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Microbiology - NCLEX Prep Questions
Chapter 12-14
A 14-year-old female presents to her primary care physician with reports of a sore throat
and difficulty swallowing. The patient has been ill with cold symptoms approximately
four times a year for the past five years. Upon assessment, the patient is found to have
a low-grade fever, tender neck lymph nodes with palpable borders, and red swollen
tonsils. Due to the patient's history of recurrent illness, the physician suggests a surgical
consultation for a tonsillectomy.
1. What is the function of the tonsils?
Trapping invading organisms
Allowing extracellular fluid to return to circulation
Trapping invading organisms and killing invading organisms
Killing invading organisms
2. What line of defense do the tonsils serve?
Second line of defense
Third line of defense
All of these choices are correct.
First line of defense
3. In providing education to the patient and family, the RN explains that the tonsils are
part of w - ANSWER-1. Trapping invading organisms and killing invading organisms
2. All of these choices are correct.
3. Lymphatic system
4. recurrent tonsillitis
A 43-year-old female consults a telephone advice RN due to concern over persistent
fever and lethargy. The patient reports an intermittent fever for the past month, as well
as a 10-pounds weight loss and night sweats. She reports that she has a palpable lump
under her right arm that is tender and firm to the touch. She also reports that her right
breast is swollen larger than the left. The RN performs a detailed assessment of
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symptoms on the phone and refers the patient to her primary care physician for an
appointment.
1. What is the most concerning possible cause of the patient's persistent fever and other
symptoms?
Bacterial infection
Viral infection
Cancer
Collagen vascular disease
2. Based upon the patient's report, the RN infers that the tender, palpable lump under
the right arm is most likely which of the following?
Muscle
Lymph node
Spleen
Connective tissue
3. The RN anticipates the physician will order whic - ANSWER-1. cancer
2. lymph node
3. all of the choices are correct
4. in the next 24 hours
5. endogenous pyrogens
An RN on a general medical floor is caring for a 50-year-old male diagnosed with
cellulitis, an inflammation of connective tissue and skin. The patient sustained a cut on
his left hand while working on a construction project. He developed a high fever and
signs of inflammation, necessitating admission for treatment.
1. Which of the following symptoms exhibited by the patient include all the classic signs
and symptoms of inflammation?
Warmth, redness, swelling, pain, loss of function
Warmth, redness, swelling, pain, loss of function, fever
Warmth, redness, swelling, pain
Warmth, redness, swelling
2. Which of the following are physiological functions of inflammation in the body?
Mobilization and attraction of immune components
Destruction of microbes
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Repair of tissue and clearing of harmful substances
All of these choices are correct.
3. The RN collects a complete blood count with differential to assess the patient's -
ANSWER-1. Warmth, redness, swelling, pain, loss of function
2. all of these choices are correct
3. Increased neutrophils
4. Injury, vascular reaction, edema/pus formation, scar formation
5. lymphatic system
JV is a 16-year-old male with cystic fibrosis. He has been admitted several times to your
pulmonary inpatient unit with multiple microorganism infections, including Pseudomonas
and H. Influenza. Because of the thickness of his mucous secretions, his cilia become
immobile and unable to clear his lungs of bacteria harboring mucous. He is supposed to
perform vigorous airway mucous clearance at home with a vibrating vest and IPV
(Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation) device. However, he says that it takes hours
and he does not always feel sick. Therefore, he often refuses to do his therapies at
home.
1. If JV's cilia are unable to clear his lungs of mucous, what line of defense is being
breached?
second line of defense
first and second lines of defense
first line of defense
third line of defense
2. JV asks you, as his bedside nurse, to explain to him why he keeps getting sick from
the same bacteria. What is an approp - ANSWER-1. first line of defense
2. "Your mucous traps and harbors the microorganisms, and when they can't get
cleared, they begin to breach your second and third lines of defense."
3. chemical excreting fighter cells
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Microbiology - NCLEX Prep Questions
Chapter 12-14
A 14-year-old female presents to her primary care physician with reports of a sore throat
and difficulty swallowing. The patient has been ill with cold symptoms approximately
four times a year for the past five years. Upon assessment, the patient is found to have
a low-grade fever, tender neck lymph nodes with palpable borders, and red swollen
tonsils. Due to the patient's history of recurrent illness, the physician suggests a surgical
consultation for a tonsillectomy.
1. What is the function of the tonsils?
Trapping invading organisms
Allowing extracellular fluid to return to circulation
Trapping invading organisms and killing invading organisms
Killing invading organisms
2. What line of defense do the tonsils serve?
Second line of defense
Third line of defense
All of these choices are correct.
First line of defense
3. In providing education to the patient and family, the RN explains that the tonsils are
part of w - ANSWER-1. Trapping invading organisms and killing invading organisms
2. All of these choices are correct.
3. Lymphatic system
4. recurrent tonsillitis
A 43-year-old female consults a telephone advice RN due to concern over persistent
fever and lethargy. The patient reports an intermittent fever for the past month, as well
as a 10-pounds weight loss and night sweats. She reports that she has a palpable lump
under her right arm that is tender and firm to the touch. She also reports that her right
breast is swollen larger than the left. The RN performs a detailed assessment of
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symptoms on the phone and refers the patient to her primary care physician for an
appointment.
1. What is the most concerning possible cause of the patient's persistent fever and other
symptoms?
Bacterial infection
Viral infection
Cancer
Collagen vascular disease
2. Based upon the patient's report, the RN infers that the tender, palpable lump under
the right arm is most likely which of the following?
Muscle
Lymph node
Spleen
Connective tissue
3. The RN anticipates the physician will order whic - ANSWER-1. cancer
2. lymph node
3. all of the choices are correct
4. in the next 24 hours
5. endogenous pyrogens
An RN on a general medical floor is caring for a 50-year-old male diagnosed with
cellulitis, an inflammation of connective tissue and skin. The patient sustained a cut on
his left hand while working on a construction project. He developed a high fever and
signs of inflammation, necessitating admission for treatment.
1. Which of the following symptoms exhibited by the patient include all the classic signs
and symptoms of inflammation?
Warmth, redness, swelling, pain, loss of function
Warmth, redness, swelling, pain, loss of function, fever
Warmth, redness, swelling, pain
Warmth, redness, swelling
2. Which of the following are physiological functions of inflammation in the body?
Mobilization and attraction of immune components
Destruction of microbes
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Repair of tissue and clearing of harmful substances
All of these choices are correct.
3. The RN collects a complete blood count with differential to assess the patient's -
ANSWER-1. Warmth, redness, swelling, pain, loss of function
2. all of these choices are correct
3. Increased neutrophils
4. Injury, vascular reaction, edema/pus formation, scar formation
5. lymphatic system
JV is a 16-year-old male with cystic fibrosis. He has been admitted several times to your
pulmonary inpatient unit with multiple microorganism infections, including Pseudomonas
and H. Influenza. Because of the thickness of his mucous secretions, his cilia become
immobile and unable to clear his lungs of bacteria harboring mucous. He is supposed to
perform vigorous airway mucous clearance at home with a vibrating vest and IPV
(Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation) device. However, he says that it takes hours
and he does not always feel sick. Therefore, he often refuses to do his therapies at
home.
1. If JV's cilia are unable to clear his lungs of mucous, what line of defense is being
breached?
second line of defense
first and second lines of defense
first line of defense
third line of defense
2. JV asks you, as his bedside nurse, to explain to him why he keeps getting sick from
the same bacteria. What is an approp - ANSWER-1. first line of defense
2. "Your mucous traps and harbors the microorganisms, and when they can't get
cleared, they begin to breach your second and third lines of defense."
3. chemical excreting fighter cells
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