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NR 601 FINAL EXAM 2026-COMPLETE EXAM
SET WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The elderly are at high risk for delerium because of:
a. multiple medical problems
b. multisensory deficits
c. polypharmacy
d. all of the above - correct-answer -d. all of the above
A 68 year old woman presents with a complaint of urine leakage whenever she
sneezes, laughs or strains for the past 4 months. She denies dysuria, frequency
and nocturia. US dipstick is negative for RBC's leukocyte esterase, nitrates, ketones
and urobilinogen. What is the diagnosis?
a. stress incontinence
b. urinary incontinence
c. urge incontinence
d. overflow incontninence - correct-answer -a. stress incontinence
Which of the following signs or symptoms are not characteristics of delirium
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a. patient is coherent
b. short duration
c. sudden onset
d. symptoms are worse in the evenings - correct-answer -a. patient is coherent
A 52 year old female patient screened for diabetes has a fasting plasma glucose
level of 123 mg/dl. The nurse practitioners plan includes:
a. repeat fasting glucose in 1 month
b. prescribe memformin 500mg BID po
c. repeat fasting plasma glucose in one year
d. repeat fasting glucose in three years - correct-answer -c. repeat fasting plasma
glucose in one year
According to the palliative care presentation, most elderly patients die:
a. alone
b. at home
c. in institutions
d. in pain - correct-answer -c. in institutions
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Older adults with dementia sometimes suffer from agnosia, which is defined as
the inability to
a. remember events and places
b. understand language
c. use language
d. recognize objects - correct-answer -d. recognize objects
When treating depression associated with dementia, which of the following would
be a poor choice and not be prescribed
a. desimpramine
b. amitryptyline
c. fluoxitine
d. mirtazapine - correct-answer -b. amitryptyline
Male patient presents with a BMI of 30 presents to the office for an annual exam.
You are reviewing the lab results. You ordered a CMP as part of routine labs. The
fasting glucose was 130. Your next action is:
a. repeat the fasting glucose
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b. start metformin 500mg BID
c. repeat fasting glucose in 1 year
d. call the patient and report lab results as normal - correct-answer -a. repeat the
fasting glucose
The task of grieving include all of the following except
a. begin to disengage
b. acknowledge the reality of death
c. work through the pain of grief
d. restructure relationships - correct-answer -a. begin to disengage
All of the following are true statements regarding elder abuse except:
a. a new STI in an elderly patient can be a sign of abuse
b. persons over 80 years of age are at highest risk for abuse
c. missing scheduled appointments and delays in medical care are common
d. common signs of abuse include decreased anxiety and depression - correct-
answer -d. common signs of abuse include decreased anxiety and depression
Hospice care differs from palliative care in that:
NR 601 FINAL EXAM 2026-COMPLETE EXAM
SET WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The elderly are at high risk for delerium because of:
a. multiple medical problems
b. multisensory deficits
c. polypharmacy
d. all of the above - correct-answer -d. all of the above
A 68 year old woman presents with a complaint of urine leakage whenever she
sneezes, laughs or strains for the past 4 months. She denies dysuria, frequency
and nocturia. US dipstick is negative for RBC's leukocyte esterase, nitrates, ketones
and urobilinogen. What is the diagnosis?
a. stress incontinence
b. urinary incontinence
c. urge incontinence
d. overflow incontninence - correct-answer -a. stress incontinence
Which of the following signs or symptoms are not characteristics of delirium
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a. patient is coherent
b. short duration
c. sudden onset
d. symptoms are worse in the evenings - correct-answer -a. patient is coherent
A 52 year old female patient screened for diabetes has a fasting plasma glucose
level of 123 mg/dl. The nurse practitioners plan includes:
a. repeat fasting glucose in 1 month
b. prescribe memformin 500mg BID po
c. repeat fasting plasma glucose in one year
d. repeat fasting glucose in three years - correct-answer -c. repeat fasting plasma
glucose in one year
According to the palliative care presentation, most elderly patients die:
a. alone
b. at home
c. in institutions
d. in pain - correct-answer -c. in institutions
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Older adults with dementia sometimes suffer from agnosia, which is defined as
the inability to
a. remember events and places
b. understand language
c. use language
d. recognize objects - correct-answer -d. recognize objects
When treating depression associated with dementia, which of the following would
be a poor choice and not be prescribed
a. desimpramine
b. amitryptyline
c. fluoxitine
d. mirtazapine - correct-answer -b. amitryptyline
Male patient presents with a BMI of 30 presents to the office for an annual exam.
You are reviewing the lab results. You ordered a CMP as part of routine labs. The
fasting glucose was 130. Your next action is:
a. repeat the fasting glucose
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b. start metformin 500mg BID
c. repeat fasting glucose in 1 year
d. call the patient and report lab results as normal - correct-answer -a. repeat the
fasting glucose
The task of grieving include all of the following except
a. begin to disengage
b. acknowledge the reality of death
c. work through the pain of grief
d. restructure relationships - correct-answer -a. begin to disengage
All of the following are true statements regarding elder abuse except:
a. a new STI in an elderly patient can be a sign of abuse
b. persons over 80 years of age are at highest risk for abuse
c. missing scheduled appointments and delays in medical care are common
d. common signs of abuse include decreased anxiety and depression - correct-
answer -d. common signs of abuse include decreased anxiety and depression
Hospice care differs from palliative care in that:
