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CCRN Nursing Exam Prep - Adult Critical Care - Question List

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56. A client has been diagnosed with emphysema and has dyspnea with minimal exertion. The nurse understands that this client is at risk for developing which of the following?
  1. Respiratory acidosis
  2. Respiratory alkalosis
  3. Metabolic acidosis
  4. Metabolic alkalosis
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57. The nurse should plan to include which of the following statements in client teaching for impetigo?
  1. Poor hygiene is the only reason impetigo occurs.
  2. Good hand washing with antibacterial soap helps reduce spreading the infection to others.
  3. Impetigo is not contagious and cannot spread to other members of the family.
  4. Antibacterial medication is not useful in impetigo.
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58. A school-age child has leukemia. Considering the diagnosis and health teaching needs, the nurse would be most correct in advising this child to:
  1. Skip brushing the teeth at this time.
  2. Brush the teeth with a soft toothbrush only.
  3. Brush the teeth with a firm toothbrush only.
  4. Rinse the mouth with an antiseptic solution instead of brushing the teeth.
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59.

Kyle, a 28-year-old teacher, is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of renal calculi. The result of Kyle's blood studies shows a BUN of 20 mg/dL, serum calcium level of 4.5 mEq/L, serum phosphorus of 1.8 mEq/L, serum sodium of 138 mEq/L, and urine pH of 5.1. Calcium phosphate stone is suspected. What nursing intervention would be most effective in altering Kyle's urine pH?

  1. Increasing activity
  2. Forcing fluids
  3. Administering allopurinol zyloprim as ordered
  4. Excluding high calcium fluids from his diet
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60. Faye, a nurse in a urology clinic, conducts a community education program about benign prostatic hypertrophy. When asked to explain the condition, Faye should respond that BPH is:
  1. Associated with multiple factors, including frequent UTIs
  2. Thought to occur because of declining testosterone levels
  3. Rare until the seventh decade of life
  4. Responsible for the symptoms such as weak urinary stream and that the size of the prostate gland directly correlates to the severity of the symptoms.
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