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Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 4: Health Education and Promotion 1. Nurses play an important role in providing health education to patients. Who is ultimately responsible to maintain and promote health? A) Classroom teachers B) Parents C) Physicians D) Patients Ans: D Chapter: 4 Client Needs: I-1 Cognitive Categories: Application Concepts and Processes: Teaching/Learning Difficulty: Moderate Objective: 1 Feedback: American society places a great importance...

Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 21: Assessment of Respiratory Function 1. What is a function of the nose other than olfaction? A) Humidifies inhaled air B) Guards the body from germs C) Aides in speech D) Cools air as it is inhaled Ans: A Chapter: 21 Client Needs: III-2 Cognitive Categories: Application Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process Difficulty: Moderate Objective: 1 Feedback: The nose serves as a passageway for air to pass to and from the lungs. Th...

Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 23: Management of Patients With Chest and Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders 1. A nurse is caring for a postoperative patient following lung surgery. The patient is reluctant to cough and has a shallow monotonous respiratory pattern. The patient may be at an increased risk for which of the following? A) Increased oxygen saturation B) Atelectasis C) Aspiration D) Malnutrition Ans: B Chapter: 23 Client Needs: IV-4 Cognitive Categor...

Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 24: Management of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1. Which of the following is the most preventable risk factor for preventing COPD? A) Adequate nutrition B) Regular exercise C) Exposure to dust and pollen D) Cigarette smoking Ans: D Chapter: 24 Client Needs: IV-4 Cognitive Categories: Application Concepts and Processes: Self-Care Difficulty: Moderate Objective: 2 Feedback: The most important risk factor fo...

Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 36: Gastrointestinal Intubation and Special Nutritional Modalities 1. GI intubation may be performed for which of the following reasons? A) Decompression of the stomach B) Compress a bleeding site C) Aspirate gastric contents for analysis D) All of the above Ans: D Chapter: 36 Client Needs: IV-1 Cognitive Categories: Knowledge Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process Difficulty: Moderate Objective: 1 Feedback: GI intubation may...

Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 28: Management of Patients With Coronary Vascular Disorders 1. A patient is diagnosed as having an elevated cholesterol level. The nurse is aware that plaque on the inner lumen of arteries is composed chiefly of: A) Lipids and fibrous tissue B) WBCs C) Lipoproteins D) High-density cholesterol Ans: A Chapter: 28 Client Needs: IV-4 Cognitive Categories: Knowledge Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process Difficulty: Easy Objective...

Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 73: Miscellaneous Questions 1. The nurse is delivering the client's 10 a.m. medications. The client is away from his room for a diagnostic study. Which action is the most appropriate for the nurse to take? A) Leave the medications on the client's bedside table. B) Ask the client's roommate to keep the medications for the client until he returns. C) Lock the medications in the medicine preparation area until the client returns. D) ...

Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 59: Assessment and Management of Patients With Hearing and Balance Disorders 1. The patient has been complaining of discomfort in the right ear. The nurse is aware that the tympanic membrane should be what color in a healthy ear? A) Pink B) Red C) Gray D) Yellow-white Ans: C Chapter: 59 Client Needs: IV-1 Cognitive Categories: Knowledge Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process Difficulty: Easy Objective: 2 Feedback: The health...

Chapter 14: Fluids and Electrolytes: Balance and Distribution 1. Which of the following body functions is accomplished through osmosis? A) Urine production B) Menstruation C) Weight gain D) Respiration Ans: A Chapter: 14 Client Needs: IV-4 Cognitive Categories: Application Concepts and Processes: Nursing Process Difficulty: Moderate Objective: 1 Feedback: Osmosis occurs when two different solutions are separated by a membrane impermeable to the dissolved substances; fluid shifts th...

Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition Chapter 63: Management of Patients With Neurologic Trauma 1. A 14-year-old boy has suffered a concussion during a hockey game. The nurse teaches the family members, who will be attending to the boy, to contact the physician or return to the emergency department if the boy: A) Complains of headache B) Complains of a decrease in appetite C) Sleeps for short periods of time D) Vomits Ans: D Chapter: 63 Client Needs: IV-3 Cognitive Categori...