NURS 6531 MIDTERM REVIEW | LATEST 100
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | RATED 100% CORRECT
The most common cancer found on the auricle is: 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? 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? Answer -
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic
bronchitis? 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: 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: 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: 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: Answer - Herpes zoster and consider that this
patient may be immunocompromised
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis? 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: 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? Answer - Systemic lupus
erythematosus
Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit to the
treatment of which of the following disease processes? Answer - Acute
bronchitis
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | RATED 100% CORRECT
The most common cancer found on the auricle is: 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? 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? Answer -
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic
bronchitis? 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: 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: 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: 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: Answer - Herpes zoster and consider that this
patient may be immunocompromised
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis? 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: 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? Answer - Systemic lupus
erythematosus
Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit to the
treatment of which of the following disease processes? Answer - Acute
bronchitis
