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NSG6001 week 2 quiz Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Which assessments of care providers are performed as part of the Value Based
Purchasing initiative?
Ans: Appraising costs per case of care for Medicare patients
Assissing patients' satisfaction with hospital care
Monitoring mortality rates of all patients with pneumonia
The provider learns that a patient is taking herbal supplements for a variety of
reasons. What is an important point to discuss with this patient about taking such
supplements?
Ans: Many supplements lack clear clinical evidence of efficacy
Which dietary supplements have shown some effectiveness in reducing blood
pressure in patients with hypertension?
Ans: CoQ10
Garlic extract
L-arginine
A patient reports abdominal and back pain with anorexia and nausea. During an
exam, the provider notes a pulsatile abdominal mass. What is the initial action?
Ans: Ultrasound of the mass to determine size
A 70-year-old male patient has an aortic aneurysm measuring 5.0cm. The patient
has poorly-controlled hypertension, and decompensated heart failure. What is the
recommendation for treatment for this patient?
Ans: Serial ultrasongraphic surveillance of the aneurysm
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According to current research, whic are associated with a decreased incidens of
stroke?
Ans: > 7 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
Intensive insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes
Medicterranean diet
During a rountine health maintenance examination, the provider auscultates a
cervical bruit. The patient denies syncope, weakness, or headache. What will the
provider do, based on this finding?
Ans: order a carotid duplex ultrasound
Patients who meet the criteria for statin therapy to help prevent atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease are thos with a history of
Ans: a 10 year risk score of 8% with an LDL of 80mg/dL
a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level > 190mg/dL
previous myocardial infarction
A patient who has heart failure with reduced ejection fraction will have which
symptoms?
Ans: pump failure from left ventricular systolic dysfunction
A patient who has been diagnosed with heart failure for over a year reports being
comfortable while at rest and experiences palpitaitons and dyspnea when walking
tothe bathroom. Which classification of heart failure is appropriate based on
these symptoms?
Ans: Class II
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NSG6001 week 2 quiz Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Which assessments of care providers are performed as part of the Value Based
Purchasing initiative?
Ans: Appraising costs per case of care for Medicare patients
Assissing patients' satisfaction with hospital care
Monitoring mortality rates of all patients with pneumonia
The provider learns that a patient is taking herbal supplements for a variety of
reasons. What is an important point to discuss with this patient about taking such
supplements?
Ans: Many supplements lack clear clinical evidence of efficacy
Which dietary supplements have shown some effectiveness in reducing blood
pressure in patients with hypertension?
Ans: CoQ10
Garlic extract
L-arginine
A patient reports abdominal and back pain with anorexia and nausea. During an
exam, the provider notes a pulsatile abdominal mass. What is the initial action?
Ans: Ultrasound of the mass to determine size
A 70-year-old male patient has an aortic aneurysm measuring 5.0cm. The patient
has poorly-controlled hypertension, and decompensated heart failure. What is the
recommendation for treatment for this patient?
Ans: Serial ultrasongraphic surveillance of the aneurysm
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According to current research, whic are associated with a decreased incidens of
stroke?
Ans: > 7 servings of fruits and vegetables per day
Intensive insulin therapy in type 1 diabetes
Medicterranean diet
During a rountine health maintenance examination, the provider auscultates a
cervical bruit. The patient denies syncope, weakness, or headache. What will the
provider do, based on this finding?
Ans: order a carotid duplex ultrasound
Patients who meet the criteria for statin therapy to help prevent atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease are thos with a history of
Ans: a 10 year risk score of 8% with an LDL of 80mg/dL
a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level > 190mg/dL
previous myocardial infarction
A patient who has heart failure with reduced ejection fraction will have which
symptoms?
Ans: pump failure from left ventricular systolic dysfunction
A patient who has been diagnosed with heart failure for over a year reports being
comfortable while at rest and experiences palpitaitons and dyspnea when walking
tothe bathroom. Which classification of heart failure is appropriate based on
these symptoms?
Ans: Class II
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