Exam 3: Reviewers

The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled for a positron emission tomography of the heart.The nurse would be most concerned if the patient were taking which of the following?

A patient's laboratory test results indicate an increased level of serum cryoglobulin.Which of the following conditions is associated with this finding?

The nurse is caring for a 2-year-old child who will have otoscopy.Which of the following positions should the nurse help the child assume?

A patient has signs of acute pharyngitis and is suspected of having a streptococcal infection.Which test would be most appropriate for helping diagnose this condition?

The nurse is scheduling a mammogram for a 43-year-old woman.Which of the following questions would take the highest priority in determining the appointment?

A nurse is helping prepare a patient for blood chromosome analysis for a suspected chromosomal disorder.The nurse observes that the patient presents with a catlike cry, microcephaly, and intellectual disability.Which of the following autosomal chromosome defects is most associated with these findings?

The nurse is caring for a child who is being discharged following a mediastinoscopy.Which of the following statements should be included in the discharge teaching provided to the parents?

Which statement by a 55-year-old female patient should a nurse identify as indicating a need for further education?

Which of the following statements read in the laparoscopy report would be considered normal?

The nurse is providing care for a woman with breast cancer whose bone scan revealed widely metastatic disease.The patient appears pale and shaken as her health-care provider leaves her room.Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A patient's laboratory test results indicate an increased level of blood C-peptide, indicating possible type 2 diabetes.However, the health-care provider is concerned that an interfering factor may be causing the C-peptide level to not correlate with the endogenous insulin level.Which of the following factors could cause this?

Which of the following nursing actions is the highest priority prior to sending a patient for a cardiac catheterization?

A nurse working in the emergency room is providing care for a woman with a history of breast cancer who fell suddenly while walking and has a suspected fracture.The nurse expects which of the following to be ordered?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is to undergo a proctosigmoidoscopy.Which of the following statement indicates that further patient teaching is needed?

A nurse is reviewing a patient's computed tomography (CT)scan of the pelvis.Which of the following is a critical finding that the nurse should report to the requesting health-care provider immediately?

The nurse recognizes that which of the following children is at highest risk for esophageal reflux?

Which of the following would be considered negligence in the care of a patient who had a cardiac catheterization?

A nurse is helping prepare a patient for blood chromosome analysis for a suspected chromosomal disorder.The nurse observes that the patient coughs continuously, producing a thick mucus.Which of the following autosomal chromosome defects is most associated with this finding?

A nurse is encouraging a patient to cough in order to produce a sputum specimen for cytological examination, but the patient is having trouble producing a sufficient amount.Which of the following are interventions the nurse could take at this time to assist the patient in producing an expectorated specimen? Select all that apply.

A patient is preparing to undergo a urine cytology test.Which of the following are indications for this procedure? Select all that apply.