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NUR 307 VSim Sabina Vasquez Pre Post Test Exam
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NUR 307 VSim Sabina Vasquez Pre Post Test ExamOn examination, the pediatric client reports having good control of asthma symptoms
with no interference in daily activities and one nighttime cough in the past month. The
client uses a rescue inhaler occasionally during the week for exacerbation of asthma
symptoms. The client would be classified as having which of the following levels of
asthma severity? - ANSWER Mild intermittent
A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students during a workshop regarding the
pathophysiology of asthma and asthma exacerbation. Which of the following statements
by the nurse would be most accurate? (SATA) - ANSWER 1) the smooth muscles of the
airway increases in responsiveness causing bronchoconstriction
2) There is a chronic inflammation that contributes to irreversible airway changes and
reduced lung function.
3) Airways responsiveness and inflammation are enhanced by the exposure to bacterial
and viral infections.
A patient is brought to the emergency department in respiratory distress and states that
he has asthma. The nurse's assessment shows that the patient sits forward with
intercostal retractions, has a productive cough, and wheeze upon auscultation. Which
of the following interventions is most appropriate for the nurse to institute at this time?
ANSWER Elevate the head of the bed and allow the patient to assume a position of
comfort
A nurse recognizes that an hospitalized preschooler appears to be stressed. Which of
the following is this child most likely to be experiencing as a stressor? ANSWER Fear of
mutilation
The nurse is preparing a 5 year old to have a chest x-ray. Which of the following
statements would be the nurse's best explanation of this procedure to the patient? -
ANSWER I am sending you to have a big camera take picture of your body
A patient weighing 43 lb has an order for intravenous cefuroxime 475 mg Q8 hr. The safe
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