WALDEN UNIVERSITY NRNP 6645/NRNP6645 PSYCHOTHERAPY
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. Her lack of activity causes the skin to tear.
2. Fat has redistributed to the abdomen and thighs, leaving bony surfaces
in areas such as the face, hands, and sacrum. This can result in injury.
3. She has lost weight and is in jeopardy of falling.
4. She picks at herself and causes skin breakdown. - 2. Answer: 2
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1.
Lack of activity alone does not cause skin breakdown.
2.
Fat is redistributed to the abdomen and thighs, leaving bony surfaces, such
as the face, hands, and sacrum, exposed to potential injury, especially skin
tears from shearing, friction forces and pressure ulcer development.
3.
Although losing weight may be a risk factor for falling, it is not directly
related to skin breakdown.
4.
There is no evidence that she is picking at herself, as there is nothing
reported anywhere else on her arms.
3. Mr. James is 91 years old. His daughter notices that he has bruises and
lacerations on his arms and reports this to the nurse practitioner, who tells
her that older people bruise easily due to their fragile blood vessels. The
skin lacerations happen because he has thin skin. Even so, the nurse
practitioner assures the daughter that she will investigate further to ensure
that he is getting proper care. She says this because she understands that:
1. These markings on the patient's skin are part of aging skin.
2. Bruises and lacerations can indicate inadequate care.
3. The daughter needs assurance that her father is okay.
4. The patient is being abused. - 3. Answer: 2
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,1.
Markings on the skin may be signs of aging, a disease, or maltreatment.
2.
Poorly healing wounds or chronic pressure ulcers may signal a problem not
only with the patient but with the caregiver's ability to provide adequate
care. Welts, lacerations, burns, and distinctive markings may indicate a
need for intervention.
3.
This is a result of the nurse practitioner addressing it further rather than the
reason for addressing it.
4.
A professional cannot assume abuse without good reason.
4. The nurse practitioner assesses a patient's skin and finds an infectious
lesion on the lower leg. The lesion is considered a secondary lesion. The
nurse practitioner explains that a secondary lesion is one that:
1. Arises from changes to a primary lesion.
2. Is a complication of an underlying disease.
3. Is difficult to treat.
4. Is a normal sign of aging. - 4. Answer: 1
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1.
Secondary lesions (infections) arise from changes to the primary lesion.
2.
Secondary lesions are not necessarily the result of an underlying disease.
3.
Secondary lesions can be treated with medications or surgery.
4.
Secondary lesions arise as a condition not normal to aging.
5. Ms. Rose, 88 years old, comes to the nurse practitioner with a complaint
about a growth on her hand. She wants to have a biopsy done. The nurse
practitioner asks the following question:
1. Have you injured your hand recently?
2. Are you using a different detergent?
,3. Has this growth changed, bled, or is it painful?
4. Has this growth made it difficult to put on your rings? - 5. Answer: 3
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1.
An injury would not stimulate growth.
2.
A reaction to a detergent would more likely be a rash.
3.
Lesions that warrant biopsy are those that have changed, bleed, or are
painful.
4.
The ability to put on her ring is not the problem.
6. A 60-year-old male enters the burn center for triage and treatment due to
a burn he received at a campfire. His left arm has an area that is
erythematous and painful, and another area has a blister. What does the
nurse practitioner record as the degree of burn?
1. First degree
2. Second degree
3. First and second degree
4. Second and third degree - 6. Answer: 3
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1.
First-degree burns involving the epidermis are erythematous and painful
but do not blister.
2.
Second-degree burns involve the dermis and are characterized by blisters.
3.
The patient presents with erythematous skin, painful with blisters, which
indicates both first- and second-degree burn areas.
4.
In third-degree burns there is no sensation when the wound is pinpricked.
, 7. The nurse practitioner is concerned with primary prevention strategies.
How can the nurse practitioner implement primary prevention strategies for
an 80-year-old male patient who smokes?
1. Review home fire safety protocols, including the proper use of smoke
alarms, and discuss smoking cessation.
2. Inform him that if he does not stop smoking, the nurse practitioner
cannot see him again.
3. Have a conference with his family about his smoking.
4. Plan a family meeting with the patient to discuss benefits of his smoking
cessation. - 7. Answer: 1
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1.
Primary prevention includes educational programs designed to educate the
public on safety. For example, the individual smoking in bed would
hopefully benefit from smoking cessation programs in the community, as
well as instruction in safety precautions.
2.
Threatening refusal of care is not ethical.
3.
The patient is at risk, not the family.
4.
The fact that the patient smokes is not the issue; safety is the issue.
8. The nurse practitioner is conducting a safety class with community-living
older adults. Which of the following should she include in her teaching of
risks of burns for this population? Select all that apply.
1. Thinner skin.
2. Less vascularity.
3. Diminished nerve function.
4. A weakened immune system.
5. The burden of various comorbidities leading to enhanced wound healing
and reepithelialization after burn injury. - 8. Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
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EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. Her lack of activity causes the skin to tear.
2. Fat has redistributed to the abdomen and thighs, leaving bony surfaces
in areas such as the face, hands, and sacrum. This can result in injury.
3. She has lost weight and is in jeopardy of falling.
4. She picks at herself and causes skin breakdown. - 2. Answer: 2
Page: 96
Feedback
1.
Lack of activity alone does not cause skin breakdown.
2.
Fat is redistributed to the abdomen and thighs, leaving bony surfaces, such
as the face, hands, and sacrum, exposed to potential injury, especially skin
tears from shearing, friction forces and pressure ulcer development.
3.
Although losing weight may be a risk factor for falling, it is not directly
related to skin breakdown.
4.
There is no evidence that she is picking at herself, as there is nothing
reported anywhere else on her arms.
3. Mr. James is 91 years old. His daughter notices that he has bruises and
lacerations on his arms and reports this to the nurse practitioner, who tells
her that older people bruise easily due to their fragile blood vessels. The
skin lacerations happen because he has thin skin. Even so, the nurse
practitioner assures the daughter that she will investigate further to ensure
that he is getting proper care. She says this because she understands that:
1. These markings on the patient's skin are part of aging skin.
2. Bruises and lacerations can indicate inadequate care.
3. The daughter needs assurance that her father is okay.
4. The patient is being abused. - 3. Answer: 2
Page: 97
Feedback
,1.
Markings on the skin may be signs of aging, a disease, or maltreatment.
2.
Poorly healing wounds or chronic pressure ulcers may signal a problem not
only with the patient but with the caregiver's ability to provide adequate
care. Welts, lacerations, burns, and distinctive markings may indicate a
need for intervention.
3.
This is a result of the nurse practitioner addressing it further rather than the
reason for addressing it.
4.
A professional cannot assume abuse without good reason.
4. The nurse practitioner assesses a patient's skin and finds an infectious
lesion on the lower leg. The lesion is considered a secondary lesion. The
nurse practitioner explains that a secondary lesion is one that:
1. Arises from changes to a primary lesion.
2. Is a complication of an underlying disease.
3. Is difficult to treat.
4. Is a normal sign of aging. - 4. Answer: 1
Page: 97
Feedback
1.
Secondary lesions (infections) arise from changes to the primary lesion.
2.
Secondary lesions are not necessarily the result of an underlying disease.
3.
Secondary lesions can be treated with medications or surgery.
4.
Secondary lesions arise as a condition not normal to aging.
5. Ms. Rose, 88 years old, comes to the nurse practitioner with a complaint
about a growth on her hand. She wants to have a biopsy done. The nurse
practitioner asks the following question:
1. Have you injured your hand recently?
2. Are you using a different detergent?
,3. Has this growth changed, bled, or is it painful?
4. Has this growth made it difficult to put on your rings? - 5. Answer: 3
Page: 97
Feedback
1.
An injury would not stimulate growth.
2.
A reaction to a detergent would more likely be a rash.
3.
Lesions that warrant biopsy are those that have changed, bleed, or are
painful.
4.
The ability to put on her ring is not the problem.
6. A 60-year-old male enters the burn center for triage and treatment due to
a burn he received at a campfire. His left arm has an area that is
erythematous and painful, and another area has a blister. What does the
nurse practitioner record as the degree of burn?
1. First degree
2. Second degree
3. First and second degree
4. Second and third degree - 6. Answer: 3
Page: 98
Feedback
1.
First-degree burns involving the epidermis are erythematous and painful
but do not blister.
2.
Second-degree burns involve the dermis and are characterized by blisters.
3.
The patient presents with erythematous skin, painful with blisters, which
indicates both first- and second-degree burn areas.
4.
In third-degree burns there is no sensation when the wound is pinpricked.
, 7. The nurse practitioner is concerned with primary prevention strategies.
How can the nurse practitioner implement primary prevention strategies for
an 80-year-old male patient who smokes?
1. Review home fire safety protocols, including the proper use of smoke
alarms, and discuss smoking cessation.
2. Inform him that if he does not stop smoking, the nurse practitioner
cannot see him again.
3. Have a conference with his family about his smoking.
4. Plan a family meeting with the patient to discuss benefits of his smoking
cessation. - 7. Answer: 1
Page: 115, 116
Feedback
1.
Primary prevention includes educational programs designed to educate the
public on safety. For example, the individual smoking in bed would
hopefully benefit from smoking cessation programs in the community, as
well as instruction in safety precautions.
2.
Threatening refusal of care is not ethical.
3.
The patient is at risk, not the family.
4.
The fact that the patient smokes is not the issue; safety is the issue.
8. The nurse practitioner is conducting a safety class with community-living
older adults. Which of the following should she include in her teaching of
risks of burns for this population? Select all that apply.
1. Thinner skin.
2. Less vascularity.
3. Diminished nerve function.
4. A weakened immune system.
5. The burden of various comorbidities leading to enhanced wound healing
and reepithelialization after burn injury. - 8. Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
Page: 98
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