NRS 410V Week 1 Assignment, Assess your Knowledge of Foundational Concepts 2

NRS 410 Topic 1 Assignment Assess your Knowledge of Foundational Concepts

Assess your knowledge of foundational concepts essential to the nursing management of client health by taking the interactive quiz, located in the media "Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation." http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/courseMaterialPages/nrs410v_self-assessment-v1.1.php

The quiz is designed as a tool for self-assessment. When you encounter questions that seem vaguely familiar, click on the media's study materials, which are organized by topic (e.g., anatomy, biology, chemistry, pharmacology). This media will serve as a refresher for the concepts that build upon one another in nursing practice.

You will have the opportunity to retake the quiz until you achieve a passing score of 100%.

1. Which of the following is true of the biological functions of progesterone?

2.  Which of the following is true of the biological functions of testosterone?

3. In performing a physical assessment, the nurse notes the patient has a  configuration to the chest. This is a consequence of:

4. Which of the following is true of the biological functions of estrone?

5. Auscultation of the chest reveals bilateral fine crackles in the bases bilaterally, indicating:

6. The signs and symptoms of anemia are all related to what common pathophysiologic feature of the condition?

7. What is the function of hemoglobin?

8. Common manifestations of bacterial pneumonia include all of the following except:

9. Patients with chronic renal failure usually exhibit:

10. In addition to hypertension, pre-eclampsia is characterized by:

11. What is the physiological function of gluconeogenesis?

12. List the enzymes whose levels are elevated in the blood serum following an MI.

13. The oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve represents the relationship between the:

14. The normal pH range for blood is:

15. A calculated ABG value that indicates excess or insufficiency of sodium bicarbonate in the system is:

16. Interpret the following ABG results….pH 7.38 pCOâ‚‚ 38 HCO₃ 24

17. Interpret the following ABG results….pH 7.33 pCOâ‚‚ 60 HCO₃ 34

18. The kidneys compensate for acid-base imbalances by excreting or retaining:

19. Interpret the following ABG results….pH 7.48 pCOâ‚‚ 42 HCO₃ 30

20. Interpret the following ABG results….pH 7.48 pCOâ‚‚ 28 HCO₃ 20

21. How do sulfa drugs selectively kill bacteria while causing no harm to humans?

22. The purposes of epinephrine injection include all of the following except:

23. What occurs when glycogen metabolism is stimulated by insulin?

24. Your patient is interested in trying medication to improve low mood/depression. All of the following medications might be appropriate except:

25. Therapeutic interventions focused on increasing the oxygen supplied to the heart and

decreasing the heart’s demand for oxygen include: