NSG 533 EXAM WITH COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
,A woman who has just discovered that she is pregnant is in the clinic for her first obstetric visit.
She asks the nurse, “How many drinks a day is safe for my baby?” The nurse’s best response is
which of the following?
“You should limit your drinking to once or twice a week.”
“It’s okay to have up to two glasses of wine a day.”
“As long as you avoid getting drunk, you should be safe.”
“No amount of alcohol has been determined to be safe during pregnancy.”
During a health history of a patient who complains of chronic constipation, the patient asks the
nurse about high-fiber foods. The nurse relates that an example of a high-fiber food would be
which of the following? Correct answer:
Broccoli
Hamburger
Iceberg lettuce
Yogurt
The nurse is providing instructions to newly hired graduates for the mini–mental state
examination (MMSE). Which statement best describes this examination?
Scores below 30 indicate cognitive impairment.
The MMSE is a good tool to evaluate mood and thought processes.
This examination is a good tool to detect delirium and dementia and to differentiate these
from psychiatric mental illness.
, The MMSE is useful tool for an initial evaluation of mental status. Additional tools are needed
to evaluate cognition changes over time.
A patient is unable to shrug her shoulders against the nurse’s resistant hands. What cranial
nerve is involved with successful shoulder shrugging?
VII
IX
XI
XII
When the nurse performs the confrontation test, the nurse has assessed which of the
following?
Extraocular eye muscles (EOMs)
Pupils (pupils equal, round, reactive to light, and accommodation [PERRLA])
Near vision
Visual fields
The nurse is providing patient teaching about an erectile dysfunction drug. One of the drug’s
potential side effects is prolonged, painful erection of the penis without sexual stimulation,
which is known as which of the following terms?
Orchitis
Stricture
Phimosis
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
,A woman who has just discovered that she is pregnant is in the clinic for her first obstetric visit.
She asks the nurse, “How many drinks a day is safe for my baby?” The nurse’s best response is
which of the following?
“You should limit your drinking to once or twice a week.”
“It’s okay to have up to two glasses of wine a day.”
“As long as you avoid getting drunk, you should be safe.”
“No amount of alcohol has been determined to be safe during pregnancy.”
During a health history of a patient who complains of chronic constipation, the patient asks the
nurse about high-fiber foods. The nurse relates that an example of a high-fiber food would be
which of the following? Correct answer:
Broccoli
Hamburger
Iceberg lettuce
Yogurt
The nurse is providing instructions to newly hired graduates for the mini–mental state
examination (MMSE). Which statement best describes this examination?
Scores below 30 indicate cognitive impairment.
The MMSE is a good tool to evaluate mood and thought processes.
This examination is a good tool to detect delirium and dementia and to differentiate these
from psychiatric mental illness.
, The MMSE is useful tool for an initial evaluation of mental status. Additional tools are needed
to evaluate cognition changes over time.
A patient is unable to shrug her shoulders against the nurse’s resistant hands. What cranial
nerve is involved with successful shoulder shrugging?
VII
IX
XI
XII
When the nurse performs the confrontation test, the nurse has assessed which of the
following?
Extraocular eye muscles (EOMs)
Pupils (pupils equal, round, reactive to light, and accommodation [PERRLA])
Near vision
Visual fields
The nurse is providing patient teaching about an erectile dysfunction drug. One of the drug’s
potential side effects is prolonged, painful erection of the penis without sexual stimulation,
which is known as which of the following terms?
Orchitis
Stricture
Phimosis
