WGU D454 ADULT HEALTH EXAM 3 PRACTICE
114 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
C. Inability to speak in full sentences - CORRECT ANSWER A 15 year old female
presents in the ED with shortness of breath and wheezing. What other clinical
manifestation is a classic sign of an acute asthma attack?
A. Increased HR
B. Decreased sputum
C. Inability to speak in full sentences
D. Diplopia
B) Bronchodilator
C) Antiinflammatory agent
D) Anticholinergic agent - CORRECT ANSWER In a patient diagnosed with asthma,
which of the following medications would a nurse expect to administer? Select all
that apply.
A) Beta1 adrenergic agonist
B) Bronchodilator
C) Antiinflammatory agent
D) Anticholinergic agent
E) Beta blocker
A. Administer oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER A patient presents to the emergency
department with status asthmaticus. What is the nurse's priority action at this
point?
,A. Administer oxygen
B. Start IV fluids
C. Administer systemic corticosteroids
D. Start endotracheal intubation
D. A breathing technique that keeps the airway open longer and prolongs
exhalation, increasing time for gas exchange. - CORRECT ANSWER Following
patient education on pursed lip breathing, which statement by the asthma patient
indicates that learning has occurred?
A. A breathing technique to breath faster, I should use this when I am having an
asthma attack.
B. A breathing technique that increases CO2, I should not do it.
C. A breathing technique that constricts the airway, shortening exhalation.
D. A breathing technique that keeps the airway open longer and prolongs
exhalation, increasing time for gas exchange.
a) administer bronchodilators
b) provide O2
c) provide small, frequent meals with dietary supplements
e) Position the patient in semi-Fowler's - CORRECT ANSWER A patient has been
diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the
following are appropriate treatments? Select all that apply.
a) administer bronchodilators
b) provide O2
c) provide small, frequent meals with dietary supplements
,d) Insert a Foley catheter
e) Position the patient in semi-Fowler's
C. Encourages CO2 elimination. - CORRECT ANSWER You are providing teaching to
a patient with chronic COPD on how to perform pursed lip breathing. This
technique helps do the following:*
A. Increase the breathing rate to prevent hypoxemia
B. Decrease the use of the abdominal muscles
C. Encourages CO2 elimination.
D. Strengthen the diaphragm
A. Sputum production
B. Use of accessory muscles
C. Pursed-lip breathing - CORRECT ANSWER A 52 year old patient presents to the
ED with symptoms related to COPD. These symptoms include (Select all that
apply):
A. Sputum production
B. Use of accessory muscles
C. Pursed-lip breathing
D. Tachypnea
E. Hyperventilation
A. Positive Plasma D-dimer
C. PaO2 less than 80 mm Hg
, D. PaCO2 less than 35 - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is caring for a post-op leg
fracture patient and is suspicious that a PE has occurred. What lab results should
the nurse monitor for further confirmation? Select all that apply.
A. Positive Plasma D-dimer
B. Hemoglobin 14 g/dL
C. PaO2 less than 80 mm Hg
D. PaCO2 less than 35
A. Heparin
B. Altepase
E. Isotonic Fluid - CORRECT ANSWER You are caring for a 45-year old American
Indian man with a Pulmonary Embolism. Which medications could he receive as a
part of his treatment? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:
A. Heparin
B. Altepase
C. Diazapam
D. Chloroquine
E. Isotonic Fluid
C. "Pain and redness in my lower extremities is normal." - CORRECT ANSWER
Which statement by the patient indicates further teaching is necessary for
anticoagulant therapy for a PE?
A. "I will limit my intake of garlic (vitamin K) and leafy greens."
B. "I will avoid vigorous flossing."
C. "Pain and redness in my lower extremities is normal."
114 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
C. Inability to speak in full sentences - CORRECT ANSWER A 15 year old female
presents in the ED with shortness of breath and wheezing. What other clinical
manifestation is a classic sign of an acute asthma attack?
A. Increased HR
B. Decreased sputum
C. Inability to speak in full sentences
D. Diplopia
B) Bronchodilator
C) Antiinflammatory agent
D) Anticholinergic agent - CORRECT ANSWER In a patient diagnosed with asthma,
which of the following medications would a nurse expect to administer? Select all
that apply.
A) Beta1 adrenergic agonist
B) Bronchodilator
C) Antiinflammatory agent
D) Anticholinergic agent
E) Beta blocker
A. Administer oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER A patient presents to the emergency
department with status asthmaticus. What is the nurse's priority action at this
point?
,A. Administer oxygen
B. Start IV fluids
C. Administer systemic corticosteroids
D. Start endotracheal intubation
D. A breathing technique that keeps the airway open longer and prolongs
exhalation, increasing time for gas exchange. - CORRECT ANSWER Following
patient education on pursed lip breathing, which statement by the asthma patient
indicates that learning has occurred?
A. A breathing technique to breath faster, I should use this when I am having an
asthma attack.
B. A breathing technique that increases CO2, I should not do it.
C. A breathing technique that constricts the airway, shortening exhalation.
D. A breathing technique that keeps the airway open longer and prolongs
exhalation, increasing time for gas exchange.
a) administer bronchodilators
b) provide O2
c) provide small, frequent meals with dietary supplements
e) Position the patient in semi-Fowler's - CORRECT ANSWER A patient has been
diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the
following are appropriate treatments? Select all that apply.
a) administer bronchodilators
b) provide O2
c) provide small, frequent meals with dietary supplements
,d) Insert a Foley catheter
e) Position the patient in semi-Fowler's
C. Encourages CO2 elimination. - CORRECT ANSWER You are providing teaching to
a patient with chronic COPD on how to perform pursed lip breathing. This
technique helps do the following:*
A. Increase the breathing rate to prevent hypoxemia
B. Decrease the use of the abdominal muscles
C. Encourages CO2 elimination.
D. Strengthen the diaphragm
A. Sputum production
B. Use of accessory muscles
C. Pursed-lip breathing - CORRECT ANSWER A 52 year old patient presents to the
ED with symptoms related to COPD. These symptoms include (Select all that
apply):
A. Sputum production
B. Use of accessory muscles
C. Pursed-lip breathing
D. Tachypnea
E. Hyperventilation
A. Positive Plasma D-dimer
C. PaO2 less than 80 mm Hg
, D. PaCO2 less than 35 - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is caring for a post-op leg
fracture patient and is suspicious that a PE has occurred. What lab results should
the nurse monitor for further confirmation? Select all that apply.
A. Positive Plasma D-dimer
B. Hemoglobin 14 g/dL
C. PaO2 less than 80 mm Hg
D. PaCO2 less than 35
A. Heparin
B. Altepase
E. Isotonic Fluid - CORRECT ANSWER You are caring for a 45-year old American
Indian man with a Pulmonary Embolism. Which medications could he receive as a
part of his treatment? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:
A. Heparin
B. Altepase
C. Diazapam
D. Chloroquine
E. Isotonic Fluid
C. "Pain and redness in my lower extremities is normal." - CORRECT ANSWER
Which statement by the patient indicates further teaching is necessary for
anticoagulant therapy for a PE?
A. "I will limit my intake of garlic (vitamin K) and leafy greens."
B. "I will avoid vigorous flossing."
C. "Pain and redness in my lower extremities is normal."
