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NR 601 FINAL EXAM||ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
All of the following patients should be screened for diabetes except:
a. a 44 year old caucasian male with hypertension
b. a 42 year old femal on disability from back injury from back injury who is
unable to exercise
c. an overweight middle aged african american woman with a family history of
type 2 diabetes mellitus
d. an obese hispanic man - correct-answer -a. a 44 year old caucasian male with
hypertension
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A 60 year old obese male client has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a lipid panel of
TC=250 HDL=32 LDL=165. The nurse practitioner teaches the patient about his
modifiable cardiac risk factors, which include:
a. diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia
b. advancing age, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and male gender
c. hyperlipidemia, smoking and family history of heart disease
d. male with age >45, diabetes mellitys and hyperlipidemia - correct-answer -a.
diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia
When treating inflammatory pain, the NP knows treatmemnt is focused on
managing the inflammation. Appropriate medications for inflammatory pain
include all of the following except:
a. NSAIDS
b. Opioids
c. Corticosteroids - correct-answer -b. Opioids
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According to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification,
patients who have symptoms only with marked exertion are classified as:
a. Class II
b. Stage 1
c. Class I
d. Class IV - correct-answer -a. Class II
Which of the following assessments are commonly noted in a client with
Parkinson's disease:
a. exaggeration of rapid successive movements
b. increased arm swing
c. macrographia and bradycardia
d. micrographia and bradykinesia - correct-answer -d. micrographia and
bradykinesia
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The most common neurological cause of seizures in an older adult is:
a. multiple sclerosis
b. stroke
c. alzheimemrs disease
d. peripheral neuropathy - correct-answer -b. stroke
Patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee have a distinguishable gait
described as:
a. antalgic
b. festinating
c. steppage
d. ataxic - correct-answer -a. antalgic
NR 601 FINAL EXAM||ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
All of the following patients should be screened for diabetes except:
a. a 44 year old caucasian male with hypertension
b. a 42 year old femal on disability from back injury from back injury who is
unable to exercise
c. an overweight middle aged african american woman with a family history of
type 2 diabetes mellitus
d. an obese hispanic man - correct-answer -a. a 44 year old caucasian male with
hypertension
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A 60 year old obese male client has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a lipid panel of
TC=250 HDL=32 LDL=165. The nurse practitioner teaches the patient about his
modifiable cardiac risk factors, which include:
a. diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia
b. advancing age, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and male gender
c. hyperlipidemia, smoking and family history of heart disease
d. male with age >45, diabetes mellitys and hyperlipidemia - correct-answer -a.
diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia
When treating inflammatory pain, the NP knows treatmemnt is focused on
managing the inflammation. Appropriate medications for inflammatory pain
include all of the following except:
a. NSAIDS
b. Opioids
c. Corticosteroids - correct-answer -b. Opioids
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According to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification,
patients who have symptoms only with marked exertion are classified as:
a. Class II
b. Stage 1
c. Class I
d. Class IV - correct-answer -a. Class II
Which of the following assessments are commonly noted in a client with
Parkinson's disease:
a. exaggeration of rapid successive movements
b. increased arm swing
c. macrographia and bradycardia
d. micrographia and bradykinesia - correct-answer -d. micrographia and
bradykinesia
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The most common neurological cause of seizures in an older adult is:
a. multiple sclerosis
b. stroke
c. alzheimemrs disease
d. peripheral neuropathy - correct-answer -b. stroke
Patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee have a distinguishable gait
described as:
a. antalgic
b. festinating
c. steppage
d. ataxic - correct-answer -a. antalgic
