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NUR 221 EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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NUR 221 EXAM 2 NEWEST 2024 WITH COMPLETEQUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Which client is at risk for developing acute respiratory failure?
a. A middle-aged male diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who has
pneumonia with low O2 saturation
b. An older adult female living in senior housing who has been exposed to a "cold"
while her grandchildren visited
c. A teenager in a high school who has had an increase in student absences due to
an outbreak of strep throat
d. A toddler in daycare who has been sharing toys with peers before the staff
could sanitize properly - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>a. A middle-aged male
diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who has pneumonia with low
O2 saturation
A client with a history of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is experiencing increasing
fatigue, lethargy, and activity intolerance. The care team has established that the
client's glomerular filtration rate (GFR) remains at a low, but stable, level. Which
,laboratory assessments will most likely be prescribed to help determine the cause
of these new symptoms?
a. Blood work for white cells and differential
b. Cystoscopy and ureteroscopy
c. Assessment of pancreatic exocrine and endocrine function
d. Blood work for hemoglobin, red blood cells, and hematocrit - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
>>>>>>>>d. Blood work for hemoglobin, red blood cells, and hematocrit
Following several weeks of increasing fatigue and a subsequent diagnostic
workup, a client has been diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation. Failure of this
heart valve would have which hemodynamic consequences?
a. Backup of blood from the right atrium into the superior vena cava
b. Backflow from the right ventricle to the right atrium during systole
c. Inhibition of the SA node's normal action potential
d. Backflow from the left ventricle to left atrium - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>d.
Backflow from the left ventricle to left atrium
A client with a suspected MI is brought to the emergency department by
ambulance. The nurse caring for this client would expect to receive an order for
which laboratory test to confirm a diagnosis of MI?
a. Creatine kinase marker
b. Complete blood components
c. Calcium level
,d. Troponin level - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>d. Troponin level
A client has been diagnosed with aortic stenosis and asks the nurse what this
means. The most appropriate response would be:
a. The valve opening is narrowed and produces increased resistance to blood flow
out of the left ventricle and into the aorta.
b. The valve opening is incompetent, thereby allowing blood to flow back from the
pulmonary artery and into the left atrium.
c. The valve opening permits backward flow to occur when the valve should be
closed.
d. The valve opens backward, permitting blood to flow from the right ventricle
into the right atrium. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>a. The valve opening is
narrowed and produces increased resistance to blood flow out of the left ventricle
and into the aorta.
A client has just been told that he has an infection of the inner surface of the
heart. He is also told that the bacteria has invaded his heart valves. What term is
used for this disease process?
a. Pericarditis
b. Myocardial infarction
c. Infective endocarditis
d. Cardiomyopathy - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>c. Infective endocarditis
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory work of several medical clients. Which
laboratory result is most suggestive of abnormalities in kidney function?
, a. An absolute absence of protein in a urine sample
b. Increased creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels
c. Urine gravity of 1.030 and normal serum creatinine levels
d. Normal creatinine levels and elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>b. Increased creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
levels
A nurse is performing client health education with a 68-year-old man who has
recently been diagnosed with heart failure. Which statement demonstrates an
accurate understanding of his new diagnosis?
a. "I'll be sure to take my beta-blocker whenever I feel short of breath."
b. "I'm going to avoid as much physical activity as I can so that I preserve my
strength."
c. "I know it's healthy to drink a lot of water, and I'm going to make sure I do this
from now on."
d. "I'm trying to think of ways that I can cut down the amount of salt that I usually
eat." - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>d. "I'm trying to think of ways that I can cut
down the amount of salt that I usually eat."
The nurse would be most concerned when the glomerular filtrate contains:
a. Protein
b. Sodium
c. Potassium
d. Water - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔->>>>>>>>a. Protein
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