NUR 215 EXAM 1 LATEST EXAM | QUESTIONS
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Which thought process describes the client's inability to leave his
apartment because he thought someone was waiting to kill him?
A) Hallucination
B) Phobia
C) Delusions
D) Confabulation. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) delusions
SATA: The client becomes very agitated and angry, and he talks loudly to
himself as he waits to be seen by the health care provider. Which
medication should the nurse anticipate giving the client after securing a
prescription from the health care provider?
A) Short-acting anxiolytic
B) Antipsychotic medication
C) Mood-stabilizing medication
D) Non-benzo anxiolytic ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a & b
We would give a short-acting anxiolytic (antianxiety agent) and a
antipsychotic med
The nurse understands that the purpose of the urine drug screen is to
assess Brian for what important information?
A) Detection of substances that may have caused Brian's delusions and/or
hallucinations
B) Determine the approximate time Brian stopped taking his medications
C) Provide information about the type of psychosis Brian is experiencing
,D) Document medication noncompliance and reinforce need for
hospitalization. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a) detection of
substances that may have caused Brian's delusions and/or hallucinations
What additional intervention is essential to a successful plan?
A) Isolations
B) Daily activities
C) Consistency
D) Adequate rest ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) consistency
What neurotransmitter is targeted by haloperidol (Haldol)?
A) GABA
B) Serotonin
C) Dopamine
D) Norepinephrine. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) dopamine
Haldol brings down dopamine levels, which is how pts experience the
extrapyramidal effects
Several hours after receiving his medication, Brian complains of muscle
spasms in his neck and jaw. What side effect of the medication should the
nurse suspect?
A) Akathisia
B) Dystonia
C) Tardive dyskinesia
D) Parkinsonism ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b) dystonia
Medication education and health education are types of
,A) psychoeducational groups
B) insight-oriented groups
C) support groups
D) psychodrama ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
psychoeducational groups
A group participant frequently reminds others of the group's main purpose.
What type of role is this person fulfilling?
A) Maintenance
B) Individual
C) Task ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) task
A patient with type 1 diabetes calls the clinic with complaints of nausea,
vomiting, and diarrhea. It is most important that the nurse advise the patient
to
a) Withhold the regular dose of insulin.
b) Drink cool fluids with high glucose content.
c) Check the blood glucose level every 2 to 4 hours.
d) Use a less strenuous form of exercise than usual until the illness
resolves. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) check BG level q 2-4
The nurse plans a class for patients who have newly diagnosed type 2
diabetes mellitus. Which goal is most appropriate?
a. Make all patients responsible for the management of their disease.
b. Involve the family and significant others in the care of these patients.
c. Enable the patients to become active participants in the management of
their disease.
d. Provide the patients with as much information as soon as possible to
prevent complications. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) enable
the pts to become active participants in the mgmt of their disease
, A patient screened for diabetes at a clinic has a fasting plasma glucose
level of 120 mg/dL (6.7 mmoL/L). Which statement by the nurse is best?
a. "You will develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years."
b. "You are at increased risk for developing DM."
c. "The test is normal, and diabetes is not a problem."
d. "The laboratory test result is positive for type 2 diabetes." ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b) "you are at an increased risk for
developing DM"
The nurse is caring for a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus who is
admitted for diabetic ketoacidosis. The nurse would expect which
laboratory test result?
a. Hypokalemia
b. Fluid overload
c. Hypoglycemia
d. Hyperphosphatemia ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a)
hypokalemia
In planning care for a patient with type 2 Diabetes admitted to the hospital
with pneumonia, the nurse recognizes the patient:
a) Must receive insulin therapy to prevent the development of ketoacidosis.
b) Has islet cell antibodies that have destroyed the ability of the pancreas
to produce insulin.
c) Has minimal or absent endogenous insulin secretion and requires daily
insulin injections.
d) May have sufficient endogenous insulin to prevent ketosis but is at risk
for development of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic coma. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d) May have sufficient endogenous
insulin to prevent ketosis but is at risk for development of hyperosmolar
hyperglycemic nonketotic coma.
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