NURS 6521 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
EXAMS SOLVED QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential
that initiates an action potential? Answer: Answer: Sodium gates
open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane
potential from negative to positive.
◉ A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal which of the following? Answer: Answer:
XXY
◉ A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a
proband, what is the nurse looking for? Answer: Answer: The person
who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
◉ An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis
will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle
should the nurse explain to the aide? Answer: Answer: Expressivity
◉ In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the
nurse include regarding cholesterol? Answer: Answer: Cholesterol
decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its
ability to carry oxygen.
EXAMS SOLVED QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential
that initiates an action potential? Answer: Answer: Sodium gates
open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane
potential from negative to positive.
◉ A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal which of the following? Answer: Answer:
XXY
◉ A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a
proband, what is the nurse looking for? Answer: Answer: The person
who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
◉ An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis
will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle
should the nurse explain to the aide? Answer: Answer: Expressivity
◉ In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the
nurse include regarding cholesterol? Answer: Answer: Cholesterol
decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its
ability to carry oxygen.