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Before entering this exam, Honorlock asked you to record your location (your room, your desk, etc). Your were also asked by your instructor to hold up your blank scratch piece of paper and your non-programmable calculator to the webcam and flip them over to show the front and back side of the sheet, and calculator.   Answer “true” or “false” for these statements: I held up my sheet of blank scratch paper and my non-programmable calculator to my webcam, and flipped them over to show the front and back sides of each. I also recorded my location and the top of my desk/workstation at which I’m sitting.

The textbook describes seven different defense mechanisms that are commonly employed to reduce or eliminate feelings of anxiety and guilt. List and define three:

A client reports severe flank pain that radiates from the lower back to the lower abdomen causing spasms, nausea, vomiting, and oliguria. Which action should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client admitted for renal calculus. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse associate with renal calculi?

Which complaint by the client should the nurse report to the physician as a probable indication of colorectal cancer?

A client has just been told that a colectomy and ileostomy are needed to treat a new diagnosis of colon cancer. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse expect in the client’s  plan of preoperative nursing care?

The most common type of upper urinary tract infection that results from bacteria ascending to the kidney from the lower urinary tract is

A client with a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is receiving peritoneal dialysis. There is cloudy dialysate return and the provider is notified.  Which priority action might the nurse expect the provider to order?

The nurse is providing care to a client recovering from surgery for colorectal cancer. Which established outcome(s) indicate that care has been successful? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client with colorectal cancer who is postoperative from a transverse colostomy placement. What area of the bowel is involved?