NRNP 6531 EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|2025/2026

NRNP 6531 EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS|2025/2026
Lisa, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled short-acting beta-
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2 agonist daily. Her exacerbations affect her activities and they occur at least twice weekly and
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may last for days. She is affected more than once weekly during the night with an exacerbatio
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n. Which category of asthma severity is Lisa in? - ANSWER-
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old woman, comes to your office every 3 months for follow up on her hypertension. Her medic
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ations include one baby aspirin daily, Lisinopril 5mg daily, and Calcium 1500 mg daily. At today'
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s visit. Her blood pressure is 170/89. According to JNC VIII guidelines, what should you do next
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to control Harriet's blood pressure? - ANSWER-
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Add thiazide diuretic to Lisinopril 5mg daily
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What condition is associated with mucus production greater than 3 months per year for at lea
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st 2 consecutive years? - ANSWER-
B B B B B Chronic Bronchitis B




Risk factors for acute arterial insufficiency include which of the following? - ANSWER-
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Recent MI, Arterial Fibrillation, and Atherosclerosis
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Other than smoking cessation, which of the following slows the progression of COPD in smoke
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rs? - ANSWER- B B Engaging in moderate to high levels of physical activity
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Management of a patient with hypertension and an abdominal aortic aneurysm would includ
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e: - ANSWER-B B Referral to a cardiologist B B B




A patient presents to urgent care complaining of dyspnea, fatigue, and lower extremity edema
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. The echocardiogram reveals and ejection fraction of 38%. The nurse practitioner knows that
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these findings are consistent with: - ANSWER-
B B B B B B Systolic heart failure B B




A 20 year old is diagnosed with mild persistent asthma. What drug combination would be mos
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t effective in keeping him symptom-free? - ANSWER-
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A bronchodilator PRN and an inhaled corticosteroid
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, A 57-year-
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old male presents to urgent care complaining of substernal chest discomfort for the past hour.
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The EKG reveals ST elevations in Leads II, III, and AVF. The nurse practitioner is aware that thes
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e changes are consistent with which myocardial infarction territory? - ANSWER-
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Inferior wall B




Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit to the treatment of whi
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ch of the following disease processes? - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B Acute bronchitis B




The most common correlate(s) with chronic bronchitis and emphysema is(are): - ANSWER-
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Cigarette smoke inhalation B B




Which of the following is not a goal of treatment for the patient with cystic fibrosis? -
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B ANSWER- Replacement of water soluble vitamins B B B B




Which drug category contains the drugs that are the first line Gold standard therapy for COPD
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? - ANSWER-
B B Inhaled beta-2 agonist bronchodilators
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Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis? -
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B ANSWER- Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased RR
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Salmeterol (Servent) is prescribed for a patient with asthma. What is the most important teac
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hing point about this medication? - ANSWER-
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It is not effective during an acute asthma attack
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Which of the following is not a risk factor for coronary arterial insufficiency? - ANSWER-
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Alcohol ingestion B




Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis? - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B Small cell carcinoma B B