NUR 231 Exam 4 Practice Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 231
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NUR 231
A patient who started smoking in adolescence and continues to smoke 40 years later comes to the clinic. The nurse understands that this patient has an increased risk for being diagnosed with which disorder:
1. Alcoholism and hypertension 2. Obesity and Diabetes 3. Stress-related illness 4. Cardiop...
NUR 231 Exam 4 Practice Questions and
Correct Answers
A patient who started smoking in adolescence and continues to smoke 40 years later
comes to the clinic. The nurse understands that this patient has an increased risk for
being diagnosed with which disorder:
1. Alcoholism and hypertension
2. Obesity and Diabetes
3. Stress-related illness
4. Cardiopulmonary disease and lung cancer ✅4. Cardiopulmonary disease and lung
cancer
A patient has been diagnosed with severe iron deficiency anemia. During physical
assessment for which of the following symptoms would the nurse assess to determine
the patient's oxygen status?
1. Increased breathlessness but increased activity intolerance
2. Decreased breathlessness and decreased activity intolerance
3. Increased activity intolerance and decreased breathlessness
4. Decreased activity intolerance and increased breathlessness ✅4. Decreased activity
intolerance and increased breathlessness
A patient is admitted to the E.D with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Even
thought the patient's color is ruddy, not cyanotic, the nurse understands that the patient
is at risk for decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of blood because carbon monoxide
does which of the following:
1. Stimulates hyperventilation, causing respiratory alkalosis
2. Forms a strong bond with hemoglobin, creating a functional anemia.
3. Stimulates hypoventilation, causing respiratory acidosis
4. Causes alveoli to overinflate, leading to atelectasis ✅2. Forms a strong bond with
hemoglobin, creating a functional anemia
A 6 year-old boy is admitted to the pediatric unit with chills and a fever of 104 degrees
F. What physiological process explains why the child is at risk for developing dyspnea?
1. Fever increases metabolic demands, requiring increased oxygen need
2. Blood glucose stores are depleted, and the cells do not have energy to use oxygen
3. Carbon dioxide production increases as result of hyperventilation
4. Carbon dioxide production decreases as a result of hypoventilation ✅1. Fever
increases metabolic demands, requiring increased oxygen needs
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