NR 511 CEA exam questions with answers
YourA22AyearAoldAmaleApatientAstatesAduringAhisAreviewAofAsystemsAthathisAscrotumAisA
veryAenlargedAandAfeelsAlikeAitAisAfullAaApowerlifterAandAworksAasAaAtrashAcollector.AYouA
suspectAtheApatientAlikelyAhasAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAdiagnoses?
AA-Varicocele
BA-Meningocele
CA-Rectocele
DA-HydroceleA-AcorrectAanswers-AA-Varicocele
TheApointAofAmaximumAimpulseA(PMI)AisAMOSTAoftenApalpableAinAhealthyAadultsAwhenApo
sitionedAinAtheAsupineAorAleftAlateralAdecubitusAposition.AWhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAlocatio
nsAisAmostAcommonlyAdescribedAasAtheAPMIAinAaAhealthyAadult?
AA-LeftA2ndAintercostalAspace,AmidaxillaryAline
BA-LeftA5thAintercostalAspace,AmidclavicularAline
CA-RightA4thAintercostalAspace,AmidaxillaryAline
DA-RightA2ndAintercostalAspace,AmidclavicularAlineA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-
LeftA5thAintercostalAspace,AmidclavicularAline
A40AyearAold,Afemale,AAfricanAAmericanApatientApresentsAforAhistoryAandAphysical.AUponAy
ourAinitialAassessment,AyouAnoticeAsheAhasAsevereAexophthalmosAasApicturedAbelow.AWhi
chAoneAofAtheAfollowingAdiagnosesAbelowAwouldAbeAtheAhighestAonAyourAdifferentialAdiagno
seAofAthisAphysicalAexaminationAfinding?
AA-BilateralAconjunctivitis
BA-Hyperthyroidism
CA-hypothyroidism
DA-MyexedmaA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-Hyperthyroidism
YourApatientAwithAaAsuspectedAdiagnosisAofACOPDAhasAbeenAseenAbyApulmonologyAandAh
asAunderwentAaApulmonaryAfunctionAtestA(PFT)AwithAspirometry.AAsAtheApatient'sAprimaryA
healthcareAprovider,AyouAhaveAbeenAaskedAtoAexplainAtheAfindingsAofAtheAPFTAtoAtheApatie
ntAinAafollow-
upAvisitAatAwhichAtimeAtheApatientAasksAwhatAtheAstudyAwasAevaluating.AToAdescribeAtheAP
FTAtoAtheApatientAinAmoreAusefulAterms,AyouAstateAthatAtheAlargeAinspirationAofAairAtoAtheAfur
thestAextentAtheyAcouldAreasonablyAaccomplishAfollowedAbyAaAfullAexhalationAisAreferredAto
AasAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmeasurementsAduringAtheAPFT?
AA-ForcedAExpiratoryAVolumeAoverA1AsecondA(FEV1)
BA-FunctionalAReserveACapacity
CA-InspiratoryAReserve
DA-ForcedAVitalACapacityA-AcorrectAanswers-DA-ForcedAvitalAcapacity
YourApatientAhasAaAdiagnosisAofAAddison'sAdisease.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAmightAyouAexp
ectAtoAfindAduringAexamination?
AA-AbdominalAstriae
BA-DowagerAhump
CA-LowAbodyAtemperature
DA-MoonAfaceA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-DowagerAhump
,TheAnurseApractitioner'sAevaluationAofAaApatientAwithADiabetesAMellitusAtypeA2AshouldAinclu
deAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAwhileAevaluatingAforAendAorganAdysfunctionAofAtheAdisease?
AA-RenalAfunctionApanel
BA-Urinalysis
CA-Non-dilatedAeyeAexam
DA-AllAofAtheseAareAappropriateAoptionsA-AcorrectAanswers-DA-
AllAofAtheseAareAappropriateAoptions
DuringAyourAvisitAwithAaA19AyearAoldApatientAforAaAcollegeAhealthAphysical,AyourAhealthAhist
oryAincludesAaAdiagnosisAofAangioedema.AWhatAofAtheAfollowingApartsAofAtheAbodyAareAwer
eAlikelyAinvolved?
AA-IsolatedAtoAtheAcolon
BA-AnywhereAinAtheAenteralAtract
CA-Chest
DA-FaceAandALipsA-AcorrectAanswers-DA-FaceAandALips
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdermatologicAlesionsAisAprecancerousAandAlikelyAdueAtoAprolongedA
exposureAtoAUV-B?
AA-ActinicAKeratosis
BA-BasalAcellAcarcinoma
CA-Verucca
DA-SeborrheicAdermatitisA-AcorrectAanswers-AA-ActinicAKeratosis
BasedAonAyourAevaluationAofAABCDEAforAmelanoma,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingArepresentsAaA
suspicousAfinding?
AA-IrregularAborders
BA-SymmetricalAnature
CA-BrownAcolor
DA-DiameterAofA0.4AcmA-AcorrectAanswers-AA-IrregularAborders
YourApatientAisAcomplainingAofAhypersomnia,AlackAofAmotivation,AweightAgain,AandAanhedo
nia.ASuspectingAaAdiagnosisAofAclinicalAdepression,AyouAanticipateAtheApatientAwillAbenefitAf
romAtreatingAtheirAunderlyingAdeficitAofAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAneurotransmitters?
AA-GABA
BA-Serotonin
CA-Dobutamine
DA-GlutamateA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-Serotonin
AsAaAprudentAnurseApractitioner,AtheAdiabetic,AhypertensiveApatientAyouAareAseeingAshould
AbeAevaluatedAforAearlyAevidenceAofArenalAdamageAfromAbothAdiabetesAandAhypertension.A
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAassessmentAtoolsAshouldAtheAnurseApractitionerAorderAfirstAforAtheA
evaluationAofAearlyArenalAdysfunctionAsecondaryAtoAdiabetesAorAhypertension?
AA-BUN/creatinineAratio
BA-UrinalysisAwithAmicro/macroAalbumin
CA-RenalAbiopsy
DA-UrineAsodiumA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-UrinalysisAwithAmicro/macroAalbumin
WhileAevaluatingAaApatientAinAyourAclinicAforAaAroutineAhealthAvisit,AyouAauscultateAcrackles
AinAtheAposterAleftAlowerAlobe,AhaveAtheApatientAcough,AwithAfollow-
upAauscultationArevealingAclearAbreathAsounds.AWhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAyouAsus
pect?
AA-CongestiveAheartAfailure
, BA-Atelectasis
CA-Laryngospasm
DA-Bronchiactasis.A-AcorrectAanswers-BA-Atelectasis
YourA39AyearAoldApatientAwhoAhasArecentlyAbeenAhospitalizedAforAanAappendectomyAandAi
sAbeingAseenAinAyourAclinicAforApost-operativeAfollow-
upAwithAprimaryAcare.AOnAassessment,AtheApatientAcomplainsAofAsomeAincisionalApainAand
AotherwiseAexaminationAisAnormal,AwithAtheAexceptionAofAdullApercussionAsoundsAnotedAon
AtheAthoraxAoverAlungAtissue.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdiagnosesAwouldAbeAexplainedAbyAthi
sAfindingAinApost-operativeApatient?
AA-Left-sidedAheartAfailure
BA-ChronicAbronchitis
CA-Atelectasis
DA-HealthyApatientAwithAnoAcoexisingAdiseaseA-AcorrectAanswers-CA-Atelectasis
YouAareAevaluatingAaA41AyearAoldAfemaleApatientAinAyourAclinicAwithAsymptomsAofArightAupp
erAquadrantApainAwhichAworsensAwithAdeepAbreathing.ATheApatientAexhibitsAaApositiveAMur
phyAsign.ATheseAfindingsAareAmostAconsistentAwhichAoneAofAtheAfollowing?
AA-Appendicitis
BA-Cholecystitis
CA-Crohn'sAflare
DA-PancreatitisA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-Cholecystitis
InAeducatingAyourApatientAaboutAtheAnon-
pharmacologicAmanagementAofAgastroesophagealArefluxAdisease,AyouAincludeAteachingAt
oAtheApatientAthatAtheirAheartburnAisAaggravatedAbyAalAofAtheAfollowingAexceptAwhichAone?
AA-ActivitiesAincludingAliftingAorAbendingAover
BA-AlcoholAintake
CA-Foods,AsuchAasAcitrus,AonionsAandAcoffee
DA-GastricAdumping,AorAincreasedAemptyingAintoAtheAsmallAintestinesA-AcorrectAanswers-
DA-GastricAdumping,AorAincreasedAemptyingAintoAtheAsmallAintestines
TheApatientAisAexperiencingAacuteAclosedAangleAglaucoma.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAexamin
ationAfindingsAbyAtheAnurseApractitionerAisAmostAconsistentAwithAtheirAdiagnosis?
AA-MacularAdegeneration
BA-IncreaseAinAintraocularApressure
CA-AVAnicking
DA-LossAofAaqueousAhumorAvolumeA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-IncreaseAinAintraocularApressure
WhileAmanagingAtheAcareAofAtheApatientAwithAchronicAalcoholism,AtheAnurseApractitionerAw
ouldAlikelyAanticipateAwhichAfindingsAonAtheACBCAwithAdifferential?
AA-LowAMCVAandAMCH
BA-NormalAMCVAandAMCH
CA-ChronicAalcoholismAwillAnotAaffectAtheAdifferential
DA-ElevatedAMCVAandAMCHA-AcorrectAanswers-DA-ElevatedAMCVAandAMCH
TheAnurseApractitionerAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwithAanAelevatedAWBC,Afever,Achills,AandAma
laise.AWhenAdevelopingAaAdifferentialAdiagnosisAforAthisAfinding,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAn
otAaApotentialAcauseAofAtheAelevatedAWBC?
AA-Sepsis
BA-DiabetesAMellitusATypeA2
CA-Leukemia
YourA22AyearAoldAmaleApatientAstatesAduringAhisAreviewAofAsystemsAthathisAscrotumAisA
veryAenlargedAandAfeelsAlikeAitAisAfullAaApowerlifterAandAworksAasAaAtrashAcollector.AYouA
suspectAtheApatientAlikelyAhasAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAdiagnoses?
AA-Varicocele
BA-Meningocele
CA-Rectocele
DA-HydroceleA-AcorrectAanswers-AA-Varicocele
TheApointAofAmaximumAimpulseA(PMI)AisAMOSTAoftenApalpableAinAhealthyAadultsAwhenApo
sitionedAinAtheAsupineAorAleftAlateralAdecubitusAposition.AWhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAlocatio
nsAisAmostAcommonlyAdescribedAasAtheAPMIAinAaAhealthyAadult?
AA-LeftA2ndAintercostalAspace,AmidaxillaryAline
BA-LeftA5thAintercostalAspace,AmidclavicularAline
CA-RightA4thAintercostalAspace,AmidaxillaryAline
DA-RightA2ndAintercostalAspace,AmidclavicularAlineA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-
LeftA5thAintercostalAspace,AmidclavicularAline
A40AyearAold,Afemale,AAfricanAAmericanApatientApresentsAforAhistoryAandAphysical.AUponAy
ourAinitialAassessment,AyouAnoticeAsheAhasAsevereAexophthalmosAasApicturedAbelow.AWhi
chAoneAofAtheAfollowingAdiagnosesAbelowAwouldAbeAtheAhighestAonAyourAdifferentialAdiagno
seAofAthisAphysicalAexaminationAfinding?
AA-BilateralAconjunctivitis
BA-Hyperthyroidism
CA-hypothyroidism
DA-MyexedmaA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-Hyperthyroidism
YourApatientAwithAaAsuspectedAdiagnosisAofACOPDAhasAbeenAseenAbyApulmonologyAandAh
asAunderwentAaApulmonaryAfunctionAtestA(PFT)AwithAspirometry.AAsAtheApatient'sAprimaryA
healthcareAprovider,AyouAhaveAbeenAaskedAtoAexplainAtheAfindingsAofAtheAPFTAtoAtheApatie
ntAinAafollow-
upAvisitAatAwhichAtimeAtheApatientAasksAwhatAtheAstudyAwasAevaluating.AToAdescribeAtheAP
FTAtoAtheApatientAinAmoreAusefulAterms,AyouAstateAthatAtheAlargeAinspirationAofAairAtoAtheAfur
thestAextentAtheyAcouldAreasonablyAaccomplishAfollowedAbyAaAfullAexhalationAisAreferredAto
AasAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmeasurementsAduringAtheAPFT?
AA-ForcedAExpiratoryAVolumeAoverA1AsecondA(FEV1)
BA-FunctionalAReserveACapacity
CA-InspiratoryAReserve
DA-ForcedAVitalACapacityA-AcorrectAanswers-DA-ForcedAvitalAcapacity
YourApatientAhasAaAdiagnosisAofAAddison'sAdisease.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAmightAyouAexp
ectAtoAfindAduringAexamination?
AA-AbdominalAstriae
BA-DowagerAhump
CA-LowAbodyAtemperature
DA-MoonAfaceA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-DowagerAhump
,TheAnurseApractitioner'sAevaluationAofAaApatientAwithADiabetesAMellitusAtypeA2AshouldAinclu
deAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAwhileAevaluatingAforAendAorganAdysfunctionAofAtheAdisease?
AA-RenalAfunctionApanel
BA-Urinalysis
CA-Non-dilatedAeyeAexam
DA-AllAofAtheseAareAappropriateAoptionsA-AcorrectAanswers-DA-
AllAofAtheseAareAappropriateAoptions
DuringAyourAvisitAwithAaA19AyearAoldApatientAforAaAcollegeAhealthAphysical,AyourAhealthAhist
oryAincludesAaAdiagnosisAofAangioedema.AWhatAofAtheAfollowingApartsAofAtheAbodyAareAwer
eAlikelyAinvolved?
AA-IsolatedAtoAtheAcolon
BA-AnywhereAinAtheAenteralAtract
CA-Chest
DA-FaceAandALipsA-AcorrectAanswers-DA-FaceAandALips
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdermatologicAlesionsAisAprecancerousAandAlikelyAdueAtoAprolongedA
exposureAtoAUV-B?
AA-ActinicAKeratosis
BA-BasalAcellAcarcinoma
CA-Verucca
DA-SeborrheicAdermatitisA-AcorrectAanswers-AA-ActinicAKeratosis
BasedAonAyourAevaluationAofAABCDEAforAmelanoma,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingArepresentsAaA
suspicousAfinding?
AA-IrregularAborders
BA-SymmetricalAnature
CA-BrownAcolor
DA-DiameterAofA0.4AcmA-AcorrectAanswers-AA-IrregularAborders
YourApatientAisAcomplainingAofAhypersomnia,AlackAofAmotivation,AweightAgain,AandAanhedo
nia.ASuspectingAaAdiagnosisAofAclinicalAdepression,AyouAanticipateAtheApatientAwillAbenefitAf
romAtreatingAtheirAunderlyingAdeficitAofAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAneurotransmitters?
AA-GABA
BA-Serotonin
CA-Dobutamine
DA-GlutamateA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-Serotonin
AsAaAprudentAnurseApractitioner,AtheAdiabetic,AhypertensiveApatientAyouAareAseeingAshould
AbeAevaluatedAforAearlyAevidenceAofArenalAdamageAfromAbothAdiabetesAandAhypertension.A
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAassessmentAtoolsAshouldAtheAnurseApractitionerAorderAfirstAforAtheA
evaluationAofAearlyArenalAdysfunctionAsecondaryAtoAdiabetesAorAhypertension?
AA-BUN/creatinineAratio
BA-UrinalysisAwithAmicro/macroAalbumin
CA-RenalAbiopsy
DA-UrineAsodiumA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-UrinalysisAwithAmicro/macroAalbumin
WhileAevaluatingAaApatientAinAyourAclinicAforAaAroutineAhealthAvisit,AyouAauscultateAcrackles
AinAtheAposterAleftAlowerAlobe,AhaveAtheApatientAcough,AwithAfollow-
upAauscultationArevealingAclearAbreathAsounds.AWhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAyouAsus
pect?
AA-CongestiveAheartAfailure
, BA-Atelectasis
CA-Laryngospasm
DA-Bronchiactasis.A-AcorrectAanswers-BA-Atelectasis
YourA39AyearAoldApatientAwhoAhasArecentlyAbeenAhospitalizedAforAanAappendectomyAandAi
sAbeingAseenAinAyourAclinicAforApost-operativeAfollow-
upAwithAprimaryAcare.AOnAassessment,AtheApatientAcomplainsAofAsomeAincisionalApainAand
AotherwiseAexaminationAisAnormal,AwithAtheAexceptionAofAdullApercussionAsoundsAnotedAon
AtheAthoraxAoverAlungAtissue.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAdiagnosesAwouldAbeAexplainedAbyAthi
sAfindingAinApost-operativeApatient?
AA-Left-sidedAheartAfailure
BA-ChronicAbronchitis
CA-Atelectasis
DA-HealthyApatientAwithAnoAcoexisingAdiseaseA-AcorrectAanswers-CA-Atelectasis
YouAareAevaluatingAaA41AyearAoldAfemaleApatientAinAyourAclinicAwithAsymptomsAofArightAupp
erAquadrantApainAwhichAworsensAwithAdeepAbreathing.ATheApatientAexhibitsAaApositiveAMur
phyAsign.ATheseAfindingsAareAmostAconsistentAwhichAoneAofAtheAfollowing?
AA-Appendicitis
BA-Cholecystitis
CA-Crohn'sAflare
DA-PancreatitisA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-Cholecystitis
InAeducatingAyourApatientAaboutAtheAnon-
pharmacologicAmanagementAofAgastroesophagealArefluxAdisease,AyouAincludeAteachingAt
oAtheApatientAthatAtheirAheartburnAisAaggravatedAbyAalAofAtheAfollowingAexceptAwhichAone?
AA-ActivitiesAincludingAliftingAorAbendingAover
BA-AlcoholAintake
CA-Foods,AsuchAasAcitrus,AonionsAandAcoffee
DA-GastricAdumping,AorAincreasedAemptyingAintoAtheAsmallAintestinesA-AcorrectAanswers-
DA-GastricAdumping,AorAincreasedAemptyingAintoAtheAsmallAintestines
TheApatientAisAexperiencingAacuteAclosedAangleAglaucoma.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAexamin
ationAfindingsAbyAtheAnurseApractitionerAisAmostAconsistentAwithAtheirAdiagnosis?
AA-MacularAdegeneration
BA-IncreaseAinAintraocularApressure
CA-AVAnicking
DA-LossAofAaqueousAhumorAvolumeA-AcorrectAanswers-BA-IncreaseAinAintraocularApressure
WhileAmanagingAtheAcareAofAtheApatientAwithAchronicAalcoholism,AtheAnurseApractitionerAw
ouldAlikelyAanticipateAwhichAfindingsAonAtheACBCAwithAdifferential?
AA-LowAMCVAandAMCH
BA-NormalAMCVAandAMCH
CA-ChronicAalcoholismAwillAnotAaffectAtheAdifferential
DA-ElevatedAMCVAandAMCHA-AcorrectAanswers-DA-ElevatedAMCVAandAMCH
TheAnurseApractitionerAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwithAanAelevatedAWBC,Afever,Achills,AandAma
laise.AWhenAdevelopingAaAdifferentialAdiagnosisAforAthisAfinding,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAn
otAaApotentialAcauseAofAtheAelevatedAWBC?
AA-Sepsis
BA-DiabetesAMellitusATypeA2
CA-Leukemia
