MN551 EXAMPREP COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS BUNDLED MATERIAL
●● A 24-year-old woman presents with fever and painful, swollen
cervical lymph nodes. Her blood work indicates neutrophilia with a shift
to the left. She most likely has:
A. A mild parasitic infection
B. A severe bacterial infection
C. A mild viral infection
D. A severe fungal infection
Answer: A severe bacterial infection
●● A nurse practitioner is providing prenatal care and education for a
firsttime expectant mother, 22 weeks' gestation, who has a diagnosis of a
sexually transmitted infection. Which of the following statements by the
expectant mother demonstrates an adequate understanding of vertical
disease transmission and congenital infections?
,A. "Gonorrhea and chlamydia pose the greatest risks of transmission
from mother to child."
B. "I know that my baby will need observation for HIV signs and
symptoms in the weeks following my delivery."
C. "My baby could become infected either across the placenta or during
the birth itself."
D. "Prophylactic immunization will reduce my baby's chance of being
born with an illness."
Answer: C. My baby could become infected either across the placenta or
during the birth itself
●● Which of the following statements most accurately conveys an
aspect of lymphatic system activity?
A. B and T lymphocyte development begins in the bone marrow and
ends in the peripheral lymphoid structures.
B. B cells and macrophages are released from the bone marrow in their
completed state.
,C. Stem cells in the lymph nodes initiate and regulate the process of
white cell synthesis.
D. Leukocytes bypass vascular circulation and are distributed instead by
the lymphatic system.
Answer: B and T lymphocyte development in the bone marrow ends in
the peripheral lymphoid structure
●● A 71-year-old male patient with a history of myocardial infarction
and peripheral vascular disease has been advised by his nurse
practitioner to begin taking 81 mg aspirin once daily. Which of the
following statements best captures an aspect of the underlying rationale
for the nurse practitioner's suggestion?
A. Platelet aggregation can be precluded through inhibition of
prostaglandin production by aspirin
B. Aspirin helps to inhibit ADP action and minimizes platelet plug
formation
C. Aspirin can reduce unwanted platelet adhesion by inhibiting TXA2
synthesis
D. Aspirin inhibits the conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin and
consquensent platelet plug formation
, Answer: A. Platelet aggregation can be precluded through inhibition of
prostaglandin production by aspirin
●● A 60-year-old male patient with an acute viral infection is receiving
interferon therapy. The nurse practitioner is teaching the family of the
patient about the diverse actions of the treatment and the ways that it
differs from other anti-infective therapies. Which of the following
teaching points should the nurse practitioner exclude?
A. "Interferon can help your father's unaffected cells adjacent to his
infected cells produce antiviral proteins that limit the spread of the
infection."
B. "Interferon can help limit the replication of the virus that's affecting
your father."
C. "Interferon helps your father's body recognize infected cells more
effectively."
D. "Interferon can bolster your father's immune system by stimulating
natural killer cells that attack viruses."
Answer: D. Interferon can bolster your father's immune system by
stimulating natural killer cells that attack viruses
AND ANSWERS BUNDLED MATERIAL
●● A 24-year-old woman presents with fever and painful, swollen
cervical lymph nodes. Her blood work indicates neutrophilia with a shift
to the left. She most likely has:
A. A mild parasitic infection
B. A severe bacterial infection
C. A mild viral infection
D. A severe fungal infection
Answer: A severe bacterial infection
●● A nurse practitioner is providing prenatal care and education for a
firsttime expectant mother, 22 weeks' gestation, who has a diagnosis of a
sexually transmitted infection. Which of the following statements by the
expectant mother demonstrates an adequate understanding of vertical
disease transmission and congenital infections?
,A. "Gonorrhea and chlamydia pose the greatest risks of transmission
from mother to child."
B. "I know that my baby will need observation for HIV signs and
symptoms in the weeks following my delivery."
C. "My baby could become infected either across the placenta or during
the birth itself."
D. "Prophylactic immunization will reduce my baby's chance of being
born with an illness."
Answer: C. My baby could become infected either across the placenta or
during the birth itself
●● Which of the following statements most accurately conveys an
aspect of lymphatic system activity?
A. B and T lymphocyte development begins in the bone marrow and
ends in the peripheral lymphoid structures.
B. B cells and macrophages are released from the bone marrow in their
completed state.
,C. Stem cells in the lymph nodes initiate and regulate the process of
white cell synthesis.
D. Leukocytes bypass vascular circulation and are distributed instead by
the lymphatic system.
Answer: B and T lymphocyte development in the bone marrow ends in
the peripheral lymphoid structure
●● A 71-year-old male patient with a history of myocardial infarction
and peripheral vascular disease has been advised by his nurse
practitioner to begin taking 81 mg aspirin once daily. Which of the
following statements best captures an aspect of the underlying rationale
for the nurse practitioner's suggestion?
A. Platelet aggregation can be precluded through inhibition of
prostaglandin production by aspirin
B. Aspirin helps to inhibit ADP action and minimizes platelet plug
formation
C. Aspirin can reduce unwanted platelet adhesion by inhibiting TXA2
synthesis
D. Aspirin inhibits the conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin and
consquensent platelet plug formation
, Answer: A. Platelet aggregation can be precluded through inhibition of
prostaglandin production by aspirin
●● A 60-year-old male patient with an acute viral infection is receiving
interferon therapy. The nurse practitioner is teaching the family of the
patient about the diverse actions of the treatment and the ways that it
differs from other anti-infective therapies. Which of the following
teaching points should the nurse practitioner exclude?
A. "Interferon can help your father's unaffected cells adjacent to his
infected cells produce antiviral proteins that limit the spread of the
infection."
B. "Interferon can help limit the replication of the virus that's affecting
your father."
C. "Interferon helps your father's body recognize infected cells more
effectively."
D. "Interferon can bolster your father's immune system by stimulating
natural killer cells that attack viruses."
Answer: D. Interferon can bolster your father's immune system by
stimulating natural killer cells that attack viruses
