Health Education Systems Inc. A2 Exam Compilation Test Bank with Critical Thinking Exam included-2021

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Health Education Systems Inc. A2 Exam Compilation Test Bank with Critical Thinking Exam included-2021The Patient: A 61-year-old female. The Situation: The patient has a fever of unknown origin. The n... urse administered a fever-reducing medication 30 minutes ago. At this time there has been no decrease in the patient’s fever. The Question: What action would be best for the nurse to take? Answer – Sponge the patient with cool water. The Patient: A 70-year-old male who is relatively healthy. The Situation: A liquid mediation is prescribed for this patient. The Question: Prior to administering the prescribed medication, what intervention has the highest priority? Answer – Determine if the patient is allergic to the medication. The Patient: A fifty-eight-year-old female. The Situation: While the nurse is offering the patient her morning medications, she tells the nurse that she does not recall ever taking a pill that was pink-colored. The Question: What should the nurse do in response to this patient’s comment? Answer – Withhold the mediation until the patient’s prescription is verify. The Patients: 1. A 63-year-old with a burn on the left lower leg who is complaining of pain. 2. A 45-year-old with pneumonia, complaining of shortness of breath. 3. A 31-year-old with abdominal pain who has just vomited blood. 4. An 88-year-old who has right-sided paralysis and wants to be helped to the bathroom immediately. The Situation: The nurse is caring for these patients. The Question: Who should the nurse see first? Answer – The 45-years old with pneumonia and shortness of breath. The Patients: 1. A 13-year-old female with a kidney infection who reports that there is “lots of blood” in her urine. 2. An 18-year-old male with acute alcohol poisoning who is seeing “bugs on the walls.” 3. A 21-year-old female with inflammatory bowel disease who has soaked a dressing three hours after surgery. A 25-year old male who is sobbing in his room after being told that he has testicular cancer. The Situation: The nurse is caring for these four patients. The Question: Who should the nurse see first? Answer – The 21-years old who is three hours postoperative and has a soaked dressing. The Patients: 1. A 42-year-old with diabetes who is blind and is asking to get up and moved to a chair. 2. An 88-year-old with lower body paralysis who wants to be turned in bed. 3. A 17-year-old with asthma who smokes and has been in the bathroom for 30 minutes. 4. A 55-year-old with cardiac disease who tells the nurse, “Get the TV fixed or I am leaving this place.” The Situation: The nurse is caring for these four patients. The Question: Which patient should the nurse see first? Answer – The 17-year old with asthma who may be smoking in the bathroom. The Patient: An elderly female accompanied by her middle-aged son. The Situation: The patient is being discharged after 15-day stay on the medical unit, and the son offers the nurse a box of candy as a gesture of thanks for caring for his mother. The Question: What should the nurse do in response to the offer of this gift? Answer – Sincerely thank the son, and share the candy with all staff member on the unit. The Patient: A 25-year-old female who has smoked since age 12. The Situation: The patient is complaining of “skipped heart beats.” The Question: Which instruction is most important for the nurse to provide this patient? Answer – Call for assistance if she feels weak or dizzy when getting out of bed. A farmer wants to plant trees at the outside boundaries of his rectangular field of dimensions 650 meters × 780 meters. Each tree requires 5 meter of free space all around it from the stem. How much free area will be left? a. 478,800 m2 b. 492,800 m2 c. 507,625 m2 d. 518,256 m2 49. How much pay does Mr. Johnson receive if he gives half of his pay to his family, $250 to his landlord, and has exactly 3/7 of his pay left over? a. $3600 b. $3500 c. $2800 d. $1750 50. A boy has 4 red, 5 green and 2 yellow balls. He chooses two balls randomly. What is the probability that one is red and other is green? a. 2/11 b. 19/22 c. 20/121 d. 9/11 Section III – Part 1 - English 1. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar. a. Don would never have thought of that book, but you could have reminded him. b. Don would never of thought of that book, but you could have reminded him. c. Don would never have thought of that book, but you could of have reminded him. d. Don would never of thought of that book, but you could of reminded him. 2. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar. a. The mother would not of punished her daughter if she could have avoided it. b. The mother would not have punished her daughter if she could of avoided it. c. The mother would not of punished her daughter if she could of avoided it. d. The mother would not have punished her daughter if she could have avoided it. 3. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar. a. There was scarcely no food in the pantry, because nobody ate at home. b. There was scarcely any food in the pantry, because nobody ate at home. c. There was scarcely any food in the pantry, because not nobody ate at home. d. There was scarcely no food in the pantry, because not nobody ate at home. 4. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar. a. Although you may not see nobody in the dark, it does not mean that nobody is there. b. Although you may not see anyone in the dark, it does not mean that not nobody is there. c. Although you may not see anyone in the dark, it does not mean that no one is there. d. Although you may not see nobody in the dark, it does not mean that not nobody is there. 5. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar. a. Michael has lived in that house for forty years, while I has owned this one for only six weeks. b. Michael have lived in that house for forty years, while I have owned this one for only six weeks. c. Michael have lived in that house for forty years, while I has owned this one for only six weeks. d. Michael has lived in that house for forty years, while I have owned this one for only six weeks. 6. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar. a. The older children have already eat their dinner, but the baby has not yet eaten anything. b. The older children have already eaten their dinner, but the baby has not yet ate anything. c. The older children have already eaten their dinner, but the baby has not yet eatenanything. d. The older children have already eat their dinner, but the baby has not yet ate anything. 7. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar. a. If they had gone to the party, he would have gone, too. b. If they had went to the party, he would have gone, too. c. If they had gone to the party, he would have went, too. d. If they had went to the party, he would have went, too. 8. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar. a. He should have went to the appointment; instead, he went to the beach. b. He should have gone to the appointment; instead, he went to thebeach. c. He should have went to the appointment; instead, he gone to thebeach. d. He should have gone to the appointment; instead, he gone to the beach. 9. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar. a. Lee pronounced it’s name incorrectly; it’s an impatiens, not an impatience. b. Lee pronounced its name incorrectly; its an impatiens, not an impatience. c. Lee pronounced it’s name incorrectly; its an impatiens, not an impatience. d. Lee pronounced its name incorrectly; it’s an impatiens, not an impatience The Patient: A frail 88-year-old male who has recently become slightly confused. The Situation: The nurse is making a home visit and assesses the safety features of the home environment. The Question: Which suggestion would be most important for the nurse to provide the family? Answer – Eliminate any throw rugs from floor. The Patient: A 55-year-old female with a family history of hypertension. The Situation: The patient is concerned about her health and states, “I have had severe headaches for the last six months. I think I might have high blood pressure.” The nurse determines that the woman’s blood pressure is 138/86 (high normal). The Question: What action would be best for the nurse to take? Answer – Ask the patient about the frequency, timing and quality of her headaches. 16. The Patient: A 35-year-old female with a history of asthma. The Situation: The patient has been using a steroid inhaler because she is short of breath. However, she states that her shortness of breath is “no better.” The Question: What is the most important information for the nurse to obtain? Answer – Method of using the inhaler. The Patient: An older confused male. The Situation: At 3 a.m. the patient, who thinks he is in the bathroom, defecates in the bed. The bed needs to be changed. However, there are no bed sheets on the nursing unit. The Question: What action should the nurse take first? Answer – Ask a nursing assistant to go to another unit and borrow linen. The Patient: A 25-year-old female hospitalized for anorexia. The Situation: The charge nurse denies the patient permission to pass dinner trays. The Question: What is the most important reason for the nurse to deny this anorexic patient permission to pass the dinner trays? [Show More]

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