AG-CNS QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 55-year-old male patient has community-acquired pneumonia. He
has no other medical conditions. He might be prescribed all of the
following drugs EXCEPT:
Levaquin
Z-pack
Biaxin
erythromycin correct answer Levaquin
For patients below age 60 with no comorbidity, macrolides are
preferred. For those aged 60 and older and younger patients with
comorbidity Levaquin may be prescribed as ONE drug therapy.
A 56-year-old female patient has burned her arms in a kitchen fire. She
is assessed as having a second degree superficial partial thickness burn.
Which of the following are you likely to see in this patient?
skin pale to waxy white
leathery skin
erythema with blisters
skin is not tender correct answer erythema with blisters
Second-degree burns can be partial thickness or deep partial thickness
burns. With superficial partial thickness burns erythema is present with
blisters, and the skin is extremely tender. There is coagulation of
,varying depths of epidermis, vesicles are present, and skin appendages
are intact.
A 59-year-old male of Vietnamese ethnicity who has lived in the United
States since shortly after birth is being assessed. A routine CBC reveals
microcytic and hypochromic red blood cells. The total red blood cell
count was mildly elevated. Which of the following diseases/conditions
might these results indicate?
thalassemia minor
acute leukemia
pernicious anemia
normocytic anemia correct answer Thalassemia minor
Thalassemia minor is found in patients whose ethnic background is
either Mediterranean or Asian. It is not life-threatening on its own.
Patients are often asymptomatic. It involves mild hypochromic
microcytic anemia.
A client recently lost his wife to cancer. This came after two of his
lifetime friends died just 6 months before his wife. All of these losses
coming together can result in a condition for this client referred to as
which of the following?
isolation
inhibited grief
depressive grief
,bereavement overload correct answer bereavement overload
The grieving process is affected by the number of recent losses
experienced by an individual and whether he or she is able to complete
one grieving process before another loss occurs. As grief accumulates, a
type of bereavement overload occurs, which for some individuals
presents an impossible task of grief work.
A CNS can take an active role in the legislative and political process to
affect change. Therefore, the CNS should be familiar with political
terms. A provision usually not related but tacked on to a bill that its
sponsor hopes to get through is known as which of the following?
amendment
act
legislation
rider correct answer rider
A rider is a provision usually not related but tacked on to a bill that its
sponsor hopes to get through. The motive for this is that it is easier to
tack it on than to introduce new legislation.
A CNS will encounter many ethical considerations in planning or
carrying out program evaluation activities. The Joint Committee on
Standards for Educational Evaluation has published a set of standards
governing the ethical behavior of evaluators in the field of education.
, They are grouped into four categories. Which of the following is NOT
one of these categories?
utility
function
propriety
accuracy correct answer function
The standards are grouped into the categories of utility, feasibility,
propriety, and accuracy. These ethical principles possess many
corollaries with the ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses.
A decrease in temperature sensitivity with age occurs in which of the
following body systems?
Reproductive system.
Muscular system.
Lymphatic system.
Nervous system. correct answer Nervous system
A decrease in temperature sensitivity with age occurs in the nervous
system. If a patient notices this symptom, they should seek assistance
from their medical facilitator.
A healthy, young adult has 30% total body muscle mass. How much
does the average person have by the age of 75?
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A 55-year-old male patient has community-acquired pneumonia. He
has no other medical conditions. He might be prescribed all of the
following drugs EXCEPT:
Levaquin
Z-pack
Biaxin
erythromycin correct answer Levaquin
For patients below age 60 with no comorbidity, macrolides are
preferred. For those aged 60 and older and younger patients with
comorbidity Levaquin may be prescribed as ONE drug therapy.
A 56-year-old female patient has burned her arms in a kitchen fire. She
is assessed as having a second degree superficial partial thickness burn.
Which of the following are you likely to see in this patient?
skin pale to waxy white
leathery skin
erythema with blisters
skin is not tender correct answer erythema with blisters
Second-degree burns can be partial thickness or deep partial thickness
burns. With superficial partial thickness burns erythema is present with
blisters, and the skin is extremely tender. There is coagulation of
,varying depths of epidermis, vesicles are present, and skin appendages
are intact.
A 59-year-old male of Vietnamese ethnicity who has lived in the United
States since shortly after birth is being assessed. A routine CBC reveals
microcytic and hypochromic red blood cells. The total red blood cell
count was mildly elevated. Which of the following diseases/conditions
might these results indicate?
thalassemia minor
acute leukemia
pernicious anemia
normocytic anemia correct answer Thalassemia minor
Thalassemia minor is found in patients whose ethnic background is
either Mediterranean or Asian. It is not life-threatening on its own.
Patients are often asymptomatic. It involves mild hypochromic
microcytic anemia.
A client recently lost his wife to cancer. This came after two of his
lifetime friends died just 6 months before his wife. All of these losses
coming together can result in a condition for this client referred to as
which of the following?
isolation
inhibited grief
depressive grief
,bereavement overload correct answer bereavement overload
The grieving process is affected by the number of recent losses
experienced by an individual and whether he or she is able to complete
one grieving process before another loss occurs. As grief accumulates, a
type of bereavement overload occurs, which for some individuals
presents an impossible task of grief work.
A CNS can take an active role in the legislative and political process to
affect change. Therefore, the CNS should be familiar with political
terms. A provision usually not related but tacked on to a bill that its
sponsor hopes to get through is known as which of the following?
amendment
act
legislation
rider correct answer rider
A rider is a provision usually not related but tacked on to a bill that its
sponsor hopes to get through. The motive for this is that it is easier to
tack it on than to introduce new legislation.
A CNS will encounter many ethical considerations in planning or
carrying out program evaluation activities. The Joint Committee on
Standards for Educational Evaluation has published a set of standards
governing the ethical behavior of evaluators in the field of education.
, They are grouped into four categories. Which of the following is NOT
one of these categories?
utility
function
propriety
accuracy correct answer function
The standards are grouped into the categories of utility, feasibility,
propriety, and accuracy. These ethical principles possess many
corollaries with the ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses.
A decrease in temperature sensitivity with age occurs in which of the
following body systems?
Reproductive system.
Muscular system.
Lymphatic system.
Nervous system. correct answer Nervous system
A decrease in temperature sensitivity with age occurs in the nervous
system. If a patient notices this symptom, they should seek assistance
from their medical facilitator.
A healthy, young adult has 30% total body muscle mass. How much
does the average person have by the age of 75?
