NR 571 MIDTERM EXAMINATION 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
MASTER GUIDE
◉ The 56 year old man with chronic prostatitis should be treated
with trimethoprim 80mg-sulfamethoxazole 400 (TMP-SMX,
Bactrim) for how long?
a. 3-7 days
b. 14-21 days
c. 3-6 weeks
d 6-12 weeks.
Answer: d 6-12 weeks
◉ The A in SNAPPS stands for Assessment
a. true
b. false.
Answer: b. false
,◉ A patient is diagnosed with Giardia after backpacking trip in the
mountains. Which of the following would be the appropriate
treatement?
a. Vancomycin
b. Penicillin
c. Metronidazole
d. Bactrim.
Answer: c. Metronidazole
◉ The most cost effective screening test to determine HIV status is
which of the following?
a. western blot
b. enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
c. venereal disease research laboratory test (VDRL)
d. Viral load.
Answer: b. enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
◉ The clinician sees a patient who is 5 feet tall and weighs 150
pounds (:BMI 29.3). How would the clinician classify this patient?
a. overweight
,b. Mild Obesity
c. Moderate Obesity
d. morbid obesity.
Answer: b. Mild Obesity
◉ One of the initial steps in assessing patients with musculoskeletal
complaints is to determine whether the complaint is articular or
nonarticular in origin. Which of the following is an example of an
articular srtucture?
A. Fascia
B. Bone
C. Synovium
D. Tendons.
Answer: C. Synovium
◉ 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.
Answer: b. there is a risk of neurovascular and neurosensory
trauma, so the clinician should check for distal pulses
◉ Which of the following types of cellulitis is a streptococcal
infection of the superficial layers of the skin which does not involve
the subcutaneous layers?
a. necrotizing fascitis
b. periorbital cellulitis
c. erysipelas
d. flesh eating bacteria.
Answer: c. erysipelas
◉ A 76 year old man is seen in the office for complaints of urinary
incontinence. The clinican should suspect which of these causes of
incontinence in men?
a. urethral polyps
b,. urinary tract infection (UTI)
c. anticholinergic medications
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
MASTER GUIDE
◉ The 56 year old man with chronic prostatitis should be treated
with trimethoprim 80mg-sulfamethoxazole 400 (TMP-SMX,
Bactrim) for how long?
a. 3-7 days
b. 14-21 days
c. 3-6 weeks
d 6-12 weeks.
Answer: d 6-12 weeks
◉ The A in SNAPPS stands for Assessment
a. true
b. false.
Answer: b. false
,◉ A patient is diagnosed with Giardia after backpacking trip in the
mountains. Which of the following would be the appropriate
treatement?
a. Vancomycin
b. Penicillin
c. Metronidazole
d. Bactrim.
Answer: c. Metronidazole
◉ The most cost effective screening test to determine HIV status is
which of the following?
a. western blot
b. enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
c. venereal disease research laboratory test (VDRL)
d. Viral load.
Answer: b. enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
◉ The clinician sees a patient who is 5 feet tall and weighs 150
pounds (:BMI 29.3). How would the clinician classify this patient?
a. overweight
,b. Mild Obesity
c. Moderate Obesity
d. morbid obesity.
Answer: b. Mild Obesity
◉ One of the initial steps in assessing patients with musculoskeletal
complaints is to determine whether the complaint is articular or
nonarticular in origin. Which of the following is an example of an
articular srtucture?
A. Fascia
B. Bone
C. Synovium
D. Tendons.
Answer: C. Synovium
◉ 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.
Answer: b. there is a risk of neurovascular and neurosensory
trauma, so the clinician should check for distal pulses
◉ Which of the following types of cellulitis is a streptococcal
infection of the superficial layers of the skin which does not involve
the subcutaneous layers?
a. necrotizing fascitis
b. periorbital cellulitis
c. erysipelas
d. flesh eating bacteria.
Answer: c. erysipelas
◉ A 76 year old man is seen in the office for complaints of urinary
incontinence. The clinican should suspect which of these causes of
incontinence in men?
a. urethral polyps
b,. urinary tract infection (UTI)
c. anticholinergic medications
