NUR 3480 - Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
A RBC lifespan of 120 days is helpful when measuring what lab
value? Correct Answers A1C; this is also why we can't infuse
WBCs.
An assessment in the PACU consists of what? Correct Answers
Airway/vital signs
General appearance
LOC/reflexes
Ability to move extremities
Pain
Urinary output
IV fluids, flow rate, site
Patency of drains/catheter
Dressing site/drainage
Functioning of monitors
Cheliosis, red shiny tongue, and an insidious development of
fatigue are all indicative of what condition? Correct Answers
Iron deficiency anemia
Does external radiation pose a risk for exposure to others after a
client receives the treatment? Correct Answers No
Does the patient pose a radiation exposure risk to others while
on brachytherapy? Correct Answers Yes, in their excretions
(urine, stool, saliva, sweat, mucus, tears, any other body fluid).
, Elevated serum binding capacity and brittle, spoon-shaped nails
with longitudinal ridges are indicative of what condition?
Correct Answers Iron-deficiency anemia
How are clinical manifestations different between folic acid
deficiency and cobalamin deficiency? Correct Answers
Cobalamin deficiency has neurologic problems.
How does brachytherapy work? Correct Answers Pt swallows
isotope which emits radiation internally.
How does the oxygen carrying capacity and oxygen saturation
differ in patients with anemia? Correct Answers Their oxygen
saturation can read 100%, even though they are suffering from
hypoxia. Their oxygen carrying capacity is decreased due to
their lack of viable hemoglobin.
How is distant metastasis classified? Correct Answers Mx:
metastasis cannot be measured
M0: no evidence of metastasis
M1: distant metastasis present
How is lymph node involvement classified? Correct Answers
Nx: cannot be measured
N0: no abnormal lymph nodes
N1, N2, N3: progressively more involvement
How is tumor size classified? Correct Answers Tx: tumor
cannot be measured
T0: no evidence of tumor
T1, T2, T3, T4: ascending degrees of size and involvement
A RBC lifespan of 120 days is helpful when measuring what lab
value? Correct Answers A1C; this is also why we can't infuse
WBCs.
An assessment in the PACU consists of what? Correct Answers
Airway/vital signs
General appearance
LOC/reflexes
Ability to move extremities
Pain
Urinary output
IV fluids, flow rate, site
Patency of drains/catheter
Dressing site/drainage
Functioning of monitors
Cheliosis, red shiny tongue, and an insidious development of
fatigue are all indicative of what condition? Correct Answers
Iron deficiency anemia
Does external radiation pose a risk for exposure to others after a
client receives the treatment? Correct Answers No
Does the patient pose a radiation exposure risk to others while
on brachytherapy? Correct Answers Yes, in their excretions
(urine, stool, saliva, sweat, mucus, tears, any other body fluid).
, Elevated serum binding capacity and brittle, spoon-shaped nails
with longitudinal ridges are indicative of what condition?
Correct Answers Iron-deficiency anemia
How are clinical manifestations different between folic acid
deficiency and cobalamin deficiency? Correct Answers
Cobalamin deficiency has neurologic problems.
How does brachytherapy work? Correct Answers Pt swallows
isotope which emits radiation internally.
How does the oxygen carrying capacity and oxygen saturation
differ in patients with anemia? Correct Answers Their oxygen
saturation can read 100%, even though they are suffering from
hypoxia. Their oxygen carrying capacity is decreased due to
their lack of viable hemoglobin.
How is distant metastasis classified? Correct Answers Mx:
metastasis cannot be measured
M0: no evidence of metastasis
M1: distant metastasis present
How is lymph node involvement classified? Correct Answers
Nx: cannot be measured
N0: no abnormal lymph nodes
N1, N2, N3: progressively more involvement
How is tumor size classified? Correct Answers Tx: tumor
cannot be measured
T0: no evidence of tumor
T1, T2, T3, T4: ascending degrees of size and involvement
