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2024 NR509 WEEK 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 NR509 WEEK 3 QUESTIONSWITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse is assessing a patient in the hospital who has received numerous
antibiotics and notices that his tongue appears to be black and hairy. In
response to his concern, what would the nurse say?
a. "We will need to get a biopsy and see what the cause is."
b. "This is an overgrowth of hair and will go away in a few days."
c. "This is a fungal infection caused by all the antibiotics you've received."
d. "This is probably caused by the same bacteria you had in your lungs." -
CORRECT-ANSWERS"This is a fungal infection caused by all the antibiotics
you've received."
The nurse is obtaining a history on a 3-month-old infant. During the
interview, the mother states, "I think she is getting her first tooth because
she has started drooling a lot." The nurse's best response would be
a. "You're right, drooling is usually a sign of the first tooth."
b. "It would be unusual for a 3-month-old to be getting her first tooth."
c. "This could be the sign of a problem with the salivary glands."
d. "She is just starting to salivate and hasn't learned to swallow the saliva." -
CORRECT-ANSWERS"She is just starting to salivate and hasn't learned to
swallow the saliva."
A woman who is in the second trimester of pregnancy mentions that she has
had "more nosebleeds than ever" since she became pregnant. The nurse
recognizes that this is due to
a. a problem with the patient's coagulation system.
b. increased vascularity in the upper respiratory tract as a result of the
pregnancy.
c. increased susceptibility to colds and nasal irritation.
d. inappropriate use of nasal sprays. - CORRECT-ANSWERSincreased
vascularity in the upper respiratory tract as a result of the pregnancy.
A 45-year-old man is in the clinic for a physical examination. During the
abdominal assessment, the nurse percusses the abdomen and notices an
area of dullness above the right costal margin of about 10 cm. The nurse
should
a. document the presence of hepatomegaly.
b. ask additional history questions regarding his alcohol intake.
c. describe this as an enlarged liver and refer him to a physician.
, d. consider this a normal finding and proceed with the examination. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSconsider this a normal finding and proceed with the
examination.
The nurse is reviewing statistics for lactose intolerance. In the United States,
the incidence of lactose intolerance is higher in adults of which ethnic group?
a. African-Americans
b. Hispanics
c. Whites
d. Asians - CORRECT-ANSWERSAfrican-Americans
During an abdominal assessment, the nurse would consider which of these
findings as normal?
a. The presence of a bruit in the femoral area
b. A tympanic percussion note in the umbilical region
c. A palpable spleen between the ninth and eleventh ribs in the left
midaxillary line
d. A dull percussion note in the left upper quadrant at the midclavicular line -
CORRECT-ANSWERSA tympanic percussion note in the umbilical region
During a health history, the patient tells the nurse, "I have pain all the time
in my stomach. It's worse two hours after I eat, but it gets better if I eat
again!" The nurse suspects that the patient has which condition, based on
these symptoms?
a. Appendicitis
b. Gastric ulcer
c. Duodenal ulcer
d. Cholecystitis - CORRECT-ANSWERSDuodenal ulcer
The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is wrinkled,
thin, lax, and dry. This finding would be related to which factor?
a. Increased vascularity of the skin in the elderly
b. Increased numbers of sweat and sebaceous glands in the elderly
c. An increase in elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the elderly
d. An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat in the
elderly - CORRECT-ANSWERSAn increased loss of elastin and a decrease in
subcutaneous fat in the elderly
A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been confined to
his recliner chair for about three days with his feet down and he wants the
nurse to evaluate his feet. During the assessment, the nurse might expect to
find
a. pallor.
b. coolness.
c. distended veins
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