BSN 225 Concepts of Nursing – Health Promotion Week 4 Exam (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale
Week 4 - Clinical Judgment
Question:
Which action would the nurse carry out first when performing a blood glucose test on a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus?
- Apply clean gloves to minimize the risk for contamination.
- Assess the patient's skin for possible puncture sites.
- Ask the patient to wash his or her hands and forearms with warm, soapy
- Determine the patient's preferred puncture site.
water.
Answer:
- Assess the patient's skin for possible puncture sites.
Rationale: The nurse's first action would be to assess possible puncture sites.
Although appropriate, applying clean gloves, helping the patient with 1 / 4
hygiene, and asking the patient which puncture site he or she prefers would not be the nurse's initial action.
Question:
Which laboratory value is used to detect chronic kidney disease?
- Creatine kinase level
- Alanine aminotransferase level
- Albumin level
- Serum creatinine level
Answer:
Serum creatinine level
Elevated serum creatinine levels occur with chronic kidney disease.
Question:
The function of which organ is indicated by bilirubin level?
- Heart
- Kidneys
- Pancreas
- Liver
Answer:
Liver 2 / 4
Bilirubin levels are indicators of liver function. The normal value of bilirubin is 0.3-1.0 mg/dL.
Question:
Which conditions are consistent with a plasma glucose level of 50 mg/dL?Select all that apply.
- Anxiety
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Malabsorption
- Excessive exercise
- Overproduction of insulin
Answer:
Anxiety Malabsorption Excessive exercise Overproduction of insulin The reference range for plasma glucose is 74 to 106 mg/dL.
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Question:
Which coagulation test measures the amount of a plasma protein present in the blood?
- Platelet count
- International normalized ratio
- Fibrinogen level
- Prothrombin time
Answer:
Fibrinogen Fibrinogen is a plasma protein that assists in blood clotting.
Rationale for Incorrect:
Platelets are not plasma proteins; they are a cell type.The international normalized ratio is a measure of prothrombin time of a patient compared with a control sample; it does not measure plasma proteins.Prothrombin time is a test that assesses the amount of time blood clots; it does not measure plasma proteins.
Question:
Which factor is indicated by the mean corpuscular volume?
- Size of erythrocyte
- Amount of hemoglobin in erythrocytes
- Proportion of red blood cells to total blood volume
- Proportion of an erythrocyte occupied by hemoglobin
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