NURSING PRACTICE TEST IV

NURSING PRACTICE TEST IV
1. Following spinal injury, the nurse should encourage the client to drink fluids to avoid:
A) Urinary tract infection. B) Fluid and electrolyte imbalance.
C) Dehydration. D) Skin breakdown.
2. The client is transferred from the operating room to recovery room after an open-heart surgery. The
nurse assigned is taking the vital signs of the client. The nurse notified the physician when the
temperature of the client rises to 38.8 ºC or 102 ºF because elevated temperatures:
A) May be a forerunner of hemorrhage. B) Are related to diaphoresis and possible
chilling.
C) May indicate cerebral edema. D) Increase the cardiac output.
3. After radiation therapy for cancer of the prostate, the client experienced irritation in the bladder.
Which of the following sign of bladder irritability is correct?
A) Hematuria B) Dysuria
C) Polyuria D) Dribbling
4. A client is diagnosed with a brain tumor in the occipital lobe. Which of the following will the client
most likely experience?
A) Visual hallucinations. B) Receptive aphasia.
 C) Hemiparesis. D) Personality changes.
5. A client with Addison’s disease has a blood pressure of 65/60. The nurse understands that decreased
blood pressure of the client with Addison’s disease involves a disturbance in the production of:
 A) Androgens B) Glucocorticoids
C) Mineralocorticoids D) Estrogen
6. The nurse is planning to teach the client about a spontaneous pneumothorax. The nurse would base the
teaching on the understanding that:
A) Inspired air will move from the lung into the pleural space.
B) There is greater negative pressure within the chest cavity.
C) The heart and great vessels shift to the affected side.
D) The other lung will collapse if not treated immediately.
7. During an assessment, the nurse recognizes that the client has an increased risk for developing cancer
of the tongue. Which of the following health history will be a concern?
A) Heavy consumption of alcohol. B) Frequent gum chewing.
C) Nail biting. D) Poor dental habits.