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Pathology Test Bank 1,2, 3 & 4 with 1300 Prep
Questions and Correct Verified Answers/ Pathology
Latest Exam Practice Test Bundle Latest (New!)
At 14-weeks gestation, a client arrives at the Emergency
Center complaining of a dull pain in the right lower
quadrant of her abdomen. The nurse obtains a blood
sample and initiates an IV. Thirty minutes after admission,
the client reports feeling a sharp abdominal pain and a
shoulder pain. Assessment findings include diaphoresis, a
heart rate of 120 beats/minute, and a blood pressure of
86/48. Which action should the nurse implement next?
a. Check the hematocrit results.
b. Administer pain medication.
c. Increase the rate of IV fluids.
d. Monitor client for contractions. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ c.
increase the rate of IV fluids
A woman who thinks she could be pregnant calls her
neighbor, a nurse, to ask wen she could use a home
pregnancy test to diagnose pregnancy. Which response is
best?
a. a home pregnancy test can be used right after your
first missed period
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b. these tests are most accurate after you have missed
your second period
c. home pregnancy tests often give false positives and
should not be trusted
d. the test can provide accurate information when used
right after ovulation - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a. a home
pregnancy test can be used right after your first missed
period
A newborn, whose mother is HIV positive, is scheduled
for follow-up assessments. The nurse knows that the
most likely presenting symptom for a pediatric client with
AIDS is:
a. shortness of breath
b. joint pain
c. a persistent cold
d. organmegaly - ...ANSWER...✓✓ c. a persistent cold
Twenty minutes after a continuous epidural anesthetic is
administered, a laboring client's blood pressure drops
from 120/80 to 90/60. What action should the nurse take?
a. notify the healthcare provider or anesthesiologist
b. continue to assess the blood pressure q5min
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c. place the woman in a lateral position
d. turn off continuous epidural - ...ANSWER...✓✓ c. place
the woman in a lateral position
In developing a teaching plan for expectant parents, the
nurse plans to include information about when the
parents can expect the infant's fontanels to close. The
nurse bases the explanation on knowledge that for the
normal newborn, the
a. anterior fontanel closes at 2 to 4 months and the
posterior by the end of the first week
b. anterior fontanel closes at 5 to 7 months and the
posterior by the end of the week
c. anterior fontanel closes at 8 to 11 months and the
posterior by the end of the second week
d. anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18 months and the
posterior by the end of the second month -
...ANSWER...✓✓ d. anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18
months and the posterior by the end of the second month
A client in active labor is admitted with preeclampsia.
Which assessment finding is most significant in planning
this client's care?
a. patellar reflex 4+
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b. blood pressure 158/80
c. four hour urine output 240 ml
d. respiration 12/minute - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a. patellar
reflex 4+
A 4 week old premature infant has been receiving epoetin
alfa for the last three weeks. Which assessment finding
indicates to the nurse that the drug is effective?
a. slowly increasing urine output over the last week
b. respiratory rate changes from the 40s to the 60s
c. changes in apical heart rate from the 180 to the 140s
d. change in indirect bilirubin from 12 mg/dl to 8 mg/dl -
...ANSWER...✓✓ c. changes in apical rate from the 180s to
the 140s
A pregnant client tells the nurse that the first day of her
last menstrual period was August 2, 2006. Based on
Nagele's rule, what is the estimated date of delivery?
a. April 25, 2007
b. May 9, 2007
c. May 29, 2007
d. June 2, 2007 - ...ANSWER...✓✓ b. May 9, 2007
Pathology Test Bank 1,2, 3 & 4 with 1300 Prep
Questions and Correct Verified Answers/ Pathology
Latest Exam Practice Test Bundle Latest (New!)
At 14-weeks gestation, a client arrives at the Emergency
Center complaining of a dull pain in the right lower
quadrant of her abdomen. The nurse obtains a blood
sample and initiates an IV. Thirty minutes after admission,
the client reports feeling a sharp abdominal pain and a
shoulder pain. Assessment findings include diaphoresis, a
heart rate of 120 beats/minute, and a blood pressure of
86/48. Which action should the nurse implement next?
a. Check the hematocrit results.
b. Administer pain medication.
c. Increase the rate of IV fluids.
d. Monitor client for contractions. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ c.
increase the rate of IV fluids
A woman who thinks she could be pregnant calls her
neighbor, a nurse, to ask wen she could use a home
pregnancy test to diagnose pregnancy. Which response is
best?
a. a home pregnancy test can be used right after your
first missed period
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b. these tests are most accurate after you have missed
your second period
c. home pregnancy tests often give false positives and
should not be trusted
d. the test can provide accurate information when used
right after ovulation - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a. a home
pregnancy test can be used right after your first missed
period
A newborn, whose mother is HIV positive, is scheduled
for follow-up assessments. The nurse knows that the
most likely presenting symptom for a pediatric client with
AIDS is:
a. shortness of breath
b. joint pain
c. a persistent cold
d. organmegaly - ...ANSWER...✓✓ c. a persistent cold
Twenty minutes after a continuous epidural anesthetic is
administered, a laboring client's blood pressure drops
from 120/80 to 90/60. What action should the nurse take?
a. notify the healthcare provider or anesthesiologist
b. continue to assess the blood pressure q5min
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c. place the woman in a lateral position
d. turn off continuous epidural - ...ANSWER...✓✓ c. place
the woman in a lateral position
In developing a teaching plan for expectant parents, the
nurse plans to include information about when the
parents can expect the infant's fontanels to close. The
nurse bases the explanation on knowledge that for the
normal newborn, the
a. anterior fontanel closes at 2 to 4 months and the
posterior by the end of the first week
b. anterior fontanel closes at 5 to 7 months and the
posterior by the end of the week
c. anterior fontanel closes at 8 to 11 months and the
posterior by the end of the second week
d. anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18 months and the
posterior by the end of the second month -
...ANSWER...✓✓ d. anterior fontanel closes at 12 to 18
months and the posterior by the end of the second month
A client in active labor is admitted with preeclampsia.
Which assessment finding is most significant in planning
this client's care?
a. patellar reflex 4+
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b. blood pressure 158/80
c. four hour urine output 240 ml
d. respiration 12/minute - ...ANSWER...✓✓ a. patellar
reflex 4+
A 4 week old premature infant has been receiving epoetin
alfa for the last three weeks. Which assessment finding
indicates to the nurse that the drug is effective?
a. slowly increasing urine output over the last week
b. respiratory rate changes from the 40s to the 60s
c. changes in apical heart rate from the 180 to the 140s
d. change in indirect bilirubin from 12 mg/dl to 8 mg/dl -
...ANSWER...✓✓ c. changes in apical rate from the 180s to
the 140s
A pregnant client tells the nurse that the first day of her
last menstrual period was August 2, 2006. Based on
Nagele's rule, what is the estimated date of delivery?
a. April 25, 2007
b. May 9, 2007
c. May 29, 2007
d. June 2, 2007 - ...ANSWER...✓✓ b. May 9, 2007
