NURS 6531 PRACTICE EXAM MODULE 2026
FULL CASE STUDIES AND TREATMENT
PLANNING SCENARIOS
◉ Question 20
Which of the following is characteristic of a manic episode?
Answer: weight loss of gain
insomnia or hypersomnia
diminished ability to think or concentrate
grandiose delusions
◉ Question 21
Central obesity, "moon" face, and dorsocervical fat pad are
associated with:
Answer: Metabolic syndrome
Unilateral pheochromocytoma
Cushing's syndrome
None of the above
◉ Question 22
Which of the following is the most common cause of low back pain?
,Answer: Lumbar disc disease
Spinal stenosis
Traumatic fracture
Osteoporosis
◉ Question 23
A middle-aged female presents complaining of recent weight loss.
The physical exam reveals an enlarged painless cervical lymph node.
The differential diagnosis for this patient's problem includes:
Answer: Infection
Toxoplasmosis
Mononucleosis
All of the above
None of the above
◉ Question 24
An 81-year-old female is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. When
considering drug therapy for this patient, the nurse practitioner is
most concerned with which of the following side effects?
Answer: Weight gain
Fracture risk
Hypoglycemia
Weight loss
,◉ Question 25
A patient has HIV infection and is having a problem with massive
diarrhea. You suspect the cause is
Answer: cryptococcosis
toxoplasmosis
cryptosporidiosis
cytomegalovirus
◉ Question 26
Which of the following is the most common causative organism of
nongonococcal urethritis?
Answer: Chlamydia trachomatis
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Mycoplasma hominis
Trichonomas vaginalis
◉ Question 27
The most common symptoms of transient ischemic attack (TIA)
include
Answer: Nausea, vomiting, syncope, incontinence, dizziness, and
seizure.
, Weakness in an extremity, abruptly slurred speech, or partial loss of
vision, and sudden gait changes.
Headache and visual symptoms such as bright spots or sparkles
crossing the visual field.
Gradual onset of ataxia, vertigo, generalized weakness, or
lightheadedness
◉ Question 28
What is the first symptom seen in the majority of patients with
Parkinson's disease?
Answer: Rigidity
Bradykinesia
Rest tremor
Flexed posture
◉ Question 29
A 21-year-old female presents to the office complaining of urinary
frequency and urinary burning. The nurse practitioner suspects a
urinary tract infection when the urinalysis reveals
Answer: 1-4 red blood cells per high-powered field
Specific gravity 1.012
Urobilinogen
10- white blood cells per high-powered field
FULL CASE STUDIES AND TREATMENT
PLANNING SCENARIOS
◉ Question 20
Which of the following is characteristic of a manic episode?
Answer: weight loss of gain
insomnia or hypersomnia
diminished ability to think or concentrate
grandiose delusions
◉ Question 21
Central obesity, "moon" face, and dorsocervical fat pad are
associated with:
Answer: Metabolic syndrome
Unilateral pheochromocytoma
Cushing's syndrome
None of the above
◉ Question 22
Which of the following is the most common cause of low back pain?
,Answer: Lumbar disc disease
Spinal stenosis
Traumatic fracture
Osteoporosis
◉ Question 23
A middle-aged female presents complaining of recent weight loss.
The physical exam reveals an enlarged painless cervical lymph node.
The differential diagnosis for this patient's problem includes:
Answer: Infection
Toxoplasmosis
Mononucleosis
All of the above
None of the above
◉ Question 24
An 81-year-old female is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. When
considering drug therapy for this patient, the nurse practitioner is
most concerned with which of the following side effects?
Answer: Weight gain
Fracture risk
Hypoglycemia
Weight loss
,◉ Question 25
A patient has HIV infection and is having a problem with massive
diarrhea. You suspect the cause is
Answer: cryptococcosis
toxoplasmosis
cryptosporidiosis
cytomegalovirus
◉ Question 26
Which of the following is the most common causative organism of
nongonococcal urethritis?
Answer: Chlamydia trachomatis
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Mycoplasma hominis
Trichonomas vaginalis
◉ Question 27
The most common symptoms of transient ischemic attack (TIA)
include
Answer: Nausea, vomiting, syncope, incontinence, dizziness, and
seizure.
, Weakness in an extremity, abruptly slurred speech, or partial loss of
vision, and sudden gait changes.
Headache and visual symptoms such as bright spots or sparkles
crossing the visual field.
Gradual onset of ataxia, vertigo, generalized weakness, or
lightheadedness
◉ Question 28
What is the first symptom seen in the majority of patients with
Parkinson's disease?
Answer: Rigidity
Bradykinesia
Rest tremor
Flexed posture
◉ Question 29
A 21-year-old female presents to the office complaining of urinary
frequency and urinary burning. The nurse practitioner suspects a
urinary tract infection when the urinalysis reveals
Answer: 1-4 red blood cells per high-powered field
Specific gravity 1.012
Urobilinogen
10- white blood cells per high-powered field
