NURS 6501N FINAL EXAM
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
,• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A woman diagnosed with trichomoniasis asks if her sexual partner should be treated as
well. What is the appropriate response by the healthcare professional?
Selected Sexual partners should be treated even if they are
Answer: asymptomatic.
• Question 2
0 out of 1 points
An infant is brought to the emergency department by parents who report that the baby's
fontanels seem to be bulging outward. What action by the healthcare provider
is most appropriate?
Selected Prepare the baby for a lumbar puncture and blood
Answer: cultures.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A patient has polycythemia vera and presents to the Emergenc y Department with
plethora and neurolog ical chang es. The student asks the healthcare professional to
explain the primary cause of these symptoms. What response by the professional
is best?
Selected Increased blood
Answer: viscosity
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
When are childho od cance rs most often
diagnos ed?
Selected At peak times of physical
Answer: growth
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improv e nutrition. On the second
day, the patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the patient on
a cardiac monitor, what action does the health care professional take next?
Selected Have lab drawn for electroly te
Answer: levels.
• Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The student wants to know how the clinical manifestations and onset of juvenile
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, idiopathic arthritis (JIA) differ from those of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults. What
answer by the healthcare professional is best?
Selected JIA begins insidiously with systemic signs of
Answer: inflammation.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone
surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatm ent does the health care
professional prepare the patient for?
Selected Reduction and
Answer: immobilization
• Question 8
0 out of 1 points
A preschool teacher notices a child who has burrow s on the hands that are several
millimeters to 1 cm long, papules, and vesicular lesions. What other assessm ent finding
would help the teacher determ ine the type of infestatio n the child has?
Selected Check the child's hair for the prese nc e
Answer: of small mite s.
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetig o is caused by an
exfoliative toxin related to which organism?
Selected Staphylococcus
Answer: aureus
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The healthcare
professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite
during puberty?
Selected Lepti
Answer: n
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
What diagnosis is given to parents when their infant's hip maintains contact with the
acetab ulum but is not well seated within the hip joint?
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QUESTION AND ANSWERS
,• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A woman diagnosed with trichomoniasis asks if her sexual partner should be treated as
well. What is the appropriate response by the healthcare professional?
Selected Sexual partners should be treated even if they are
Answer: asymptomatic.
• Question 2
0 out of 1 points
An infant is brought to the emergency department by parents who report that the baby's
fontanels seem to be bulging outward. What action by the healthcare provider
is most appropriate?
Selected Prepare the baby for a lumbar puncture and blood
Answer: cultures.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A patient has polycythemia vera and presents to the Emergenc y Department with
plethora and neurolog ical chang es. The student asks the healthcare professional to
explain the primary cause of these symptoms. What response by the professional
is best?
Selected Increased blood
Answer: viscosity
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
When are childho od cance rs most often
diagnos ed?
Selected At peak times of physical
Answer: growth
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improv e nutrition. On the second
day, the patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the patient on
a cardiac monitor, what action does the health care professional take next?
Selected Have lab drawn for electroly te
Answer: levels.
• Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The student wants to know how the clinical manifestations and onset of juvenile
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, idiopathic arthritis (JIA) differ from those of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults. What
answer by the healthcare professional is best?
Selected JIA begins insidiously with systemic signs of
Answer: inflammation.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone
surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatm ent does the health care
professional prepare the patient for?
Selected Reduction and
Answer: immobilization
• Question 8
0 out of 1 points
A preschool teacher notices a child who has burrow s on the hands that are several
millimeters to 1 cm long, papules, and vesicular lesions. What other assessm ent finding
would help the teacher determ ine the type of infestatio n the child has?
Selected Check the child's hair for the prese nc e
Answer: of small mite s.
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetig o is caused by an
exfoliative toxin related to which organism?
Selected Staphylococcus
Answer: aureus
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The healthcare
professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite
during puberty?
Selected Lepti
Answer: n
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
What diagnosis is given to parents when their infant's hip maintains contact with the
acetab ulum but is not well seated within the hip joint?
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