NUR 511 Exam 2 Questions With
Answers 2026/2027 Updated.
What were the three leading causes of death in 2020? - Answer Heart disease, cancer,
covid
What are the leading causes of death in children ages 1-4 and 5-9? - Answer Accidents,
congenital malformations, cancer, homicide
What are the leading causes of death in children ages 10-14? - Answer Accidents,
suicide, cancer (in that order)
What are the leading causes of death ages 15-25? - Answer Accidents, homicide,
suicide
What are the leading causes of death ages 35 - 44? - Answer Accidents, CA, heart
disease, cancer
T/F - cancer becomes less prevalent as the human ages - Answer F - cancer cases /
deaths increase as avg population ages
What does CAUTION stand for? - Answer Change in bowel or bladder
Any sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding/ discharge
Thickening in breast
Indigestion
Obvious change in wart
Nagging cough or hoarseness
What is the average age of cancer onset in people under 20? - Answer 8 years
What is the most common childhood cancer? Deadliest? - Answer Leukemia ; Brain
cancer
Are there cancer screenings for children? - Answer No specific screenings, just work
ups for presenting symptoms
Which age range is at high risk for testicular cancer? - Answer 15-35
, Which cancer is common in people under 40? - Answer Thyroid
What is bladder cancer associated with? - Answer Smoking
What are some health promotion assessments an NP should perform? - Answer
Immunizations, nutrition, activity, development, sexual health, living environment,
occupation, mental health
How is hypertension diagnosed? - Answer Average of two blood pressure
measurements, five minutes apart, at two or more office visits
What blood pressure is reflective of stage 1 hypertension? - Answer A reading of 130 to
139 mm Hg systolic or 80 to 89 mm Hg diastolic
What does the JNC 8 consider HTN? - Answer
Briefly explain the renin angiotensin aldosterone system - Answer Activated when the
body is hypotensive: renin comes from the kidney, converted to angiotensin 1 via
angiotensinogen from liver, then converted to A2 via ACE from kidney, causes
aldosterone secretion which causes water and sodium retention
What percentage of hypertension is primary? - Answer 95%
What factors are associated with primary HTN? - Answer Increased PV resistance,
increased insulin, increase sympathetic activity
T/F - women are at greater risk for HTN - Answer True
What are some diagnostic tests for HTN? - Answer Baseline EKG, cmp/cbc, TSH, lipid
panel, UA, sleep study
How much does heart disease risk increase per 20/10 mmhg increase of bp? - Answer
Doubles
How much can lifestyle change decrease bp? - Answer 4--4 mm for each change
How much can the DASH diet reduce SBP? - Answer 6 mm
What was the ALLHAT trials goal? - Answer Determine long term efficacy of
antihypertensives
What are the recommendations for initial treatment of stage 2 HTN? - Answer 2 first line
agents
Which drugs are recommended in patients with CKD regardless of race? - Answer
ACE/ARB
Answers 2026/2027 Updated.
What were the three leading causes of death in 2020? - Answer Heart disease, cancer,
covid
What are the leading causes of death in children ages 1-4 and 5-9? - Answer Accidents,
congenital malformations, cancer, homicide
What are the leading causes of death in children ages 10-14? - Answer Accidents,
suicide, cancer (in that order)
What are the leading causes of death ages 15-25? - Answer Accidents, homicide,
suicide
What are the leading causes of death ages 35 - 44? - Answer Accidents, CA, heart
disease, cancer
T/F - cancer becomes less prevalent as the human ages - Answer F - cancer cases /
deaths increase as avg population ages
What does CAUTION stand for? - Answer Change in bowel or bladder
Any sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding/ discharge
Thickening in breast
Indigestion
Obvious change in wart
Nagging cough or hoarseness
What is the average age of cancer onset in people under 20? - Answer 8 years
What is the most common childhood cancer? Deadliest? - Answer Leukemia ; Brain
cancer
Are there cancer screenings for children? - Answer No specific screenings, just work
ups for presenting symptoms
Which age range is at high risk for testicular cancer? - Answer 15-35
, Which cancer is common in people under 40? - Answer Thyroid
What is bladder cancer associated with? - Answer Smoking
What are some health promotion assessments an NP should perform? - Answer
Immunizations, nutrition, activity, development, sexual health, living environment,
occupation, mental health
How is hypertension diagnosed? - Answer Average of two blood pressure
measurements, five minutes apart, at two or more office visits
What blood pressure is reflective of stage 1 hypertension? - Answer A reading of 130 to
139 mm Hg systolic or 80 to 89 mm Hg diastolic
What does the JNC 8 consider HTN? - Answer
Briefly explain the renin angiotensin aldosterone system - Answer Activated when the
body is hypotensive: renin comes from the kidney, converted to angiotensin 1 via
angiotensinogen from liver, then converted to A2 via ACE from kidney, causes
aldosterone secretion which causes water and sodium retention
What percentage of hypertension is primary? - Answer 95%
What factors are associated with primary HTN? - Answer Increased PV resistance,
increased insulin, increase sympathetic activity
T/F - women are at greater risk for HTN - Answer True
What are some diagnostic tests for HTN? - Answer Baseline EKG, cmp/cbc, TSH, lipid
panel, UA, sleep study
How much does heart disease risk increase per 20/10 mmhg increase of bp? - Answer
Doubles
How much can lifestyle change decrease bp? - Answer 4--4 mm for each change
How much can the DASH diet reduce SBP? - Answer 6 mm
What was the ALLHAT trials goal? - Answer Determine long term efficacy of
antihypertensives
What are the recommendations for initial treatment of stage 2 HTN? - Answer 2 first line
agents
Which drugs are recommended in patients with CKD regardless of race? - Answer
ACE/ARB
