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NU 155 EXAM 2 PRACTICE WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ONLY
The home health-care nurse is talking on the telephone 3. A client diagnosed with
hypertension should not take many of the over-the- to a male client diagnosed with
hypertension and hears counter medications because they work by causing
vasoconstriction, which will the client sneezing. The client tells the nurse he has
increase the hypertension.
been blowing his nose frequently. Which question
should the nurse ask the client? Wrong answers:
1. "Have you had the flu shot in the last two (2) weeks?" 1.
Influenza is a viral illness that might cause these symptoms; however, an
2. "Are there any small children in the home?" immunization should not give the client the illness.
3. "Are you taking over-the-counter medicine for 2. Coming into contact with small
children increases the risk of contracting these symptoms?" colds and the flu, but the client
has a problem—not just a potential one.
4. "Do you have any cold sores associated with 4. Cold sores are actually an infection by
the herpes simplex virus. Colds and your sneezing?" cold-like symptoms are caused by the
rhinovirus or influenza virus. The term
"cold sore" is a common term that still persists in the
populace.
The school nurse is presenting a class to students at a 4. Hand washing is the single most
useful technique for prevention of disease. primary school on how to prevent the transmission
of
the common cold virus. Which information should the Wrong answers:
nurse discuss? 1. It is not feasible for a child to always have a tissue or
handkerchief available.
1. Instruct the children to always keep a tissue or
2. There is no immunization for the common cold. Colds are actually caused by handkerchief with
them. at least 200 separate viruses and the viruses mutate
frequently.
2. Explain that children current with immunizations will 3. Colds are caused by a virus and
antibiotics do not treat a virus; therefore, not get a cold. there is no need to go to a
healthcare provider.
3.Tell the children they should go to
the doctor if they get a cold.
4. Demonstrate to the students how
to wash hands correctly.
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Which information should the nurse teach the client 1. The client should be taught to
take all antibiotics as ordered. Discontinuing diagnosed with acute sinusitis? antibiotics
prior to the full dose results in the development of antibiotic-
1. Instruct the client to complete all the ordered
resistant bacteria. Sinus infections are difficult to treat and may become chronic antibiotics.
and will then require several weeks of therapy or possibly surgery to control.
2. Teach the client how to irrigate the nasal
passages. Wrong answers:
3. Have the client demonstrate how to blow the 2. If the sinuses are irrigated, it is done
under anesthesia by a health-care nose. provider.
4. Give the client samples of a narcotic analgesic for the 3. Blowing the nose will increase
pressure in the sinus cavities and will cause headache the client increased pain.
4. The nurse is not licensed to prescribe medi- cations,
so this is not in the nurse's scope of practice. Also,
narcotic analgesic medications are controlled
substances and require writ-ten documentation of
being prescribed by the health-care provider;
samples are not generally available.
The client has been diagnosed with chronic sinusitis. 3. Nuchal rigidity is a sign/symptom
of meningitis, which is a life-threatening Which sign/symptom alerts the nurse to a potentially
potential complication of sinusitis resulting from the
close proximity of the sinus life-threatening complication? cavities to the meninges.
1. Muscle weakness.
2. Purulent sputum. Wrong answers:
3. Nuchal rigidity. 1. Muscle weakness is a sign/symptom of myalgia, but it is
not a life-threatening
4. Intermittent loss of muscle control. complication of sinusitis.
2. Purulent sputum would be a sign/symptom of a lung
infection, but it is not a life-threatening complication
of sinusitis.
4. Intermittent loss of muscle control can be a symptom
of multiple sclerosis, but it would not be a life-
threatening complication of sinusitis.
The client diagnosed with tonsillitis is scheduled to 2. A low-grade temperature and a
cough could indicate the presence of an have surgery in the morning. Which assessment
data infection, in which case the health-care provider would
not want to subject the should the nurse notify the health-care provider about client to
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anesthesia and the possibility of further complications. The surgery prior to surgery? would
be postponed.
1. The client has a hemoglobin of 12.2 g/dL and
hematocrit of 36.5%. Wrong answers:
2. The client has an oral temperature of 100.2 F̊
and a 1. The hemoglobin and hematocrit (H&H) given are within
normal range. This dry cough. would not warrant notifying the healthcare
provider.
3.There are one (1) to two (2) white blood cells (WBCs) 3. One (1) to two (2) WBCs in a
urinalysis is not uncommon because of the in the urinalysis. normal flora in the bladder.
4. The client's current international normalized ratio 4. The INR indicates that the
client's bleeding time is within normal range. (INR) is 1.
The influenza vaccine is in short supply. Which group of 1. The elderly and chronically ill
are at great- est risk for developing serious clients would the public health nurse consider
priority complica- tions if they contract the influenza
virus.
when administering the vaccine?
1. Elderly and chronically ill clients. TEST-TAKING HINT:
Sometimes the test taker may think the answer is too easy
2. Child-care workers and children less than four (4) and obvious, but the test taker
should not try to second- guess the question. years of age. Item writers are not try- ing to trick
the test taker; they are trying to evaluate
3. Hospital chaplains and health-care workers. knowledge.
4. Schoolteachers and
students living in a
dormitory.
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The client diagnosed with chronic sinusitis who has 4. Prior to intervening, the nurse
must assess to determine the amount of pain undergone a Caldwell-Luc procedure is
complaining of and possible complications occurring that could be
masked if narcotic
pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement
medication is
administered. first?
1. Administer the narcotic analgesic intravenous push
Wrong answers:
(IVP). 1. The client has complained of pain, and the nurse, after
determining the
2. Perform gentle oral hygiene. severity of the pain and barring any complications in the
client, will administer
3. Place the client in semi-Fowler's position. pain medication after completion of the assessment.
4. Assess the client's pain. 2. Oral hygiene helps to prevent the development of
infections and promotes comfort, but it will not
relieve the pain.
3. Placing the client in the semi-Fowler's position will
reduce edema of inflamed sinus tissue, but it will not
immediately affect the client's perception of pain.
The charge nurse on a surgical floor is 3. The postoperative client with purulent drainage
could be developing an making assignments. Which client should be assigned
infection. The experienced nurse would be needed to
assess and monitor the to the most experienced registered nurse (RN)? client's condition.
1. The 36-year-old client who has undergone an
antral irrigation for sinusitis yesterday and has Wrong answers:
moderate pain. 1. This client is one (1) day postoperative and has moderate
pain, which is to be
2. The six-(6)-year-old client scheduled expected after
surgery. A less experienced nurse can care for this client.
for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy this morning 2. A child about to go to surgery
involving the throat area can be expected to who will not swallow medication. have painful
swallowing. This does not require the most experienced nurse.
3.The 18-year-old client who had a Caldwell- Luc 4. Any nurse who is capable of administering
IVPB medications can care for this procedure three (3) days ago and has purulent client.
drainage on the drip pad.
4. The 45-year-old client diagnosed with
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NU 155 EXAM 2 PRACTICE WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ONLY
The home health-care nurse is talking on the telephone 3. A client diagnosed with
hypertension should not take many of the over-the- to a male client diagnosed with
hypertension and hears counter medications because they work by causing
vasoconstriction, which will the client sneezing. The client tells the nurse he has
increase the hypertension.
been blowing his nose frequently. Which question
should the nurse ask the client? Wrong answers:
1. "Have you had the flu shot in the last two (2) weeks?" 1.
Influenza is a viral illness that might cause these symptoms; however, an
2. "Are there any small children in the home?" immunization should not give the client the illness.
3. "Are you taking over-the-counter medicine for 2. Coming into contact with small
children increases the risk of contracting these symptoms?" colds and the flu, but the client
has a problem—not just a potential one.
4. "Do you have any cold sores associated with 4. Cold sores are actually an infection by
the herpes simplex virus. Colds and your sneezing?" cold-like symptoms are caused by the
rhinovirus or influenza virus. The term
"cold sore" is a common term that still persists in the
populace.
The school nurse is presenting a class to students at a 4. Hand washing is the single most
useful technique for prevention of disease. primary school on how to prevent the transmission
of
the common cold virus. Which information should the Wrong answers:
nurse discuss? 1. It is not feasible for a child to always have a tissue or
handkerchief available.
1. Instruct the children to always keep a tissue or
2. There is no immunization for the common cold. Colds are actually caused by handkerchief with
them. at least 200 separate viruses and the viruses mutate
frequently.
2. Explain that children current with immunizations will 3. Colds are caused by a virus and
antibiotics do not treat a virus; therefore, not get a cold. there is no need to go to a
healthcare provider.
3.Tell the children they should go to
the doctor if they get a cold.
4. Demonstrate to the students how
to wash hands correctly.
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Which information should the nurse teach the client 1. The client should be taught to
take all antibiotics as ordered. Discontinuing diagnosed with acute sinusitis? antibiotics
prior to the full dose results in the development of antibiotic-
1. Instruct the client to complete all the ordered
resistant bacteria. Sinus infections are difficult to treat and may become chronic antibiotics.
and will then require several weeks of therapy or possibly surgery to control.
2. Teach the client how to irrigate the nasal
passages. Wrong answers:
3. Have the client demonstrate how to blow the 2. If the sinuses are irrigated, it is done
under anesthesia by a health-care nose. provider.
4. Give the client samples of a narcotic analgesic for the 3. Blowing the nose will increase
pressure in the sinus cavities and will cause headache the client increased pain.
4. The nurse is not licensed to prescribe medi- cations,
so this is not in the nurse's scope of practice. Also,
narcotic analgesic medications are controlled
substances and require writ-ten documentation of
being prescribed by the health-care provider;
samples are not generally available.
The client has been diagnosed with chronic sinusitis. 3. Nuchal rigidity is a sign/symptom
of meningitis, which is a life-threatening Which sign/symptom alerts the nurse to a potentially
potential complication of sinusitis resulting from the
close proximity of the sinus life-threatening complication? cavities to the meninges.
1. Muscle weakness.
2. Purulent sputum. Wrong answers:
3. Nuchal rigidity. 1. Muscle weakness is a sign/symptom of myalgia, but it is
not a life-threatening
4. Intermittent loss of muscle control. complication of sinusitis.
2. Purulent sputum would be a sign/symptom of a lung
infection, but it is not a life-threatening complication
of sinusitis.
4. Intermittent loss of muscle control can be a symptom
of multiple sclerosis, but it would not be a life-
threatening complication of sinusitis.
The client diagnosed with tonsillitis is scheduled to 2. A low-grade temperature and a
cough could indicate the presence of an have surgery in the morning. Which assessment
data infection, in which case the health-care provider would
not want to subject the should the nurse notify the health-care provider about client to
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anesthesia and the possibility of further complications. The surgery prior to surgery? would
be postponed.
1. The client has a hemoglobin of 12.2 g/dL and
hematocrit of 36.5%. Wrong answers:
2. The client has an oral temperature of 100.2 F̊
and a 1. The hemoglobin and hematocrit (H&H) given are within
normal range. This dry cough. would not warrant notifying the healthcare
provider.
3.There are one (1) to two (2) white blood cells (WBCs) 3. One (1) to two (2) WBCs in a
urinalysis is not uncommon because of the in the urinalysis. normal flora in the bladder.
4. The client's current international normalized ratio 4. The INR indicates that the
client's bleeding time is within normal range. (INR) is 1.
The influenza vaccine is in short supply. Which group of 1. The elderly and chronically ill
are at great- est risk for developing serious clients would the public health nurse consider
priority complica- tions if they contract the influenza
virus.
when administering the vaccine?
1. Elderly and chronically ill clients. TEST-TAKING HINT:
Sometimes the test taker may think the answer is too easy
2. Child-care workers and children less than four (4) and obvious, but the test taker
should not try to second- guess the question. years of age. Item writers are not try- ing to trick
the test taker; they are trying to evaluate
3. Hospital chaplains and health-care workers. knowledge.
4. Schoolteachers and
students living in a
dormitory.
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The client diagnosed with chronic sinusitis who has 4. Prior to intervening, the nurse
must assess to determine the amount of pain undergone a Caldwell-Luc procedure is
complaining of and possible complications occurring that could be
masked if narcotic
pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement
medication is
administered. first?
1. Administer the narcotic analgesic intravenous push
Wrong answers:
(IVP). 1. The client has complained of pain, and the nurse, after
determining the
2. Perform gentle oral hygiene. severity of the pain and barring any complications in the
client, will administer
3. Place the client in semi-Fowler's position. pain medication after completion of the assessment.
4. Assess the client's pain. 2. Oral hygiene helps to prevent the development of
infections and promotes comfort, but it will not
relieve the pain.
3. Placing the client in the semi-Fowler's position will
reduce edema of inflamed sinus tissue, but it will not
immediately affect the client's perception of pain.
The charge nurse on a surgical floor is 3. The postoperative client with purulent drainage
could be developing an making assignments. Which client should be assigned
infection. The experienced nurse would be needed to
assess and monitor the to the most experienced registered nurse (RN)? client's condition.
1. The 36-year-old client who has undergone an
antral irrigation for sinusitis yesterday and has Wrong answers:
moderate pain. 1. This client is one (1) day postoperative and has moderate
pain, which is to be
2. The six-(6)-year-old client scheduled expected after
surgery. A less experienced nurse can care for this client.
for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy this morning 2. A child about to go to surgery
involving the throat area can be expected to who will not swallow medication. have painful
swallowing. This does not require the most experienced nurse.
3.The 18-year-old client who had a Caldwell- Luc 4. Any nurse who is capable of administering
IVPB medications can care for this procedure three (3) days ago and has purulent client.
drainage on the drip pad.
4. The 45-year-old client diagnosed with
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