PRN0062C Final Exam/ Specialty Exam 2023 Questions
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Albert is going through opiate withdrawl and was prescribed Clonidine by the physician.
As a nurse what would be a nursing priority?
Checking the vital signs to ensure that Albert's blood pressure is stable.
What would you expect to see in an adolescent child that successfully completed
Erickson's stages of development?
A sense of identity.
Psychosis includes all of the following:
psychotic disorders
mood disorders
anxiety disorders
substance abuse
medical conditions
An adolescent with borderline personality disorder is hospitalized with suicidal ideation
and self-mutilation. Which goal is both therapeutic and realistic for this client?
The client will seek out a staff member to verbalize feelings of anger and sadness.
Drugs that fall into the classification of benzodiazepines are used for what purpose?
Calming a patient down.
Which is the only anxiety problem that presents with psychotic features?
PTSD
Temperature is checked every two hours in women who have a confirmed breaking of
waters due to?
Increased risk of infection.
Who is most likely to have an anxiety disorder?
A 35 year old Caucasian Female
What would you expect to see in an adolescent child who successfully completed
Freud's stages of development?
Sexual Maturity
What is an example of a benzodiazipine and a common side effect of this drug
classification?
Alprazolam (Xanax); sedation
What is the obstetric complication in which the placenta has attached to the uterine wall
close to or covering the cervix?
Placenta Previa
Exemplars of Addiction include, but are not limited to:
Alcohol, food, television, etc... See page 347 BOX 33-1
A client suffering with an addiction is taking methadone 4 times a day. What finding
should be reported to the doctor?
decreasing respiratory rate
Martin's mom wants to get him checked out because she is absolutely convinced that
he is struggling with some type of mental disorder or psychosis. Why would a nurse
conduct a physical assessment?
To see if there is an underlying condition
, The LPN is educating her patient on her categories of anxiety. Select all the categories
that should be included in the discussion.
Separation anxiety disorder
Panic and agoraphobia
Phobic disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Trauma-related anxiety disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
Substance-induced anxiety disorder
Medical-induced anxiety disorder
Your 50 year old patient states that he feels weak and has a headache. His glucose
reading is 50mg/dL. What is the nursing priority?
Give him something to eat.
Sammy and Joseph were both diagnosed with Diabetes at the same time. Sammy does
not understand why Joseph no longer has the diagnosis while he still does. As a
nurse,what would the BEST response be to this situation?
Your body doesn't make any natural insulin, while Joseph's body makes a little so diet
and exercise helped his condition.
Diabetes KetoAcidosis (DKA) is primarily seen in?
Patients with type 1 Diabetes
An obstetrical client calls the clinic with complaints of severe morning sickness. As the
nurse your response would be?
Are you able to keep down any food or fluids at all?
A cerclage is:
a procedure in which stitches are used to close the cervix during pregnancy to help
prevent pregnancy loss or premature birth.
What developmental tasks would you expect to see achieved in the adolescent age
group?
Accepting changes in the body and appearance
Developing appropriate relationships with males and
females of the same age
Accepting the male or female role appropriate for
one's age
Becoming independent from parents and adults
Preparing for marriage and family life
Preparing for a career
Developing morals, attitudes, and values needed to
function in society
Tina's blood type is B- and the doctor tested her baby's blood to be B+. What
medication, if any must Tina receive?
RhoGam
Diabetes that onsets during pregnancy is termed?
Gestational Diabetes
Bryan is a 40 year old male who has been battling addiction for half of his life. He has
been in and out of rehab for the past 15 years and successfully completed a program 5
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Albert is going through opiate withdrawl and was prescribed Clonidine by the physician.
As a nurse what would be a nursing priority?
Checking the vital signs to ensure that Albert's blood pressure is stable.
What would you expect to see in an adolescent child that successfully completed
Erickson's stages of development?
A sense of identity.
Psychosis includes all of the following:
psychotic disorders
mood disorders
anxiety disorders
substance abuse
medical conditions
An adolescent with borderline personality disorder is hospitalized with suicidal ideation
and self-mutilation. Which goal is both therapeutic and realistic for this client?
The client will seek out a staff member to verbalize feelings of anger and sadness.
Drugs that fall into the classification of benzodiazepines are used for what purpose?
Calming a patient down.
Which is the only anxiety problem that presents with psychotic features?
PTSD
Temperature is checked every two hours in women who have a confirmed breaking of
waters due to?
Increased risk of infection.
Who is most likely to have an anxiety disorder?
A 35 year old Caucasian Female
What would you expect to see in an adolescent child who successfully completed
Freud's stages of development?
Sexual Maturity
What is an example of a benzodiazipine and a common side effect of this drug
classification?
Alprazolam (Xanax); sedation
What is the obstetric complication in which the placenta has attached to the uterine wall
close to or covering the cervix?
Placenta Previa
Exemplars of Addiction include, but are not limited to:
Alcohol, food, television, etc... See page 347 BOX 33-1
A client suffering with an addiction is taking methadone 4 times a day. What finding
should be reported to the doctor?
decreasing respiratory rate
Martin's mom wants to get him checked out because she is absolutely convinced that
he is struggling with some type of mental disorder or psychosis. Why would a nurse
conduct a physical assessment?
To see if there is an underlying condition
, The LPN is educating her patient on her categories of anxiety. Select all the categories
that should be included in the discussion.
Separation anxiety disorder
Panic and agoraphobia
Phobic disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Trauma-related anxiety disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
Substance-induced anxiety disorder
Medical-induced anxiety disorder
Your 50 year old patient states that he feels weak and has a headache. His glucose
reading is 50mg/dL. What is the nursing priority?
Give him something to eat.
Sammy and Joseph were both diagnosed with Diabetes at the same time. Sammy does
not understand why Joseph no longer has the diagnosis while he still does. As a
nurse,what would the BEST response be to this situation?
Your body doesn't make any natural insulin, while Joseph's body makes a little so diet
and exercise helped his condition.
Diabetes KetoAcidosis (DKA) is primarily seen in?
Patients with type 1 Diabetes
An obstetrical client calls the clinic with complaints of severe morning sickness. As the
nurse your response would be?
Are you able to keep down any food or fluids at all?
A cerclage is:
a procedure in which stitches are used to close the cervix during pregnancy to help
prevent pregnancy loss or premature birth.
What developmental tasks would you expect to see achieved in the adolescent age
group?
Accepting changes in the body and appearance
Developing appropriate relationships with males and
females of the same age
Accepting the male or female role appropriate for
one's age
Becoming independent from parents and adults
Preparing for marriage and family life
Preparing for a career
Developing morals, attitudes, and values needed to
function in society
Tina's blood type is B- and the doctor tested her baby's blood to be B+. What
medication, if any must Tina receive?
RhoGam
Diabetes that onsets during pregnancy is termed?
Gestational Diabetes
Bryan is a 40 year old male who has been battling addiction for half of his life. He has
been in and out of rehab for the past 15 years and successfully completed a program 5
