NSG 6440 EXAM Week 9 Predictor Test [2026/2027] |
South University | UPDATED QUESTIONS | CORRECT
ANSWERS
• Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention in a 50-year-old
woman? -✓✓ANSWER: ***A. Yearly mammogram
THINK SECONDARY="S" AND "S" =SCREENING
B. Low animal-fat diet
C. Use of seat belt
D. Daily application of sunscreen
• Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a patient with
chronic renal
failure? -✓✓ANSWER: A. Fluid restriction
***B. Hemodialysis 4 days a week
THINK "T" AND "T"= TREATMENT
C. High-protein diet
D. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80
• Which statement about confusion is true? -✓✓ANSWER: A. Confusion is a
disease process.
B. Confusion is always temporary.
C. Age is a reliable predictor of confusion.
***D. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older adults
,• Which of the following indicates a diagnosis of dementia? -✓✓ANSWER: A.
Onset after an infection
B. Abrupt onset over a week
C. Difficulty with long-term memory
***D. Hard time finding words
• The hallmark of an absence seizure is: -✓✓ANSWER: A. No activity at all
***B. A blank stare
C. Urine is usually voided involuntarily
D. The attack usually lasts several minutes
• Over the course of 3 years, a patient has had two MS flares. The patient's
primary
complaints during the episodes are bilateral tingling and pain in their legs,
depression, and
numbness in their right hand with complete recovery in between occurrences.
Which MS
classification fits their disease process? -✓✓ANSWER: A. Clinically isolated
syndrome
***B. Relapsing-remitting
C. Primary progressive
D. Secondary progressive
• Which of the following is a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease? -
✓✓ANSWER: A. Having a master's or doctoral degree
B. Patient is a physician
, ***C. Patient has Down's syndrome **This said "Family history of Alzheimers" on
my exam, not down's**
D. History of neurological disease
• Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered beginning at the
time of
diagnosis? -✓✓ANSWER: ***A. Cholinesterase inhibitors
B. Anxiolytics
C. Antidepressants
D. Atypical antipsychotics
• The health-care provider is treating a patient who was hit in the head with a
frying pan.
Which of the following should the provider suspect? -✓✓ANSWER: A.
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
***B. Subdural hematoma
C. Epidural hematoma
D. Subarachnoid hematoma
• Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall and results from tears
in the
middle meningeal artery? -✓✓ANSWER: ***A. Epidural hematoma
B. Subdural hematoma
C. Subarachnoid hematoma
D. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
South University | UPDATED QUESTIONS | CORRECT
ANSWERS
• Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention in a 50-year-old
woman? -✓✓ANSWER: ***A. Yearly mammogram
THINK SECONDARY="S" AND "S" =SCREENING
B. Low animal-fat diet
C. Use of seat belt
D. Daily application of sunscreen
• Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a patient with
chronic renal
failure? -✓✓ANSWER: A. Fluid restriction
***B. Hemodialysis 4 days a week
THINK "T" AND "T"= TREATMENT
C. High-protein diet
D. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80
• Which statement about confusion is true? -✓✓ANSWER: A. Confusion is a
disease process.
B. Confusion is always temporary.
C. Age is a reliable predictor of confusion.
***D. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older adults
,• Which of the following indicates a diagnosis of dementia? -✓✓ANSWER: A.
Onset after an infection
B. Abrupt onset over a week
C. Difficulty with long-term memory
***D. Hard time finding words
• The hallmark of an absence seizure is: -✓✓ANSWER: A. No activity at all
***B. A blank stare
C. Urine is usually voided involuntarily
D. The attack usually lasts several minutes
• Over the course of 3 years, a patient has had two MS flares. The patient's
primary
complaints during the episodes are bilateral tingling and pain in their legs,
depression, and
numbness in their right hand with complete recovery in between occurrences.
Which MS
classification fits their disease process? -✓✓ANSWER: A. Clinically isolated
syndrome
***B. Relapsing-remitting
C. Primary progressive
D. Secondary progressive
• Which of the following is a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease? -
✓✓ANSWER: A. Having a master's or doctoral degree
B. Patient is a physician
, ***C. Patient has Down's syndrome **This said "Family history of Alzheimers" on
my exam, not down's**
D. History of neurological disease
• Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered beginning at the
time of
diagnosis? -✓✓ANSWER: ***A. Cholinesterase inhibitors
B. Anxiolytics
C. Antidepressants
D. Atypical antipsychotics
• The health-care provider is treating a patient who was hit in the head with a
frying pan.
Which of the following should the provider suspect? -✓✓ANSWER: A.
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
***B. Subdural hematoma
C. Epidural hematoma
D. Subarachnoid hematoma
• Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall and results from tears
in the
middle meningeal artery? -✓✓ANSWER: ***A. Epidural hematoma
B. Subdural hematoma
C. Subarachnoid hematoma
D. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
