NUR 6531 Set 1 – Advanced Practice
Nursing in Primary Care Exam Review
2025 TESTBANK
NUR 6531 Set 1 – Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary
Care Exam Review 2025 | Adult & Geriatric Clinical
Scenarios, Diagnostics, and Pharmacology for Nurse
Practitioners | South University
,NUR 6531 Set 1 – Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care Exam Review 2025
The most common cancer found on the auricle is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Basal cell
carcinoma
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chronic
bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Antihistimines
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amount of
bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How should the
nurse practitioner proceed? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Refer the patient for a barium enema
and sigmoidoscopy.
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased respiratory
rate
A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and
polymyalgia rheumatica presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant pain. Her
current medications include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily,
simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner
suspects acute diverticulitis and possibly an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for this
patient at this time is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ CT scan
A patient reports "something flew in my eye" about an hour ago while he was splitting logs. If
there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find all except: -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Purulent drainage
A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious, markedly
purulent discharge from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should suspect: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ Gonococcal conjunctivitis
,A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped vesicles
consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain,
burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Herpes
zoster and consider that this patient may be immunocompromised
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Small cell
carcinoma
An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea for several days. She
explains she has even had fecal incontinence one time. She describes loose stools 3-4 times a day
for several weeks and denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use. The history suggests that
the patient has: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Chronic diarrhea
Margaret, age 32, comes into the office with painful joints and a distinctive rash in a butterfly
distribution on her face. The rash has red papules and plaques with a fine scale. What do you
suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Systemic lupus erythematosus
Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit to the treatment of which
of the following disease processes? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Acute bronchitis
Lisa, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonist
daily. Her exacerbations affect her activities and they occur at least twice weekly and may last
for days. She is affected more than once weekly during the night with an exacerbation. Which
category of asthma severity is Lisa in? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Moderate persistent
Which of the following is the most appropriate therapeutic regimen for an adult patient with no
known allergies diagnosed with group A B-hemolytic strep? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
Penicillin V 500 milligrams PO every 8 hours for 10 days
, A cashier complains of dull ache and pressure sensation in her lower legs. It is relieved by leg
elevation. She occasionally has edema in her lower legs at the end of the day. What is the most
likely cause of these problems? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Varicose veins
Which statement below is correct about pertussis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ It is also called
whooping cough
Which of the following is the most important diagnosis to rule out in the adult patient with acute
bronchitis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Pneumonia
A 70 year old patient presents with left lower quadrant (LLQ) abdominal pain, a markedly tender
palpable abdominal wall, fever, and leukocytosis. Of the following terms, which correctly
describes the suspected condition? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Diverticulitis
Sylvia, age 83, presents with a 3 day history of pain and burning in the left forehead. This
morning she noticed a rash with erythematous papules in that site. What do you suspect? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Herpes zoster
A 33-year-old female is admitted with acute pancreatitis. The nurse practitioner knows that the
most common cause of pancreatitis is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Gallstones
When a patient presents with symptoms of acute gallbladder disease, what is the appropriate
nurse practitioner action? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Order an abdominal ultrasound
A false-positive result with the fecal occult blood test can result from: - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ a high dietary intake of rare cooked beef
A 76-year-old male complains of weight loss, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping and pain.
Physical findings include an abdominal mass and stool positive for occult blood. The nurse
practitioner pain suspects a tumor in the small intestine. The best diagnostic test for this patient
is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Small bowel follow-through
Nursing in Primary Care Exam Review
2025 TESTBANK
NUR 6531 Set 1 – Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary
Care Exam Review 2025 | Adult & Geriatric Clinical
Scenarios, Diagnostics, and Pharmacology for Nurse
Practitioners | South University
,NUR 6531 Set 1 – Advanced Practice Nursing in Primary Care Exam Review 2025
The most common cancer found on the auricle is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Basal cell
carcinoma
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chronic
bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Antihistimines
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amount of
bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How should the
nurse practitioner proceed? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Refer the patient for a barium enema
and sigmoidoscopy.
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased respiratory
rate
A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and
polymyalgia rheumatica presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant pain. Her
current medications include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily,
simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner
suspects acute diverticulitis and possibly an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for this
patient at this time is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ CT scan
A patient reports "something flew in my eye" about an hour ago while he was splitting logs. If
there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find all except: -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Purulent drainage
A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious, markedly
purulent discharge from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should suspect: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ Gonococcal conjunctivitis
,A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped vesicles
consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain,
burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Herpes
zoster and consider that this patient may be immunocompromised
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Small cell
carcinoma
An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea for several days. She
explains she has even had fecal incontinence one time. She describes loose stools 3-4 times a day
for several weeks and denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use. The history suggests that
the patient has: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Chronic diarrhea
Margaret, age 32, comes into the office with painful joints and a distinctive rash in a butterfly
distribution on her face. The rash has red papules and plaques with a fine scale. What do you
suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Systemic lupus erythematosus
Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit to the treatment of which
of the following disease processes? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Acute bronchitis
Lisa, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonist
daily. Her exacerbations affect her activities and they occur at least twice weekly and may last
for days. She is affected more than once weekly during the night with an exacerbation. Which
category of asthma severity is Lisa in? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Moderate persistent
Which of the following is the most appropriate therapeutic regimen for an adult patient with no
known allergies diagnosed with group A B-hemolytic strep? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
Penicillin V 500 milligrams PO every 8 hours for 10 days
, A cashier complains of dull ache and pressure sensation in her lower legs. It is relieved by leg
elevation. She occasionally has edema in her lower legs at the end of the day. What is the most
likely cause of these problems? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Varicose veins
Which statement below is correct about pertussis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ It is also called
whooping cough
Which of the following is the most important diagnosis to rule out in the adult patient with acute
bronchitis? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Pneumonia
A 70 year old patient presents with left lower quadrant (LLQ) abdominal pain, a markedly tender
palpable abdominal wall, fever, and leukocytosis. Of the following terms, which correctly
describes the suspected condition? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Diverticulitis
Sylvia, age 83, presents with a 3 day history of pain and burning in the left forehead. This
morning she noticed a rash with erythematous papules in that site. What do you suspect? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Herpes zoster
A 33-year-old female is admitted with acute pancreatitis. The nurse practitioner knows that the
most common cause of pancreatitis is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Gallstones
When a patient presents with symptoms of acute gallbladder disease, what is the appropriate
nurse practitioner action? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Order an abdominal ultrasound
A false-positive result with the fecal occult blood test can result from: - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ a high dietary intake of rare cooked beef
A 76-year-old male complains of weight loss, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping and pain.
Physical findings include an abdominal mass and stool positive for occult blood. The nurse
practitioner pain suspects a tumor in the small intestine. The best diagnostic test for this patient
is: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ Small bowel follow-through
