NSG6440 TEST SCRIPT
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
Treatment for epididymitis includes which of the following?
Correct Answer: scrotal elevation
Question 2.
After 6 months of Synthroid therapy, the clinician should expect which result in the
repeat thyroid-stimulating hormone studies?
Correct Answer: Normal
Question 3.
A 24- year old woman presents to the clinic with dysuria, dyspareunia, and a
mucopurulent vaginal discharge. Her boyfriend was recently treated for nongonococcal
urethritis. What sexually transmitted disease has she most probable been exposed to?
Correct Answer: Chlamydia
Question 4.
Which of the following is the form of external otitis in which bacterial infection extends
from the auditory canal into the skull?
Correct Answer: Necrotizing otitis
Question 5.
Which causes the greatest percentage of mammalian bites?
Correct Answer: human
Question 6.
Which test is used to confirm a diagnosis of epididymitis
Correct Answer: ultrasound of the scrotum
Question 7.
Which statement accurately describes the APRNs scope of practice?
Correct Answer: This delineates the permissible boundaries of APRN
professional practice
, Question 8.
The nurse is working with a 65- year- old patient who was recently diagnosed with
hypertension. The patient is concerned about their optimal health with their new
diagnosis. Which nursing action is necessary for health promotion with the patient?
Correct Answer: Discussing appropriate stress management techniques
Question 9.
Which of the following would be a cause of neuropathic pain?
Correct Answer: post herpetic pain
• Which theory regarding the aging process is linked to cancer and
Alzheimer's disease? -✓✓oxidative damage
Question 10.
Which heart sound is associated with decreased elasticity of the left ventricle in left
ventricular hypertrophy?
Correct Answer: S4
Question 11.
Heart valve damage resulting from acute rheumatic fever is a long-term sequelae
resulting from infection with which of the following pathogens?
Correct Answer: Group A streptococcus
Question 12.
A 21-year-old student presents with complaints of fatigue, headache, anorexia and a
runny nose, all of which began about 2 weeks ago. She started taking vitamins and
over-the-counter cold preparations but feels worse. The smell of food makes her
nauseated. Her boyfriend had mononucleosis about 1 month ago, and she wonders if
she might have it also. Examination reveals cervical adenopathy and an enlarged liver
and spleen. Which of the following labs would be most helpful in the differential
diagnosis at this point?
Correct Answer: Antihepatitis D virus
Question 13.
What is the most common form of heart disease in a patient with atrial fibrillation?
Correct Answer: Coronary artery disease associated with heart failure
Question 14.
A 15-year-old girl is seen in the clinic because she has not yet had her first period. Which
of the following questions would help the clinician determine the cause?
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
Treatment for epididymitis includes which of the following?
Correct Answer: scrotal elevation
Question 2.
After 6 months of Synthroid therapy, the clinician should expect which result in the
repeat thyroid-stimulating hormone studies?
Correct Answer: Normal
Question 3.
A 24- year old woman presents to the clinic with dysuria, dyspareunia, and a
mucopurulent vaginal discharge. Her boyfriend was recently treated for nongonococcal
urethritis. What sexually transmitted disease has she most probable been exposed to?
Correct Answer: Chlamydia
Question 4.
Which of the following is the form of external otitis in which bacterial infection extends
from the auditory canal into the skull?
Correct Answer: Necrotizing otitis
Question 5.
Which causes the greatest percentage of mammalian bites?
Correct Answer: human
Question 6.
Which test is used to confirm a diagnosis of epididymitis
Correct Answer: ultrasound of the scrotum
Question 7.
Which statement accurately describes the APRNs scope of practice?
Correct Answer: This delineates the permissible boundaries of APRN
professional practice
, Question 8.
The nurse is working with a 65- year- old patient who was recently diagnosed with
hypertension. The patient is concerned about their optimal health with their new
diagnosis. Which nursing action is necessary for health promotion with the patient?
Correct Answer: Discussing appropriate stress management techniques
Question 9.
Which of the following would be a cause of neuropathic pain?
Correct Answer: post herpetic pain
• Which theory regarding the aging process is linked to cancer and
Alzheimer's disease? -✓✓oxidative damage
Question 10.
Which heart sound is associated with decreased elasticity of the left ventricle in left
ventricular hypertrophy?
Correct Answer: S4
Question 11.
Heart valve damage resulting from acute rheumatic fever is a long-term sequelae
resulting from infection with which of the following pathogens?
Correct Answer: Group A streptococcus
Question 12.
A 21-year-old student presents with complaints of fatigue, headache, anorexia and a
runny nose, all of which began about 2 weeks ago. She started taking vitamins and
over-the-counter cold preparations but feels worse. The smell of food makes her
nauseated. Her boyfriend had mononucleosis about 1 month ago, and she wonders if
she might have it also. Examination reveals cervical adenopathy and an enlarged liver
and spleen. Which of the following labs would be most helpful in the differential
diagnosis at this point?
Correct Answer: Antihepatitis D virus
Question 13.
What is the most common form of heart disease in a patient with atrial fibrillation?
Correct Answer: Coronary artery disease associated with heart failure
Question 14.
A 15-year-old girl is seen in the clinic because she has not yet had her first period. Which
of the following questions would help the clinician determine the cause?
