NR 509-Week 5 quiz
1) An older patient has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. The FNP knows that this
condition could be related to - ANS Decreased gastric acid secretion
2) The FNP is examining a patient who tells the FNP "I sure sweat a lot especially on my face
and feet but it doesn't have an odor". The FNP knows that this could be related to - ANS The
eccrine glands
3) During an abdominal assessment the FNP elicits tenderness on light palpation in the right
lower quadrant. The FNP interprets that this finding could indicate a disorder which of these
structures? - ANS Appendix
4) An Inuit visiting Nevada from anchorage has come to the clinic in July during the hottest part
of the day. It so happens that the clinics air conditioning is broken and the temperature is very
hot. The FNP knows that which of these statements is true about the Inuit sweating tendencies?
- ANS They will sweat more on their faces and less on their trunks and extremities
5) The FNP notices that a patient has black, tarry stool and recalls that a possible cause would
be - ANS Gastrointestinal bleeding
6) The FNP knows that during an abdominal assessment deep palpation is used to determine -
ANS Enlarged organs
7) The FNP is assessing the abdomen of an aging adult. Which of these statements regarding
an aging adult and abdominal assessment is true? - ANS The abdominal musculature is thinner
8) During examination the FNP finds that a patient has excessive dryness of the skin. The best
term to describe this condition is - ANS Xerosis
9) A FNP notices that a patient has ascites, which indicates the presence of - ANS Fluid
10) The FNP is performing percussion during an abdominal assessment. Percussion notes
during the abdominal assessment may include - ANS Tympany, hyperresonance, and dullness
11) The FNP is caring for a black child who has been diagnosed with marasmus. The FNP
would expect to find the - ANS Hair to be less kinky and to be copper red color
12) The FNP just noted from a patient's medical record that the patient has a lesion that is
confluent in nature. On examination the FNP would expect to find - ANS Lesions that are
grouped or clustered together
1) An older patient has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. The FNP knows that this
condition could be related to - ANS Decreased gastric acid secretion
2) The FNP is examining a patient who tells the FNP "I sure sweat a lot especially on my face
and feet but it doesn't have an odor". The FNP knows that this could be related to - ANS The
eccrine glands
3) During an abdominal assessment the FNP elicits tenderness on light palpation in the right
lower quadrant. The FNP interprets that this finding could indicate a disorder which of these
structures? - ANS Appendix
4) An Inuit visiting Nevada from anchorage has come to the clinic in July during the hottest part
of the day. It so happens that the clinics air conditioning is broken and the temperature is very
hot. The FNP knows that which of these statements is true about the Inuit sweating tendencies?
- ANS They will sweat more on their faces and less on their trunks and extremities
5) The FNP notices that a patient has black, tarry stool and recalls that a possible cause would
be - ANS Gastrointestinal bleeding
6) The FNP knows that during an abdominal assessment deep palpation is used to determine -
ANS Enlarged organs
7) The FNP is assessing the abdomen of an aging adult. Which of these statements regarding
an aging adult and abdominal assessment is true? - ANS The abdominal musculature is thinner
8) During examination the FNP finds that a patient has excessive dryness of the skin. The best
term to describe this condition is - ANS Xerosis
9) A FNP notices that a patient has ascites, which indicates the presence of - ANS Fluid
10) The FNP is performing percussion during an abdominal assessment. Percussion notes
during the abdominal assessment may include - ANS Tympany, hyperresonance, and dullness
11) The FNP is caring for a black child who has been diagnosed with marasmus. The FNP
would expect to find the - ANS Hair to be less kinky and to be copper red color
12) The FNP just noted from a patient's medical record that the patient has a lesion that is
confluent in nature. On examination the FNP would expect to find - ANS Lesions that are
grouped or clustered together
