Care Of Adult Exam 3 Practice Questions With Complete
Solutions
A 47 year-old male patient has the following symptoms: urgent
and frequent bowel movements of diarrhea that contains blood
and pus and mucous, a low hemoglobin and hematocrit, and
potassium level of 2.1. Based on the patients signs and
symptoms, which disease process does this describe?
A. Crohn's disease
B. Ulcerative colitis
C. Irritable bowel syndrome
D. Hiatal hernia Correct Answers B
A 65 year-old woman was admitted for Parkinson's disease. The
charge nurse is going to make an initial assessment. The onset of
Parkinson's disease is between 50-60 years old. This disorder is
caused by:
A. Injurious chemicals
B. Heredity factors
C. Death of brain cells due to old age
D. Impairment of dopamine producing cells on he brain Correct
Answers D
A client with a peptic ulcer reports epigastric pain that
frequently awakens her at night, a feeling of fullness in the
abdomen, and a feeling of anxiety about her health. Based on
this information, which nursing diagnosis would be most
appropriate?
•
,1. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements related
to anorexia.
•2. Disturbed Sleep Pattern related to epigastric pain
•3. Ineffective Coping related to exacerbation of duodenal ulcer
•4. Activity Intolerance related to abdominal pain Correct
Answers •2. Disturbed Sleep Pattern related to epigastric pain
A client with hepatitis C is being treated in an acute care facility.
Because the client requires enteric contact precautions the nurse
should
A Place the patient in a semi-private room
B. Wear a gown and gloves when providing personal care to the
client
C Wear a mask when handling the clients bedpan
D. This patient requires no isolation precautions because they
are not contagious Correct Answers B
A female client who has just been diagnosed with hepatitis A
asks, "How could I have gotten this disease?" What is the nurse's
best response?
A. "You may have eaten contaminated restaurant food."
b. "You could have gotten it by using I.V. drugs."
c. "You must have received an infected blood transfusion."
d. "You probably got it by engaging in unprotected sex with a
partner with hepatitis A"" Correct Answers A
, A female client who has just been diagnosed with hepatitis A
asks, "How could I have gotten this disease?" What is the nurse's
best response?
A."You may have eaten contaminated restaurant food."
B. "You could have gotten it by using I.V. drugs."
C. "You must have received an infected blood transfusion."
D. "You probably got it by engaging in unprotected sex."
Correct Answers A."You may have eaten contaminated
restaurant food."
A female client with hepatitis C develops a Gl hemorrhage The
blood products that would most likely bring about hemostasis in
the client without precipitating fluid overload in this patient
would be:
A Whole blood and albumin
B. Platelets and whole blood
C. Fresh frozen plasma and whole blood
D Cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma Correct Answers D
A female client with hepatitis C develops liver failure and GI
hemorrhage. The blood products that would most likely bring
about hemostasis in the client are:
A.whole blood and albumin.
B. platelets and packed red blood cells.
Solutions
A 47 year-old male patient has the following symptoms: urgent
and frequent bowel movements of diarrhea that contains blood
and pus and mucous, a low hemoglobin and hematocrit, and
potassium level of 2.1. Based on the patients signs and
symptoms, which disease process does this describe?
A. Crohn's disease
B. Ulcerative colitis
C. Irritable bowel syndrome
D. Hiatal hernia Correct Answers B
A 65 year-old woman was admitted for Parkinson's disease. The
charge nurse is going to make an initial assessment. The onset of
Parkinson's disease is between 50-60 years old. This disorder is
caused by:
A. Injurious chemicals
B. Heredity factors
C. Death of brain cells due to old age
D. Impairment of dopamine producing cells on he brain Correct
Answers D
A client with a peptic ulcer reports epigastric pain that
frequently awakens her at night, a feeling of fullness in the
abdomen, and a feeling of anxiety about her health. Based on
this information, which nursing diagnosis would be most
appropriate?
•
,1. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements related
to anorexia.
•2. Disturbed Sleep Pattern related to epigastric pain
•3. Ineffective Coping related to exacerbation of duodenal ulcer
•4. Activity Intolerance related to abdominal pain Correct
Answers •2. Disturbed Sleep Pattern related to epigastric pain
A client with hepatitis C is being treated in an acute care facility.
Because the client requires enteric contact precautions the nurse
should
A Place the patient in a semi-private room
B. Wear a gown and gloves when providing personal care to the
client
C Wear a mask when handling the clients bedpan
D. This patient requires no isolation precautions because they
are not contagious Correct Answers B
A female client who has just been diagnosed with hepatitis A
asks, "How could I have gotten this disease?" What is the nurse's
best response?
A. "You may have eaten contaminated restaurant food."
b. "You could have gotten it by using I.V. drugs."
c. "You must have received an infected blood transfusion."
d. "You probably got it by engaging in unprotected sex with a
partner with hepatitis A"" Correct Answers A
, A female client who has just been diagnosed with hepatitis A
asks, "How could I have gotten this disease?" What is the nurse's
best response?
A."You may have eaten contaminated restaurant food."
B. "You could have gotten it by using I.V. drugs."
C. "You must have received an infected blood transfusion."
D. "You probably got it by engaging in unprotected sex."
Correct Answers A."You may have eaten contaminated
restaurant food."
A female client with hepatitis C develops a Gl hemorrhage The
blood products that would most likely bring about hemostasis in
the client without precipitating fluid overload in this patient
would be:
A Whole blood and albumin
B. Platelets and whole blood
C. Fresh frozen plasma and whole blood
D Cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma Correct Answers D
A female client with hepatitis C develops liver failure and GI
hemorrhage. The blood products that would most likely bring
about hemostasis in the client are:
A.whole blood and albumin.
B. platelets and packed red blood cells.
