NR 507 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A+ IN 2025
1. A patient wants to know which malignant skin lesion is the most serious. The correct response is?
malignant melanoma
2. Clinical manifestations of bile salt deficiencies are related to poor absorption of:
fats and fat-soluble vitamins
3. A 10 year old develops pneumonia. Physical exam reveals subcostal and intercostal retractions. The
child reports that breathing is difficult with feelings that, "I cannot get enough air." What term
should the FNP use to document this condition?
Dyspnea
4. A 39 year old diagnosed with a duodenal ulcer. Which of the following behaviors may have
contributed to the development of the ulcer?
Regular NSAID use
5. A 42 year old female presents with raised red lesions with a brownish scale. he was diagnosed with
discoid lupus erythematosus. This disorder is related to
Autoimmunity
6. Alterations inn which part of the brain are linked to hallucinations, delusions and thought disorders
associated with schizophrenia?
Temporal lobe
, 7. Treatment for polycythemia vera involves which of the following?
Therapeutic phlebotomy and radioactive phosphorus
8. During an infection, why do lymph nodes enlarge and become tender?
B lymphocytes proliferate
9. An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) would likely exhibit which
symptom?
Lack of symptoms
10. What syndrome, characterized by an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X
chromosome, exhibits features that include a short stature, widely spaced nipples and a webbed
neck?
Turner Syndrome
11. Which nutritional deficiency in a pregnant woman is associated with neural tube defect (NTD)?
Folate
12. Atrial fibrillation, rheumatic heart disease and valvular prosthetics are risk factors for which type of
stroke?
embolic stroke
13. On average, what percent of cardiac output do the kidneys receive?
20-25%
ANSWERS GRADED A+ IN 2025
1. A patient wants to know which malignant skin lesion is the most serious. The correct response is?
malignant melanoma
2. Clinical manifestations of bile salt deficiencies are related to poor absorption of:
fats and fat-soluble vitamins
3. A 10 year old develops pneumonia. Physical exam reveals subcostal and intercostal retractions. The
child reports that breathing is difficult with feelings that, "I cannot get enough air." What term
should the FNP use to document this condition?
Dyspnea
4. A 39 year old diagnosed with a duodenal ulcer. Which of the following behaviors may have
contributed to the development of the ulcer?
Regular NSAID use
5. A 42 year old female presents with raised red lesions with a brownish scale. he was diagnosed with
discoid lupus erythematosus. This disorder is related to
Autoimmunity
6. Alterations inn which part of the brain are linked to hallucinations, delusions and thought disorders
associated with schizophrenia?
Temporal lobe
, 7. Treatment for polycythemia vera involves which of the following?
Therapeutic phlebotomy and radioactive phosphorus
8. During an infection, why do lymph nodes enlarge and become tender?
B lymphocytes proliferate
9. An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) would likely exhibit which
symptom?
Lack of symptoms
10. What syndrome, characterized by an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X
chromosome, exhibits features that include a short stature, widely spaced nipples and a webbed
neck?
Turner Syndrome
11. Which nutritional deficiency in a pregnant woman is associated with neural tube defect (NTD)?
Folate
12. Atrial fibrillation, rheumatic heart disease and valvular prosthetics are risk factors for which type of
stroke?
embolic stroke
13. On average, what percent of cardiac output do the kidneys receive?
20-25%
