nurse 612-Exam 1 unit 1, 2, 3
test questions AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 2026-
2027
A patient with a rising temperature is pale and has begun to shiver. The nurse reports that the
patient is in which of the following phases of fever development?
A) Prodrome
B) Chill
C) Flush
D) Defervescence - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A client is said to be in the chill stage of the fever process when the nurse does which of the
following?
A) Administers an antipyretic medication
B) Observes piloerection on the skin
C) Observes the client is sweating
D) Determines the client will benefit from a cool sponge bath - CORRECT ANSWER-B
What is the most common cause of drug fever?
A) Increased heat production from PTU
B) Hypersensitivity reaction to medication
C) Impaired peripheral heat dissipation by atropine
,D) Serotonin syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The nurse is assessing a client with diabetes and notes an area on the client's right foot as
inflamed, necrotic, and eroded. The client states he accidentally slammed his foot in a door 2
weeks ago. The nurse would document this finding as a(n):
A) Fungus
B) Pustule
C) Ulceration
D) Abscess - CORRECT ANSWER-C
A normal response to fever is an elevated heart rate. A client with a fever who is not exhibiting
an elevated heart rate would indicate to the nurse that the cause of the fever might be which of
the following?
A) Hyperthyroidism
B) Flu
C) Pulmonary emboli
D) Legionnaires disease - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The nurse is reviewing assessment documentation of a client's wound and notes "purulent
drainage". The nurse would interpret this as:
A) Exudate containing large amounts of fibrinogen
B) Exudate containing white blood cells, protein, and tissue debris
C) Exudate that is water fluid, low in protein
D) Exudate that resulted from leakage of red cells - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A client cuts herself with a sharp knife while cooking dinner. The client describes how the
wound started bleeding and had a red appearance almost immediately. The nurse knows that in
the vascular stage of acute inflammation, the vessels:
,A) Constrict as a result of "flight/flight" hormone release resulting in pale-colored skin
B) Swell to the point of compromising circulation causing the limb to become cool to touch
C) Bleed profusely until the body can compensate and start to send fibrinogen to the wound
D) Vasodilate causing the area to become congested causing the red color and warmth -
CORRECT ANSWER-D
A patient is experiencing anorexia, myalgia, arthralgia, headache, and fatigue. The nurse should
assess for which of the following?
A) Temperature
B) Urinary output
C) Respirations
D) Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER-A
A client is experiencing the early stages of an inflammatory process and develops leukocytosis.
The nurse recognizes this as an:
A) Decrease in eosinophils at the tissue injury site
B) Increase in cell production
C) Decrease in blood supply to the affected area
D) Increase in circulating neutrophils - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Which type of receptor binds with insulin?
A) G-protein-linked
B) Enzyme-linked
C) Ion-channel-linked
D) Intracellular - CORRECT ANSWER-B
, The Krebs cycle provides a common pathway for the metabolism of nutrients by the body. The
Krebs cycle forms two pyruvate molecules. Each of the two pyruvate molecules formed in the
cytoplasm from one molecule of glucose yields another molecule of what?
A) H2O
B) NADH+ H+
C) ATP
D) FAD - CORRECT ANSWER-C
A school nurse is teaching a class on immunity. Which statement contains an accurate
explanation about cellular defenses?
A) Ion channels allow rapid polarity changes, which inactivate invading organisms
B) Cells release enzymes into the extracellular fluid that degrade invading organisms
C) Neutrophils engulf invading organisms where lysosomes break them down
D) Active transport draws invading organisms through cell channels to be destroyed - CORRECT
ANSWER-C
The cells of the client's epithelial tissue are tightly bound together by specialized junctions.
Select the junctions primarily responsible for preventing cell separation
A) Occluding junctions
B) Continuous tight junctions
C) Nexus junctions
D) Adhering junctions - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The nurse is aware of the importance of potassium and sodium for normal physiologic functions
of a client. The rapid movement of potassium and sodium in actions is known as:
A) Primary active transport
B) Endocytosis
C) Exocytosis
test questions AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST 2026-
2027
A patient with a rising temperature is pale and has begun to shiver. The nurse reports that the
patient is in which of the following phases of fever development?
A) Prodrome
B) Chill
C) Flush
D) Defervescence - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A client is said to be in the chill stage of the fever process when the nurse does which of the
following?
A) Administers an antipyretic medication
B) Observes piloerection on the skin
C) Observes the client is sweating
D) Determines the client will benefit from a cool sponge bath - CORRECT ANSWER-B
What is the most common cause of drug fever?
A) Increased heat production from PTU
B) Hypersensitivity reaction to medication
C) Impaired peripheral heat dissipation by atropine
,D) Serotonin syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The nurse is assessing a client with diabetes and notes an area on the client's right foot as
inflamed, necrotic, and eroded. The client states he accidentally slammed his foot in a door 2
weeks ago. The nurse would document this finding as a(n):
A) Fungus
B) Pustule
C) Ulceration
D) Abscess - CORRECT ANSWER-C
A normal response to fever is an elevated heart rate. A client with a fever who is not exhibiting
an elevated heart rate would indicate to the nurse that the cause of the fever might be which of
the following?
A) Hyperthyroidism
B) Flu
C) Pulmonary emboli
D) Legionnaires disease - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The nurse is reviewing assessment documentation of a client's wound and notes "purulent
drainage". The nurse would interpret this as:
A) Exudate containing large amounts of fibrinogen
B) Exudate containing white blood cells, protein, and tissue debris
C) Exudate that is water fluid, low in protein
D) Exudate that resulted from leakage of red cells - CORRECT ANSWER-B
A client cuts herself with a sharp knife while cooking dinner. The client describes how the
wound started bleeding and had a red appearance almost immediately. The nurse knows that in
the vascular stage of acute inflammation, the vessels:
,A) Constrict as a result of "flight/flight" hormone release resulting in pale-colored skin
B) Swell to the point of compromising circulation causing the limb to become cool to touch
C) Bleed profusely until the body can compensate and start to send fibrinogen to the wound
D) Vasodilate causing the area to become congested causing the red color and warmth -
CORRECT ANSWER-D
A patient is experiencing anorexia, myalgia, arthralgia, headache, and fatigue. The nurse should
assess for which of the following?
A) Temperature
B) Urinary output
C) Respirations
D) Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER-A
A client is experiencing the early stages of an inflammatory process and develops leukocytosis.
The nurse recognizes this as an:
A) Decrease in eosinophils at the tissue injury site
B) Increase in cell production
C) Decrease in blood supply to the affected area
D) Increase in circulating neutrophils - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Which type of receptor binds with insulin?
A) G-protein-linked
B) Enzyme-linked
C) Ion-channel-linked
D) Intracellular - CORRECT ANSWER-B
, The Krebs cycle provides a common pathway for the metabolism of nutrients by the body. The
Krebs cycle forms two pyruvate molecules. Each of the two pyruvate molecules formed in the
cytoplasm from one molecule of glucose yields another molecule of what?
A) H2O
B) NADH+ H+
C) ATP
D) FAD - CORRECT ANSWER-C
A school nurse is teaching a class on immunity. Which statement contains an accurate
explanation about cellular defenses?
A) Ion channels allow rapid polarity changes, which inactivate invading organisms
B) Cells release enzymes into the extracellular fluid that degrade invading organisms
C) Neutrophils engulf invading organisms where lysosomes break them down
D) Active transport draws invading organisms through cell channels to be destroyed - CORRECT
ANSWER-C
The cells of the client's epithelial tissue are tightly bound together by specialized junctions.
Select the junctions primarily responsible for preventing cell separation
A) Occluding junctions
B) Continuous tight junctions
C) Nexus junctions
D) Adhering junctions - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The nurse is aware of the importance of potassium and sodium for normal physiologic functions
of a client. The rapid movement of potassium and sodium in actions is known as:
A) Primary active transport
B) Endocytosis
C) Exocytosis
