NSG 6020 3P CORRECT TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A 15-year-old high school football player is brought to your office by his mother. He
is complaining of severe testicular pain since exactly 8:00 this morning. He denies any
sexual activity and states that he hurts so bad he can't even urinate. He is nauseated
and is throwing up. He denies any recent illness or fever. His past medical history is
unremarkable. He denies any tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. His parents are both in
good health. On examination, you see a young teenager lying on the bed with an
emesis basin. He is very uncomfortable and keeps shifting his position. His blood
pressure is 150/100, his pulse is 110, and his respirations are 24. On visualization of the
penis, he is circumcised and there are no lesions and no discharge from the meatus.
His scrotal skin is tense and red. Palpation of the left testicle causes severe pain and
the patient begins to cry. His prostate examination is unremarkable. His - ✔✔Torsion of
the spermatic cord
✔✔Which is true of prostate cancer? - ✔✔Ethnicity is a risk factor.
✔✔Which of the following conditions involves a tight prepuce which, once retracted,
cannot be returned? - ✔✔Paraphimosis
✔✔A 12-year-old is brought to your clinic by his father. He was taught in his health class
at school to do monthly testicular self-examinations. Yesterday, when he felt his left
testicle, it was enlarged and tender. He isn't sure if he has had burning with urination
and he says he has never had sexual intercourse. He has had a sore throat, cough, and
runny nose for the last three days. His past medical history is significant for a
tonsillectomy as a small child. His father has high blood pressure and his mother is
healthy. On examination, you see a child in no acute distress. His temperature is 100.8
and his blood pressure and pulse are unremarkable. On visualization of his penis, he is
uncircumcised and has no lesions or discharge. His scrotum is red and tense on the left
and normal appearing on the right. Palpating his left testicle reveals a mildly sore
swollen testicle. The right testicle is unremarkable. An examin - ✔✔Acute orchitis
, ✔✔The most common cause of cancer deaths in males is: - ✔✔Colon cancer
✔✔Important techniques in performing the rectal examination include which of the
following? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔Jim is a 47-year-old man who is having difficulties with sexual function. He is
recently separated from his wife of 20 years. He notes that he has early morning
erections but otherwise cannot function. Which of the following is a likely cause for his
problem? - ✔✔Psychological issues
✔✔Which of the following is true of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection? - ✔✔It
commonly resolves spontaneously in one to two years.
✔✔Which of the following is the most effective pattern of palpation for breast cancer? -
✔✔Beginning at the nipple, make an ever-enlarging spiral.
✔✔A 14-year-old junior high school student is brought in by his mother and father
because he seems to be developing breasts. The mother is upset because she read on
the Internet that smoking marijuana leads to breast enlargement in males. The young
man adamantly denies using any tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. He has recently noticed
changes in his penis, testicles, and pubic hair pattern. Otherwise, his past medical
history is unremarkable. His parents are both in good health. He has two older brothers
who never had this problem. On examination, you see a mildly overweight teenager with
enlarged breast tissue that is slightly tender on both sides. Otherwise, his examination
is normal. He is agreeable to taking a drug test. What is the most likely cause of his
gynecomastia? - ✔✔Imbalance of hormones of puberty
✔✔Which of the following represents metrorrhagia? - ✔✔Bleeding between periods
✔✔What does a KOH (potassium hydroxide) prep help the nurse practitioner diagnose?
- ✔✔Yeast infections
✔✔Abby is a newly married woman who is unable to have intercourse because of
vaginismus. Which of the following is true? - ✔✔Psychosocial reasons may cause this
condition.
✔✔A 30-year-old man notices a firm, 2-cm mass under his areola. He has no other
symptoms and no diagnosis of breast cancer in his first-degree relatives. What is the
most likely diagnosis? - ✔✔Breast tissue
✔✔Which of the following is true regarding breast self-examination? - ✔✔A high
proportion of breast masses are detected by breast self-examination.
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A 15-year-old high school football player is brought to your office by his mother. He
is complaining of severe testicular pain since exactly 8:00 this morning. He denies any
sexual activity and states that he hurts so bad he can't even urinate. He is nauseated
and is throwing up. He denies any recent illness or fever. His past medical history is
unremarkable. He denies any tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. His parents are both in
good health. On examination, you see a young teenager lying on the bed with an
emesis basin. He is very uncomfortable and keeps shifting his position. His blood
pressure is 150/100, his pulse is 110, and his respirations are 24. On visualization of the
penis, he is circumcised and there are no lesions and no discharge from the meatus.
His scrotal skin is tense and red. Palpation of the left testicle causes severe pain and
the patient begins to cry. His prostate examination is unremarkable. His - ✔✔Torsion of
the spermatic cord
✔✔Which is true of prostate cancer? - ✔✔Ethnicity is a risk factor.
✔✔Which of the following conditions involves a tight prepuce which, once retracted,
cannot be returned? - ✔✔Paraphimosis
✔✔A 12-year-old is brought to your clinic by his father. He was taught in his health class
at school to do monthly testicular self-examinations. Yesterday, when he felt his left
testicle, it was enlarged and tender. He isn't sure if he has had burning with urination
and he says he has never had sexual intercourse. He has had a sore throat, cough, and
runny nose for the last three days. His past medical history is significant for a
tonsillectomy as a small child. His father has high blood pressure and his mother is
healthy. On examination, you see a child in no acute distress. His temperature is 100.8
and his blood pressure and pulse are unremarkable. On visualization of his penis, he is
uncircumcised and has no lesions or discharge. His scrotum is red and tense on the left
and normal appearing on the right. Palpating his left testicle reveals a mildly sore
swollen testicle. The right testicle is unremarkable. An examin - ✔✔Acute orchitis
, ✔✔The most common cause of cancer deaths in males is: - ✔✔Colon cancer
✔✔Important techniques in performing the rectal examination include which of the
following? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔Jim is a 47-year-old man who is having difficulties with sexual function. He is
recently separated from his wife of 20 years. He notes that he has early morning
erections but otherwise cannot function. Which of the following is a likely cause for his
problem? - ✔✔Psychological issues
✔✔Which of the following is true of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection? - ✔✔It
commonly resolves spontaneously in one to two years.
✔✔Which of the following is the most effective pattern of palpation for breast cancer? -
✔✔Beginning at the nipple, make an ever-enlarging spiral.
✔✔A 14-year-old junior high school student is brought in by his mother and father
because he seems to be developing breasts. The mother is upset because she read on
the Internet that smoking marijuana leads to breast enlargement in males. The young
man adamantly denies using any tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. He has recently noticed
changes in his penis, testicles, and pubic hair pattern. Otherwise, his past medical
history is unremarkable. His parents are both in good health. He has two older brothers
who never had this problem. On examination, you see a mildly overweight teenager with
enlarged breast tissue that is slightly tender on both sides. Otherwise, his examination
is normal. He is agreeable to taking a drug test. What is the most likely cause of his
gynecomastia? - ✔✔Imbalance of hormones of puberty
✔✔Which of the following represents metrorrhagia? - ✔✔Bleeding between periods
✔✔What does a KOH (potassium hydroxide) prep help the nurse practitioner diagnose?
- ✔✔Yeast infections
✔✔Abby is a newly married woman who is unable to have intercourse because of
vaginismus. Which of the following is true? - ✔✔Psychosocial reasons may cause this
condition.
✔✔A 30-year-old man notices a firm, 2-cm mass under his areola. He has no other
symptoms and no diagnosis of breast cancer in his first-degree relatives. What is the
most likely diagnosis? - ✔✔Breast tissue
✔✔Which of the following is true regarding breast self-examination? - ✔✔A high
proportion of breast masses are detected by breast self-examination.
