NSG 6006/ 98 Questions with Certified
Answers/ 2024-2025.
A 43-year-old woman has a 12-hour history of sudden onset of right upper
quadrant abdominal pain with radiation to the shoulder, fever, and chills. She has
had similar, milder episodes in the past. Examination reveal marked tenderness to
right upper quadrant abdominal palpation. Her most likely diagnosis is - Answer:
Acute cholecystitis
What theory is used to describe the cause of endometriosis - Answer:
Endometrial tissue passes through the Fallopian tubes and into the peritoneal
cavity and remains responsive to hormones
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,"Chronic pain, physical disability, social support, age and gender are related to
perceived daily stress, which is related to depression." This is an example of which
type of theory - Answer: Explanatory
The leadership core competency of advanced practice nursing includes which
three characteristics - Answer: Mentoring
Innovation
Activism
What initiative specifically focuses on the aging American, under the Affordable
Care Act - Answer: Multiple Chronic Conditions (AS WE AGE WE GAIN MORE
AILMENT ISSUES)
Which of the following philosophies of world view would characterize human
beings as holistic; parts are viewed only in the context of the whole - Answer:
Reciprocal Interaction
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the - Answer:
Long latency period between exposure and disease reporting
A novice nurse practitioner is experiencing feeling of inferiority toward more
experienced clinicians in the practice.She has identified that time constraints for
visits and expectations to increase productivity limits her ability to address these
non-adherent issues during client visits. Which barrier to ethical practice is
influencing practice - Answer: Organizational/Environmental
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, Utilizing Johnson's Behavioral systems model (JBSM), the APN discovers that a
patient is not sure who he can depend on because his wife is emotionally distant.
This data would be characteristic of which subsystem fo the JBSM - Answer:
Dependency subsystem
"A purposeful, complex, dynamic, collaborative, and holistic interpersonal process
aimed at supporting and facilitating patients and families through health-related
experiences and transitions to achieve health-related goals (mutually determined
when possible)" defines which APN role - Answer: Coach
A 60-year-old female with a history of emphysema presents to the primary care
office with complaints of cough and shortness of breath at rest. During the
physical exam, the nurse practitioner recognizes clubbing, barrel chest, and
prolonged expiration. The nurse practitioner understands that the patient is
exhibiting symptoms resulting from which type of pulmonary disease process -
Answer: Obstructive
Which of the following statements accurately defines Hamric's conceptual
definition of advanced practice nursing - Answer: The patient-focused application
of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients
and populations within a specialized clinical area of the larger discipline of nursing
When caring for a client who presents with pain and swelling to location of the
metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints. Which
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Answers/ 2024-2025.
A 43-year-old woman has a 12-hour history of sudden onset of right upper
quadrant abdominal pain with radiation to the shoulder, fever, and chills. She has
had similar, milder episodes in the past. Examination reveal marked tenderness to
right upper quadrant abdominal palpation. Her most likely diagnosis is - Answer:
Acute cholecystitis
What theory is used to describe the cause of endometriosis - Answer:
Endometrial tissue passes through the Fallopian tubes and into the peritoneal
cavity and remains responsive to hormones
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,"Chronic pain, physical disability, social support, age and gender are related to
perceived daily stress, which is related to depression." This is an example of which
type of theory - Answer: Explanatory
The leadership core competency of advanced practice nursing includes which
three characteristics - Answer: Mentoring
Innovation
Activism
What initiative specifically focuses on the aging American, under the Affordable
Care Act - Answer: Multiple Chronic Conditions (AS WE AGE WE GAIN MORE
AILMENT ISSUES)
Which of the following philosophies of world view would characterize human
beings as holistic; parts are viewed only in the context of the whole - Answer:
Reciprocal Interaction
A difficult aspect of determining occupational exposure to disease is the - Answer:
Long latency period between exposure and disease reporting
A novice nurse practitioner is experiencing feeling of inferiority toward more
experienced clinicians in the practice.She has identified that time constraints for
visits and expectations to increase productivity limits her ability to address these
non-adherent issues during client visits. Which barrier to ethical practice is
influencing practice - Answer: Organizational/Environmental
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, Utilizing Johnson's Behavioral systems model (JBSM), the APN discovers that a
patient is not sure who he can depend on because his wife is emotionally distant.
This data would be characteristic of which subsystem fo the JBSM - Answer:
Dependency subsystem
"A purposeful, complex, dynamic, collaborative, and holistic interpersonal process
aimed at supporting and facilitating patients and families through health-related
experiences and transitions to achieve health-related goals (mutually determined
when possible)" defines which APN role - Answer: Coach
A 60-year-old female with a history of emphysema presents to the primary care
office with complaints of cough and shortness of breath at rest. During the
physical exam, the nurse practitioner recognizes clubbing, barrel chest, and
prolonged expiration. The nurse practitioner understands that the patient is
exhibiting symptoms resulting from which type of pulmonary disease process -
Answer: Obstructive
Which of the following statements accurately defines Hamric's conceptual
definition of advanced practice nursing - Answer: The patient-focused application
of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients
and populations within a specialized clinical area of the larger discipline of nursing
When caring for a client who presents with pain and swelling to location of the
metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints. Which
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