NURS 6521 EXAMPREP MATERIAL SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
PREMIUM COLLECTION
◉ What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane
potential that initiates an action potential? Answer: Answer:
Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the
membrane potential from negative to positive.
◉ A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal which of the following? Answer: Answer:
XXY
◉ A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a
proband, what is the nurse looking for? Answer: Answer: The
person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
◉ An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis
will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle
should the nurse explain to the aide? Answer: Answer:
Expressivity
◉ In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should
the nurse include regarding cholesterol? Answer: Answer:
Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
, ◉ A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome.
This condition is an example of: Answer: Answer: Gene imprinting
◉ When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the
nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene Answer:
Answer: Autosomal recessive
◉ How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma
membranes? Answer: Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme
(ATPase)
◉ The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant
extracellular cation as: Answer: Answer: Sodium
◉ The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum
results in: Answer: Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
◉ What principle should the nurse remember when trying to
distinguish aging from diseases? Answer: Answer: It is difficult to
tell the difference because both processes are believed to result
from cell injury.
◉ What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a
karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X chromosome with
only a single X chromosome present? Her features include a short
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
PREMIUM COLLECTION
◉ What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane
potential that initiates an action potential? Answer: Answer:
Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the
membrane potential from negative to positive.
◉ A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal which of the following? Answer: Answer:
XXY
◉ A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a
proband, what is the nurse looking for? Answer: Answer: The
person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
◉ An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis
will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle
should the nurse explain to the aide? Answer: Answer:
Expressivity
◉ In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should
the nurse include regarding cholesterol? Answer: Answer:
Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
, ◉ A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome.
This condition is an example of: Answer: Answer: Gene imprinting
◉ When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the
nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene Answer:
Answer: Autosomal recessive
◉ How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma
membranes? Answer: Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme
(ATPase)
◉ The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant
extracellular cation as: Answer: Answer: Sodium
◉ The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum
results in: Answer: Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
◉ What principle should the nurse remember when trying to
distinguish aging from diseases? Answer: Answer: It is difficult to
tell the difference because both processes are believed to result
from cell injury.
◉ What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a
karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X chromosome with
only a single X chromosome present? Her features include a short
