Nurs 2410 – Final/Nursing 2410 Final Exam Ques ons
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A - Ans _______ increases the size of the cells.
A. Hypertrophy
B. Hyperplasia
C. Metaplasia
D. Atrophy
B - Ans ________ increases the number of cells.
A. Hypertrophy
B. Hyperplasia
C. Metaplasia
D. Atrophy
C - Ans A client tells the nurse, "My cardiologist said my le! ventricle is enlarged due to
hypertrophy, but my family doctor said my prostate gland is enlarged from hyperplasia. Are
hypertrophy and hyperplasia the same?" What is the nurse's best response?
,A. No, hypertrophy and hyperplasia are different, but hypertrophy is pathologic and hyperplasia
is normal.
B. Yes, hypertrophy and hyperplasia are the same, but hypertrophy occurs in muscle and
hyperplasia occurs in glands.
C. No, hypertrophy and hyperplasia are different, but they both can arise when an organ needs
to do more work or is s+mulated by hormones.
D. Yes, hypertrophy and hyperplasia are the same, but hypertrophy deals with the number of
cells and hyperplasia deals with the size of cells.
A - Ans A client has hypertrophy of a muscle. The nurse will find which of the following
increased?
A. Cell size
B. Lipofuscin
C. Vacuole size
D. Number of cells
C - Ans A nurse teaches a client with metaplasia the meaning of the term metaplasia. Which
informa+on indicates successful teaching?
A. It is a decrease in cell size.
,B. It is an increase in cell number.
C. It is a reversible replacement of one mature cell type by another less mature cell type.
D. It is a deranged cellular growth that can be reversed if the offending s+mulus is removed
B - Ans A nurse is describing atrophy. Which characteris+c should the nurse include in the
teaching session?
A. Excessive cell size
B. Decreased cell size
C. Increased number of cells
D. Abnormal organiza+on of cells
B - Ans A couple are planning to have children. The poten+al father has familial
hypercholesterolemia, an autosomal dominant disease, but the poten+al mother does not have
the disease gene. The father is heterozygous. The father asks, "What is the chance that our first
child will have familial hypercholesterolemia?" How should the nurse respond?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
, D. 100%
A - Ans A nurse is caring for a client with a disease resul+ng from an autosomal recessive
gene+c transmission. The nurse is caring for which client?
A. A female with cys+c fibrosis
B. A female with Turner syndrome
C. A male with Hun+ngton disease
D. A male with Klinefelter syndrome
C - Ans Which mother would be most at risk to have a baby with Down syndrome as a result of
trisomy 21?
A. An 18-year-old mother who is a smoker
B. A 25-year-old mother who abuses alcohol
C. A 45-year-old mother who is otherwise healthy
D,. A 30-year-old mother who has previously delivered twins
A - Ans Which laboratory test result will the nurse expect to find in a client with acute
inflamma+on?
and answers Newest RATED A+ 2025/2026 NEW!!
A - Ans _______ increases the size of the cells.
A. Hypertrophy
B. Hyperplasia
C. Metaplasia
D. Atrophy
B - Ans ________ increases the number of cells.
A. Hypertrophy
B. Hyperplasia
C. Metaplasia
D. Atrophy
C - Ans A client tells the nurse, "My cardiologist said my le! ventricle is enlarged due to
hypertrophy, but my family doctor said my prostate gland is enlarged from hyperplasia. Are
hypertrophy and hyperplasia the same?" What is the nurse's best response?
,A. No, hypertrophy and hyperplasia are different, but hypertrophy is pathologic and hyperplasia
is normal.
B. Yes, hypertrophy and hyperplasia are the same, but hypertrophy occurs in muscle and
hyperplasia occurs in glands.
C. No, hypertrophy and hyperplasia are different, but they both can arise when an organ needs
to do more work or is s+mulated by hormones.
D. Yes, hypertrophy and hyperplasia are the same, but hypertrophy deals with the number of
cells and hyperplasia deals with the size of cells.
A - Ans A client has hypertrophy of a muscle. The nurse will find which of the following
increased?
A. Cell size
B. Lipofuscin
C. Vacuole size
D. Number of cells
C - Ans A nurse teaches a client with metaplasia the meaning of the term metaplasia. Which
informa+on indicates successful teaching?
A. It is a decrease in cell size.
,B. It is an increase in cell number.
C. It is a reversible replacement of one mature cell type by another less mature cell type.
D. It is a deranged cellular growth that can be reversed if the offending s+mulus is removed
B - Ans A nurse is describing atrophy. Which characteris+c should the nurse include in the
teaching session?
A. Excessive cell size
B. Decreased cell size
C. Increased number of cells
D. Abnormal organiza+on of cells
B - Ans A couple are planning to have children. The poten+al father has familial
hypercholesterolemia, an autosomal dominant disease, but the poten+al mother does not have
the disease gene. The father is heterozygous. The father asks, "What is the chance that our first
child will have familial hypercholesterolemia?" How should the nurse respond?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
, D. 100%
A - Ans A nurse is caring for a client with a disease resul+ng from an autosomal recessive
gene+c transmission. The nurse is caring for which client?
A. A female with cys+c fibrosis
B. A female with Turner syndrome
C. A male with Hun+ngton disease
D. A male with Klinefelter syndrome
C - Ans Which mother would be most at risk to have a baby with Down syndrome as a result of
trisomy 21?
A. An 18-year-old mother who is a smoker
B. A 25-year-old mother who abuses alcohol
C. A 45-year-old mother who is otherwise healthy
D,. A 30-year-old mother who has previously delivered twins
A - Ans Which laboratory test result will the nurse expect to find in a client with acute
inflamma+on?
