NURS 8022 FINAL EXAM – QUESTION AND ANSWERS

NURS 8022 FINAL EXAM – QUESTION AND ANSWERS • Question 1 0 out of 1 points A high school football player is hit hard in the helmet, losses consciousness for approximately 8 minutes, and when he wakes up he is confused. He is removed from the game and examined by an onsite medical professional who determines the player has suffered a Grade concussion. Selected Answer: B. Grade II Correct Answer: D. Grade IV • Question 2 0 out of 1 points A 12 year old boy was walking in the woods and was bitten by a tick. He presents to the pediatrician with complaints of fever, malaise, joint pain, and a rash. The NP suspects Lyme disease and knows that theses symptoms are indicative of localized infection. In this early stage of Lyme disease the rash is known as . Selected Answer: C. Vesicular rash Correct Answer: B. Erythema migrans • Question 3 0 out of 1 points A communicating hydrocephalus is caused by an impairment of the: Selected Answer: B. Cerebrospinal fluid flow into the subarachnoid space Correct Answer: D. Absorption of cerebrospinal fluid • Question 4 0 out of 1 points A patient scrapes the knee while playing soccer and complains of sharp and well- localized pain. Which of the following should the NP document to most accurately characterize the pain? Selected Answer: A. Somatic pain Correct Answer: A. Somatic pain • Question 5 1 out of 1 points Which answer indicates that a NP understands regeneration of neurons? Neurons that have the capacity for regeneration include: Selected Answer: C. Myelinated peripheral neurons Correct Answer: C. Myelinated peripheral neurons • Question 6 1 out of 1 points In acute hypothermia, what physiological change shunts blood away from the colder skin to the body core in an effort to decrease heat loss? Selected Answer: B. Peripheral vasoconstriction Correct Answer: B. Peripheral vasoconstriction • Question 7 1 out of 1 points A 52 year-old male patient presents with scaly, thick, silvery, and elevated lesions on his elbow. The skin appears thickened on exam. The NP knows that this disorder is a result of . Selected Answer: D. Autoimmune T cell mediation