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GCU NUR 634 MIDTERM EXAM
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
You have a patient who comes in that is super talkative. At the
end of it all, what tools do you have to find out what the patient
actually came in for? - ANSWER-Redirect and summarize
Blood in the eye. What are some questions you'd like to ask? -
ANSWER-Recent trauma, double vision, OPQRST, nausea
(Dx: subconjunctival hemorrhage from retching)
What is a normal finding of visual changes as we age? -
ANSWER-Presbyopia
What is the order of exam for a new patient? - ANSWER-a.
Introduction
b. Chief complaint
c. HPI
d. Dx/plan
e. Summarize
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If I had a person ask me as I was palpating their lymph nodes,
why their lymph nodes get large, what would your answer be? -
ANSWER-B Cell proliferation, which makes more cells, hence
enlargement
Which lymph nodes sit just behind the sternocleidomastoid? -
ANSWER-Posterior cervical chain
A patient comes in with really vague overall muscle complaints,
fatigue with no accident or mechanism of injury, what is
something that is really important to screen for? - ANSWER-
Depression
If a patient has double vision with one eye covered? Which
cranial nerve are you concerned about? - ANSWER-Cranial
Nerve III
A patient that comes in with elbow pain that is worse on the
right and pain when she extends her wrist, what would you
suspect? - ANSWER-a. Medial epicondylitis (Golfer's elbow)
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b. Tennis elbow presents with pain and tenderness experienced
on the outside of the elbow, while golfer's elbow can be felt on
the inside of your elbow and down the arm.
Pt has a lump that requires an I&D and it has a very "cheesy"
substance that comes out. You will document that you just
removed what? - ANSWER-A sebaceous cyst.
If a patient has a cup to disc ratio of 1:2, then what is
happening? - ANSWER-Flatter disc, so less likely to be a
glaucoma suspect
What is your #1 DDx if I say I have chest pain that is sharp,
right over my sternum - ANSWER-Angina
What is the main cause of Angina? - ANSWER-Atherosclerosis
If you have a patient with sudden, non-painful loss of vision,
what would you suspect? - ANSWER-Retinal detachment
GCU NUR 634 MIDTERM EXAM
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
You have a patient who comes in that is super talkative. At the
end of it all, what tools do you have to find out what the patient
actually came in for? - ANSWER-Redirect and summarize
Blood in the eye. What are some questions you'd like to ask? -
ANSWER-Recent trauma, double vision, OPQRST, nausea
(Dx: subconjunctival hemorrhage from retching)
What is a normal finding of visual changes as we age? -
ANSWER-Presbyopia
What is the order of exam for a new patient? - ANSWER-a.
Introduction
b. Chief complaint
c. HPI
d. Dx/plan
e. Summarize
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If I had a person ask me as I was palpating their lymph nodes,
why their lymph nodes get large, what would your answer be? -
ANSWER-B Cell proliferation, which makes more cells, hence
enlargement
Which lymph nodes sit just behind the sternocleidomastoid? -
ANSWER-Posterior cervical chain
A patient comes in with really vague overall muscle complaints,
fatigue with no accident or mechanism of injury, what is
something that is really important to screen for? - ANSWER-
Depression
If a patient has double vision with one eye covered? Which
cranial nerve are you concerned about? - ANSWER-Cranial
Nerve III
A patient that comes in with elbow pain that is worse on the
right and pain when she extends her wrist, what would you
suspect? - ANSWER-a. Medial epicondylitis (Golfer's elbow)
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b. Tennis elbow presents with pain and tenderness experienced
on the outside of the elbow, while golfer's elbow can be felt on
the inside of your elbow and down the arm.
Pt has a lump that requires an I&D and it has a very "cheesy"
substance that comes out. You will document that you just
removed what? - ANSWER-A sebaceous cyst.
If a patient has a cup to disc ratio of 1:2, then what is
happening? - ANSWER-Flatter disc, so less likely to be a
glaucoma suspect
What is your #1 DDx if I say I have chest pain that is sharp,
right over my sternum - ANSWER-Angina
What is the main cause of Angina? - ANSWER-Atherosclerosis
If you have a patient with sudden, non-painful loss of vision,
what would you suspect? - ANSWER-Retinal detachment
