Pathophysiology Final Exam Practice Quiz Exam 2026
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CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS \Walden University –NURS
6501\BRAND NEW 2026 -2027
The student nurse is removing sutures on client after abdominal
surgery, and the wound begins to pull apart. The student asks the
instructor, "Did I do something wrong?" The instructor reviews wound
healing and replies:
a. "Maybe the wound edges were not close enough together
to allow epithelialization of the wound to occur."
b. "Maybe the client was 'picking' at the wound and caused the edges
to not be well-approximated."
c. "Maybe you were a little rough when you pulled out the sutures."
d. "Maybe the sutures were left in too long and impeded healing."
a
,Following hip replacement surgery, the client has had many weeks of
physical therapy. Upon assessing the wound, it is still red and
draining thick, green,
odoriferous secretions. The client has limited range-of-motion and is
constantly reporting pain. The physician explains that the hip device
needs to be removed. Why is removal required?
a. A fragment of bone may be rubbing at the insertion site of the
joint and keeping it inflamed.
b. The body considers the hip replacement device a foreign body
and an infection has developed around the joint.
c. The device is impeding the supply of nutrients and oxygen to
reach the inflamed area.
d. No amount of antibiotic therapy will be able to reach the area around
the new joint and kill the infection.
b
A nurse is assessing a client for the classic signs of acute inflammation. The
nurse would assess the client for:
a. Cyanosis, heat, and swelling
b. Paresthesias, redness, and coolness
c. Pain, pulselessness, and edema
d. Rubor, swelling, and pain
d
,During a review session discussing cells, a student asks, "What do you
call it when a cell becomes more specialized in terms of structure?"
Which response answers the question correctly?
a. Cell proliferation
b. Matrix
c. Mitosis
d. Cell differentiation
d
A client with pneumonia is admitted with these vital signs: temperature
99.7ºF (37.6°F), pulse 80 beats/min, respirations 18/minute, and BP
120/80 mm Hg. Which set of vital signs does the nurse anticipate when
the client begins to shiver and requests another blanket several hours
later?
a. T 98.4ºF (36.9°C), P 82/min, R 16/min, BP 106/70 mm Hg
b. T 100.9ºF (38.3°C), P 90/min, R 20/min, BP 126/80 mm Hg
c. T 99.7ºF (37.6°C), P 86/min, R 18/min, BP 130/82 mm Hg
d. T 97.2ºF (36.2°C), P 70/min, R 12/min, BP 114/60 mmHg
b
, The daughter of a 79-year-old woman asks the nurse why her mother
gets so many infections. The daughter states, "My mother has always
been healthy, but now she has pneumonia. Last month she got cellulitis
from a bug bite she
scratched. The month before that was some other infection. How come
she seems to get sick so often now?" What is the nurse's best
response?
a. As people get older, their immune system does not respond as well
as it did when they were younger.
b. About the time we are 75 or 76 years old, our immune system quits
working.
c. Your mother gets infections frequently because she wants attention from
you.
d. Your mother just seems to be prone to getting infections.
a
\UPDATED VERSION WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS \Walden University –NURS
6501\BRAND NEW 2026 -2027
The student nurse is removing sutures on client after abdominal
surgery, and the wound begins to pull apart. The student asks the
instructor, "Did I do something wrong?" The instructor reviews wound
healing and replies:
a. "Maybe the wound edges were not close enough together
to allow epithelialization of the wound to occur."
b. "Maybe the client was 'picking' at the wound and caused the edges
to not be well-approximated."
c. "Maybe you were a little rough when you pulled out the sutures."
d. "Maybe the sutures were left in too long and impeded healing."
a
,Following hip replacement surgery, the client has had many weeks of
physical therapy. Upon assessing the wound, it is still red and
draining thick, green,
odoriferous secretions. The client has limited range-of-motion and is
constantly reporting pain. The physician explains that the hip device
needs to be removed. Why is removal required?
a. A fragment of bone may be rubbing at the insertion site of the
joint and keeping it inflamed.
b. The body considers the hip replacement device a foreign body
and an infection has developed around the joint.
c. The device is impeding the supply of nutrients and oxygen to
reach the inflamed area.
d. No amount of antibiotic therapy will be able to reach the area around
the new joint and kill the infection.
b
A nurse is assessing a client for the classic signs of acute inflammation. The
nurse would assess the client for:
a. Cyanosis, heat, and swelling
b. Paresthesias, redness, and coolness
c. Pain, pulselessness, and edema
d. Rubor, swelling, and pain
d
,During a review session discussing cells, a student asks, "What do you
call it when a cell becomes more specialized in terms of structure?"
Which response answers the question correctly?
a. Cell proliferation
b. Matrix
c. Mitosis
d. Cell differentiation
d
A client with pneumonia is admitted with these vital signs: temperature
99.7ºF (37.6°F), pulse 80 beats/min, respirations 18/minute, and BP
120/80 mm Hg. Which set of vital signs does the nurse anticipate when
the client begins to shiver and requests another blanket several hours
later?
a. T 98.4ºF (36.9°C), P 82/min, R 16/min, BP 106/70 mm Hg
b. T 100.9ºF (38.3°C), P 90/min, R 20/min, BP 126/80 mm Hg
c. T 99.7ºF (37.6°C), P 86/min, R 18/min, BP 130/82 mm Hg
d. T 97.2ºF (36.2°C), P 70/min, R 12/min, BP 114/60 mmHg
b
, The daughter of a 79-year-old woman asks the nurse why her mother
gets so many infections. The daughter states, "My mother has always
been healthy, but now she has pneumonia. Last month she got cellulitis
from a bug bite she
scratched. The month before that was some other infection. How come
she seems to get sick so often now?" What is the nurse's best
response?
a. As people get older, their immune system does not respond as well
as it did when they were younger.
b. About the time we are 75 or 76 years old, our immune system quits
working.
c. Your mother gets infections frequently because she wants attention from
you.
d. Your mother just seems to be prone to getting infections.
a
