NR 511 Midterm Practice Questions & Study Guide and
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1. Mr. Johnson, age 69, presents to the signs. He is painful
clinic for evaluation and treatment of to palpation of his
acute on-set vertigo. You diagnose tragus,
him with benign paroxysmal and on exam you
positional vertigo and perform cannot see his
Epley's maneuvers, after which you tympan-ic
provide him and his wife with membrane. His
instruction to repeat the maneuvers at ear canal is
home. One week later, he returns for edematous
follow-up and reports that there has and erythematous,
been no improvement. What do you with purulent
rec-ognize that this implies? discharge
2. A patient has been treated for acute
otitis media and presents 2 weeks
later for fol-low-up. Things are much
improved, there is no pain, and there
is no lymphadenopathy. Physical
examination reveals air-fluid levels,
and the patient does admit to a
sense of ear fullness. What is the
most appropriate approach to help
this patient?
3. A 12-year-old male presents to your
pedi-atric clinic with his mother
complaining of ear pain. He has a
membership to a local swim club
and spends multiple days there a
week. He has had purulent drainage
from his ear for 1 day. The patient
had no con-
stitutional symptoms and normal vital
,The patient does not have otoliths and the dx must be
reconsidered
Reassure that this is a normal finding
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
, NR 511 Midterm Practice Questions & Study Guide
present. What is the likely pathogen
causing these symptoms?
4. Mrs. Milne is a 72-year-old woman who he has no fever or
pre-sents for her annual primary care con-stitutional
exami-nation. During the review of symptoms. His
systems, she admits to having some vision is normal,
"visual floaters" and infrequent with no decrease in
"flashes of light." She denies any pain extraocular
and says that she was not concerned movements. The
because she read somewhere that patient has a sibling
these were normal and just happened that just started day
sometimes. She denies any visual
changes or eye pain. The APRN
recognizes that due to her age, Mrs.
Milne is at increased risk for which con-
dition that may cause these
symptoms?
5. Sharon, a 47-year-old bank teller, is
seen by the nurse practitioner in the
office for a red eye. You are trying
to decide between
a diagnosis of conjunctivitis and
iritis. What is one distinguishing
characteristic between the two?
6. A 10-year-old male in 5th grade
presents to the pediatric office with
his mother com-plaining of itchy and
red eyes for 1 day.
The patient complains of watery
drainage in both eyes, associated with
repetitive itching. On physical exam,
,Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Conjunctival injection w/o discharge
Viral Conjunctivitis
answers rated A+ 2025/2026
1. Mr. Johnson, age 69, presents to the signs. He is painful
clinic for evaluation and treatment of to palpation of his
acute on-set vertigo. You diagnose tragus,
him with benign paroxysmal and on exam you
positional vertigo and perform cannot see his
Epley's maneuvers, after which you tympan-ic
provide him and his wife with membrane. His
instruction to repeat the maneuvers at ear canal is
home. One week later, he returns for edematous
follow-up and reports that there has and erythematous,
been no improvement. What do you with purulent
rec-ognize that this implies? discharge
2. A patient has been treated for acute
otitis media and presents 2 weeks
later for fol-low-up. Things are much
improved, there is no pain, and there
is no lymphadenopathy. Physical
examination reveals air-fluid levels,
and the patient does admit to a
sense of ear fullness. What is the
most appropriate approach to help
this patient?
3. A 12-year-old male presents to your
pedi-atric clinic with his mother
complaining of ear pain. He has a
membership to a local swim club
and spends multiple days there a
week. He has had purulent drainage
from his ear for 1 day. The patient
had no con-
stitutional symptoms and normal vital
,The patient does not have otoliths and the dx must be
reconsidered
Reassure that this is a normal finding
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
, NR 511 Midterm Practice Questions & Study Guide
present. What is the likely pathogen
causing these symptoms?
4. Mrs. Milne is a 72-year-old woman who he has no fever or
pre-sents for her annual primary care con-stitutional
exami-nation. During the review of symptoms. His
systems, she admits to having some vision is normal,
"visual floaters" and infrequent with no decrease in
"flashes of light." She denies any pain extraocular
and says that she was not concerned movements. The
because she read somewhere that patient has a sibling
these were normal and just happened that just started day
sometimes. She denies any visual
changes or eye pain. The APRN
recognizes that due to her age, Mrs.
Milne is at increased risk for which con-
dition that may cause these
symptoms?
5. Sharon, a 47-year-old bank teller, is
seen by the nurse practitioner in the
office for a red eye. You are trying
to decide between
a diagnosis of conjunctivitis and
iritis. What is one distinguishing
characteristic between the two?
6. A 10-year-old male in 5th grade
presents to the pediatric office with
his mother com-plaining of itchy and
red eyes for 1 day.
The patient complains of watery
drainage in both eyes, associated with
repetitive itching. On physical exam,
,Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Conjunctival injection w/o discharge
Viral Conjunctivitis
