NUR676 QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 100% CORRECT
A 22-year-old woman presents with a "pimple" on her right eyelid. Examination reveals a 2-mm
pustule on the lateral border of the right eyelid margin. This is most consistent with:
A. a chalazion
B. a hordeolum
C. blepharitis
D. cellulitis
Ans>> B. a hordeolum
Treatment options for uncomplicated hordeolum include all of the following except:
A. erythromycin ophthalmic ointment
B. warm compresses to the affected area
C. incision and drainage
D. oral antimicrobial therapy
Ans>> D. oral antimicrobial therapy
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,When advising a patient with scarlet fever, the NP considers that:
A. there is increased risk for poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
B. the rash often peels during recovery
C. an injectable cephalosporin is the preferred treatment option
D. throat culture is usually negative for group A streptococci
Ans>> B. the rash often peels during recovery
The incubation period for M. pneumoniae is usually:
A. less than 1 week
B. 1 week
C. 2 weeks
D. 3 weeks
Ans>> D. 3 weeks
The incubation period for S. pyogenes is usually:
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,A. 1 to 3 days
B. 3 to 5 days
C. 6 to 9 days
D. 10 to 13 days
Ans>> B. 3 to 5 days
All of the following are common causes of penicillin treatment failure in streptococcal pharyngitis
except:
A. infection with a beta-lactamase producing Streptococcus strain
B. failure to initiate or complete the antimicrobial course
C. concomitant infection or carriage with a beta-lactamase-producing organism
D. inadequate penicillin dosage
Ans>> A. infection with a beta-lactamase producing Streptococcus strain
Oral decongestant use should be discouraged in patients with:
A. allergic rhinitis
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, B. migraine headache
C. cardiovascular disease
D. chronic bronchitis
Ans>> C. cardiovascular disease
In the treatment of allergic rhinitis, leukotriene modifiers should be used as:
A. an agent to relieve nasal itch
B. an inflammatory inhibitor
C. a rescue drug
D. an intervention in acute inflammation
Ans>> B. an inflammatory inhibitor
Cromolyn's mechanism of action is as a/an:
A. anti-immunoglobulin E antibody
B. vasoconstrictor
C. mast cell stabilizer
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LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025 100% CORRECT
A 22-year-old woman presents with a "pimple" on her right eyelid. Examination reveals a 2-mm
pustule on the lateral border of the right eyelid margin. This is most consistent with:
A. a chalazion
B. a hordeolum
C. blepharitis
D. cellulitis
Ans>> B. a hordeolum
Treatment options for uncomplicated hordeolum include all of the following except:
A. erythromycin ophthalmic ointment
B. warm compresses to the affected area
C. incision and drainage
D. oral antimicrobial therapy
Ans>> D. oral antimicrobial therapy
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,When advising a patient with scarlet fever, the NP considers that:
A. there is increased risk for poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
B. the rash often peels during recovery
C. an injectable cephalosporin is the preferred treatment option
D. throat culture is usually negative for group A streptococci
Ans>> B. the rash often peels during recovery
The incubation period for M. pneumoniae is usually:
A. less than 1 week
B. 1 week
C. 2 weeks
D. 3 weeks
Ans>> D. 3 weeks
The incubation period for S. pyogenes is usually:
2
,A. 1 to 3 days
B. 3 to 5 days
C. 6 to 9 days
D. 10 to 13 days
Ans>> B. 3 to 5 days
All of the following are common causes of penicillin treatment failure in streptococcal pharyngitis
except:
A. infection with a beta-lactamase producing Streptococcus strain
B. failure to initiate or complete the antimicrobial course
C. concomitant infection or carriage with a beta-lactamase-producing organism
D. inadequate penicillin dosage
Ans>> A. infection with a beta-lactamase producing Streptococcus strain
Oral decongestant use should be discouraged in patients with:
A. allergic rhinitis
3
, B. migraine headache
C. cardiovascular disease
D. chronic bronchitis
Ans>> C. cardiovascular disease
In the treatment of allergic rhinitis, leukotriene modifiers should be used as:
A. an agent to relieve nasal itch
B. an inflammatory inhibitor
C. a rescue drug
D. an intervention in acute inflammation
Ans>> B. an inflammatory inhibitor
Cromolyn's mechanism of action is as a/an:
A. anti-immunoglobulin E antibody
B. vasoconstrictor
C. mast cell stabilizer
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