NR 511 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
The most cost-effective screening test to determine HIV status is which of the following?
a. Western Blot
b. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
c. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test
d. Viral load - -Correct Answer- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
After 6 months of synthroid therapy, the clinician should expect which of the following in the repeat
thyroid studies?
a. Elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
b. Normal TSH
c. Low TSH
d. Undetectable TSH - -Correct Answer- Normal TSH
In the consensus model for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) regulation, the "C" of LACE
represents?
a. Commitment
b. Consensus
,c. Certification
d. Collaboration - -Correct Answer- certification
which percentage of burns is involved using the nines if both front legs are burned? - -Correct Answer-
18%
The vegetarian patient with gout asks the clinician about food that he should avoid. The clinician should
advise the patient to avoid which of the following foods?
a. Rice
b. Carrots
c. Spinach
d. Potatoes - -Correct Answer- spinach
The clinician should question the patient with suspected gout about use of which of these medications
that may be a risk factor?
a. Low-dose aspirin
b. Thiazide diuretics
c. Ethambutol
d. All of the above - -Correct Answer- -Correct Answer- D
Low-dose aspirin
Thiazide diuretics
Ethambutol
Clinicians who learn how to code and document Evaluation and Management and clinician services will
be more successful in gaining timely payment for care delivery. Which of the following CMS practices is
,designed to financially penalize clinicians who do not bill according to CMS guidelines? - -Correct
Answer- Audits and probes
In the United States, what is the second most common connective tissue disease and the most
destructive to the joints? - -Correct Answer- Rheumatoid Arthritis
If you suspect diverticulitis in a patient, you can treat with antibiotics alone, no imaging is necessary.
True
False - -Correct Answer- False
It is safe to use laxatives long term for the treatment of constipation.
T
F - -Correct Answer- T
According to the American Cancer Society guidelines, African Americans with no other risk factors for
colon cancer should begin routine colon cancer screening at age 45.
T
F - -Correct Answer- T
In ulcerative colitis, typical symptoms include abdominal cramping, fever, anorexia, weight loss, spasm,
flatulence, and RLQ pain or mass. Stools may contain blood, mucus, and/or pus.
T
F - -Correct Answer- F
In diverticulitis, typical symptoms include bleeding, cramping pain, and the urge to defecate. Stools are
characteristically watery diarrhea with blood and mucus.
, T
F - -Correct Answer- F
In diverticulitis, typical symptoms include LLQ pain and tenderness, fever, change in bowel habits
(usually diarrhea), and sometimes nausea/vomiting.
T
F - -Correct Answer- T
Acute gastroenteritis is the most common cause of nausea and vomiting.
T
F - -Correct Answer- T
Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea do not usually occur together in acute gastroenteritis.
T
F - -Correct Answer- F
The most common pathogen responsible for acute gastroenteritis is bacterial.
T
F - -Correct Answer- F
Norovirus is the most common virus responsible for acute gastroenteritis
T
F - -Correct Answer- T
2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
The most cost-effective screening test to determine HIV status is which of the following?
a. Western Blot
b. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
c. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test
d. Viral load - -Correct Answer- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
After 6 months of synthroid therapy, the clinician should expect which of the following in the repeat
thyroid studies?
a. Elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
b. Normal TSH
c. Low TSH
d. Undetectable TSH - -Correct Answer- Normal TSH
In the consensus model for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) regulation, the "C" of LACE
represents?
a. Commitment
b. Consensus
,c. Certification
d. Collaboration - -Correct Answer- certification
which percentage of burns is involved using the nines if both front legs are burned? - -Correct Answer-
18%
The vegetarian patient with gout asks the clinician about food that he should avoid. The clinician should
advise the patient to avoid which of the following foods?
a. Rice
b. Carrots
c. Spinach
d. Potatoes - -Correct Answer- spinach
The clinician should question the patient with suspected gout about use of which of these medications
that may be a risk factor?
a. Low-dose aspirin
b. Thiazide diuretics
c. Ethambutol
d. All of the above - -Correct Answer- -Correct Answer- D
Low-dose aspirin
Thiazide diuretics
Ethambutol
Clinicians who learn how to code and document Evaluation and Management and clinician services will
be more successful in gaining timely payment for care delivery. Which of the following CMS practices is
,designed to financially penalize clinicians who do not bill according to CMS guidelines? - -Correct
Answer- Audits and probes
In the United States, what is the second most common connective tissue disease and the most
destructive to the joints? - -Correct Answer- Rheumatoid Arthritis
If you suspect diverticulitis in a patient, you can treat with antibiotics alone, no imaging is necessary.
True
False - -Correct Answer- False
It is safe to use laxatives long term for the treatment of constipation.
T
F - -Correct Answer- T
According to the American Cancer Society guidelines, African Americans with no other risk factors for
colon cancer should begin routine colon cancer screening at age 45.
T
F - -Correct Answer- T
In ulcerative colitis, typical symptoms include abdominal cramping, fever, anorexia, weight loss, spasm,
flatulence, and RLQ pain or mass. Stools may contain blood, mucus, and/or pus.
T
F - -Correct Answer- F
In diverticulitis, typical symptoms include bleeding, cramping pain, and the urge to defecate. Stools are
characteristically watery diarrhea with blood and mucus.
, T
F - -Correct Answer- F
In diverticulitis, typical symptoms include LLQ pain and tenderness, fever, change in bowel habits
(usually diarrhea), and sometimes nausea/vomiting.
T
F - -Correct Answer- T
Acute gastroenteritis is the most common cause of nausea and vomiting.
T
F - -Correct Answer- T
Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea do not usually occur together in acute gastroenteritis.
T
F - -Correct Answer- F
The most common pathogen responsible for acute gastroenteritis is bacterial.
T
F - -Correct Answer- F
Norovirus is the most common virus responsible for acute gastroenteritis
T
F - -Correct Answer- T
