Dunphy Exam 2 - Primary Care Test Questions Latest Update 2025-2026 Actual Exam 160 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor
.What should the nurse do to keep the chest tubes from becoming occluded?
- Irrigate tubes as needed
- Prevent dependent loops
- Loop the tube over the bed rail
4. Milk the tube frequently - CORRECT ANSWER: 2. Prevent dependent loops
10.The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with glomerulonephritis. Which of the following findings is consistent with this disorder?
1.Brown urine 2.Hip pain 3.Hypotension
4.Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER: 1.Brown urine
- The nurse is documenting care provided to a patient with left-sided flaccidity caused
by a stroke. Which term should the nurse use to document this patients motor status?
- Ipsilateral paraplegia
- Ipsilateral hemiparesis
- Contralateral hemiplegia
- Contralateral quadriparesis - CORRECT ANSWER: 3. Contralateral hemiplegia 1 / 4
A 27-year-old female presents with a chief complaint of burning and pain on urination.She has no previous history of urinary tract infection (UTI). What are some additional symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of lower UTI?
- Back and abdominal pain
- Fever, chills, costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness
- Blood in urine and frequency
- Foul-smelling discharge, perineal itch - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Blood in urine and
frequency
A 30-year-old patient presents with pain on urination. The urine microscopy of unspun urine shows greater than 10 leukocytes/mL, and a dipstick is positive for nitrites. What is the probable diagnosis?
- Lower urinary tract infection
- Chlamydia infection
- Candidiasis
d. Pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Lower urinary tract infection
A 34-year-old patient was treated for a UTI and has not responded to antibiotic therapy.Which of the following actions should be taken next?
- Send a urine specimen for microscopy and evaluate for fungal colonies.
- Increase the dose of antibiotic.
- Order a cytoscopy.
d. Order a different antibiotic. - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Send a urine specimen for
microscopy and evaluate for fungal colonies.
A 42-year-old woman is seen in the clinic with fever, chills, vomiting, and severe dysuria.She is diagnosed with acute pyelonephritis. How should this patient be managed? 2 / 4
- 3-day course of oral antibiotics
- Hospitalization
- Encourage cranberry juice intake.
d. 6-week course of antibiotics - CORRECT ANSWER: b. Hospitalization
A 60-year-old man was admitted for cholecystitis that resulted in a cholecystectomy. On his third day of hospitalization, he begins to sweat profusely, tremble, and has a blood pressure of 160/100. Based on these findings, what focused assessment should the nurse complete?
- Cardiac problems
- Respiratory problems
- Withdrawal problems
4. Circulatory problems - CORRECT ANSWER: 3. Withdrawal problems
A 78-year-old man is diagnosed with Stage D bladder cancer and asks the provider what that means. Which is the best response?
- "There is no such thing as Stage D cancer."
- "You have cancer that has spread to the surrounding tissue."
- "Your cancer has spread to other organs."
- "Your cancer can be cured by removing your bladder." - CORRECT ANSWER: c.
"Your cancer has spread to other organs."
A child care worker complains of flu-like symptoms. On further assessment, hepatitis is suspected. The nurse realizes that this individual is at risk for which type of hepatitis?
1.Hepatitis A 3 / 4
2.Hepatitis B 3.Hepatitis C
4.Hepatitis D - CORRECT ANSWER: 1.Hepatitis A
A client asks the nurse if he needs to alter any of his activities because he is taking lithium carbonate. Which of the following responses would be most appropriate?
- Increase your salt intake if an activity causes you to perspire heavily.
- Wear sunscreen when you are going to be outdoors in the summer time.
- Drink less fluid than usual now because you are taking this drug.
- No changes are necessary for strenuous activities you do outdoors. - CORRECT
ANSWER: 1. Increase your salt intake if an activity causes you to perspire heavily.
A client comes to the emergency department because he thinks he is having a heart attack. Further assessment determines that the client is not having a heart attack but is having a panic attack. When beginning to interview the client, which question would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
- Are you feeling much better now that you are lying down?
- What did you experience just before and during the attack?
- Do you think you will be able to drive home?
4. What do you think caused you to feel this way? - CORRECT ANSWER: 2. What did
you experience just before and during the attack?
A client complains of acute gastrointestinal distress. While obtaining a health history, the nurse asks about the family history. Which disorder has a familial basis?
1.Hepatitis 2.Ulcerative colitis
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