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NURS 6531N Midterm Exam 1 NURS 6531N Adv. Practice Care of Adults 1. The most common cancer found on the auricle is: 2. 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? 3. 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 p...

NURS6512 Week 7 QUIZ 1. What is considered the gold standard diagnostic radiology test for appendicitis? 2. Pulsusparadoxus greater than 20 mm Hg, tachycardia greater than 130 beats per minute, and increasing dyspnea are signs of: 3. A 5-year-old is complaining of nondescriptive "belly pain." Your next action should be to ask him to: 4. You are caring for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. During the assessment, the patient would describe the pain as: 5. Ms. Green is an 85-year-old female pa...

NURS 6512 week 7 quiz • • Question 1 Costovertebral angle tenderness should be assessed whenever you suspect the pa-tient may have: • Question 2 In older adults, overflow fecal incontinence is commonly due to: • Question 3 • Question 4 Auscultation of borborygmi is associated with: • Question 5 When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate collateral circulation between the portal and systemic venous systems? ...

Question 55 Mrs. Evans is an 82-year-old female who is on postoperative day 3 following resection of a small bowel tumor. She is alert today and her nasogastric tube is removed. The AGACNP knows that if the recovery proceeds normally, Mrs. Evans may begin clear liquids: A.Immediately B. In 24 hours C. When bowel sounds return D.After a negative swallow study Question 56 When writing the initial postoperative progress note, the AGACNP should be sure to include all of the following except: A.A sum...

1. A 72-year-old female has a history of right heart failure caused by a right ventricular myocardial infarction. Which of the following symptoms are specifically related to her right heart failure? 2. Which is the most common type of congenital heart defect the nurse should assess for in infants? 3. A nurse is teaching a patient about anaphylactic shock. Which information should the nurse include? The onset of anaphylactic shock is usually: 4. A 30-year-old female presents to her primary car...

1. While planning care for a patient with hypothyroidism, which principle should the nurse remember? The basal metabolic rate is unusually _____ with hypothyroidism. A 50-year-old female presents with lightheadedness and overall abnormal feelings. Hyperaldosteronism is diagnosed. Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect? A patient wants to know why ADH is important in the body. What is the nurse’s best response? ADH is important in: When catecholamines are released in a patient, ...

1. Which of the following statements is true with respect to children who present to care acutely due to violent, enraged behavior? 2. Phillip is a 5-year-old boy who is in care after being referred for failure to speak at school. He has been in kindergarten for 5 months, and initially his teacher thought he was just shy, so she did not focus on him. However, it has become increasingly apparent that he flat out will not speak at school. Phillip’s parents are adamant that there is not any prob...

1. How can liver and renal diseases result in abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB)? 2. What is now thought to be the most important causative agent in cervical cancer? 3. An initial or primary genital herpes infection characteristically lasts about: 4. Which contraceptive methods have inherent failure rates? 5. Why do adolescents have the highest risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)? 6. Exercise-induced amenorrhea is probably due to the combination of low body fat and decreased s...

1. Who should be screened regularly for STIs? 2. All of the following diagnostic testing and procedures are now infrequently performed in clinical practice except: 3. Which organism causes 90% of vulvovaginal candidiasis episodes in women? 4. Which one of the following statements about the subdermal progestin implant is false? 5. What can bacterial vaginosis lead to? 6. What test should be ordered for a woman who is experiencing abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) as well as headaches and perip...

1. Lisa has Cushing's syndrome. You would suspect her to have or to develop 2. A 4-year-old female with profuse vomiting, sweating, lacrimation, and diarrhea, who seizes in the emergency room. Which of the following is the most likely etiology? 3. Antibiotic therapy is one of the mainstays of treatment for which of the following causes of wheezing? 4. An 18-month-old African American girl is brought to your office because she has been crying and stopped walking today. She will crawl, however...