1. Which item is a microorganism capable of causing disease?
a. Lipase
b. Antigen
c. Pathogen
d. Carcinogen
2. Which endocrine problem is more common in men than in women?
a. Graves disease
b. Thyroid nodules
c. Hyperaldosteronism
d. Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone production
3. Which type of surgery involves the removal of one lobe of the lung?
a. Lobectomy
b. Pneumonectomy
c. Wedge Resection
d. Segmental resection
4. When reviewing the process of peritoneal dialysis, the nurse recalls that
which substance can pass through the peritoneal membrane?
a. Glucose
b. Creatinine
c. Fatty acids
d. Amino acids
5. The nurse identifies that a patient is in the initial stage of Raynaud’s
disorder. Which assessment finding is consistent with the early stage of this
condition?
a. Throbbing, tingling, and swelling of the limbs
b. Chronic ischemic pain and ulcers on both feet
c. Color changes of fingers from white to blue to red
d. Hypertension, hyperglycemia, and inflamed arteries
6. Which assessment finding is the most common clinical manifestation of an
asthma attack?
a. Hypoxia
b. Wheezing
c. Tachypnea
d. Hypertension
7. The nurse provides education for a group of nursing students and gives
which description of carpel tunnel syndrome?
a. The tear within the muscle or tendoligamentous structures around the
shoulder
b. The entrapment of soft tissue structures under the coracoacromial
arch of the shoulder
c. The compression of the median nerve that enters the hand
through the narrow confines of the carpal tunnel.
d. The injury of fibrocartilage of knee, characterized by popping,
clicking, tearing sensation; effusion; and swelling
8. Which immobilization device is best for a patient with an unstable wrist
fracture?
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, a. Posterior splint
b. Short arm cast
c. Long arm cast
d. Sugar-tong splint
9. Which bacteria live in the large intestine and act to protect the body by
preventing the overgrowth of other microorganisms?
a. Bile
b. Pathogens
c. Normal flora
d. Clostridium difficile
10.Which type of pain is associated with fibromyalgia?
a. Acute
b. Localized
c. Intermittent
d. Widespread
11.Which vaccine would the nurse recommend to a 65-year-old-patient with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
a. Pneumococcal
b. Staphylococcus aureus
c. Haemophilus influenzae
d. Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
12.Which is the most common malabsorption disorder?
a. Celiac disease
b. Tropical sprue
c. Cystic fibrosis
d. Lactose intolerance
13.The nurse reviews the treatments for lower extremity peripheral artery
disease (PAD). Which therapy involves percutaneous transluminal
angioplasty (PTA) and cold therapy?
a. Stent
b. Cryoplasty
c. Atherectomy
d. Endothelial progenitor cell therapy
14.Which identified clinical manifestation would the nurse associate with those
exhibited with a cluster headache?
a. Hemiparesis
b. Photophobia
c. Conjunctivitis
d. Nuchal rigidity
15.Which joint surgery involves removing a slice of bone?
a. Osteotomy
b. Arthroplasty
c. Synovectomy
d. Debridement
16.Which condition is characterized by muscle atrophy and tendon destruction
that causes one joint to slip past the other?
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a. Lipase
b. Antigen
c. Pathogen
d. Carcinogen
2. Which endocrine problem is more common in men than in women?
a. Graves disease
b. Thyroid nodules
c. Hyperaldosteronism
d. Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone production
3. Which type of surgery involves the removal of one lobe of the lung?
a. Lobectomy
b. Pneumonectomy
c. Wedge Resection
d. Segmental resection
4. When reviewing the process of peritoneal dialysis, the nurse recalls that
which substance can pass through the peritoneal membrane?
a. Glucose
b. Creatinine
c. Fatty acids
d. Amino acids
5. The nurse identifies that a patient is in the initial stage of Raynaud’s
disorder. Which assessment finding is consistent with the early stage of this
condition?
a. Throbbing, tingling, and swelling of the limbs
b. Chronic ischemic pain and ulcers on both feet
c. Color changes of fingers from white to blue to red
d. Hypertension, hyperglycemia, and inflamed arteries
6. Which assessment finding is the most common clinical manifestation of an
asthma attack?
a. Hypoxia
b. Wheezing
c. Tachypnea
d. Hypertension
7. The nurse provides education for a group of nursing students and gives
which description of carpel tunnel syndrome?
a. The tear within the muscle or tendoligamentous structures around the
shoulder
b. The entrapment of soft tissue structures under the coracoacromial
arch of the shoulder
c. The compression of the median nerve that enters the hand
through the narrow confines of the carpal tunnel.
d. The injury of fibrocartilage of knee, characterized by popping,
clicking, tearing sensation; effusion; and swelling
8. Which immobilization device is best for a patient with an unstable wrist
fracture?
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, a. Posterior splint
b. Short arm cast
c. Long arm cast
d. Sugar-tong splint
9. Which bacteria live in the large intestine and act to protect the body by
preventing the overgrowth of other microorganisms?
a. Bile
b. Pathogens
c. Normal flora
d. Clostridium difficile
10.Which type of pain is associated with fibromyalgia?
a. Acute
b. Localized
c. Intermittent
d. Widespread
11.Which vaccine would the nurse recommend to a 65-year-old-patient with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
a. Pneumococcal
b. Staphylococcus aureus
c. Haemophilus influenzae
d. Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
12.Which is the most common malabsorption disorder?
a. Celiac disease
b. Tropical sprue
c. Cystic fibrosis
d. Lactose intolerance
13.The nurse reviews the treatments for lower extremity peripheral artery
disease (PAD). Which therapy involves percutaneous transluminal
angioplasty (PTA) and cold therapy?
a. Stent
b. Cryoplasty
c. Atherectomy
d. Endothelial progenitor cell therapy
14.Which identified clinical manifestation would the nurse associate with those
exhibited with a cluster headache?
a. Hemiparesis
b. Photophobia
c. Conjunctivitis
d. Nuchal rigidity
15.Which joint surgery involves removing a slice of bone?
a. Osteotomy
b. Arthroplasty
c. Synovectomy
d. Debridement
16.Which condition is characterized by muscle atrophy and tendon destruction
that causes one joint to slip past the other?
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