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Exam Questions and Answers Verified &
Graded A 2025
A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. Which of the following assessment findings should
the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is experiencing dehydration?
a. pitting, dependent edema
b. distended jugular veins
c. increased BP
d. decreased BP
d. decreased BP
M/S C. 43/ p. 277 "signs of dehydration or hypovolemia include, hypothermia, tachycardia, thready
pulse, HYPOTENSION, orthostatic hypotension, decreased central venous pressure, tachypnea, hypoxia
.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst. The client's urinary
output was 4,000 ml over the past 24 hours. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the
following IV medications?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside
a. Desmopressin
M/S c. 14/p. 85 "Diabetes insipidous is a possible complication"
Pharm c. 40/ p.323 "desmopressin is an agent of choice for DI"
, A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE inhibitor
and reports a nagging dry coug. Which of the following response by the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medicaiton"
b. "increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough
c. "sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. "your cough should go away in time"
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medicaiton"
Pharm c. 20/ p. 155 "Cough is a complication. Inform clients of the possibility of experiencing a dry
cough and to notify the provider. Discontinue the medication"
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a potentional trigger for exacerbations?
a. eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. a history of herpes zoster
c. taking amiodipine for hypertension
d. using a nicotine transdermal patch
d. using a nicotine transdermal patch
M/S C. 35/ p. 223 "Risk factors for peripheral artery disease like Raynaud's disease include cigarette
smoking"
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access devise and notes the tubing has become
disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter
Exam Questions and Answers Verified &
Graded A 2025
A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. Which of the following assessment findings should
the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is experiencing dehydration?
a. pitting, dependent edema
b. distended jugular veins
c. increased BP
d. decreased BP
d. decreased BP
M/S C. 43/ p. 277 "signs of dehydration or hypovolemia include, hypothermia, tachycardia, thready
pulse, HYPOTENSION, orthostatic hypotension, decreased central venous pressure, tachypnea, hypoxia
.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem and reports thirst. The client's urinary
output was 4,000 ml over the past 24 hours. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the
following IV medications?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside
a. Desmopressin
M/S c. 14/p. 85 "Diabetes insipidous is a possible complication"
Pharm c. 40/ p.323 "desmopressin is an agent of choice for DI"
, A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE inhibitor
and reports a nagging dry coug. Which of the following response by the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medicaiton"
b. "increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough
c. "sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. "your cough should go away in time"
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medicaiton"
Pharm c. 20/ p. 155 "Cough is a complication. Inform clients of the possibility of experiencing a dry
cough and to notify the provider. Discontinue the medication"
A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a potentional trigger for exacerbations?
a. eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. a history of herpes zoster
c. taking amiodipine for hypertension
d. using a nicotine transdermal patch
d. using a nicotine transdermal patch
M/S C. 35/ p. 223 "Risk factors for peripheral artery disease like Raynaud's disease include cigarette
smoking"
A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access devise and notes the tubing has become
disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and tachycardia. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter
