Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic control
mechanisms? - CORRECT ANSWER Fever
2. Injury that occurs when
... [Show More] blood flow is diminished to tissue is called _____ injury. - CORRECT
ANSWER ischemic
3. The cancer growth continuum is divided into which of the following stages? - CORRECT
ANSWER Initiation, promotion, progression
4. The activities of the cell are directed by which cell structure? - CORRECT ANSWER
Cytoplasm
Enzymes that use oxidation to convert food materials into energy are found in sausage-shaped
structures called: - CORRECT ANSWER mitochondria
6. A patient presents with hyponatremia. What is the priority assessment for the patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER Mental status changes
What is the priority assessment for a patient with a potassium imbalance: - CORRECT
ANSWER EKG
8. A patient presents with hypomagnesemia, what would the nurse anticipate the calcium levels
would be? - CORRECT ANSWER low
A patient presents with hypercalcemia. What would the nurse anticipate the phosphorous levels
would be? - CORRECT ANSWER low
1. The nurse is teaching a patient who has recently given birth about immunity that has been
passed to the baby in utero. Which statement by the patient indicates that additional teaching is
needed? - CORRECT ANSWER "I had chickenpox and am immune to it, so my baby will not
need to have the chickenpox vaccine."
1. In preparing a community teaching program, which information presented by the nurse
addresses a type of secondary cancer prevention? - CORRECT ANSWER Annual measurement
of prostate-specific antigen levels
1. A 2-day post-op heart transplant patient begins to have fever and signs and symptoms of heart
failure. The patient is more than likely experiencing which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER Type IV delayed hypersensitivity
1. Which of the following is a complication of chronic stress? - CORRECT ANSWER Increased
susceptibility to illness
1. Within minutes after receiving an injection of penicillin, the patient complains of shortness of
breath and chest pain. The nurse notifies the patient's healthcare provider because this patient is
most likely experiencing which type of hypersensitivity? - CORRECT ANSWER Type I [Show Less]