NR 283 TEST BANK PRACTICE
QUESTIONS QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
1.The nurse practitioner anticipates which of the following
clients would be most at risk to develop hyperkalemia? The
client:
A. Just diagnosed with cirrhosis.
B. Who has had diarrhea for the last four days.
C. With chronic renal failure.
D. With intestinal and nasogastric suctioning. - correct
answer- C. With chronic renal failure.
1The nurse understands that a client with albuminuria has
edema caused by a:
A. Fall in plasma colloidal osmotic pressure
B. Fall in tissue hydrostatic pressure
C. Rise in tissue colloidal osmotic pressure
,D. Rise in plasma hydrostatic pressure - correct answer-
A. Fall in plasma colloidal osmotic pressure
A 10-year-old male is brought to the ER with prolonged
bronchospasm and severe hypoxemia. The most likely diagnosis
on the chart is:
A. Exercise-induced asthma
B. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
C. Status asthmaticus
D. Bronchiectasis - correct answer- C. Status asthmaticus
A 25-year-old male presents with chronic bronchitis of 5 months'
duration. When obtaining the patient's history, which of the
following findings is most likely to cause this condition?
A. Chronic asthma
B. Air pollution
C. Cigarette smoke
D. Recurrent pneumonias - correct answer- C. Cigarette
smoke
, A 30-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident and
sustains trauma to the lungs and chest wall. He experiences
respiratory failure. Which of the following lab values would the
nurse expect?
A. Electrolyte imbalances
B. Elevated PaCO2
C. Low hematocrit
D. Elevated pH - correct answer- B. Elevated PaCO2
A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency
anemia (pernicious anemia). The most likely cause is a decrease
in:
A. Ferritin
B. Gastric enzymes
C. Intrinsic factor
D. Erythropoietin - correct answer- C. Intrinsic factor
A 42-year-old female presents with raised red lesions with a
brownish scale. She was diagnosed with discoid lupus
erythematosus. A clinician recalls this disorder is related to:
QUESTIONS QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
1.The nurse practitioner anticipates which of the following
clients would be most at risk to develop hyperkalemia? The
client:
A. Just diagnosed with cirrhosis.
B. Who has had diarrhea for the last four days.
C. With chronic renal failure.
D. With intestinal and nasogastric suctioning. - correct
answer- C. With chronic renal failure.
1The nurse understands that a client with albuminuria has
edema caused by a:
A. Fall in plasma colloidal osmotic pressure
B. Fall in tissue hydrostatic pressure
C. Rise in tissue colloidal osmotic pressure
,D. Rise in plasma hydrostatic pressure - correct answer-
A. Fall in plasma colloidal osmotic pressure
A 10-year-old male is brought to the ER with prolonged
bronchospasm and severe hypoxemia. The most likely diagnosis
on the chart is:
A. Exercise-induced asthma
B. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
C. Status asthmaticus
D. Bronchiectasis - correct answer- C. Status asthmaticus
A 25-year-old male presents with chronic bronchitis of 5 months'
duration. When obtaining the patient's history, which of the
following findings is most likely to cause this condition?
A. Chronic asthma
B. Air pollution
C. Cigarette smoke
D. Recurrent pneumonias - correct answer- C. Cigarette
smoke
, A 30-year-old male is involved in a motor vehicle accident and
sustains trauma to the lungs and chest wall. He experiences
respiratory failure. Which of the following lab values would the
nurse expect?
A. Electrolyte imbalances
B. Elevated PaCO2
C. Low hematocrit
D. Elevated pH - correct answer- B. Elevated PaCO2
A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency
anemia (pernicious anemia). The most likely cause is a decrease
in:
A. Ferritin
B. Gastric enzymes
C. Intrinsic factor
D. Erythropoietin - correct answer- C. Intrinsic factor
A 42-year-old female presents with raised red lesions with a
brownish scale. She was diagnosed with discoid lupus
erythematosus. A clinician recalls this disorder is related to:
