NURS-117 EXAM 1&2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Communication - Answers -- exchange of information ideas or thoughts- transmission
of feelings or a social or personal interaction- basic component of human interaction
A nurse is teaching a client who has gout about dietary recommendations The nurse
should teach the client that which of the following beverages can triggers an attack? -
Answers -Alcohol
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has psoriasis. Which of the
following actions should the nurse include in the plan? - Answers -Identify effective
stress reduction techniques
A nurse is assessing a client who has systemic lupus erythematosus SLE. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - Answers -Facial rash
When doing a home assessment for an older client, which things are concerning and
require immediate attention? - Answers -
Which are normal in a urinalysis - Answers -pH 5.7
which statements indicate a plan by the patient to help prevent osteoarthritis? -
Answers -I will stop smoking
A client's urinalysis results is positive for protein. Which action by the nurse is best? -
Answers -Inform the healthcare provider.
Which finding puts a client at greatest risk for wound infection? - Answers -Immune
compromised status
The nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has chronic kidney disease. The
nurse should instruct the client to limit which of the following nutrients? - Answers -
protein, potassium, sodium
Which of the following symptoms do you expect to see in a patient with pyelonephritis? -
Answers -costovertebral angle tenderness and chills.
You have patient who may have a UTI. Which statement by the patient suggests that a
UTI is likely? - Answers -It burns when I pee
What instructions do you include in teaching plan for a patient with cystitis who had
been prescribed Pyridium? - Answers -after the painful urination is resolved
discontinue pyridium.
Who is most likely to develop a UTI? - Answers -a 50 year old woman
, Your patient with chronic renal failure complains of pruritis. Which instruction should you
include in the patients teaching plan? - Answers -keep fingernails short and clean
An 18 year old college student is admitted with dark urine, fever and flank pain and is
diagnosed with acute glomerulonephritis. which would most likely be found in the
patients health history? - Answers -recent sore throat
the most common sign of early kidney disease is - Answers -elevated BUN level
Name the 5 P's - Answers -pain
pulse
pallor
paresthesia
paralysis
A nurse is caring for a client who is postop following an open reduction internal fixation
of a femur fraction. what are the complications? - Answers -Fat embolism
pulmonary embolism
infection
4. The nurse needs to validate which of the following statements pertaining to an
assigned client?A. The client has a hard, raised, red lesion on his right hand.B. A weight
of 185 lbs. is recorded in the chartC. The client reported an infected toeD. The client's
blood pressure is 124/70. It was 118/68 yesterday. - Answers -C. The client reported
an infected toe
Verbal Communication - Answers -- vocabulary, meaning, pace of speech- tone &
volume- clarity & brevity- timing & relevance
Nonverbal Communication - Answers -- use of silence- eye contact- personal
appearance- use of touch- personal energy
True or False:Open-ended questions are used to stimulate answers that provide
information - Answers -true
Therapeutic communication - Answers -Verbal and nonverbal communication
techniques that encourage patients to express their feelings and to achieve a positive
relationship.
Environmental factors affecting client communication - Answers -Limited privacy- Loss
of space, share a BR,fear of catching. something, private areas for conferences with
clientNoise/sensory overload- Psychosis (ICU)Pace of activities- Perceptions that staff
are too busy, may hesitate to ask for help
Communication - Answers -- exchange of information ideas or thoughts- transmission
of feelings or a social or personal interaction- basic component of human interaction
A nurse is teaching a client who has gout about dietary recommendations The nurse
should teach the client that which of the following beverages can triggers an attack? -
Answers -Alcohol
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has psoriasis. Which of the
following actions should the nurse include in the plan? - Answers -Identify effective
stress reduction techniques
A nurse is assessing a client who has systemic lupus erythematosus SLE. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? - Answers -Facial rash
When doing a home assessment for an older client, which things are concerning and
require immediate attention? - Answers -
Which are normal in a urinalysis - Answers -pH 5.7
which statements indicate a plan by the patient to help prevent osteoarthritis? -
Answers -I will stop smoking
A client's urinalysis results is positive for protein. Which action by the nurse is best? -
Answers -Inform the healthcare provider.
Which finding puts a client at greatest risk for wound infection? - Answers -Immune
compromised status
The nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client who has chronic kidney disease. The
nurse should instruct the client to limit which of the following nutrients? - Answers -
protein, potassium, sodium
Which of the following symptoms do you expect to see in a patient with pyelonephritis? -
Answers -costovertebral angle tenderness and chills.
You have patient who may have a UTI. Which statement by the patient suggests that a
UTI is likely? - Answers -It burns when I pee
What instructions do you include in teaching plan for a patient with cystitis who had
been prescribed Pyridium? - Answers -after the painful urination is resolved
discontinue pyridium.
Who is most likely to develop a UTI? - Answers -a 50 year old woman
, Your patient with chronic renal failure complains of pruritis. Which instruction should you
include in the patients teaching plan? - Answers -keep fingernails short and clean
An 18 year old college student is admitted with dark urine, fever and flank pain and is
diagnosed with acute glomerulonephritis. which would most likely be found in the
patients health history? - Answers -recent sore throat
the most common sign of early kidney disease is - Answers -elevated BUN level
Name the 5 P's - Answers -pain
pulse
pallor
paresthesia
paralysis
A nurse is caring for a client who is postop following an open reduction internal fixation
of a femur fraction. what are the complications? - Answers -Fat embolism
pulmonary embolism
infection
4. The nurse needs to validate which of the following statements pertaining to an
assigned client?A. The client has a hard, raised, red lesion on his right hand.B. A weight
of 185 lbs. is recorded in the chartC. The client reported an infected toeD. The client's
blood pressure is 124/70. It was 118/68 yesterday. - Answers -C. The client reported
an infected toe
Verbal Communication - Answers -- vocabulary, meaning, pace of speech- tone &
volume- clarity & brevity- timing & relevance
Nonverbal Communication - Answers -- use of silence- eye contact- personal
appearance- use of touch- personal energy
True or False:Open-ended questions are used to stimulate answers that provide
information - Answers -true
Therapeutic communication - Answers -Verbal and nonverbal communication
techniques that encourage patients to express their feelings and to achieve a positive
relationship.
Environmental factors affecting client communication - Answers -Limited privacy- Loss
of space, share a BR,fear of catching. something, private areas for conferences with
clientNoise/sensory overload- Psychosis (ICU)Pace of activities- Perceptions that staff
are too busy, may hesitate to ask for help
