NUR 2356 NUR2356 Final Exam:
Multidimensional Care I MDC 1 Final Exam
Review 2024/2025
The nurse is caring for a 65-year-old client and
... [Show More] notes a temperature of 101 F◦. how does the
nurse interpret this finding? - Hyperthermia
What is true about antiretroviral drugs used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? -
These drugs inhibit viral replication
What is not an expected assessment finding in a client with inflammation? - Polyuria
A client does not understand why vision loss due to glaucoma is irreversible. What is the nurse's best explanation? - Once the tissue has necrosed from high-pressure. It does not regenerate.
The nurse is teaching a client with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis about home safety. Which statement should the nurse include? - "There are many adaptive devices such as grab bars, reacting tools, grasping devices and adaptive silverware available that may help you."
A client is in the emergency room in critical condition and hypotensive. Her spouse is
distraught. What is the priority nursing action? - Maintain the client's blood pressure
A nurse is teaching a client how to follow a low-purine diet as prescribed by the provider for the management of gout. What statement by the client indicates a correct understanding of the teaching? - "I should avoid eating liver and other organ meats."
What level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs does shelter belong to? - Physiological
The nurse is providing medication for a client with osteomyelitis. What teaching should the
nurse indicate in the education? - You should not take more than 4000mg acetaminophen a
day.
The nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis one day after the shoulder surgery. What would prompt the nurse to call the provider immediately? - The client had paresthesia in her fingers and intense increasing pain in her shoulder.
A client with systemic lupus erythematous complains of flank pain. Which laboratory test
does the nurse anticipate will be ordered? - Creatinine
The nurse is performing a psychosocial assessment on a client with a severe rheumatoid arthritis. What would be the most appropriate statement by the nurse? - "How does this impact your role in your family?"
A post-operative client with a sutured abdominal incision felt a sharp abdominal pain after having a bowel movement. Upon inspection, the nurse notices bowel protruding from the incision site. What does the nurse tell the physician about the event? - The client's incision site has eviserated.
Most adults with human immunodeficiency virus will exhibit which of the following laboratory
values? - Lower than normal number of CD4+ T-cells are normal
A nurse is teaching a client who has fibromyalgia about strategies that might help reduce her symptoms. What should the nurse include in the client education? - Establish a regular sleep pattern.
What is a sign of inadequate perfusion? - Pallor in toes
A nurse is caring for a client who has acute osteomyelitis. Which of the following
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