NR 511 / NR511 Final Exam V2
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1. The remodeling of a scar can take how long?
a. 6 months.
b. 3 months.
c. 1 month.
d. 2 weeks.
A. 6 months
Question 1. A 13-year-old obese (body mass index [BMI] above the 95th percentile) boy reports
low-grade left knee pain for the past 2 months. He denies antecedent trauma but admits to
frequent “horseplay” with his friends. The pain has progressively worsened, and he is now
unable to bear weight at all on his left leg. His current complaints include left groin, thigh, and
medial knee pain and tenderness. His examination demonstrates negative drawer, Lachman,
and McMurray tests; left hip with decreased internal rotation and abduction; and external hip
rotation with knee flexion. Based on the above scenario, the nurse practitioner should suspect:
1. A left meniscal tear.
2. A left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.
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3. A slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE).
4. Osgood-Schlatter disease.
3. A slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE).
Question 2. In assessing the skeletal muscles, the nurse practitioner turns the patient's forearm
so that the palm is up. This is called:
1. Supination.
2. Pronation.
3. Abduction.
4. Eversion.
1. Supination
Question 3. Cass, age 67, tells the nurse practitioner (NP) that she has been diagnosed with a
condition that causes sudden flares of pain, swelling, and redness of the joints in her toes. She
cannot remember the name of the diagnosis, but she knows it is caused by urate crystals that
, NR 511 / NR511 Final Exam V2
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"get stuck in the joint and cause pain." She is on hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for management of
her hypertension. The NP should suspect a diagnosis of:
1. Septic arthritis.
2. Gout.
3. Rheumatoid arthritis.
4. Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy.
2. Gout
Question 4. Matthew, age 52, is a chef who just severed 2 of his fingers with a meat cutter. You
would recommend that he:
1. Wrap the severed fingers tightly in a dry towel for transport to the emergency department
with him.
2. Leave the severed fingers at the scene because fingers cannot be reattached.
3. Immediately freeze the severed fingers for reattachment in the near future.
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4. Wrap the fingers in a clean, damp cloth; seal them in a plastic bag; and place the bag in an ice
water bath.
4. Wrap the fingers in a clean, damp cloth; seal them in a plastic bag; and place the bag in an ice
water bath.
Question 5. Marsha, age 34, presents with symptoms resembling both fibromyalgia and chronic
fatigue syndrome, which have many similarities. Which of the following is more characteristic of
fibromyalgia than of chronic fatigue syndrome?
1. Musculoskeletal pain.
2. Difficulty sleeping.
3. Depression.
4. Fatigue.
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1. The remodeling of a scar can take how long?
a. 6 months.
b. 3 months.
c. 1 month.
d. 2 weeks.
A. 6 months
Question 1. A 13-year-old obese (body mass index [BMI] above the 95th percentile) boy reports
low-grade left knee pain for the past 2 months. He denies antecedent trauma but admits to
frequent “horseplay” with his friends. The pain has progressively worsened, and he is now
unable to bear weight at all on his left leg. His current complaints include left groin, thigh, and
medial knee pain and tenderness. His examination demonstrates negative drawer, Lachman,
and McMurray tests; left hip with decreased internal rotation and abduction; and external hip
rotation with knee flexion. Based on the above scenario, the nurse practitioner should suspect:
1. A left meniscal tear.
2. A left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.
, NR 511 / NR511 Final Exam V2
(Latest Update )
Differential Diagnosis and Primary
Care Practicum | Questions and
Answers | 100% correct| Grade A -
Chamberlain
3. A slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE).
4. Osgood-Schlatter disease.
3. A slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE).
Question 2. In assessing the skeletal muscles, the nurse practitioner turns the patient's forearm
so that the palm is up. This is called:
1. Supination.
2. Pronation.
3. Abduction.
4. Eversion.
1. Supination
Question 3. Cass, age 67, tells the nurse practitioner (NP) that she has been diagnosed with a
condition that causes sudden flares of pain, swelling, and redness of the joints in her toes. She
cannot remember the name of the diagnosis, but she knows it is caused by urate crystals that
, NR 511 / NR511 Final Exam V2
(Latest Update )
Differential Diagnosis and Primary
Care Practicum | Questions and
Answers | 100% correct| Grade A -
Chamberlain
"get stuck in the joint and cause pain." She is on hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for management of
her hypertension. The NP should suspect a diagnosis of:
1. Septic arthritis.
2. Gout.
3. Rheumatoid arthritis.
4. Charcot neuro-osteoarthropathy.
2. Gout
Question 4. Matthew, age 52, is a chef who just severed 2 of his fingers with a meat cutter. You
would recommend that he:
1. Wrap the severed fingers tightly in a dry towel for transport to the emergency department
with him.
2. Leave the severed fingers at the scene because fingers cannot be reattached.
3. Immediately freeze the severed fingers for reattachment in the near future.
, NR 511 / NR511 Final Exam V2
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Differential Diagnosis and Primary
Care Practicum | Questions and
Answers | 100% correct| Grade A -
Chamberlain
4. Wrap the fingers in a clean, damp cloth; seal them in a plastic bag; and place the bag in an ice
water bath.
4. Wrap the fingers in a clean, damp cloth; seal them in a plastic bag; and place the bag in an ice
water bath.
Question 5. Marsha, age 34, presents with symptoms resembling both fibromyalgia and chronic
fatigue syndrome, which have many similarities. Which of the following is more characteristic of
fibromyalgia than of chronic fatigue syndrome?
1. Musculoskeletal pain.
2. Difficulty sleeping.
3. Depression.
4. Fatigue.
