NSG 6420 MIDTERM EXAM 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED
1. |Your |patient |has |been |using |chewing |tobacco |for |10 |years. |On |physical |examination, |you |
observe |a |white |ulceration |surrounded |by |an |erythematous |base |on |the |side |of |his |tongue. |
The |clinician |should |recognize |that |very |often |this |is: |
a) |Malignant |melanoma
b) |Squamous |cell |carcinoma
c) |Aphthous |ulceration |
d) |Behcet's |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Squamous |cell |carcinoma
2. |Which |of |the |following |would |be |considered |a |"red |flag" |that |requires |more |investigation |in
|a |patient |assessment? |
a) |Colon |cancer |in |family |member |at |age |70
b) |Breast |cancer |in |family |member |at |age |75
c) |Myocardial |infarction |in |family |member |at |age |35
d) |All |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Myocardial |infarction |in |family |member |at |age |35
3. |The |pathophysiological |hallmark |of |ACD |is: |
a) |Depleted |iron |stores
b) |Impaired |ability |to |use |iron |stores
c) |Chronic |uncorrectable |bleeding
e) |Reduced |intestinal |absorption |of |iron |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Impaired |ability |to |use |
iron |stores
, 4. |It |is |important |to |not |dilate |the |eye |if |____ |is |suspected.
a) |Cataract
b) |Macular |degeneration
c) |Acute |closed-angle |glaucoma
d) |Chronic |open-angle |glaucoma |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Acute |closed-angle |glaucoma
5. |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:
a) |50 |x |2-pack |years
b) |100-pack |years
c) |50-year, |2-pack |history
d) |100-pack |history |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |100-pack |years
6. |When |teaching |a |group |of |older |adults |regarding |prevention |of |gastroesophageal |reflux |
disease |symptoms, |the |nurse |practitioner |will |include |which |of |the |following |instructions?
a) |Raise |the |head |of |the |bed |with |pillows |at |night |and |chew |peppermints |when |symptoms |of |
heartburn |begins.
b) |Raise |the |head |of |the |bed |on |blocks |and |take |the |proton |pump |inhibitor |medication |at |
bedtime.
c) |Sit |up |for |an |hour |after |taking |any |medication |and |restrict |fluid |intake.
d) |Avoid |food |intolerances, |raise |head |of |bed |on |blocks, |and |take |a |proton |pump |inhibitor |
before |a |meal. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |Avoid |food |intolerances, |raise |head |of |bed |on |
blocks, |and |take |a |proton |pump |inhibitor |before |a |meal.
7. |A |56-year-old |male |complains |of |anorexia, |changes |in |bowel |habits, |extreme |fatigue, |and |
unintentional |weight |loss. |At |times |he |is |constipated |and |other |times |he |has |episodes |of |
diarrhea. |His |physical |examination |is |unremarkable. |It |is |important |for |the |clinician |to |
recognize |the |importance |of: |
COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED
1. |Your |patient |has |been |using |chewing |tobacco |for |10 |years. |On |physical |examination, |you |
observe |a |white |ulceration |surrounded |by |an |erythematous |base |on |the |side |of |his |tongue. |
The |clinician |should |recognize |that |very |often |this |is: |
a) |Malignant |melanoma
b) |Squamous |cell |carcinoma
c) |Aphthous |ulceration |
d) |Behcet's |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Squamous |cell |carcinoma
2. |Which |of |the |following |would |be |considered |a |"red |flag" |that |requires |more |investigation |in
|a |patient |assessment? |
a) |Colon |cancer |in |family |member |at |age |70
b) |Breast |cancer |in |family |member |at |age |75
c) |Myocardial |infarction |in |family |member |at |age |35
d) |All |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Myocardial |infarction |in |family |member |at |age |35
3. |The |pathophysiological |hallmark |of |ACD |is: |
a) |Depleted |iron |stores
b) |Impaired |ability |to |use |iron |stores
c) |Chronic |uncorrectable |bleeding
e) |Reduced |intestinal |absorption |of |iron |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Impaired |ability |to |use |
iron |stores
, 4. |It |is |important |to |not |dilate |the |eye |if |____ |is |suspected.
a) |Cataract
b) |Macular |degeneration
c) |Acute |closed-angle |glaucoma
d) |Chronic |open-angle |glaucoma |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Acute |closed-angle |glaucoma
5. |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:
a) |50 |x |2-pack |years
b) |100-pack |years
c) |50-year, |2-pack |history
d) |100-pack |history |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |100-pack |years
6. |When |teaching |a |group |of |older |adults |regarding |prevention |of |gastroesophageal |reflux |
disease |symptoms, |the |nurse |practitioner |will |include |which |of |the |following |instructions?
a) |Raise |the |head |of |the |bed |with |pillows |at |night |and |chew |peppermints |when |symptoms |of |
heartburn |begins.
b) |Raise |the |head |of |the |bed |on |blocks |and |take |the |proton |pump |inhibitor |medication |at |
bedtime.
c) |Sit |up |for |an |hour |after |taking |any |medication |and |restrict |fluid |intake.
d) |Avoid |food |intolerances, |raise |head |of |bed |on |blocks, |and |take |a |proton |pump |inhibitor |
before |a |meal. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |Avoid |food |intolerances, |raise |head |of |bed |on |
blocks, |and |take |a |proton |pump |inhibitor |before |a |meal.
7. |A |56-year-old |male |complains |of |anorexia, |changes |in |bowel |habits, |extreme |fatigue, |and |
unintentional |weight |loss. |At |times |he |is |constipated |and |other |times |he |has |episodes |of |
diarrhea. |His |physical |examination |is |unremarkable. |It |is |important |for |the |clinician |to |
recognize |the |importance |of: |
