Test Bank for Primary Care: The Art and Science of Advanced Practice
Nursing – An Interprofessional Approach 6th Edition by Lynne M. Dunphy,
Jill E. Winland-Brown, Brian O. Porter & Deborah Holtzclaw
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A patient presents with wheezing and shortness of breath.
A. Administer bronchodilator
B. Check oxygen saturation
C. Order chest X-ray
D. Educate patient
Answer: Check oxygen saturation
Rationale: Airway and breathing assessment precedes intervention.
2.
A patient with heart failure has rapid weight gain.
A. Dehydration
B. Fluid retention
C. Medication adherence
D. Normal variation
Answer: Fluid retention
3.
Which patient should be seen first?
A. 25-year-old with sore throat
B. 40-year-old with controlled diabetes
C. 60-year-old with chest pain and diaphoresis
D. 30-year-old requesting screening
Answer: 60-year-old with chest pain and diaphoresis
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Nursing – An Interprofessional Approach 6th Edition by Lynne M. Dunphy,
Jill E. Winland-Brown, Brian O. Porter & Deborah Holtzclaw
1
, 1.
A patient presents with wheezing and shortness of breath.
A. Administer bronchodilator
B. Check oxygen saturation
C. Order chest X-ray
D. Educate patient
Answer: Check oxygen saturation
Rationale: Airway and breathing assessment precedes intervention.
2.
A patient with heart failure has rapid weight gain.
A. Dehydration
B. Fluid retention
C. Medication adherence
D. Normal variation
Answer: Fluid retention
3.
Which patient should be seen first?
A. 25-year-old with sore throat
B. 40-year-old with controlled diabetes
C. 60-year-old with chest pain and diaphoresis
D. 30-year-old requesting screening
Answer: 60-year-old with chest pain and diaphoresis
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