NUR 2063 Practice Quiz 1

NUR 2063 Practice Quiz 1
1. The nurse is teaching a patient who has recently given birth about immunity that has been
passed to the baby.Which statement by the patient indicates that additional teaching is needed?
Answer
"I had chickenpox and am immune to it, so my baby will not need to have the chickenpox
vaccine."
2. The nurse is teaching a community health class about the immune system. The nurse asksthe
classto list variousfunctions of Bcellsin immunity.Which responses by the students are correct?
Answer
"They turn into memory cells that keep the person immune."
"They make all sorts of antibodies."
3. Warning signs of possible cancer would include which of the following?
Answer
- A change in bowel habits
- An obvious change in shape, color, or surface of the skin lesion (wart or mole)
- Unusual, persistent bleeding
4. Which of the following electrolyte imbalances manifests as confusion, lethargy, and seizure
activity?
Answer
Hypernatremia.
Sodium has a close relationship to fluid imbalance.When cells, especially neurons shrink
(hyper) or swell (hypo), it leads to confusion, lethargy, and seizures.
5. Capillary colloidal pressure is controlled by the
Answer
Plasma proteins.
Colloidal pressure is a "pulling" force
Answer
in the capillaries, we have proteinsthat act like "water magnets" and pull water back into our
vessels, into circulation.