NR 283 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) A GRADE
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:
A. Infection
B. Trauma
C. Autoimmunity
D. Cancer - correct answer- C. Autoimmunity
A 45-year-old female was recently diagnosed with cervical
cancer. She reports a sexual history that includes 43
partners. Which of the following is the most likely cause
of her cancer?
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) A GRADE
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:
A. Infection
B. Trauma
C. Autoimmunity
D. Cancer - correct answer- C. Autoimmunity
A 45-year-old female was recently diagnosed with cervical
cancer. She reports a sexual history that includes 43
partners. Which of the following is the most likely cause
of her cancer?
