NR 511 Midterm Questions and
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, a. cholinesterase inhibitors pg
Question 2: Which drug for
Alzheimer's disease should be
administered beginning at the time
of diagnosis?
a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
b. Anxiolytics
c. Antidepressants
d. Atypical antipsychotics
b. accidental.
Question 3: Most adult poisonings
are:
a. intentional and self-inflicted.
b. accidental.
c. caused by someone wishing to do
harm to the person.
d. not attributed to any reason.
"We will order a mammogram and ultrasound to help establish a
diagnosis."
Question 4: A 58-year-old woman
presents with a breast mass. Which
of the following responses by the
clinician would be most appropriate?
a. "It is probably just a cyst, because
that is the most common breast
mass."
b. "We will order a mammogram and
ultrasound to help establish a
diagnosis."
c. "We will go ahead and schedule
you for a biopsy because that is the
only way to know for sure."
d. "Because your lump is painful, it
is most likely not cancer."
d. There is no specific test.
Question 5: Which of the following
is a specific test for multiple
sclerosis (MS)?
a. Magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI)
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan
c. A lumbar puncture
d. There is no specific test.
, Abrupt onset
Question 7: Which characteristic of
delirium helps to distinguish
delirium from dementia?
a. Abrupt onset
b. Impaired attention
c. Affective changes
d. Delusions
Decrease in level of consciousness (LOC)
Question 8: Which clinical feature is
the first to be affected in increased
intracranial pressure (ICP)?
a. Decrease in level of consciousness
(LOC)
b. Headache
c. Nausea
d. Widening pulse pressure
There is a risk of neurovascular and neurosensory trauma, so the clinician
should check for distal pulses.
Question 9: Jennifer is an 18-year-
old girl who comes to the emergency
room after a fall during a soccer
game. Jennifer explains that she fell
on her left side and kept her arm out
straight to break her fall. She has
been experiencing severe pain and
limited range of motion in her left
shoulder. The clinician has
diagnosed Jennifer with a dislocated
shoulder. Which of the following
statements are true concerning
shoulder dislocation?
a. Posterior dislocations are more
common than anterior dislocations.
b. There is a risk of neurovascular
and neurosensory trauma, so the
clinician should check for distal
pulses.
c. Recurrent dislocations are
uncommon and would require a
greater force to result in injury.
d. Surgery is most commonly the
treatment of choice.
, morning stiffness
Question 10: Which of the following
signs or symptoms indicate an
inflammatory etiology to
musculoskeletal pain?
a. Decreased C-reactive protein
b. Hyperalbuminemia
c. Morning stiffness
d. Weight gain
Mild obesity
Question 11: The clinician sees a
patient who is 5 feet tall and weighs
150 pounds. How would the
clinician classify this patient?
a. Overweight
b. Mild obesity
c. Moderate obesity
d. Morbid obesity
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Question 13: A 23-year-old sexually
active woman presents for her first
Pap smear. Her history includes
nulligravida, age at first intercourse
14, and more than 10 sexual
partners. Which of the following
conditions should the clinician be
particularly alert for during her
exam?
a. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
b. Endometrial hyperplasia
c. Vagismus
d. Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Antipsychotic
Question 14: Which of the following
classes of drugs should be used as
first-line therapy for treatment of
delirium?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Antipsychotics
c. Anticonvulsants
d. Antidepressants
Answers
2025/2026
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Verified Questions and Answers
A+ Grades Guarantee
, a. cholinesterase inhibitors pg
Question 2: Which drug for
Alzheimer's disease should be
administered beginning at the time
of diagnosis?
a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
b. Anxiolytics
c. Antidepressants
d. Atypical antipsychotics
b. accidental.
Question 3: Most adult poisonings
are:
a. intentional and self-inflicted.
b. accidental.
c. caused by someone wishing to do
harm to the person.
d. not attributed to any reason.
"We will order a mammogram and ultrasound to help establish a
diagnosis."
Question 4: A 58-year-old woman
presents with a breast mass. Which
of the following responses by the
clinician would be most appropriate?
a. "It is probably just a cyst, because
that is the most common breast
mass."
b. "We will order a mammogram and
ultrasound to help establish a
diagnosis."
c. "We will go ahead and schedule
you for a biopsy because that is the
only way to know for sure."
d. "Because your lump is painful, it
is most likely not cancer."
d. There is no specific test.
Question 5: Which of the following
is a specific test for multiple
sclerosis (MS)?
a. Magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI)
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan
c. A lumbar puncture
d. There is no specific test.
, Abrupt onset
Question 7: Which characteristic of
delirium helps to distinguish
delirium from dementia?
a. Abrupt onset
b. Impaired attention
c. Affective changes
d. Delusions
Decrease in level of consciousness (LOC)
Question 8: Which clinical feature is
the first to be affected in increased
intracranial pressure (ICP)?
a. Decrease in level of consciousness
(LOC)
b. Headache
c. Nausea
d. Widening pulse pressure
There is a risk of neurovascular and neurosensory trauma, so the clinician
should check for distal pulses.
Question 9: Jennifer is an 18-year-
old girl who comes to the emergency
room after a fall during a soccer
game. Jennifer explains that she fell
on her left side and kept her arm out
straight to break her fall. She has
been experiencing severe pain and
limited range of motion in her left
shoulder. The clinician has
diagnosed Jennifer with a dislocated
shoulder. Which of the following
statements are true concerning
shoulder dislocation?
a. Posterior dislocations are more
common than anterior dislocations.
b. There is a risk of neurovascular
and neurosensory trauma, so the
clinician should check for distal
pulses.
c. Recurrent dislocations are
uncommon and would require a
greater force to result in injury.
d. Surgery is most commonly the
treatment of choice.
, morning stiffness
Question 10: Which of the following
signs or symptoms indicate an
inflammatory etiology to
musculoskeletal pain?
a. Decreased C-reactive protein
b. Hyperalbuminemia
c. Morning stiffness
d. Weight gain
Mild obesity
Question 11: The clinician sees a
patient who is 5 feet tall and weighs
150 pounds. How would the
clinician classify this patient?
a. Overweight
b. Mild obesity
c. Moderate obesity
d. Morbid obesity
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Question 13: A 23-year-old sexually
active woman presents for her first
Pap smear. Her history includes
nulligravida, age at first intercourse
14, and more than 10 sexual
partners. Which of the following
conditions should the clinician be
particularly alert for during her
exam?
a. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
b. Endometrial hyperplasia
c. Vagismus
d. Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Antipsychotic
Question 14: Which of the following
classes of drugs should be used as
first-line therapy for treatment of
delirium?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Antipsychotics
c. Anticonvulsants
d. Antidepressants
