NUR 260 Quiz 3

The nurse assesses an older client. What age-related physiologic changes would the nurse expect? a. Heat intolerance b. Rheumatoid arthritis c. Dehydration d. Increased appetite - C A client is scheduled to have a glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) drawn and asks the nurse why she has to have it. How would the nurse respond? a. "It measures your average blood glucose level for the past 3 months." b. "It determines what type of anemia you may have." c. "It measures the amount of liver glycogen you have." d. "It determines you have some type of leukemia or other blood cancer." - A The nurse assesses a client who is scheduled to have a laboratory test to determine if the client's adrenal glands are hypoactive. What type of testing would the client likely have? a. Catecholamine testing b. Suppression testing c. Bone marrow testing d. Provocative testing - D A nurse assesses a client who is prescribed a medication that stimulates beta1 receptors. Which assessment finding would indicate that the medication is effective? a. Heart rate of 92 beats/min b. Respiratory rate of 18 breaths/min c. Oxygenation saturation of 92% d. Blood pressure of 144/69 mm Hg - A A nurse collaborates with assistive personnel (AP) to provide care for a client who is prescribed a 24-hour urine specimen collection. Which statement would the nurse include when teaching the AP about this activity? a. "Note the time of the client's first void and collect urine for 24 hours." b. "Add the preservative to the container at the end of the test." c. "Start the collection by saving the first urine of the morning." d. "It is okay if one urine sample during the 24 hours is not collected." - A A nurse assesses a female client who presents with hirsutism. Which question would the nurse ask when assessing this client? a. "How do you plan to pay for your treatments?" b. "How do you feel about yourself?" c. "What medications are you prescribed?" d. "What are you doing to prevent this from happening?" - B A nurse is caring for a patient who has excessive catecholamine release. Which assessment finding would the nurse correlate with this condition? a. Decreased blood pressure b. Increased pulse c. Decreased respiratory rate d. Increased urine output - B