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Questions # 211:

When the nurse is determining the appropriate size of a nasopharyngeal airway to insert, which body part should be measured on the client?

Options:

corner of the mouth to tragus of the ear

corner of the eye to top of the ear

tip of the chin to the sternum

tip of the nose to the earlobe

Answer

Explanation

A nasopharyngeal airway is measured from the tip of the nose to the earlobe.Reduction of Risk Potential

Questions # 212:

When discussing the patterns of use of alcohol and other drugs, the nurse should include which piece of information?

Options:

Lifetime prevalence and intensity of alcohol use is greater in women than men.

Hispanics and African Americans have higher levels of alcohol use than Caucasians.

Overuse of alcohol and other drugs increases into the mid-20s, then levels off and decreases with age.

Heavy use is more common in higher socioeconomic groups because they can afford to buy the drugs.

Answer

Explanation

Recent research reveals that 83% of all persons in the United States, age 12 or older, report using alcohol sometime in their lives. Use of alcohol and illicit drugs appears to increase into the mid-20s, and then levels off and decreases with age. Both lifetime prevalence and intensity of alcohol use are greater in males. Caucasians report higher levels of alcohol use than African Americans or Hispanics. Those with more education are more likely to use alcohol, but heavy use is more common among the less educated and the unemployed.Psychosocial Integrity

Questions # 213:

The nurse should teach a client in the Emergency Department, who has suffered an ankle sprain, to:

Options:

use cold applications to the sprain during the first 24–48 hours.

expect disability to decrease within the first 24 hours of injury.

expect pain to decrease within 3 hours after injury.

begin progressive passive and active range of motion exercises immediately.

Answer

Explanation

Cold applications are believed to produce vasoconstriction and reduce development of edema. Disability and

pain are anticipated to increase during the first 2–3 hours after injury. Progressive passive and active exercises

may begin in 2–5 days, according to the physician’s recommendation. A sprain is a traumatic injury to the

tendons, muscles, or ligaments around a joint, characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration of the skin over

the joint. The duration and severity of the symptoms vary with the extent of damage to the supporting tissues.

Treatment requires support, rest, and alternating cold and heat. X-ray pictures are often indicated to be certain

that no fracture has occurred.Physiological Adaptation

Questions # 214:

Which of the following medications might cause upper-gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding?

Options:

Cardizem (diltiazem)

Naprosyn (naproxen)

Elavil (amitryptiline)

Corgard (nadolol)

Answer

Explanation

Naprosyn might cause upper-gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding.Reduction of Risk Potential

Questions # 215:

When caring for a client with a possible diagnosis of placenta previa, which of the following admission procedures should the nurse omit?

Options:

perineal shave

enema

urine specimen collection

blood specimen collection

Answer

Explanation

An enema could dislodge the placenta and increase bleeding.Physiological Adaptation

Questions # 216:

A client describes her cervical mucus as clear, thin, and elastic. Upon examination, the nurse demonstrates that the cervical mucus can be stretched 8–10 cm. The nurse correctly documents the finding as:

Options:

ferning capacity.

lack of ferning.

spinnbarkheit.

inhospitable.

Answer

Explanation

Spinnbarkheit is the correct terminology to identify the cervical mucus described. This type of mucus occurs at ovulation and its assessment is used to help couples determine the time they are most likely to conceive. Ferning capacity or crystallization also increases as ovulation approaches. The only way that ferning can be identified is to place the cervical mucus on a microscope slide, let it air dry, and then examine it for a fern-type appearance. Lack of ferning cannot be determined without microscopic examination. Inhospitable cervical mucus refers to mazelike patterns of mucoid strands in cervical mucus that prohibit sperm motility. Other characteristics that make the mucus inhospitable relate to hormone levels, infection, and so on.These conditions cannot be determined by the description supplied in the question.Health Promotion and Maintenance

Questions # 217:

Which of the following conditions has a severe complication of respiratory failure?

Options:

Bell’s palsy

Guillain-Barré syndrome

trigeminal neuralgia

tetanus

Answer

Explanation

Guillain-Barré syndrome has a severe complication of respiratory failure. The remaining choices are peripheral nerve conditions, like Guillain-Barré. However, they do not lead to such a severe complication.Reduction of Risk Potential

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