NURS 6531 Week 6 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Fall 2026 Walden

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NURS 6531 Week 6 Midterm Exam Questions and
Answers Fall 2026 Walden




Walden University | Fall 2026


Question 1
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University's Code of
Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?
Correct Answer = Yes


Question 2
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Correct Answer = Basal cell carcinoma


Question 3
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?
Correct Answer = Antihistamines


Question 4
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 practitioner proceed?
Correct Answer = Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy

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Question 5
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic
bronchitis?
Correct Answer = Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate


Question 6
A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia,
and polymyalgia rheumatica presents to urgent care with new onset left lower
quadrant pain. Her current medications include omeprazole 20 milligrams po
daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily, simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and
prednisone 12 milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner suspects acute
diverticulitis and possibly an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for this
patient at this time is:
Correct Answer = CT scan


Question 7
A patient reports "something flew in my eye" about an hour ago while he was
splitting logs. If there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would
expect to find all except:
Correct Answer = Purulent drainage


Question 8
A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious,
markedly purulent discharge from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student
should suspect:
Correct Answer = Gonococcal conjunctivitis


Question 9
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of

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grouped vesicles consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic
dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner
should suspect:
Correct Answer = Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be
immunocompromised


Question 10
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Correct Answer = Small cell carcinoma


Question 11
An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea for several
days. She explains she has even had fecal incontinence one time. She describes
loose stools 3–4 times a day for several weeks and denies fever, chills, pain,
recent antibiotic use. The history suggests that the patient has:
Correct Answer = Chronic diarrhea


Question 12
Margaret, age 32, comes into the office with painful joints and a distinctive rash in
a butterfly distribution on her face. The rash has red papules and plaques with a
fine scale. What do you suspect?
Correct Answer = Systemic lupus erythematosus


Question 13
Antibiotic treatment has been demonstrated to be of little benefit to the
administration of which of the following disease processes?
Correct Answer = Acute bronchitis


Question 14
Lisa, aged 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled short-acting