,COMPREHENSIVE NURS 6531 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST 2026/2027
◉ Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in
patients with acute or chronic bronchitis because it will contribute to
ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?
Answer: Antihistimines
◉ A 47-year-old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode
of a moderate amount of bright red rectal bleeding. On examination,
external haemorrhoids are noted. How should the nurse practitioner
proceed?
Answer: Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
◉ Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with
chronic bronchitis?
Answer: Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
◉ A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension,
hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia rheumatica presents to urgent care
,with new onset left lower quadrant pain. Her current medications
include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po
daily, simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams
po daily. The nurse practitioner suspects acute diverticulitis and possibly
an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for this patient at this
time is:
Answer: CT scan
◉ A patient reports "something flew in my eye" about an hour ago while
he was splitting logs. If there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse
practitioner would expect to find all except:
Answer: Purulent drainage
◉ A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center
with copious, markedly purulent discharge from her left eye. The nurse
practitioner student should suspect:
Answer: Gonococcal conjunctivitis
◉ A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the
appearance of grouped vesicles consisting of about 15 lesions across 3
different thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning, and
itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect:
Answer: Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be
immunocompromised
, ◉ Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Answer: Small cell carcinoma
◉ An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea
for several days. She explains she has even had fecal incontinence one
time. She describes loose stools 3-4 times a day for several weeks and
denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use. The history suggests that
the patient has:
Answer: Chronic diarrhea
◉ Margaret, age 32, comes into the office with painful joints and a
distinctive rash in a butterfly distribution on her face. The rash has red
papules and plaques with a fine scale. What do you suspect? Answer:
Systemic lupus erythematosus
◉ Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit
to the treatment of which of the following disease processes? Answer:
Acute bronchitis
◉ Lisa, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled
short-acting beta-2 agonist daily. Her exacerbations affect her activities
and they occur at least twice weekly and may last for days. She is
affected more than once weekly during the night with an exacerbation.
Which category of asthma severity is Lisa in? Answer: Moderate
persistent
ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST 2026/2027
◉ Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in
patients with acute or chronic bronchitis because it will contribute to
ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?
Answer: Antihistimines
◉ A 47-year-old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode
of a moderate amount of bright red rectal bleeding. On examination,
external haemorrhoids are noted. How should the nurse practitioner
proceed?
Answer: Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
◉ Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with
chronic bronchitis?
Answer: Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
◉ A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension,
hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia rheumatica presents to urgent care
,with new onset left lower quadrant pain. Her current medications
include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po
daily, simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams
po daily. The nurse practitioner suspects acute diverticulitis and possibly
an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for this patient at this
time is:
Answer: CT scan
◉ A patient reports "something flew in my eye" about an hour ago while
he was splitting logs. If there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse
practitioner would expect to find all except:
Answer: Purulent drainage
◉ A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center
with copious, markedly purulent discharge from her left eye. The nurse
practitioner student should suspect:
Answer: Gonococcal conjunctivitis
◉ A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the
appearance of grouped vesicles consisting of about 15 lesions across 3
different thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning, and
itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect:
Answer: Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be
immunocompromised
, ◉ Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Answer: Small cell carcinoma
◉ An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea
for several days. She explains she has even had fecal incontinence one
time. She describes loose stools 3-4 times a day for several weeks and
denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use. The history suggests that
the patient has:
Answer: Chronic diarrhea
◉ Margaret, age 32, comes into the office with painful joints and a
distinctive rash in a butterfly distribution on her face. The rash has red
papules and plaques with a fine scale. What do you suspect? Answer:
Systemic lupus erythematosus
◉ Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit
to the treatment of which of the following disease processes? Answer:
Acute bronchitis
◉ Lisa, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled
short-acting beta-2 agonist daily. Her exacerbations affect her activities
and they occur at least twice weekly and may last for days. She is
affected more than once weekly during the night with an exacerbation.
Which category of asthma severity is Lisa in? Answer: Moderate
persistent
