NSG 6020 3P EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. Heberden's nodes are commonly found in which one of the following
diseases? - ANSWER ✔ Degenerative joint disease
2. You are beginning the examination of the skin on a 25-year-old teacher. You
have previously elicited that she came to the office for evaluation of fatigue,
weight gain, and hair loss. You strongly suspect that she has
hypothyroidism. What is the expected moisture and texture of the skin of the
patient with hypothyroidism - ANSWER ✔ dry and rough
3. You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are trying to decide whether
it is inflammatory or noninflammatory in nature. Which one of the following
symptoms is consistent with an inflammatory process? - ANSWER ✔
tenderness
4. A 68-year-old retired farmer comes to your office for evaluation of a skin
lesion. On the right temporal area of the forehead, you see a flattened papule
the same color as his skin, covered by a dry scale that is round and feels
hard. He has several more of these scattered on the forehead, arms and legs.
Based on this description, what is your most likely diagnosis? - ANSWER ✔
actinic keratosis
,5. A 28-year-old graduate student comes to your clinic for evaluation of pain
"all over." With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is
worse in the neck, shoulders, hands, low back and knees. She denies
swelling in her joints. She states that the pain is worse in the morning. There
is no limitation in her range of motion. On physical examination, she has
several points on the muscles of the neck, shoulders and back that are tender
to palpation. Muscle strength and range of motion are normal. Which one of
the following is likely the cause of her pain? - ANSWER ✔ fibromyalgia
6. A new patient is complaining of severe pruritus that is worse at night.
Several family members also have the same symptoms. Upon examination,
areas of excoriated papules are noted on some of the interdigital webs of
both hands and on the axillae. This finding is most consistent with: -
ANSWER ✔ Scabies
7. A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to your office for evaluation of
pain in his legs. He has smoked two packs per day since the age of sixteen,
but is otherwise healthy. You are concerned that he may have peripheral
vascular disease. Which of the following is part of common or concerning
symptoms for the peripheral vascular system? - ANSWER ✔ Intermittent
claudication
8. You are assessing a 59-year-old gas station owner for atherosclerosis in the
lower extremities. In which of the following locations would the patient's
pain make you concerned for this disease process? - ANSWER ✔ Calf
9. A 55-year-old secretary with a recent history of breast cancer, for which she
underwent surgery and radiation therapy, and a history of hypertension
comes to your office for a routine checkup. Which of the following aspects
of the physical are important to note when assessing the patient for
peripheral vascular disease in the arms? - ANSWER ✔ Radial pulse,
brachial pulse
,10.Cody is a teenager with a history of leukemia and an enlarged spleen. Today
he presents with fairly significant left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain. On
examination of this area, a rough grating noise is heard. What is this sound?
- ANSWER ✔ It is a splenic rub.
11.A 30-year-old woman with a history of mitral valve problems states that she
has been "very tired." She has started waking up at night and feels like her
"heart is pounding." During the assessment, the nurse practitioner palpates a
thrill and lift at the fifth left intercostal space midclavicular line. In the same
area the nurse practitioner also auscultates a blowing, swishing sound right
after S1. These findings would be most consistent with: - ANSWER ✔
mitral regurgitation.
12.A patient presents with excruciating headache pain on one side of his head,
especially around his eye, forehead, and cheek that lasts about 1/2 to 2
hours, occurring once or twice each day. The nurse practitioner suspects: -
ANSWER ✔ cluster headaches
13.A patient complains that while studying for an examination he began to
notice a severe headache in the frontotemporal area of his head that is
throbbing and is somewhat relieved when he lies down. He tells the nurse
practitioner that his mother also had these headaches. The nurse practitioner
suspects that he may be suffering from: - ANSWER ✔ migraine headaches
14.A patient tells the nurse practitioner that he is very nervous, that he is
nauseated, and that he "feels hot." This type of data would be: - ANSWER
✔ subjective
15.The largest organ of the body is which of the following? - ANSWER ✔ Skin
, 16.Most common form of skin cancer: - ANSWER ✔ Basal cell carcinoma
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. Heberden's nodes are commonly found in which one of the following
diseases? - ANSWER ✔ Degenerative joint disease
2. You are beginning the examination of the skin on a 25-year-old teacher. You
have previously elicited that she came to the office for evaluation of fatigue,
weight gain, and hair loss. You strongly suspect that she has
hypothyroidism. What is the expected moisture and texture of the skin of the
patient with hypothyroidism - ANSWER ✔ dry and rough
3. You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are trying to decide whether
it is inflammatory or noninflammatory in nature. Which one of the following
symptoms is consistent with an inflammatory process? - ANSWER ✔
tenderness
4. A 68-year-old retired farmer comes to your office for evaluation of a skin
lesion. On the right temporal area of the forehead, you see a flattened papule
the same color as his skin, covered by a dry scale that is round and feels
hard. He has several more of these scattered on the forehead, arms and legs.
Based on this description, what is your most likely diagnosis? - ANSWER ✔
actinic keratosis
,5. A 28-year-old graduate student comes to your clinic for evaluation of pain
"all over." With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is
worse in the neck, shoulders, hands, low back and knees. She denies
swelling in her joints. She states that the pain is worse in the morning. There
is no limitation in her range of motion. On physical examination, she has
several points on the muscles of the neck, shoulders and back that are tender
to palpation. Muscle strength and range of motion are normal. Which one of
the following is likely the cause of her pain? - ANSWER ✔ fibromyalgia
6. A new patient is complaining of severe pruritus that is worse at night.
Several family members also have the same symptoms. Upon examination,
areas of excoriated papules are noted on some of the interdigital webs of
both hands and on the axillae. This finding is most consistent with: -
ANSWER ✔ Scabies
7. A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to your office for evaluation of
pain in his legs. He has smoked two packs per day since the age of sixteen,
but is otherwise healthy. You are concerned that he may have peripheral
vascular disease. Which of the following is part of common or concerning
symptoms for the peripheral vascular system? - ANSWER ✔ Intermittent
claudication
8. You are assessing a 59-year-old gas station owner for atherosclerosis in the
lower extremities. In which of the following locations would the patient's
pain make you concerned for this disease process? - ANSWER ✔ Calf
9. A 55-year-old secretary with a recent history of breast cancer, for which she
underwent surgery and radiation therapy, and a history of hypertension
comes to your office for a routine checkup. Which of the following aspects
of the physical are important to note when assessing the patient for
peripheral vascular disease in the arms? - ANSWER ✔ Radial pulse,
brachial pulse
,10.Cody is a teenager with a history of leukemia and an enlarged spleen. Today
he presents with fairly significant left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain. On
examination of this area, a rough grating noise is heard. What is this sound?
- ANSWER ✔ It is a splenic rub.
11.A 30-year-old woman with a history of mitral valve problems states that she
has been "very tired." She has started waking up at night and feels like her
"heart is pounding." During the assessment, the nurse practitioner palpates a
thrill and lift at the fifth left intercostal space midclavicular line. In the same
area the nurse practitioner also auscultates a blowing, swishing sound right
after S1. These findings would be most consistent with: - ANSWER ✔
mitral regurgitation.
12.A patient presents with excruciating headache pain on one side of his head,
especially around his eye, forehead, and cheek that lasts about 1/2 to 2
hours, occurring once or twice each day. The nurse practitioner suspects: -
ANSWER ✔ cluster headaches
13.A patient complains that while studying for an examination he began to
notice a severe headache in the frontotemporal area of his head that is
throbbing and is somewhat relieved when he lies down. He tells the nurse
practitioner that his mother also had these headaches. The nurse practitioner
suspects that he may be suffering from: - ANSWER ✔ migraine headaches
14.A patient tells the nurse practitioner that he is very nervous, that he is
nauseated, and that he "feels hot." This type of data would be: - ANSWER
✔ subjective
15.The largest organ of the body is which of the following? - ANSWER ✔ Skin
, 16.Most common form of skin cancer: - ANSWER ✔ Basal cell carcinoma
