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Questions And Answers 2025
A patient teaching plan should focus on which risk factors for atherosclerosis? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Obesity
B. Hyperlipidemia
C. Smoking
D. Age
E. Race - Answer - A, B, C.
Focus on things they can change
The nurse is screening patients for their risk of
developing hypertension. The nurse should consider
which patients at greatest risk? (Select all that apply.)
A. A 40-year-old Latino male who is obese and
smokes two packs of cigarettes per day
B. A 35-year-old Asian female who has a familial
history of diabetes mellitus type 1
C. A 78-year-old African American male with chronic
renal insufficiency
D. A 25-year-old African American female track
athlete with a healthy body mass index (BMI) who
takes oral contraceptives
E. A 60-year-old Caucasian male with vitamin D
deficiency and a history of cocaine use - Answer - A, C, E
,40-yr old Latino male, obese, smokes
78 yr old African American male, chronic renal insuff.
60 year old Caucasian male with vit D deficiency and hx of cocaine use
A nurse providing care for a patient whose BP readings
are consistently 130/85 mm Hg should anticipate
which medical plan of care?
A. Diagnostic testing for TOD
B. Initiation of anti-hypertensive therapy
C. Modifications of diet and exercise
D. Echocardiogram - Answer - C: modifications of diet and exercise
The nurse is reviewing orders for a newly admitted
patient with PAD in the right lower extremity. The nurse
should follow up with the provider about which order?
A. Begin Trental 400 mg PO twice daily with meals.
B. Keep the affected extremity elevated.
C. Begin lisinopril 10mg PO daily.
D. Encourage light exercise as tolerated. - Answer - B: Keep the affected extremity elevated
A patient has been admitted to the hospital for a PE.
What is the priority nursing intervention?
A. Insert an IV line.
B. Begin heparin drip as ordered.
C. Check oxygen saturation.
D. Determine patient allergies. - Answer - C: Check oxygen saturation
, The nurse is caring for a patient on a heparin drip who
was admitted for DVT 2 days ago. Which laboratory
value is most important to report to the provider
immediately?
A. A normal INR
B. An increased hematocrit
C. An increased platelet count
D. A normal aPTT - Answer - D: a normal aPTT
The correct statement about the prevalence of
pneumonia is which of the following?
A. Pneumonia is no longer a major health problem.
B. The prevalence of pneumonia is increasing
dramatically.
C. The prevalence and mortality are highest in persons
older than 65 years.
D. The frequency - Answer - C: The prevalence and mortality are highest in persons older than
65
The nurse understands the priority intervention with
the patient with TB is which of the following?
A. Antibiotic administration
B. Initiation of isolation
C. TB test
D. Chest x-ray - Answer - B: Initiation of Isolation
Questions And Answers 2025
A patient teaching plan should focus on which risk factors for atherosclerosis? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Obesity
B. Hyperlipidemia
C. Smoking
D. Age
E. Race - Answer - A, B, C.
Focus on things they can change
The nurse is screening patients for their risk of
developing hypertension. The nurse should consider
which patients at greatest risk? (Select all that apply.)
A. A 40-year-old Latino male who is obese and
smokes two packs of cigarettes per day
B. A 35-year-old Asian female who has a familial
history of diabetes mellitus type 1
C. A 78-year-old African American male with chronic
renal insufficiency
D. A 25-year-old African American female track
athlete with a healthy body mass index (BMI) who
takes oral contraceptives
E. A 60-year-old Caucasian male with vitamin D
deficiency and a history of cocaine use - Answer - A, C, E
,40-yr old Latino male, obese, smokes
78 yr old African American male, chronic renal insuff.
60 year old Caucasian male with vit D deficiency and hx of cocaine use
A nurse providing care for a patient whose BP readings
are consistently 130/85 mm Hg should anticipate
which medical plan of care?
A. Diagnostic testing for TOD
B. Initiation of anti-hypertensive therapy
C. Modifications of diet and exercise
D. Echocardiogram - Answer - C: modifications of diet and exercise
The nurse is reviewing orders for a newly admitted
patient with PAD in the right lower extremity. The nurse
should follow up with the provider about which order?
A. Begin Trental 400 mg PO twice daily with meals.
B. Keep the affected extremity elevated.
C. Begin lisinopril 10mg PO daily.
D. Encourage light exercise as tolerated. - Answer - B: Keep the affected extremity elevated
A patient has been admitted to the hospital for a PE.
What is the priority nursing intervention?
A. Insert an IV line.
B. Begin heparin drip as ordered.
C. Check oxygen saturation.
D. Determine patient allergies. - Answer - C: Check oxygen saturation
, The nurse is caring for a patient on a heparin drip who
was admitted for DVT 2 days ago. Which laboratory
value is most important to report to the provider
immediately?
A. A normal INR
B. An increased hematocrit
C. An increased platelet count
D. A normal aPTT - Answer - D: a normal aPTT
The correct statement about the prevalence of
pneumonia is which of the following?
A. Pneumonia is no longer a major health problem.
B. The prevalence of pneumonia is increasing
dramatically.
C. The prevalence and mortality are highest in persons
older than 65 years.
D. The frequency - Answer - C: The prevalence and mortality are highest in persons older than
65
The nurse understands the priority intervention with
the patient with TB is which of the following?
A. Antibiotic administration
B. Initiation of isolation
C. TB test
D. Chest x-ray - Answer - B: Initiation of Isolation
