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NSG6440 FINAL EXAM WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention in a 50-year-old woman? -
CORRECT ANSWER -***A. Yearly mammogram
THINK SECONDARY="S" AND "S" =SCREENING
B. Low animal-fat diet
C. Use of seat belt
D. Daily application of sunscreen
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a patient with chronic renal
failure? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Fluid restriction
***B. Hemodialysis 4 days a week
THINK "T" AND "T"= TREATMENT
C. High-protein diet
D. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80
Which statement about confusion is true? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Confusion
is a disease process.
B. Confusion is always temporary.
C. Age is a reliable predictor of confusion.
***D. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older adults
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Which of the following indicates a diagnosis of dementia? - CORRECT
ANSWER -A. Onset after an infection
B. Abrupt onset over a week
C. Difficulty with long-term memory
***D. Hard time finding words
The hallmark of an absence seizure is: - CORRECT ANSWER -A. No activity at
all
***B. A blank stare
C. Urine is usually voided involuntarily
D. The attack usually lasts several minutes
Over the course of 3 years, a patient has had two MS flares. The patient's primary
complaints during the episodes are bilateral tingling and pain in their legs, depression, and
numbness in their right hand with complete recovery in between occurrences. Which MS
classification fits their disease process? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Clinically
isolated syndrome
***B. Relapsing-remitting
C. Primary progressive
D. Secondary progressive
Which of the following is a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A. Having a master's or doctoral degree
B. Patient is a physician
***C. Patient has Down's syndrome **This said "Family history of Alzheimers" on my exam,
not down's**
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D. History of neurological disease
Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered beginning at the time of
diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -***A. Cholinesterase inhibitors
B. Anxiolytics
C. Antidepressants
D. Atypical antipsychotics
The health-care provider is treating a patient who was hit in the head with a frying pan.
Which of the following should the provider suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
***B. Subdural hematoma
C. Epidural hematoma
D. Subarachnoid hematoma
Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall and results from tears in the
middle meningeal artery? - CORRECT ANSWER -***A. Epidural hematoma
B. Subdural hematoma
C. Subarachnoid hematoma
D. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
Which of the following must be completed prior to administering TPA (tissue
plasminogen activator)? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Full-body MRI
B. Head x-ray
***C. Head CT
D. Head MRI
NSG6440 FINAL EXAM WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention in a 50-year-old woman? -
CORRECT ANSWER -***A. Yearly mammogram
THINK SECONDARY="S" AND "S" =SCREENING
B. Low animal-fat diet
C. Use of seat belt
D. Daily application of sunscreen
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a patient with chronic renal
failure? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Fluid restriction
***B. Hemodialysis 4 days a week
THINK "T" AND "T"= TREATMENT
C. High-protein diet
D. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80
Which statement about confusion is true? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Confusion
is a disease process.
B. Confusion is always temporary.
C. Age is a reliable predictor of confusion.
***D. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older adults
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Which of the following indicates a diagnosis of dementia? - CORRECT
ANSWER -A. Onset after an infection
B. Abrupt onset over a week
C. Difficulty with long-term memory
***D. Hard time finding words
The hallmark of an absence seizure is: - CORRECT ANSWER -A. No activity at
all
***B. A blank stare
C. Urine is usually voided involuntarily
D. The attack usually lasts several minutes
Over the course of 3 years, a patient has had two MS flares. The patient's primary
complaints during the episodes are bilateral tingling and pain in their legs, depression, and
numbness in their right hand with complete recovery in between occurrences. Which MS
classification fits their disease process? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Clinically
isolated syndrome
***B. Relapsing-remitting
C. Primary progressive
D. Secondary progressive
Which of the following is a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease? -
CORRECT ANSWER -A. Having a master's or doctoral degree
B. Patient is a physician
***C. Patient has Down's syndrome **This said "Family history of Alzheimers" on my exam,
not down's**
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D. History of neurological disease
Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered beginning at the time of
diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER -***A. Cholinesterase inhibitors
B. Anxiolytics
C. Antidepressants
D. Atypical antipsychotics
The health-care provider is treating a patient who was hit in the head with a frying pan.
Which of the following should the provider suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER -A.
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
***B. Subdural hematoma
C. Epidural hematoma
D. Subarachnoid hematoma
Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall and results from tears in the
middle meningeal artery? - CORRECT ANSWER -***A. Epidural hematoma
B. Subdural hematoma
C. Subarachnoid hematoma
D. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
Which of the following must be completed prior to administering TPA (tissue
plasminogen activator)? - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Full-body MRI
B. Head x-ray
***C. Head CT
D. Head MRI
