NSG 6420 FINAL EXAM 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
A 70-year-old white male comes to the clinic with a
slightly raised, scaly, pink, and irregular lesion on
his scalp. He is a farmer and works outside all day.
You suspect actinic keratosis, but cannot rule out
other lesions. What recommendation would you give
him? - ....ANSWER...Perform a biopsy or refer to a
dermatologist
A 59-year-old patient with history of alcohol abuse
comes to your office because of 'throwing up blood".
On physical examination, you note ascites and caput
medusa. A likely cause for the hematemesis is: -
....ANSWER...Esophageal varices
A 66-year-old patient presents to the clinic
complaining of dyspnea and wheezing. The patient
,reports a smoking history of 2 packs of cigarettes
per day since age 16. This would be recorded in the
chart as: - ....ANSWER...100- pack years
Which of the following conditions is the most
common cause of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea -
....ANSWER...viral gastroenteritis
The nurse practitioner orders bilateral wrist X-rays
on a 69-year-old gentleman complaining of pain in
both wrists for the past 6 weeks not related to any
known trauma. The nurse practitioner suspects
elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis. The initial
radiographic finding in a patient with elderly onset
rheumatoid arthritis would be: - ....ANSWER...soft
tissue swelling
Rheumatic heart disease is a complication that can
arise from which type of infection? -
....ANSWER...group A beta hemolytic streptococcus
A 23-year-old patient who has had bronchiectasis
since childhood is likely to have which of the
following - ....ANSWER...clubbing
,Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) is classified as a
microcytic, hypochromic anemia. This classification
refers to which of the following laboratory data? -
....ANSWER...Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) and
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
An 82-year-old female presents to the emergency
department with epigastric pain and weakness. She
admits to having dark, tarry stools for the last few
days. She reports a long history of pain due to
osteoarthritis. She self-medicates daily with
ibuprofen, naprosyn, and aspirin for joint pain. On
physical examination, she has orthostatic
hypotension and pallor. Fecal occult blood test is
positive. A likely etiology of the patient's problem is:
- ....ANSWER...gastric ulcer
A 33-year-old female reports general malaise,
fatigue, stiffness, and pain in multiple joints of the
body. There is no history of systemic disease and no
history of trauma. On physical examination, the
patient has no swelling or decreased range of
motion in any of the joints. She indicates specific
points on the neck and shoulders that are
particularly affected. She complains of tenderness
upon palpation of the neck, both shoulders, hips, and
medial regions of the knees. The clinician should
, include the following disorder in the list of potential
diagnoses: - ....ANSWER...fibromyalgia
Which of the following dermatological conditions
results from reactivation of the dormant varicella
virus? - ....ANSWER...herpes zoster
A 68-year-old male reports painless rectal bleeding
occasionally noted with thin pencil-like stools, but
no pain with defection. He has a history of colon
polyp removal 10 years ago but was lost to follow-
up. The nurse practitioner's appropriate intervention
is: - ....ANSWER...immediate referral to
gastroenterologist and colonoscopy
Which of the following drugs would be useful for the
nurse practitioner to prescribe for an older adult to
prevent gastric ulcers when a nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drug is used for chronic pain
management? - ....ANSWER...misoprostol (Cytotec)
A patient has a tender, firm, nodular cystic lesion on
his scalp that produces cheesy discharge with foul
odor - ....ANSWER...epidermoid cyst
EXAM COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
A 70-year-old white male comes to the clinic with a
slightly raised, scaly, pink, and irregular lesion on
his scalp. He is a farmer and works outside all day.
You suspect actinic keratosis, but cannot rule out
other lesions. What recommendation would you give
him? - ....ANSWER...Perform a biopsy or refer to a
dermatologist
A 59-year-old patient with history of alcohol abuse
comes to your office because of 'throwing up blood".
On physical examination, you note ascites and caput
medusa. A likely cause for the hematemesis is: -
....ANSWER...Esophageal varices
A 66-year-old patient presents to the clinic
complaining of dyspnea and wheezing. The patient
,reports a smoking history of 2 packs of cigarettes
per day since age 16. This would be recorded in the
chart as: - ....ANSWER...100- pack years
Which of the following conditions is the most
common cause of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea -
....ANSWER...viral gastroenteritis
The nurse practitioner orders bilateral wrist X-rays
on a 69-year-old gentleman complaining of pain in
both wrists for the past 6 weeks not related to any
known trauma. The nurse practitioner suspects
elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis. The initial
radiographic finding in a patient with elderly onset
rheumatoid arthritis would be: - ....ANSWER...soft
tissue swelling
Rheumatic heart disease is a complication that can
arise from which type of infection? -
....ANSWER...group A beta hemolytic streptococcus
A 23-year-old patient who has had bronchiectasis
since childhood is likely to have which of the
following - ....ANSWER...clubbing
,Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) is classified as a
microcytic, hypochromic anemia. This classification
refers to which of the following laboratory data? -
....ANSWER...Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) and
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
An 82-year-old female presents to the emergency
department with epigastric pain and weakness. She
admits to having dark, tarry stools for the last few
days. She reports a long history of pain due to
osteoarthritis. She self-medicates daily with
ibuprofen, naprosyn, and aspirin for joint pain. On
physical examination, she has orthostatic
hypotension and pallor. Fecal occult blood test is
positive. A likely etiology of the patient's problem is:
- ....ANSWER...gastric ulcer
A 33-year-old female reports general malaise,
fatigue, stiffness, and pain in multiple joints of the
body. There is no history of systemic disease and no
history of trauma. On physical examination, the
patient has no swelling or decreased range of
motion in any of the joints. She indicates specific
points on the neck and shoulders that are
particularly affected. She complains of tenderness
upon palpation of the neck, both shoulders, hips, and
medial regions of the knees. The clinician should
, include the following disorder in the list of potential
diagnoses: - ....ANSWER...fibromyalgia
Which of the following dermatological conditions
results from reactivation of the dormant varicella
virus? - ....ANSWER...herpes zoster
A 68-year-old male reports painless rectal bleeding
occasionally noted with thin pencil-like stools, but
no pain with defection. He has a history of colon
polyp removal 10 years ago but was lost to follow-
up. The nurse practitioner's appropriate intervention
is: - ....ANSWER...immediate referral to
gastroenterologist and colonoscopy
Which of the following drugs would be useful for the
nurse practitioner to prescribe for an older adult to
prevent gastric ulcers when a nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drug is used for chronic pain
management? - ....ANSWER...misoprostol (Cytotec)
A patient has a tender, firm, nodular cystic lesion on
his scalp that produces cheesy discharge with foul
odor - ....ANSWER...epidermoid cyst
