass index that places him in the 96th percentile for his age
and gender. While educating the parents about obesity, the nurse should emphasize that his
weight may predispose him to the development of
a. scoliosis
b. respiratory infections
, c. gastrointestinal disorders
d. type 2 diabetes
Answer
d. type 2 diabetes
7. Which of the following statements by a student demonstrates a sound understanding of the
cellular processes of hypertrophy and hyperplasia?
a.I know that cells like neurons have little capacity for hyperplastic growth
b. A remaining kidney can sometimes undergo hyperplasia in response to one that has been
removed
c. when male patients experience an enlarged prostate, they are describing a form of hypertrophy
Answer
a.I know that cells like neurons have little capacity for hyperplastic growth
8. A client is experiencing muscle atrophy following two weeks in traction after a motor
vehicle accident. Which of the following factors has most likely contributed to the atrophy of the
client's muscle cells?
a. high levels of insulin and IGF-1 in the clients blood.
b.) Reduced oxygen consumption and cellular function that ensures muscle cell survival.
c) Denervation of the affected muscles during the time of traction.
d) A reduction of skeletal muscle use secondary to the traction treatment
Answer
d) A reduction of skeletal muscle use secondary to the traction treatment
9. Of the following situations, which one would be an example of a maladaptive cellular change?
a. an 18 year old body builder who has developed large pectoral muscles
b. A 21 year old marathon runner who has developed hypertrophied myocar- dial cells
c. A 54-year old female who has developed ovarian atrophy following loss of estrogen
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