MDC 3 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH STUDY
GUIDE EXAM ALL COMBINED LATEST
UPDATE
The nurse is performing medication teaching to a client with chronic airflow
limitation. What is the correct sequence for administering inhaled medications?
A. Bronchodilator should be taken 5 to 10 minutes after the steroid
B. Bronchodilator should be taken at least 5 minutes before other inhaled drugs
C. Bronchodilator should be taken immediately after the steroid
D. Bronchodilator and steroid are two different classes of drugs, so the sequence
is irrelevant. --CORRECT ANSWER--b. bronchodilator should be taken at least
5 minutes before other inhaled drugs
The nurse teaches a client with asthma to monitor for which problem while
exercising?
A. Increased peak expiration flow rate.
B. Wheezing from bronchospasm
C. Swelling in the feet and ankles
D. Respiratory muscle fatigue --CORRECT ANSWER--b. wheezing from
bronchospasm
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,Which of the following is a major diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis?
A. Sweat chloride test
B. Arterial blood gas
C. Chest x-ray
D. CT scan of the chest --CORRECT ANSWER--a. sweat chloride test
A nurse is providing discharge instruction to a client recently diagnosed with
tuberculosis (TB). Which statements by the client indicates correct
understanding of the teaching (select all that apply)
A. I will visit the clinic every week for injection of medication.
B. I will avoid alcoholic beverage while on this treatment plan
C. My family does not require testing.
D. I Will follow up with my healthcare provider regularly
E. I need to strictly adhere to my medication schedule --CORRECT ANSWER--
b, d, e
A client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD) and asthma is
receiving oxygen at 2 liters per minute. A family member tells a nurse. "My
mother did not look good, so i turned her oxygen up to 7 liters; which of these
nursing actions is best?
a. Notify the health care provider immediately about the family member
b. Thank you family member and continue to observe the client on this oxygen
level
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,c. Decrease the oxygen to 2 liter per minute and asses the client
d. Elevate the head of the bed to make the client more comfortable --CORRECT
ANSWER--c. decrease the oxygen to 2 liter per minute and assess the client
A nurse is providing education to a client recently diagnosed with pulmonary
hypertension. What is the goal of drug therapy for this client?
A. Reduce the pulmonary vascular pressure to slow cor pulmonia
B. Decrease pain and make the client comfortable
C. Improve the client's systemic blood pressure with vasoconstriction
D. Increase the pulmonary vascular pressure to slow cor pulmonia --CORRECT
ANSWER--a. reduce the pulmonary vascular pressure to slow cor pulmonia
A client with a recent diagnosis of sinus cancer states that he wants another
course of antibiotics because he believes he has severe sinus infection. What is
the nurse best response?
A. I will tell the physician to order an antibiotic
B. Why are you doubting your doctor's diagnostic
C. Let me bring you a brochure about sinus cancer
D. Tell me more about your understanding of sinus cancer symptoms --
CORRECT ANSWER--d. tell me more about your understanding of sinus
cancer symptoms
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, A client presents with sign and symptoms that are often associated with lung
cancer. Which clinical manifestations does the nurse expect to observe in the
client? SATA
A. Peripheral edema
B. Hypothermia
C. Chest tightness
D. Frank hemoptysis
E. hoarseness --CORRECT ANSWER--c, d, e
A client was recently diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. When the nurse begins
taking the clients history. The client asks.'' Did you know that I have throat
cancer and may not survive? What is the appropriate nursing response?
a. Tell me more about your concerns
b. Have you told your family yet?
c. Are you having difficulty swallowing
d. Why are you so worried about not surviving --CORRECT ANSWER--a. tell
me more about your concerns
Anxiety is common among client who are diagnosed with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease. Which of the following intervention can assist in reducing a
client anxiety? (Select all that apply)
A. Written plan for dealing with anxiety
B. Professional counseling
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CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH STUDY
GUIDE EXAM ALL COMBINED LATEST
UPDATE
The nurse is performing medication teaching to a client with chronic airflow
limitation. What is the correct sequence for administering inhaled medications?
A. Bronchodilator should be taken 5 to 10 minutes after the steroid
B. Bronchodilator should be taken at least 5 minutes before other inhaled drugs
C. Bronchodilator should be taken immediately after the steroid
D. Bronchodilator and steroid are two different classes of drugs, so the sequence
is irrelevant. --CORRECT ANSWER--b. bronchodilator should be taken at least
5 minutes before other inhaled drugs
The nurse teaches a client with asthma to monitor for which problem while
exercising?
A. Increased peak expiration flow rate.
B. Wheezing from bronchospasm
C. Swelling in the feet and ankles
D. Respiratory muscle fatigue --CORRECT ANSWER--b. wheezing from
bronchospasm
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,Which of the following is a major diagnostic test for cystic fibrosis?
A. Sweat chloride test
B. Arterial blood gas
C. Chest x-ray
D. CT scan of the chest --CORRECT ANSWER--a. sweat chloride test
A nurse is providing discharge instruction to a client recently diagnosed with
tuberculosis (TB). Which statements by the client indicates correct
understanding of the teaching (select all that apply)
A. I will visit the clinic every week for injection of medication.
B. I will avoid alcoholic beverage while on this treatment plan
C. My family does not require testing.
D. I Will follow up with my healthcare provider regularly
E. I need to strictly adhere to my medication schedule --CORRECT ANSWER--
b, d, e
A client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD) and asthma is
receiving oxygen at 2 liters per minute. A family member tells a nurse. "My
mother did not look good, so i turned her oxygen up to 7 liters; which of these
nursing actions is best?
a. Notify the health care provider immediately about the family member
b. Thank you family member and continue to observe the client on this oxygen
level
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,c. Decrease the oxygen to 2 liter per minute and asses the client
d. Elevate the head of the bed to make the client more comfortable --CORRECT
ANSWER--c. decrease the oxygen to 2 liter per minute and assess the client
A nurse is providing education to a client recently diagnosed with pulmonary
hypertension. What is the goal of drug therapy for this client?
A. Reduce the pulmonary vascular pressure to slow cor pulmonia
B. Decrease pain and make the client comfortable
C. Improve the client's systemic blood pressure with vasoconstriction
D. Increase the pulmonary vascular pressure to slow cor pulmonia --CORRECT
ANSWER--a. reduce the pulmonary vascular pressure to slow cor pulmonia
A client with a recent diagnosis of sinus cancer states that he wants another
course of antibiotics because he believes he has severe sinus infection. What is
the nurse best response?
A. I will tell the physician to order an antibiotic
B. Why are you doubting your doctor's diagnostic
C. Let me bring you a brochure about sinus cancer
D. Tell me more about your understanding of sinus cancer symptoms --
CORRECT ANSWER--d. tell me more about your understanding of sinus
cancer symptoms
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, A client presents with sign and symptoms that are often associated with lung
cancer. Which clinical manifestations does the nurse expect to observe in the
client? SATA
A. Peripheral edema
B. Hypothermia
C. Chest tightness
D. Frank hemoptysis
E. hoarseness --CORRECT ANSWER--c, d, e
A client was recently diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. When the nurse begins
taking the clients history. The client asks.'' Did you know that I have throat
cancer and may not survive? What is the appropriate nursing response?
a. Tell me more about your concerns
b. Have you told your family yet?
c. Are you having difficulty swallowing
d. Why are you so worried about not surviving --CORRECT ANSWER--a. tell
me more about your concerns
Anxiety is common among client who are diagnosed with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease. Which of the following intervention can assist in reducing a
client anxiety? (Select all that apply)
A. Written plan for dealing with anxiety
B. Professional counseling
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