Final Exam: NUR160 / NUR 160 (Latest
2023/ 2024) Fundamental Concepts of
Practical Nursing II Exam Review |
Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A|
Hondros College
Q: A patient with emesis is at risk for what?
Answer:
metabolic alkalosis
Q: Diarrhea can cause what?
Answer:
metabolic acidosis
Q: What would you do to treat respiratory acidosis?
Answer:
oxygen, breathing treatments, steroids, and High fowler’s position
Q: What would you do to treat respiratory alkalosis?
Answer:
slow breathing, paper bag, relaxation, and non rebreather mask
Q: What would you do to treat metabolic acidosis?
Answer:
Stop alcohol, stop sedation, exercise and increase muscle tone
Q: What would you do to treat metabolic alkalosis?
Answer:
fluid replacement, stop diuretics
Q: What are normal calcium levels?
Answer:
8.5-10.2
Q: what are normal potassium levels?
Answer:
3.5-5
Q: what are normal sodium levels?
Answer:
135-145
Q: What are normal magnesium levels?
Answer:
1.5-2
Q: What are normal bicarbonate levels?
Answer:
22-26
Q: What is primary prevention?
Answer:
refers to strategies aim at optimizing health and disease prevention
Q: what is secondary prevention?
Answer:
screenings: identifies individuals in an early state of a disease process so that prompt treatment
can be initiated
Q: What is tertiary prevention?
Answer:
involves minimizing the effects of disease and disability; focusing on restorative through
collaborative disease management
Q: When do we fire someone?
Answer:
After multiple mistakes/errors
Q: What is a plan of care?
Answer:
plan for what you are going to do with that patient
Q: What is a plan for pre-op?
Answer:
go over post op information before surgery
Q: Where are end of life wishes placed?
Answer:
in the living will
Q: What do we do with new test results?
Answer:
notify the RN
Q: How do we prevent pressure ulcers?
Answer:
turn/reposition the patient evey 2 hours and float their heels
Q: What is the most common cancer for men?
Final Exam: NUR160 / NUR 160 (Latest
2023/ 2024) Fundamental Concepts of
Practical Nursing II Exam Review |
Questions and Verified Answers| Already
Graded A| Hondros College
Q: When assessing a patient with osteoarthritis, the following assessment findings do not
correlate with that diagnosis: increased uric acid lab values
Answer:
Increased uric acid lab
values would indicate gout
Q: patient recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and asked the LPN about the goal
of treatment. The patient needs further teaching if the patient makes the following
statement:
Answer:
will use pillows under my knees when I’m in bed.”
Q: When reinforcing teaching to a patient who had a total hip replacement about potential
postoperative complications, the following statements indicate the patient understands
the teaching:
Answer:
“I will call the doctor if I experience increased warmth or redness in my leg”
2) “I will use my hip abduction splint to keep my hip in alignment.”
Q: When caring for a patient with a recent hip replacement, it is important for the nurse to
remember when transferring
Answer:
patient that they allow the patient to dangle their feet off
the side of the bed for several minutes prior to standing.
Q: When caring for a patient who has a cast placed on the left upper extremity, what is the
priority assessment?
Answer:
Assess the capillary refill of the affected extremity.
Q: When obtaining a health history of a patient diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, the
patient states “when I’m in pain I take 200 mg of Motrin (ibuprofen).” The following
response is appropriate by the LPN:
Answer:
Ibuprofen will help decrease the pain from
inflammation.
Q: The following statements made by a patient with osteoporosis regarding the use of
Fosamax indicate understanding:
Answer:
I take this medication once a week,”
2) “I take the medication with a full glass of water,”
3) “I take this medication upon rising in themorning.
Q: Osteoporosis is a disease process that indicates the need for the bone mineral density
diagnostic exam.
Answer:
Q: When caring for a patient with a fractured hip, which statement by the patient supports
the idea that a pathological fracture has occurred?
Answer:
just noticed my hip hurting but I don’t remember falling.
Q: The LPN is educating a patient who had hip surgery five days ago, the following
statements by the patient indicates the need for further teaching:
Answer:
ok here is your call light let me know when you’re ready to lay down,”
2) “you are only allowed out of bed for therapy,”
3) “your abduction pillow needs to be in place while sitting in the chair,”
4) “its ok you can sit up for 2-3 hours after two days.’
Q: What should the LPN reinforce to the patient with a total hip replacement regarding
postoperative complications?
Answer:
Avoid hyperflexion of the hip to protect the integrity of the new joint
Q: The LPN refers a below the knee amputation patient to a support group for amputees,
this Is an example or tertiary prevention
Answer: