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NSG 4100 (AH111) EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted for the treatment of advanced cirrhosis. What assessment should the nurse prioritize in this client's plan of care?
- Measurement of abdominal girth and body weight
- Assessment for variceal bleeding
- Assessment for signs and symptoms of jaundice
- Monitoring of results of liver function testing - ANSWER-B.
Assessment for variceal bleeding
A client with a diagnosis of cirrhosis has developed variceal bleeding and will imminently undergo variceal banding. What psychosocial nursing diagnosis should the nurse most likely prioritize during this phase of the client's treatment?
- Decisional conflict 1 / 4
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- Deficient knowledge
- Death anxiety
- Disturbed thought processes - ANSWER-C. Death Anxiety
A client with a diagnosis of esophageal varices has undergone endoscopy to gauge the progression of this complication of liver disease. Following the completion of this diagnostic test, what nursing intervention should the nurse perform?
- Keep client NPO until the results of test are known.
- Keep client NPO until the client's gag reflex returns.
- Administer analgesia until post-procedure tenderness is
- Give the client a cold beverage to promote swallowing
relieved.Done
ability. - ANSWER-B. Keep client NPO until the client's gag reflex returns.
A client with esophageal varices is being cared for in the ICU.The varices have begun to bleed. The client has Ringer lactate at 150 cc/hr infusing. The nurse should also anticipate what intervention? 2 / 4
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- Positioning the client supine
- Administering diuretics
- Oxygen by nasal cannula
- Administering volume expanders - ANSWER-D.
Administering volume expanders
A client with a history of injection drug use has been diagnosed with hepatitis C. When collaborating with the care team to plan this client's treatment, the nurse should anticipate what intervention?
- Administration of immune globulins
- A regimen of antiviral medications
- Rest and watchful waiting
- Administration of fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) - ANSWER-B.
A regimen of antiviral medications
A group of nurses have attended an in-service on the prevention of occupationally acquired diseases that affect health care providers. What action has the greatest potential to reduce a nurse's risk of acquiring hepatitis C in the workplace? 3 / 4
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- Disposing of sharps appropriately and not recapping needles
- Performing meticulous hand hygiene at the appropriate
- Adhering to the recommended schedule of immunizations
- Wearing an N95 mask when providing care for clients on
moments in care
airborne precautions - ANSWER-A. Disposing of sharps appropriately and not recapping needles
A client has been admitted to the critical care unit with a diagnosis of toxic hepatitis.When planning the client's care, the nurse should be aware of what potential clinical course of this health problem? Place the following events in the correct sequence.
- Fever rises.
- Hematemesis.
- Clotting abnormalities.
- Vascular collapse.
- Coma.
A. 1, 2, 5, 4, 3
B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
C. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5
- 3, 1, 2, 5, 4 - ANSWER-B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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