Exam 2: Preface

A patient has blood drawn for a TORCH serological screen.Which assessment finding is a nurse most likely to document for this patient?

A patient with a history of asthma is scheduled for a radioallergosorbent test (RAST)for IgE.The patient asks the nurse about the purpose of this test.The best response by the nurse is to explain that the RAST:

Which instruction should a nurse give to a patient who is scheduled for an electroencephalography?

Due to the congenital deficiency of a particular vitamin in newborns, a nurse routinely administers a prophylactic shot of this vitamin to all newborns to prevent hemorrhagic disease of the newborn.Which vitamin is this nurse administering?

A nurse is providing instructions to a patient who is scheduled to have a barium enema at his next appointment.Which of the following should the nurse mention? Select all that apply.

A nurse is preparing a patient to undergo hysterosalpingography.This test is indicated for which of the following? Select all that apply.

A nurse is preparing to perform venipuncture on a 6-month-old infant with anemia.The infant has had multiple specimens drawn over an extended hospitalization.The mother is very anxious and tells the nurse that she does not want any more blood drawn because it is too upsetting.Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A patient who is about 16 weeks into her first pregnancy is scheduled for blood to be drawn for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP).The patient asks a nurse the reason for this procedure.Which is the best response by the nurse?

A patient has just undergone a bone scan and the results show no bone abnormalities.However, the health-care provider is concerned that the result may be a false negative.Which of the following factors would likely cause a false negative? Select all that apply.

A nurse is scheduling a laboratory appointment for a patient who needs to have blood drawn for adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)levels.The best time for this test is:

A patient who is scheduled for percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)asks a nurse about the purpose of this examination.Which response by the nurse is correct?

A patient's laboratory test results indicate a high level of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2/neu)oncoprotein.This finding is most associated with which of the following?

A patient is suspected of having iron-deficiency anemia.Which test would be most appropriate for confirming this suspicion?

A nurse is preparing a patient for an arterial Doppler carotid study.Which description of the purpose of this test is correct?

A nurse is providing teaching to a patient who lives in an area where there is a high risk for yellow fever, a viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF).Which of the following preventive measures should the nurse recommend to the patient for this infection? Select all that apply.

A patient's laboratory test results indicate a positive finding for hepatitis C virus (HCV).Because of this infection, the patient is at high risk for developing which of the following conditions?

A hospitalized patient, who is scheduled for a 2-hour postprandial blood glucose test, has fasting blood glucose of 180 mg/dL on the day of the test.Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

Which of the following is a toxin found naturally in the seeds of the castor oil plant?

A patient's laboratory test results indicate elevated triglycerides (TGs)levels.The nurse is aware that this finding is consistent with which of the following conditions? Select all that apply.

A nurse assists a patient to collect a sputum specimen.The nurse examines the specimen and determines it is satisfactory for a culture based on the observation that the specimen is: