NUR 257 Exam 2 with verified detailed solutions

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You are working on an education session for the community, what are some common risk
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factors for depression that you should include? - ✔✔Chronic medical conditions
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You are taking care of patients that have been assigned to you, which patient is exhibiting
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signs/symptoms of dementia? - ✔✔A 65 year old who has trouble remembering recent || || || || || || || || || || || || ||




events and loses her train of thought.
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You are the nurse doing discharge teaching for a patient who has visual alterations,which
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statement made by the nurse requires follow up? - ✔✔I will fill my pill organizer to keep
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my medications on track.
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You are working with an elderly client and discussing proper nutrition, which
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recommendation made by the nurse requires follow up? - ✔✔Cottage cheese with a large || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||




bowl of canned peaches
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You are reviewing your patients medical records, which med offers the greatest risk for
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developing xerostomia (dry mouth & cracked lips)? - ✔✔Furosemide
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You have a patient who reports they rarely/seldomly brush their teeth, what should the
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nurse determine could be the possible cause of the patients poor oral hygiene? - ✔✔Loss of
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manual dexterity ||




You have discussed adequate hydration with your patient, what statement made by the
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client requires a need for additional teaching? - ✔✔I will drink water, tea, soda, or juice
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whenever i feel thirsty. || || ||

, You are working in a long-term care facility and observe a UAP performing denture care for
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a client, it requires follow-up if the UAP is observed doing which of the following? -
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✔✔Brushing the client's dentures while holding them over a sink full of warm water.
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Your patient has not had a bowel movement in 2 days, what nursing interventions are
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priority for this patient? - ✔✔Asses client's normal bowel movement patterns.
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You are caring for a patient who has a nursing diagnosis of urge incontinence related to
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UTIs, what statement is appropriate for the "as evidenced" portion of the nursing diagnosis?
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- ✔✔Sudden leakage of urine when the client does not make it to the bathroom on time
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You are caring for a patient who has urinary incontinence, which statement made by your
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patient concerns you? - ✔✔I have never had urinary incontinence before this visit.
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You are caring for a patient who is becoming malnourished because nothing tastes good,
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what could the nurse recommend for the client? - ✔✔Take sips of water between eating
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different foods ||




You are taking care of a patient who complains of abdominal pain, urinary retention, &
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frequent small liquid stools, what should the nurse do next? - ✔✔Assess the patient for
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fecal impaction. ||




You are a nurse who is caring for an older patient, you suspect they are experiencing
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dysphagia and/or aspiration, which of the following observations leads you to believe this? -
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✔✔Excessive throat clearing and drooling || || || ||




You are caring for a patient who has history of dementia and is incontinent of stool because
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they cannot communicate their need to defecate, what is your priority? - ✔✔Begin a
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prompt toileting program || ||