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NUR 245 EXAM 3 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH
EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Which is not a potential nutritional risk in pregnancy? -
ANSWER-hypertension
-diabetes, use of tobacco, frequent pregnancies is a nutritional
risk in pregnancy
The nurse is obtaining a history and performing a physical
assessment of a client with cancer in the tongue. What clinical
findings would the nurse expect to identify? - ANSWER--
leukoplakia: (thick, white patches on the inside surfaces of your
mouth)
-alterations in taste
-enlarged cervical lymph nodes
substernal area - ANSWER-Pain felt just behind or below the
sternum
-pressure/heaviness of chest
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Some of the most common causes of sternum and substernal
pain are: costochondritis. clavicular (collarbone) injuries and
fractures.
The nurses assess bilateral +4 peripheral edema while
assessing a client with heart failure and peripheral vascular
disease. Which is the pathophysiological reason for excessive
edema? - ANSWER-Shift of fluid into interstitial spaces
-Edema is defined as accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces
Which goal is appropriate when treating anorexia nervosa? -
ANSWER--repairing of family interactions
-reinstitution of normal nutrition to counteract a state of
malnutrition
-correction of deficits and distortions in psychological
functioning via pscyhotherapy
Which instruction would the nurse provide to a client who would
like to learn breast self examination? - ANSWER-squeeze the
nipples to examine for discharge
-serous/bloody discharge from nipple is pathological and must
be reported
NUR 245 EXAM 3 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH
EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Which is not a potential nutritional risk in pregnancy? -
ANSWER-hypertension
-diabetes, use of tobacco, frequent pregnancies is a nutritional
risk in pregnancy
The nurse is obtaining a history and performing a physical
assessment of a client with cancer in the tongue. What clinical
findings would the nurse expect to identify? - ANSWER--
leukoplakia: (thick, white patches on the inside surfaces of your
mouth)
-alterations in taste
-enlarged cervical lymph nodes
substernal area - ANSWER-Pain felt just behind or below the
sternum
-pressure/heaviness of chest
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Some of the most common causes of sternum and substernal
pain are: costochondritis. clavicular (collarbone) injuries and
fractures.
The nurses assess bilateral +4 peripheral edema while
assessing a client with heart failure and peripheral vascular
disease. Which is the pathophysiological reason for excessive
edema? - ANSWER-Shift of fluid into interstitial spaces
-Edema is defined as accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces
Which goal is appropriate when treating anorexia nervosa? -
ANSWER--repairing of family interactions
-reinstitution of normal nutrition to counteract a state of
malnutrition
-correction of deficits and distortions in psychological
functioning via pscyhotherapy
Which instruction would the nurse provide to a client who would
like to learn breast self examination? - ANSWER-squeeze the
nipples to examine for discharge
-serous/bloody discharge from nipple is pathological and must
be reported
