ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 32 Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse uses a diagram to show that the tetralogy of Fallot involves a combination of four congenital defects. What are the defects?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tetralogy of Fallot involves a combination of four congenital defects: pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, overriding aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy.
Question 2 of 5
What is the most common clinical manifestation of coarctation of the aorta?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Coarctation of the aorta results in hypertension in the upper extremities. The pressure in the arms is typically 20 mm Hg higher than in the legs.
Question 3 of 5
Parents of a 6-month-old child, who has just been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia, ask why it was not diagnosed earlier. What would be the best response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Iron deficiency anemia becomes apparent at about 6 months of age in a full-term infant, when maternal stores of iron are depleted.
Question 4 of 5
What should the therapeutic management of iron deficiency anemia include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Therapeutic management of iron deficiency anemia is iron (ferrous sulfate) supplementation, nutritional counseling, and treatment of any underlying condition.
Question 5 of 5
The parents of a child who has been diagnosed with sickle cell anemia ask why their child experiences pain. What is the most likely cause of the pain?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The signs and symptoms of sickle cell anemia include the sickle-shaped cells clumping and obstructing blood flow, which causes severe tissue hypoxia and necrosis leading to pain.