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Rasmussen College MDC 1 Final Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) 1.The nurse is caring for a 65-year-old client and notes a temperature of 101 Fæ. how does the nurse interpret this finding ANS Hyperthermia 2.What is true about antiretroviral drugs used to treat human immunodeficien- cy virus (HIV) ANS These drugs inhibit viral replication 3.What is not an expected assessment finding in a client with inflammation ANS Polyuria 4.A client does not understand why vision loss due to glaucoma is irre- versible. What is the nurse's best explanation 1 / 3
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ANS Once the tissue has necrosed from high-pressure. It does not regenerate.
5.The nurse is teaching a client with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis about home safety. Which statement should the nurse include ANS "There are many adaptive devices such as grab bars, reacting tools, grasping devices and adaptive silverware available that may help you." 6.A client is in the emergency room in critical condition and hypotensive.Her spouse is distraught. What is the priority nursing action ANS Maintain the client's blood pressure 7.A nurse is teaching a client how to follow a low-purine diet as prescribed by the provider for the management of gout. What statement by the client indicates a correct understanding of the teaching ANS "I should avoid eating liver and other organ meats." 8.What level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs does shelter belong to ANS Physio- logical 2 / 3
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9.The nurse is providing medication for a client with osteomyelitis. What teaching should the nurse indicate in the education ANS You should not take more than 4000mg acetaminophen a day.
10.The nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis one day after the shoulder surgery. What would prompt the nurse to call the provider immedi- ately ANS The client had paresthesia in her fingers and intense increasing pain in her shoulder.
11.A client with systemic lupus erythematous complains of flank pain.Which laboratory test does the nurse anticipate will be ordered ANS Creatinine 12.The nurse is performing a psychosocial assessment on a client with a severe rheumatoid arthritis. What would be the most appropriate statement by the nurse ANS "How does this impact your role in your family?"
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