NURS 326 Final Exam Review Questions and Answers

NURS 326 Final Exam Review Questions and Answers 15.A child was found after being lost for several hours in the woods in Minnesota in the month of January. You have just measured the child's temperature using a temporal artery scanner and found it to be 85°F (29.4°C). The child is still conscious. Which of the following interventions would be appropriate to carry out for this patient? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. 1) Provide warm, dry clothing, warm blankets, and a warm environment. 2) Provide a tepid bath. 3) Provide an alcohol bath. 4) Administer warmed intravenous fluids. 5) Give warm milk. 6) Offer coffee. - Ans:-1) Provide warm, dry clothing, warm blankets, and a warm environment. ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/14 4) Administer warmed intravenous fluids. 5) Give warm milk. 13.A client you are working with has just been diagnosed with Stage I hypertension. Which of the following are lifestyle changes you should recommend for managing the client's condition? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. 1) Consume a diet high in sodium. 2) Consume a diet high in potassium. 3) Limit alcohol intake to three drinks per day for men and two for women. 4) Lose weight (if overweight). 5) Eliminate smoking. 6) Avoid aerobic exercise. - Ans:-2) Consume a diet high in potassium. 4) Lose weight (if overweight). 5) Eliminate smoking. ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/14 12.You understand that the body has many mechanisms for maintaining a stable body temperature. One of them involves a narrowing of the blood vessels to reduce heat loss. This response is known as which of the following? 1) Vasoconstriction 2) Vasodilation 3) Piloerection 4) Metabolism - Ans:-1) Vasoconstriction 10.You have just taken a client's radial pulse and found it absent. The skin is cool and pale. Which of the following would be most appropriate primary nursing diagnosis for this client? 1) Ineffective Tissue Perfusion (Peripheral) 2) Deficient Fluid Volume 3) Excess Fluid Volume 4) Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity - Ans:-1) Ineffective Tissue Perfusion (Peripheral) 9.While assessing a client's respiration, you observe pallor in the skin and notice that the client is restless, apprehensive, and confused. She complains of dizziness. These are signs of which of the following conditions? ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/14 1) Hyperventilation 2) Dyspnea 3) Hypoxia 4) Rhonchi - Ans:-3) Hypoxia 8.A client arrives late for her appointment and you take her blood pressure. It is unusually elevated. You also note that the client's heart rate is elevated and she is breathing rapidly. You proceed with other parts of the assessment. Later, you take her blood pressure while she is sitting and then while she's standing. The client asks why you keep taking her blood pressure. Which of the following is the best rationale for this action? 1) The sphygmomanometer you are using is defective and is producing erratic results. 2) Blood pressure normally changes from minute to minute with changes in activity or in body position. 3) Determining blood pressure requires that you sum the results of three separate readings. 4) Clinic policy requires three separate blood pressure measurements, all of which must be within a point or two of each other to establish a valid reading. - Ans:-2) Blood pressure normally changes from minute to minute with changes in activity or in body positio