NURS 497 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer. Testing reveals
that the cancer cells have spread to local lymph nodes. A nurse
realizes that this cancer would be documented as stage:
a. 3.
b. 2.
c. 1.
d. 4. Correct Answers A
A 30-year-old male with HIV is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr
virus. After 2 months, the virus is still active. Based upon the
Epstein-Barr virus, which of the following cancers is most likely
to develop in this patient?
a. Kaposi sarcoma
b. T-cell leukemia
c. T-cell lipoma
d. B-cell lymphoma Correct Answers D
A 50-year-old male reports episodes of frequently recurring
crampy abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody stools. What
might a possible diagnosis be?
a. Ulcerative colitis
b. Hiatal hernia
c. Pyloric obstruction
d. Achalasia Correct Answers A
A 52-year-old female presents with continuous abdominal pain
that intensifies after eating. She is diagnosed with chronic
, pancreatitis. Contributing factors include which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Alcohol abuse
b. Bulimia
c. History of gallstones
d. Trauma
e. Smoking Correct Answers A,C,E
A 54-year-old reports vomiting blood. Tests reveal portal
hypertension. Which of the following is the most likely cause of
this condition?
a. Renal stenosis
b. Left ventricular failure
c. Thrombosis in the spleen
d. Cirrhosis of the liver Correct Answers D
A female client who has multiple sclerosis (MS) asks the nurse
about risks associated with pregnancy. Which of the following
responses by the nurse is accurate?
a. "Women with MS frequently have premature labour."
b. "MS is associated with a slightly increased risk for congenital
defects."
c. "Symptoms of MS are likely to become worse during
pregnancy."
d. "MS symptoms may be worse after the pregnancy." Correct
Answers D
A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumours of glandular
or squamous cell origin. What is the nurse describing?
a. Cancer in situ
b. Cancer beyond (meta) situ
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer. Testing reveals
that the cancer cells have spread to local lymph nodes. A nurse
realizes that this cancer would be documented as stage:
a. 3.
b. 2.
c. 1.
d. 4. Correct Answers A
A 30-year-old male with HIV is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr
virus. After 2 months, the virus is still active. Based upon the
Epstein-Barr virus, which of the following cancers is most likely
to develop in this patient?
a. Kaposi sarcoma
b. T-cell leukemia
c. T-cell lipoma
d. B-cell lymphoma Correct Answers D
A 50-year-old male reports episodes of frequently recurring
crampy abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody stools. What
might a possible diagnosis be?
a. Ulcerative colitis
b. Hiatal hernia
c. Pyloric obstruction
d. Achalasia Correct Answers A
A 52-year-old female presents with continuous abdominal pain
that intensifies after eating. She is diagnosed with chronic
, pancreatitis. Contributing factors include which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Alcohol abuse
b. Bulimia
c. History of gallstones
d. Trauma
e. Smoking Correct Answers A,C,E
A 54-year-old reports vomiting blood. Tests reveal portal
hypertension. Which of the following is the most likely cause of
this condition?
a. Renal stenosis
b. Left ventricular failure
c. Thrombosis in the spleen
d. Cirrhosis of the liver Correct Answers D
A female client who has multiple sclerosis (MS) asks the nurse
about risks associated with pregnancy. Which of the following
responses by the nurse is accurate?
a. "Women with MS frequently have premature labour."
b. "MS is associated with a slightly increased risk for congenital
defects."
c. "Symptoms of MS are likely to become worse during
pregnancy."
d. "MS symptoms may be worse after the pregnancy." Correct
Answers D
A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumours of glandular
or squamous cell origin. What is the nurse describing?
a. Cancer in situ
b. Cancer beyond (meta) situ
