Exam 3: Reviewers

A patient's laboratory test results following blood analysis indicate acute cytomegalovirus (CMV)infection.The presence of which immunoglobulin (Ig)antibodies would be consistent with this finding?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)of the chest in 1 hour.Which of the following interventions should take the highest priority?

A patient's laboratory test results indicate an increased level of C-reactive protein (CRP).Which of the following conditions is associated with this finding?

The nurse is performing hearing screening to kindergarten students.For which of the following students would the nurse document a need for referral to an audiologist?

The nurse is providing care for a patient scheduled for a myocardial perfusion heart scan (thallium scan).Which of the following instructions would the nurse provide?

A patient is suspected of having bacterial pneumonia.Which test would be most appropriate for helping diagnose this condition?

A nurse is providing teaching to a pregnant patient who has just learned that she has a C.trachomatis infection.The nurse should inform the patient that the infection places the unborn child at risk for which of the following? Select all that apply.

A nurse is helping prepare a patient for blood chromosome analysis for a suspected chromosomal disorder.The nurse observes that the patient presents with epicanthal folds, a simian crease of the palm, a flat nasal bridge, and intellectual disability.Which of the following autosomal chromosome defects is most associated with these findings?

A nurse is assisting with a cystoscopy procedure.Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old child whose computed tomography of the abdomen revealed Wilms tumor.The nurse discovers the child's mother sitting in the lounge sobbing.Which of the following actions by the nurse is best?

A nurse is assisting with a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)procedure.Which of the following are indications for this procedure? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient whose computed tomography of the brain is indicative of multiple sclerosis.The patient's partner states, "I just don't know how to deal with the fact that she is probably going to get worse." Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

The nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes who reports numbness and tingling in his right foot.The patient is scheduled for arterial plethysmography of both lower limbs.The patient asks the nurse, "Why are they testing both legs instead of just the one that hurts?" Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

A patient being prepared for a gastrointestinal blood loss scan asks the nurse, "Will the radioactive dye hurt me?" Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

The nurse is caring for a young woman anticipating a hysteroscopy who asks, "Will they put me to sleep for this?" Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

A patient is undergoing cold agglutinin titer testing.This test is indicated for confirming the presence of which of the following?

The nurse is providing care for an 11-year-old who suffered a growth plate injury of the left ulna after falling down on roller skates.After 4 weeks in a cast, which of the following would be used to evaluate therapy?

A neonate is suspected of having thrush.Which test would be most appropriate for helping diagnose this condition?

The nurse is providing care for a patient who is scheduled for a mediastinoscopy.Which of the following patient statements indicates the need for further teaching?

While working with a student nurse who is caring for a patient scheduled for a colonoscopy, which of the following would require an intervention by the nurse?