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NURS 372 EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM|
COMPLETE 150 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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The nurse is reviewing the list of medications prescribed for an older patient. Which medications could lead to toxicity because of renal excretion changes in this patient?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
- Aspirin
- Digoxin
- Antibiotic
- Vitamin C
- ACE inhibitor - Correct Answer - 2. Digoxin
- Antibiotic
5.ACE inhibitor
An older patient is diagnosed with chronic renal failure. Which manifestations will the nurse most likely assess in this patient?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
- Pruritis
- Anorexia
- Generalized edema
- Postural hypotension 1 / 4
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- Elevated blood pressure - Correct Answer - 1. Pruritis
- Anorexia
- Generalized edema
- Elevated blood pressure
The nurse is reviewing an older patients currently prescribed medications. Which medications have side effects that increase visual disturbances?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
- Propranolol (Inderal)
- Warfarin (Coumadin)
- Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)
- Amiodarone (Cordarone)
- Calcium carbonate (Tums) - Correct Answer - 1. Propranolol (Inderal)
- Tamoxifen (Nolvadex)
- Amiodarone (Cordarone)
An older patient has sensorineural hearing loss. Which health problems should the nurse recognize as causing this type of hearing loss?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
- Presbycusis
- Menieres disease
- Impacted cerumen
- Otitis media infection 2 / 4
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- Tympanic membrane perforation - Correct Answer - 1. Presbycusis
- Menieres disease
An otoscopic examination of an older patient reveals a red, bulging membrane with absent distorted light reflex. Which condition would the nurse suspect?
- Scar tissue
- Otitis media
- External otitis
- Ruptured tympanic membrane - Correct Answer - 2. Otitis media
Which interventions should the nurse perform when an older patient reports a change in hearing?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
- Perform a Rinne test.
- Eliminate extraneous noise.
- Review prescribed medications.
- Report the change to the physician.
- Speak in a tone that includes shouting. - Correct Answer - 2.
- Review prescribed medications.
- Report the change to the physician.
Eliminate extraneous noise.
The nurse documents that an older patient has hypogeusia. What is this patient experiencing? 3 / 4
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- Dulled sensitivity to touch
- Blunting of the sense of taste
- A downward and outward deviation of the eye
- Dry mouth occurring with salivary gland dysfunction - Correct
Answer - 2. Blunting of the sense of taste
Type: MCMA
Which interventions should the nurse use to help a patient with xerostomia?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
- Use a humidifier.
- Provide oral fluids after meals.
- Provide sugar-free hard candies.
- Reinforce regular dental examinations.
- Increase medications from once a day to twice a day. - Correct
- Provide sugar-free hard candies.
- Reinforce regular dental examinations.
Answer - 1. Use a humidifier.
Which is a pathophysiological cause that the nurse recognizes in an older patient with hyposmia?
- Increased neurotransmitters
- Injury of the olfactory mucosa
- Increased number of sensory cells
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