COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A 10-year-old boy has a body mass index that places him
in the 96th percentile for his age and gender. While
educating the parents about obesity, the nurse should
emphasize that his weight may predispose him to the
development of
a. scoliosis
b. respiratory infections
c. gastrointestinal disorders
d. type 2 diabetes - correct answer - d. type 2 diabetes
a 40-year old client experiences problems such as
sleeplessness, fear, irritability, anxiety, and stress. The
client has pain that lasts longer than 6 months. which
type of pain can be diagnosed from the symptoms?
a. neuropathic
b. acute
c. chronic
d. phantom limb pain - correct answer - c. chronic
,A 60-year-old client is seen at the clinic with skin
inflammation. There is dusky discoloration around the
ankle and in the lower leg of the client. What might be
the cause of this condition? - correct answer -
A 77 year-old male client with a diagnosis of stomach
cancer has been found to have metastases in his liver.
The client and his family are surprised at this turn of
events, stating that they don't see how he could have
developed cancer in his liver. Which of the following facts
would underlie the reply that the care team provides?
A. The parenchymal tissue of the liver is particularly
susceptible to secondary malignancies.
B. The portal circulatory system brings venous blood from
the gastrointestinal tract into the liver.
C. Hepatic stromal tissue shares characteristics with
cancerous cells, including lack of anchorage dependence.
,D. The proximity of the liver to the stomach allows for
direct spread of cancerous cells due to a lack of contact
inhibition. - correct answer - B. The portal circulatory
system brings venous blood from the gastrointestinal
tract into the liver.
A client comes to the clinic with dark red edema on the
lower leg, with irregular margins of a wound especially in
the medial ankle region. The primary health-care provider
diagnoses necrosis and tissue damage surrounding the
affected area. What treatment would the nurse expect to
be prescribed for this client?
a.topical dressings
b. sclerotherapy
c. pneumatic compression device
d. antiplatelet drugs - correct answer - a.topical
dressings
a client complains of pain in the neck that radiates down
the right arm with numbness in the fingers, what would
the client most likely by checked for ?
a. potherpedic neuralgia
b. cervical radiculopathy
c. fibromyalgia
, d. complete regional pain syndrom - correct answer - b.
cervical radiculopathy
A client has developed an infection after a dental implant
surgery. Which condition is the client likely to develop if
the infection is left untreated?
a. septecemia
b. anthracosis
c. tuberculosis
d. none of the above - correct answer - a. septecemia
A client has nausea and vomiting for 3 days due to a viral
infection. Arterial blood gas values of the client are
documented. Blood pH 7.61, Partial pressure of carbon
dioxide 49 mm Hg, Partial pressure of oxygen 99 mm Hg,
Bicarbonate concentration 18 mEq/L, Oxygen saturation
99%. Which statement is correct according to the
interpretation of the arterial blood gas values?
a. all of the above
b. the blood is basic
c. the condition is uncomprimised alkadosis
d. the lungs are not responsible for this alkadosis -
correct answer - a. all of the above