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MN551- unit 4 quiz: Kaplan University
Question 1. 1. A 66-year-old male presents to the emergency department accompanied by his
wife who claims that he has been acting confused. The man is complaining of a sudden onset of
severe weakness and malaise and has a dry cough and diarrhea. His temperature is 102.8°F and
his blood work indicates his sodium level is 126 mEq/L (normal is 135 to 145 mEq/L). What will
be the assessing nurse practitioner's most likely suspicion? (Points : 0.4)
Bronchopneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Legionnaire disease
Pneumococcal pneumonia
Question 2. 2. A 51-year-old female patient who is 2 days postoperative on a surgical unit of a
hospital is at risk for developing atelectasis as a result of being largely immobile. Which of the
following teaching points by her nurse practitioner is most appropriate?(Points : 0.4)
“Being in bed increases the risk of fluid accumulating between your lungs and their lining, so it's
important for you to change positions often.”
“You should breathe deeply and cough to help your lungs expand as much as possible while
you're in bed.”
“Make sure that you stay hydrated and walk as soon as possible to avoid our having to insert a
chest tube.”
“I'll prescribe bronchodilator medications that will help open up your airways and allow more
oxygen in.”
Question 3. 3. Which of the following situations would be most deserving of a pediatrician's
attention? (Points : 0.4)
The mother of an infant 2 days postpartum notes that her baby has intermittent periods of
hyperventilation followed by slow respirations or even brief periods of apnea.
A volunteer in the nursery notes that one of the infants, age 2 weeks, appears unable to breathe
through his mouth, even when his nose is congested.
A neonate is visibly flaring her nostrils on inspiration.
A midwife notes that a newborn infant's chest is retracting on inspiration and that the child is
grunting.
Question 4. 4. A 77-year-old lifetime smoker has been diagnosed with a tumor in his lung at the
site of an old tubercle scarring site, located in a peripheral area of his bronchiolar tissue. What is
this patient's most likely diagnosis? (Points : 0.4)
Squamous cell carcinoma
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