Exam 3: Reviewers

A patient is suspected of having copper intoxication.Which of the following tests would be most appropriate for confirming this suspicion?

A nurse is preparing a patient for computed tomography (CT)of the pelvis with an IV ionic contrast medium.As the nurse questions the patient one final time regarding any contraindications, the patient mentions that she is a single kidney transplant recipient.The nurse immediately notifies the health-care provider that they need to cancel the procedure.What is the proper rationale behind the nurse's action?

The nurse is caring for a 10-day-old infant with suspected seizure activity who is to undergo an electroencephalogram (EEG).Which of the following statements to the parent is best?

A nurse is assisting a patient who is taking a color perception test.Which of the following should the patient be instructed to do during this test? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a radiofrequency ablation of the liver who asks, "Do you think this will hurt very much?" Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

The nurse is providing care for a 37-year-old woman who is scheduled for a thallium stress test.The woman asks, "I'm still breastfeeding my baby.Is that okay?" Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

A nurse is providing posttest teaching to a patient following collagen cross-linked N-telopeptide testing.Which of the following lifestyle changes should the nurse recommend to reduce the patient's risk for developing osteoporosis? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a 44-year-old moderately obese woman admitted with sharp, stabbing abdominal pain that came on suddenly.Lab results indicate an amylase of 413 u/mL.Which of the following diagnostic procedures would the nurse anticipate?

A patient who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from sitting in a car with the engine running in a closed garage has just been brought to the emergency room.The patient's laboratory test results indicate that 35% of total hemoglobin is saturated with carbon monoxide.Which of the following sets of symptoms should the nurse expect to see in this patient, based on this finding?

A patient is preparing to undergo calcitonin and calcitonin stimulation tests.These tests are used primarily to diagnose and monitor the effectiveness of treatment for which of the following?

A patient's laboratory test results indicate a carbon dioxide level of 9 mmol/L.The nurse should recognize that this finding is consistent with which of the following conditions.Select all that apply.

A patient's laboratory test results help confirm a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.The nurse understands that which of the following complement findings are associated with this condition?

A nurse administers clonidine to a hypertensive patient and then draws blood.The patient's laboratory test results indicate elevated catecholamines levels.Which diagnosis do these findings most support?

A nurse is assisting with testing to monitor HIV disease progression and the effectiveness of retroviral therapy in a patient.Which of the following tests would be most appropriate for this purpose?

A nurse is reviewing a patient's computed tomography (CT)scan of the spine.Which of the following are critical findings that the nurse should report to the requesting health-care provider immediately? Select all that apply.

During a computed tomography angiography (CTA)scan, a patient complains of nausea.Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

When teaching health promotion to a college-level class, a nurse should emphasize that women with no family history of breast cancer should have a mammogram annually or biannually starting:

A nurse is collecting a urine specimen for urine calcium analysis.What type of collection is most commonly requested?

The nurse sees the health-care provider viewing the chest-x-ray of a patient admitted after a motor vehicle accident.Which of the following would account for a pale gray field noted below the diaphragm?

While reviewing charts, the nurse would expect to read which of the following notations in the chart of a patient who received a gastroesophageal reflux scan?