NR509 ADVANCED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
FINAL PRACTICE EXAM CHAMBERLAIN
COLLEGE OF NURSING QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
GRADED A+ LATEST
Question 1
Which aphasia presents with nonfluent, effortful speech and intact comprehension?
A. Wernicke aphasia
B. Broca aphasia
C. Global aphasia
D. Conduction aphasia
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Broca aphasia affects speech production while comprehension remains
intact.
Question 2
A patient speaks fluently but cannot understand spoken language. Which aphasia is
most likely?
A. Broca aphasia
B. Anomic aphasia
C. Wernicke aphasia
D. Transcortical motor aphasia
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Wernicke aphasia causes impaired comprehension with fluent but
meaningless speech.
,Question 3
Which task best assesses receptive language?
A. Object naming
B. Sentence repetition
C. Following a two-step command
D. Writing a sentence
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Following commands evaluates language comprehension.
Question 4
Which aphasia causes the greatest overall communication impairment?
A. Broca aphasia
B. Wernicke aphasia
C. Conduction aphasia
D. Global aphasia
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Global aphasia affects both expressive and receptive language.
Question 5
Which finding is most concerning for melanoma?
A. Symmetry
B. Uniform color
C. Border irregularity
D. Diameter less than 6 mm
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Irregular borders are a classic warning sign of melanoma.
,Question 6
Which melanoma subtype grows rapidly in a vertical pattern?
A. Superficial spreading melanoma
B. Lentigo maligna melanoma
C. Nodular melanoma
D. Acral lentiginous melanoma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nodular melanoma grows vertically and is aggressive.
Question 7
A pigmented lesion on the sole of the foot in a dark-skinned patient is most
suspicious for:
A. Basal cell carcinoma
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
C. Superficial spreading melanoma
D. Acral lentiginous melanoma
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Acral lentiginous melanoma occurs on palms, soles, and nail beds.
Question 8
Which feature is characteristic of basal cell carcinoma?
A. Firm ulcerated lesion
B. Pearly papule with telangiectasia
C. Dark asymmetric pigmentation
D. Rapid metastasis
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Basal cell carcinoma often appears pearly with visible blood vessels.
, Question 9
Which skin cancer is most likely to metastasize?
A. Basal cell carcinoma
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
C. Melanoma
D. Actinic keratosis
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Melanoma has the highest metastatic potential.
Question 10
Which lesion is considered premalignant?
A. Cherry angioma
B. Seborrheic keratosis
C. Actinic keratosis
D. Dermatofibroma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Actinic keratosis can progress to squamous cell carcinoma.
Question 11
Which ultraviolet wavelength is primarily responsible for photoaging?
A. UVC
B. UVB
C. UVA
D. Infrared
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: UVA penetrates deeply into the dermis, causing photoaging.
FINAL PRACTICE EXAM CHAMBERLAIN
COLLEGE OF NURSING QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
GRADED A+ LATEST
Question 1
Which aphasia presents with nonfluent, effortful speech and intact comprehension?
A. Wernicke aphasia
B. Broca aphasia
C. Global aphasia
D. Conduction aphasia
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Broca aphasia affects speech production while comprehension remains
intact.
Question 2
A patient speaks fluently but cannot understand spoken language. Which aphasia is
most likely?
A. Broca aphasia
B. Anomic aphasia
C. Wernicke aphasia
D. Transcortical motor aphasia
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Wernicke aphasia causes impaired comprehension with fluent but
meaningless speech.
,Question 3
Which task best assesses receptive language?
A. Object naming
B. Sentence repetition
C. Following a two-step command
D. Writing a sentence
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Following commands evaluates language comprehension.
Question 4
Which aphasia causes the greatest overall communication impairment?
A. Broca aphasia
B. Wernicke aphasia
C. Conduction aphasia
D. Global aphasia
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Global aphasia affects both expressive and receptive language.
Question 5
Which finding is most concerning for melanoma?
A. Symmetry
B. Uniform color
C. Border irregularity
D. Diameter less than 6 mm
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Irregular borders are a classic warning sign of melanoma.
,Question 6
Which melanoma subtype grows rapidly in a vertical pattern?
A. Superficial spreading melanoma
B. Lentigo maligna melanoma
C. Nodular melanoma
D. Acral lentiginous melanoma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nodular melanoma grows vertically and is aggressive.
Question 7
A pigmented lesion on the sole of the foot in a dark-skinned patient is most
suspicious for:
A. Basal cell carcinoma
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
C. Superficial spreading melanoma
D. Acral lentiginous melanoma
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Acral lentiginous melanoma occurs on palms, soles, and nail beds.
Question 8
Which feature is characteristic of basal cell carcinoma?
A. Firm ulcerated lesion
B. Pearly papule with telangiectasia
C. Dark asymmetric pigmentation
D. Rapid metastasis
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Basal cell carcinoma often appears pearly with visible blood vessels.
, Question 9
Which skin cancer is most likely to metastasize?
A. Basal cell carcinoma
B. Squamous cell carcinoma
C. Melanoma
D. Actinic keratosis
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Melanoma has the highest metastatic potential.
Question 10
Which lesion is considered premalignant?
A. Cherry angioma
B. Seborrheic keratosis
C. Actinic keratosis
D. Dermatofibroma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Actinic keratosis can progress to squamous cell carcinoma.
Question 11
Which ultraviolet wavelength is primarily responsible for photoaging?
A. UVC
B. UVB
C. UVA
D. Infrared
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: UVA penetrates deeply into the dermis, causing photoaging.
