NR 511 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Question 2: Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered
beginning at the time of diagnosis?
a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
b. Anxiolytics
c. Antidepressants
d. Atypical antipsychotics Answer - a. cholinesterase inhibitors pg
Question 3: Most adult poisonings are:
a. intentional and self-inflicted.
b. accidental.
c. caused by someone wishing to do harm to the person.
d. not attributed to any reason. Answer - b. accidental.
Question 4: A 58-year-old woman presents with a breast mass. Which of the
following responses by the clinician would be most appropriate?
a. "It is probably just a cyst, because that is the most common breast mass."
b. "We will order a mammogram and ultrasound to help establish a diagnosis."
,c. "We will go ahead and schedule you for a biopsy because that is the only way
to know for sure."
d. "Because your lump is painful, it is most likely not cancer." Answer - "We will
order a mammogram and ultrasound to help establish a diagnosis."
Question 5: Which of the following is a specific test for multiple sclerosis (MS)?
a. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan
c. A lumbar puncture
d. There is no specific test. Answer - d. There is no specific test.
Question 7: Which characteristic of delirium helps to distinguish delirium from
dementia?
a. Abrupt onset
b. Impaired attention
c. Affective changes
d. Delusions Answer - Abrupt onset
Question 8: Which clinical feature is the first to be affected in increased
intracranial pressure (ICP)?
a. Decrease in level of consciousness (LOC)
b. Headache
c. Nausea
d. Widening pulse pressure Answer - Decrease in level of consciousness (LOC)
,Question 9: Jennifer is an 18-year-old girl who comes to the emergency room
after a fall during a soccer game. Jennifer explains that she fell on her left side
and kept her arm out straight to break her fall. She has been experiencing
severe pain and limited range of motion in her left shoulder. The clinician has
diagnosed Jennifer with a dislocated shoulder. Which of the following
statements are true concerning shoulder dislocation?
a. Posterior dislocations are more common than anterior dislocations.
b. There is a risk of neurovascular and neurosensory trauma, so the clinician
should check for distal pulses.
c. Recurrent dislocations are uncommon and would require a greater force to
result in injury.
d. Surgery is most commonly the treatment of choice. Answer - There is a risk
of neurovascular and neurosensory trauma, so the clinician should check for
distal pulses.
Question 10: Which of the following signs or symptoms indicate an
inflammatory etiology to musculoskeletal pain?
a. Decreased C-reactive protein
b. Hyperalbuminemia
c. Morning stiffness
d. Weight gain Answer - morning stiffness
Question 11: The clinician sees a patient who is 5 feet tall and weighs 150
pounds. How would the clinician classify this patient?
a. Overweight
, b. Mild obesity
c. Moderate obesity
d. Morbid obesity Answer - Mild obesity
Question 13: A 23-year-old sexually active woman presents for her first Pap
smear. Her history includes nulligravida, age at first intercourse 14, and more
than 10 sexual partners. Which of the following conditions should the clinician
be particularly alert for during her exam?
a. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
b. Endometrial hyperplasia
c. Vagismus
d. Polycystic ovarian syndrome Answer - Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Question 14: Which of the following classes of drugs should be used as first-line
therapy for treatment of delirium?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Antipsychotics
c. Anticonvulsants
d. Antidepressants Answer - Antipsychotic
Question 15: What is the treatment of choice for a patient diagnosed with
testicular cancer?
a. Radical orchidectomy
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Question 2: Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered
beginning at the time of diagnosis?
a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
b. Anxiolytics
c. Antidepressants
d. Atypical antipsychotics Answer - a. cholinesterase inhibitors pg
Question 3: Most adult poisonings are:
a. intentional and self-inflicted.
b. accidental.
c. caused by someone wishing to do harm to the person.
d. not attributed to any reason. Answer - b. accidental.
Question 4: A 58-year-old woman presents with a breast mass. Which of the
following responses by the clinician would be most appropriate?
a. "It is probably just a cyst, because that is the most common breast mass."
b. "We will order a mammogram and ultrasound to help establish a diagnosis."
,c. "We will go ahead and schedule you for a biopsy because that is the only way
to know for sure."
d. "Because your lump is painful, it is most likely not cancer." Answer - "We will
order a mammogram and ultrasound to help establish a diagnosis."
Question 5: Which of the following is a specific test for multiple sclerosis (MS)?
a. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan
c. A lumbar puncture
d. There is no specific test. Answer - d. There is no specific test.
Question 7: Which characteristic of delirium helps to distinguish delirium from
dementia?
a. Abrupt onset
b. Impaired attention
c. Affective changes
d. Delusions Answer - Abrupt onset
Question 8: Which clinical feature is the first to be affected in increased
intracranial pressure (ICP)?
a. Decrease in level of consciousness (LOC)
b. Headache
c. Nausea
d. Widening pulse pressure Answer - Decrease in level of consciousness (LOC)
,Question 9: Jennifer is an 18-year-old girl who comes to the emergency room
after a fall during a soccer game. Jennifer explains that she fell on her left side
and kept her arm out straight to break her fall. She has been experiencing
severe pain and limited range of motion in her left shoulder. The clinician has
diagnosed Jennifer with a dislocated shoulder. Which of the following
statements are true concerning shoulder dislocation?
a. Posterior dislocations are more common than anterior dislocations.
b. There is a risk of neurovascular and neurosensory trauma, so the clinician
should check for distal pulses.
c. Recurrent dislocations are uncommon and would require a greater force to
result in injury.
d. Surgery is most commonly the treatment of choice. Answer - There is a risk
of neurovascular and neurosensory trauma, so the clinician should check for
distal pulses.
Question 10: Which of the following signs or symptoms indicate an
inflammatory etiology to musculoskeletal pain?
a. Decreased C-reactive protein
b. Hyperalbuminemia
c. Morning stiffness
d. Weight gain Answer - morning stiffness
Question 11: The clinician sees a patient who is 5 feet tall and weighs 150
pounds. How would the clinician classify this patient?
a. Overweight
, b. Mild obesity
c. Moderate obesity
d. Morbid obesity Answer - Mild obesity
Question 13: A 23-year-old sexually active woman presents for her first Pap
smear. Her history includes nulligravida, age at first intercourse 14, and more
than 10 sexual partners. Which of the following conditions should the clinician
be particularly alert for during her exam?
a. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
b. Endometrial hyperplasia
c. Vagismus
d. Polycystic ovarian syndrome Answer - Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Question 14: Which of the following classes of drugs should be used as first-line
therapy for treatment of delirium?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Antipsychotics
c. Anticonvulsants
d. Antidepressants Answer - Antipsychotic
Question 15: What is the treatment of choice for a patient diagnosed with
testicular cancer?
a. Radical orchidectomy
