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Question 1

A nurse working in a pediatric clinic observes bruises on the body of a four year-old boy. The parents report the boy fell riding his bike. The bruises are located on his posterior chest wall and gluteal region. The nurse should:

ASuggest a script for counseling for the family to the doctor on duty.

BRecommend a warm bath for the boy to decrease healing time.

CNotify the case manager in the clinic about possible child abuse concerns.

DRecommend ROM to the patient's spine to decrease healing time.

Answer : C

The patient's safety should have the highest priority.

Question 2

Which type of hepatitis is transmitted via the fecal-oral route?

Answer : A

Type A hepatitis is transmitted via the fecal-oral route. The remaining types have other modes of transmission.

Physiological Adaptation

Question 3

Which of the following microorganisms are considered normal body flora?

Astaphylococcus on the skin

Bstreptococcus in the nares

Ccandida albicans in the vagina

Dpseudomonas in the blood

Answer : A

Of the choices given, only staphylococcus is considered a normal resident of the body.Safety and Infection

Control

Question 4

The method of splinting is always dictated by:

Alocation of the injury and whether it is open or closed.

Bthe severity of the client's condition and the priority decision.

Cthe number of available rescuers and the type of splints.

Dall of the above.

Answer : B

The method of splinting is always dictated by the severity of the client's condition and the priority decision.

Basic Care and Comfort

Question 5

The tendency of a drug to combine with its receptor is called:

Apotency.

Befficacy.

Ckinetics.

Daffinity.

Answer : D

Affinity is a close relationship, mutual attraction, or similarity. The tendency of a drug to combine with its receptor is called affinity. Affinity is a measure of the strength of the drug-receptor bonding. Choices 1 and 2 describe the capability of a drug to produce the desired effect. Choice 3 is the branch of science that deals with the effects of forces on the motions of material bodies or with changes in a physical or chemical system.Pharmacological Therapies

Question 6

A fifty-five year-old man suffered a left frontal lobe CV

AThe patient's family is not present in the room. Which of the following should the nurse watch most closely for?

AChanges in emotion and behavior

BMonitor loss of hearing

CObserve appetite and vision deficits

DChanges in facial muscle control

Answer : A, A

The frontal lobe is responsible for behavior and emotions.

Question 7

The anemias most often associated with pregnancy are:

Afolic acid and iron deficiency.

Bfolic acid deficiency and thalassemia.

Ciron deficiency and thalassemia.

Dthalassemia and B12 deficiency.

Answer : A

Folic acid and iron deficiency anemia are the most common anemias, prevalent in women of childbearing age with 50% of pregnant women having this type of anemia. Iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy is a result (usually) of the increase in the plasma level during pregnancy but not in the constituent level. Also, if a woman has this type of anemia prepregnancy, it gets worse during pregnancy.Physiological Adaptation

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