NURSING CORE (PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY, ADULT HEALTH, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE) COMPLETED EXAM QNS & ANS 2026/2027 (12pages)

1. This area is the most common site for epistaxis to occur – Kiesselbach’s plexus 2. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be: Objective. 3. A nurse has been assigned to care for a 52-year-old attorney who has hypertension and peptic ulcer disease. Before administering his medications, the nurse must complete an initial assessment A) The patient's interview B) The patient's medical history C) The patient's medical record D) The patient's physical examination E) The patient's current laboratory and other diagnostic findings 4. Inflammation of the stomach's mucosal lining (may involve the entire stomach or a region) Gastritis 5. A client admitted to the hospital with chest pain and a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus is scheduled for cardiac catheterization. Which medication would need to be withheld for 24 hours before the procedure and for 48 hours after the procedure? Metformin (Glucophage) 6. What happens to the various anion levels in the bloodstream during diabetic ketoacidosis? The anion gap level increases, whereas the HCO3 – level decreases 7. The CNL role includes client and community advocacy 8. Which phase of the nursing process requires the nurse to establish a comprehensive baseline of data concerning a particular patient? Assessment 9. What is third spacing? When fluid accumulates in a portion of the body from which it is not easily exchanged with the rest of the ECF (e.g., burns, blisters). 10. This class of medication binds to specific receptors on beta cells in the pancreas to stimulate the release of insulin Sulfonylureas and Meglitinides