A decrease in the size of a leg after being in a cast for 6 weeks could indicate which of
the following adaptive cellular changes? - _ 100% correct answer atrophy
Which of the following terms best defines death rate? - _ 100% correct answer mortality
Which of the following is a term for a tumor? - _ 100% correct answer neoplasia
Which of the following terms means tissue death? - _ 100% correct answer necrosis
Which of the following describes a condition that occurs for a long period of time? - _
100% correct answer chronic
Which type of cellular adaption is common in smokers and occurs when the mature cell
type is replaced with a different mature cell type due to chronic stress and irritation? - _
100% correct answer metaplasia
nurse is educating a patient about ischemia.
What is the best definition for ischemia? - _ 100% correct answer Decreased supply of
oxygenated blood to a tissue or organ
Which of the following is the best definition of dysplasia? - _ 100% correct answer
Immature cells that vary in size, shape, appearance and may precede cancerous
change
What is term to describe the number of people with a disease within a group? - _ 100%
correct answer morbidity
A nurse is educating a patient about healthy living. The patient is a smoker, overweight,
and has family history of heart disease. The nurse explains to the patient about their
high risk for heart disease due to - _ 100% correct answer predisposing factors
A nurse is assessing a client that is dehydrated. Which finding should the nurse expect?
- _ 100% correct answer tachycardia
Which of the following is a cause of respiratory acidosis? - _ 100% correct answer
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
A client is receiving Morphine 4mg IV every
2 hours (an opioid). The patient's respirations are currently 8 (low). Which imbalance is
the client at risk for? - _ 100% correct answer Respiratory Acidosis
, A client with diarrhea is at risk for which acid base imbalance? - _ 100% correct answer
metabolic acidosis
Which client is at most risk for hypomagnesemia? - _ 100% correct answer A 55 year
old chronic alcoholic
After obtaining an ECG on a client, you notice ST depression, inverted T wave, and a
prominent u wave. What do you expect?? - _ 100% correct answer hypokalemia
Which client is at the HIGHEST risk for an electrolyte imbalance? - _ 100% correct
answer An 8-month-old with a fever and diarrhea
A nurse caring for a client with fluid volume overload would expect what findings?
(Select All That Apply) - _ 100% correct answer Tachycardia, bounding pulse
Sudden weight gain
Edema and swelling
What are manifestations of hypercalcemia?
(Select All That Apply) - _ 100% correct answer Depressed neuromuscular activity
Anorexia and nausea
What are manifestations of hyponatremia? - _ 100% correct answer lethargy, headache,
confusion, apprehension, seizures, coma
What are local effects of inflammation? - _ 100% correct answer erythema, warmth,
edema, drainage (serous exudate, pus) pain, impaired functioning
Which of the following is NOT an adverse effect of glucocorticoids? - _ 100% correct
answer faster wound healing
A burn that destroys all skin layers and possible underlying tissue is called: - _ 100%
correct answer full thickness
How does the ice help reduce swelling in
RICE therapy (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation)? - _ 100% correct answer increases
vasoconstriction
What is a factor that could delay wound healing? - _ 100% correct answer prolonged
use of glucocorticoids
What are the risks for nosocomial infections in the hospital setting? (Select All That
Apply) - _ 100% correct answer Presence of many microbes
Clients with contagious diseases
Poor hand-hygiene
What are systemic signs of infection?
the following adaptive cellular changes? - _ 100% correct answer atrophy
Which of the following terms best defines death rate? - _ 100% correct answer mortality
Which of the following is a term for a tumor? - _ 100% correct answer neoplasia
Which of the following terms means tissue death? - _ 100% correct answer necrosis
Which of the following describes a condition that occurs for a long period of time? - _
100% correct answer chronic
Which type of cellular adaption is common in smokers and occurs when the mature cell
type is replaced with a different mature cell type due to chronic stress and irritation? - _
100% correct answer metaplasia
nurse is educating a patient about ischemia.
What is the best definition for ischemia? - _ 100% correct answer Decreased supply of
oxygenated blood to a tissue or organ
Which of the following is the best definition of dysplasia? - _ 100% correct answer
Immature cells that vary in size, shape, appearance and may precede cancerous
change
What is term to describe the number of people with a disease within a group? - _ 100%
correct answer morbidity
A nurse is educating a patient about healthy living. The patient is a smoker, overweight,
and has family history of heart disease. The nurse explains to the patient about their
high risk for heart disease due to - _ 100% correct answer predisposing factors
A nurse is assessing a client that is dehydrated. Which finding should the nurse expect?
- _ 100% correct answer tachycardia
Which of the following is a cause of respiratory acidosis? - _ 100% correct answer
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
A client is receiving Morphine 4mg IV every
2 hours (an opioid). The patient's respirations are currently 8 (low). Which imbalance is
the client at risk for? - _ 100% correct answer Respiratory Acidosis
, A client with diarrhea is at risk for which acid base imbalance? - _ 100% correct answer
metabolic acidosis
Which client is at most risk for hypomagnesemia? - _ 100% correct answer A 55 year
old chronic alcoholic
After obtaining an ECG on a client, you notice ST depression, inverted T wave, and a
prominent u wave. What do you expect?? - _ 100% correct answer hypokalemia
Which client is at the HIGHEST risk for an electrolyte imbalance? - _ 100% correct
answer An 8-month-old with a fever and diarrhea
A nurse caring for a client with fluid volume overload would expect what findings?
(Select All That Apply) - _ 100% correct answer Tachycardia, bounding pulse
Sudden weight gain
Edema and swelling
What are manifestations of hypercalcemia?
(Select All That Apply) - _ 100% correct answer Depressed neuromuscular activity
Anorexia and nausea
What are manifestations of hyponatremia? - _ 100% correct answer lethargy, headache,
confusion, apprehension, seizures, coma
What are local effects of inflammation? - _ 100% correct answer erythema, warmth,
edema, drainage (serous exudate, pus) pain, impaired functioning
Which of the following is NOT an adverse effect of glucocorticoids? - _ 100% correct
answer faster wound healing
A burn that destroys all skin layers and possible underlying tissue is called: - _ 100%
correct answer full thickness
How does the ice help reduce swelling in
RICE therapy (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation)? - _ 100% correct answer increases
vasoconstriction
What is a factor that could delay wound healing? - _ 100% correct answer prolonged
use of glucocorticoids
What are the risks for nosocomial infections in the hospital setting? (Select All That
Apply) - _ 100% correct answer Presence of many microbes
Clients with contagious diseases
Poor hand-hygiene
What are systemic signs of infection?
