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PN 2003 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
What is postural hypotension? - ANS ✓orthostatic hypotension: sudden drop
in blood pressure from sitting to standing or standing to sitting
What is hypertension? - ANS ✓Hypertension is a lanthatic or silent disease.
Frequently asymptomatic until it becomes severe and target-organ disease has
occurred
What is the normal hypertension ? - ANS ✓Hypertension is high blood
pressure 140/90
What are the signs and symptoms of hypertension? - ANS ✓- Reduced
Activity Tolerance
- Dizziness
- Palpitations
- Angina: chest pain
- Dyspnea: difficulty breathing
- Epistaxis: hemorrhage of the nostril
- slow tremor
- dizziness
- syncope
- restlessness
- elevated blood urea
- drowsiness
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What is the normal hypertension treatment? - ANS ✓- Antihypertensives:
discouraged in older adults due to risk for sudden drop in blood pressure
- Thiazide Diuretics
- decrease sodium intake
- weight reduction
- stress management
- smoking cessation
- limit alcohol consumption
What is a venous thrombosis? - ANS ✓Thrombus formation causes an
obstruction of venous blood flow
What are signs and symptoms of venous thrombosis? - ANS ✓- edema
- pain
- redness / erythema
- warmth
What is the normal treatment of venous thrombosis? - ANS ✓- compression
stockings
- R.O.M
- r.i.c.e
- analgesic
- anticoagulants (heparin) or (coumadin)
What is urinary incontinence? - ANS ✓Urinary incontinence is the involuntary
loss of urine.
What is the treatment of urinary incontinence? - ANS ✓Behavioral: bladder
training, Pelvic floor exercise (Kegel Exercise)
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Pharmacological: anticholinergic, estrogen, Alpha adrenergic blocker
Surgical: lifting and stabilizing the bladder or urethra to restore the normal
urethra
What is acute glaucoma? - ANS ✓is a degenerative eye disease in which the
optic nerve is damaged from an intraocular pressure. Acute (closed angle
glaucoma)
- edema of the ciliary body and dilation of pupil occur
- 20- and 25-mm Hg is considered glaucoma
What should the nurse expect (clinical findings) of acute glaucoma ? - ANS
✓- increase in IOP
- increased size of lens, iritis, allergy, endocrine imbalance and emotional
instability
What is gout? - ANS ✓Inflammation around the joints characterized by severe
attacks of pain, swelling, redness and tenderness
- caused by accumulation of uric crystals in the joints
- occurs most often in men
- intense joint pain
- lingering discomfort
- inflammation and redness
- limited range of motion
uric acid may be elevated
*most common in men*
What is the patient teaching for gout? - ANS ✓- diet low in purines (avoid
alcohol, shellfish)
- exercise
- weight maintenance
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PN
PN 2003 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
What is postural hypotension? - ANS ✓orthostatic hypotension: sudden drop
in blood pressure from sitting to standing or standing to sitting
What is hypertension? - ANS ✓Hypertension is a lanthatic or silent disease.
Frequently asymptomatic until it becomes severe and target-organ disease has
occurred
What is the normal hypertension ? - ANS ✓Hypertension is high blood
pressure 140/90
What are the signs and symptoms of hypertension? - ANS ✓- Reduced
Activity Tolerance
- Dizziness
- Palpitations
- Angina: chest pain
- Dyspnea: difficulty breathing
- Epistaxis: hemorrhage of the nostril
- slow tremor
- dizziness
- syncope
- restlessness
- elevated blood urea
- drowsiness
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What is the normal hypertension treatment? - ANS ✓- Antihypertensives:
discouraged in older adults due to risk for sudden drop in blood pressure
- Thiazide Diuretics
- decrease sodium intake
- weight reduction
- stress management
- smoking cessation
- limit alcohol consumption
What is a venous thrombosis? - ANS ✓Thrombus formation causes an
obstruction of venous blood flow
What are signs and symptoms of venous thrombosis? - ANS ✓- edema
- pain
- redness / erythema
- warmth
What is the normal treatment of venous thrombosis? - ANS ✓- compression
stockings
- R.O.M
- r.i.c.e
- analgesic
- anticoagulants (heparin) or (coumadin)
What is urinary incontinence? - ANS ✓Urinary incontinence is the involuntary
loss of urine.
What is the treatment of urinary incontinence? - ANS ✓Behavioral: bladder
training, Pelvic floor exercise (Kegel Exercise)
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Pharmacological: anticholinergic, estrogen, Alpha adrenergic blocker
Surgical: lifting and stabilizing the bladder or urethra to restore the normal
urethra
What is acute glaucoma? - ANS ✓is a degenerative eye disease in which the
optic nerve is damaged from an intraocular pressure. Acute (closed angle
glaucoma)
- edema of the ciliary body and dilation of pupil occur
- 20- and 25-mm Hg is considered glaucoma
What should the nurse expect (clinical findings) of acute glaucoma ? - ANS
✓- increase in IOP
- increased size of lens, iritis, allergy, endocrine imbalance and emotional
instability
What is gout? - ANS ✓Inflammation around the joints characterized by severe
attacks of pain, swelling, redness and tenderness
- caused by accumulation of uric crystals in the joints
- occurs most often in men
- intense joint pain
- lingering discomfort
- inflammation and redness
- limited range of motion
uric acid may be elevated
*most common in men*
What is the patient teaching for gout? - ANS ✓- diet low in purines (avoid
alcohol, shellfish)
- exercise
- weight maintenance
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