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NURS 230 Advanced Nursing Care Of The Early, Middle And Older Adult Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 78 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamWhich of the following symptoms may accompany a complete heart block?
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has a cervical spinal cord injury. The nurse will monitor the client for which of the following complications? (Select all that apply)
The nurse in the ICU is performing frequent assessments for a client who was in a house fire, the client has burns inside the mouth, singed nares, and has an expiratory wheeze. What is the nurse's nex
The client has burns on both legs. These areas appear white and leather-like. No blisters or bleeding are present, and there is just a “small amount of pain.” How will the nurse categorize this injury
The nurse is caring for a client receiving phenytoin. The laboratory value is 32 mg/dl. Which of the following would correlate with this finding?
The nurse in the emergency room is caring for a client with a suspected hemorrhagic stroke. Which assessment data would support this diagnosis?
A client with a subdural hematoma becomes restless and confused, with dilation of the ipsilateral pupil. The physician orders sodium mannitol. What data indicates that this treatment has been effectiv
A client with acute chest pain is receiving IV morphine sulfate. Which of the following results are intended effects of morphine in this client? (Select all that apply)
A client admitted for a myocardial infarction (Ml) develops cardiogenic shock. An arterial line is inserted. Which of the following orders should the nurse question?
The nurse notices that a client’s heart rate decreases from 63 to 50 beats per minute on the monitor. What should the nurse do first?
If the client who was admitted for myocardial infarction (Ml) develops cardiogenic shock, which characteristic sign should the nurse expect to observe?
Which of the following reflects the principle on which a client's diet will most likely be based during the acute phase of myocardial infarction?
The nurse is caring for a client with acute arterial occlusion of the left lower extremity. To prevent further tissue damage, it is important for the nurse to observe for which of the following?
A client with a head contusion has been admitted for observation following a motor vehicle accident when he was driving his wife to the hospital to deliver their child. The next morning, instead of as
A 20-year-old who hit his head while playing football has a tonic-clonic seizure. Upon awakening from the seizure, the client asks the nurse. “What caused me to have a seizure? I’ve never had one befo
A patient asks when he should expect to be up and walking after his below-the-knee amputation. When should the nurse assure him that most people with amputations can fully bear weight?
A client is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). On assessment, the nurse notes that the client’s pulse is 128 beats/min, blood pressure is 98/56 mm Hg, skin is dry, and skin turgor is poor. Wh
After administering the first dose of captopril to a client with heart failure, the nurse implements interventions to decrease complications. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to impl
A nurse assesses a client who has mitral valve regurgitation. For which cardiac dysrhythmia would the nurse assess?
The nurse is teaching a client about the risk for bradydysrhythmias. What teaching will the nurse include?
Which laboratory finding is consistent with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)?
The nurse is assessing a client with chest pain to evaluate whether the client is experiencing angina or myocardial infarction (Ml). Which assessment is indicative of an Ml?
A client who had therapeutic hypothermia after a traumatic brain injury is slowly rewarmed to a normal core temperature. For which assessment finding would the nurse monitor during the rewarming proce
The nurse is assessing a client with a cardiac infection. Which nursing assessment data causes the nurse to suspect infective endocarditis instead of pericarditis or rheumatic carditis?
The nurse is preparing to administer IV alteplase for a client diagnosed with an acute ischemic stroke. Which statement is correct about the administration of this drug?