NSG 550 ACTUAL EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027
GRADED A+ .
,1. Specificity ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Looking for patients without disease. Low false positives.
2. Sensitivity ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Looking for patients with disease. Low false negatives.
3. Sensitivity ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Equation TP
——————-
(TP+FN)
4. Specificity ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Equation TN
—————
(TN+FP)
5. American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Guidelines for ordering
tests
Contrast vs. non-contrast
Compares radiation exposure
6. What are NP's obligations for patient safety in testing? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Read Findings and Impression Inconsistencies
and incidentals. ...................................... follow up.
Deliver results to patients
7. Ultrasound ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Used for vessels, ovaries, testicles, soft tissue, abscess/cyst, thyroid, guide needle biopsy, stage tumor
8. Vessels ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound & MRI
9. Ovaries ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound
10. Testicles ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound
11. Soft tissue ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound & MRI
12. Abscess/ cyst/ blood clot ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound
13. Thyroid ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound
14. Thyroid ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Non-blood test ANSWER Radioactive
Iodine Uptake High RAIU- Hyperthyroid
Low RAIU-
Hypothyroid
,Use ultrasound to see where the iodine was absorbed.
15. MRI ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER In depth look at
Bone
Tissues
Vessels
16. Bone ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Imaging MRI & X-ray & Nuclear med
17. Testing bone densitometry X-ray
18. Microscopy ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Culture
and Sensitivity Blood culture
Urinalysis
19. Culture and sensitivity test ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Microscopy
20. blood culture test ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Microscopy
21. urinalysis test ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Microscopy
22. X-ray ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Bones and bone
densitometry Evaluate dye excretion
Detect breast cancer Guide needle
biopsy
Determine patency of fallopian tubes
23. Nuclear med ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Bone scan
Thyroid scan = scintograpy
24. Thyroid scan ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER name Scintography
25. Thyroid scan ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER testing Nuclear med
26. Bone scan ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Nuclear med
27. Renal tests ✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER Urinalysis CO2
PSA
, Creatinine
Microalbumin KUB
Renal Scan
Cystoscopy
28. Gold Standard for first time kidney stone testing? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER CT Scan
29. Urinalysis ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER physical
exam Volume Color
Clarity
Odor
Specific gravity
30. Urinalysis ✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER Chemical PH Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells Protein
Glucose Urobilinogen
Bilirubin Ketones
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027
GRADED A+ .
,1. Specificity ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Looking for patients without disease. Low false positives.
2. Sensitivity ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Looking for patients with disease. Low false negatives.
3. Sensitivity ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Equation TP
——————-
(TP+FN)
4. Specificity ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Equation TN
—————
(TN+FP)
5. American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Guidelines for ordering
tests
Contrast vs. non-contrast
Compares radiation exposure
6. What are NP's obligations for patient safety in testing? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Read Findings and Impression Inconsistencies
and incidentals. ...................................... follow up.
Deliver results to patients
7. Ultrasound ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Used for vessels, ovaries, testicles, soft tissue, abscess/cyst, thyroid, guide needle biopsy, stage tumor
8. Vessels ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound & MRI
9. Ovaries ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound
10. Testicles ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound
11. Soft tissue ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound & MRI
12. Abscess/ cyst/ blood clot ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound
13. Thyroid ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER imaging Ultrasound
14. Thyroid ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Non-blood test ANSWER Radioactive
Iodine Uptake High RAIU- Hyperthyroid
Low RAIU-
Hypothyroid
,Use ultrasound to see where the iodine was absorbed.
15. MRI ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER In depth look at
Bone
Tissues
Vessels
16. Bone ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Imaging MRI & X-ray & Nuclear med
17. Testing bone densitometry X-ray
18. Microscopy ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Culture
and Sensitivity Blood culture
Urinalysis
19. Culture and sensitivity test ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Microscopy
20. blood culture test ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Microscopy
21. urinalysis test ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Microscopy
22. X-ray ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Bones and bone
densitometry Evaluate dye excretion
Detect breast cancer Guide needle
biopsy
Determine patency of fallopian tubes
23. Nuclear med ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Bone scan
Thyroid scan = scintograpy
24. Thyroid scan ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER name Scintography
25. Thyroid scan ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER testing Nuclear med
26. Bone scan ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER Nuclear med
27. Renal tests ✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER Urinalysis CO2
PSA
, Creatinine
Microalbumin KUB
Renal Scan
Cystoscopy
28. Gold Standard for first time kidney stone testing? ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER CT Scan
29. Urinalysis ✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER physical
exam Volume Color
Clarity
Odor
Specific gravity
30. Urinalysis ✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER Chemical PH Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells Protein
Glucose Urobilinogen
Bilirubin Ketones
