GCU NUR 634 Midterm Study Guide Exam Prep
GCU NUR 634 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE EXAM PREP NEWEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What are the landmarks for PMI (point of maximal impulse)? - Correct
Answer-a. the bony point of your sternum
b. the 5th intercostal spaces
c. the midclavicular line (7-9 cm lateral to the sternum)
a patient has pain while chewing, but only on one side of the face.
What are some DDx? - Correct Answer-TMJ
A young girl comes in experiencing sudden hair loss, what are some DDx
- Correct Answer-a. Alopecia
b. Hypothyroid
Overwhelming sadness for several months, with lots of bouts of crying,
loss of interest...what do you suspect? - Correct Answer-Major
Depressive Disorder
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A patient with a history of cirrhosis with tenderness in the epigastric
area and blood on his rectal exam, black stools; we would suspect
what? - Correct Answer-Esophageal varices
When I'm doing an eye exam on a patient and I've got blurred disc
margins, what are some DDx? - Correct Answer-a. MS
b. Meningitis
Patient has a uvula deviation; you would suspect a lesion on which
cranial nerve - Correct Answer-a. Cranial nerve 10
A patient has a small pea size mass under the skin that is easily
moveable; what do you think it is? - Correct Answer-Lymph node
What is the medical term for a stye? - Correct Answer-Hordeolum
A patient with lupus who comes in with a dark red raised rash on her
legs or trunk; what do you suspect? - Correct Answer-That is related to
her lupus and is an expected finding
What is the DIAPERS mnemonic related to urinary incontinence -
Correct Answer-a. Delirium
b. Infection
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c. Atrophy
d. Pharmaceuticals
e. Excess urine output
f. Restricted mobility
g. Stool impaction
If a patient has pain with active range of motion, and none with passive
range of motion, what do you suspect? - Correct Answer-Extraarticular
origin
Jaundice that we know is related to hepatitis, what are some questions
that we want to ask the patient in order to figure out what type of
hepatitis they have? - Correct Answer-a. Do you have a history of IV
drug use?
b. Did you travel outside the US?
c. Are you a healthcare worker?
d. Are you a daycare worker? (Hepatitis A)
You have a patient who comes in that is super talkative. At the end of it
all, what tools do you have to find out what the patient actually came in
for? - Correct Answer-Redirect and summarize
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GCU NUR 634 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE EXAM PREP NEWEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What are the landmarks for PMI (point of maximal impulse)? - Correct
Answer-a. the bony point of your sternum
b. the 5th intercostal spaces
c. the midclavicular line (7-9 cm lateral to the sternum)
a patient has pain while chewing, but only on one side of the face.
What are some DDx? - Correct Answer-TMJ
A young girl comes in experiencing sudden hair loss, what are some DDx
- Correct Answer-a. Alopecia
b. Hypothyroid
Overwhelming sadness for several months, with lots of bouts of crying,
loss of interest...what do you suspect? - Correct Answer-Major
Depressive Disorder
1|Page
, GCU NUR 634 Midterm Study Guide Exam Prep
A patient with a history of cirrhosis with tenderness in the epigastric
area and blood on his rectal exam, black stools; we would suspect
what? - Correct Answer-Esophageal varices
When I'm doing an eye exam on a patient and I've got blurred disc
margins, what are some DDx? - Correct Answer-a. MS
b. Meningitis
Patient has a uvula deviation; you would suspect a lesion on which
cranial nerve - Correct Answer-a. Cranial nerve 10
A patient has a small pea size mass under the skin that is easily
moveable; what do you think it is? - Correct Answer-Lymph node
What is the medical term for a stye? - Correct Answer-Hordeolum
A patient with lupus who comes in with a dark red raised rash on her
legs or trunk; what do you suspect? - Correct Answer-That is related to
her lupus and is an expected finding
What is the DIAPERS mnemonic related to urinary incontinence -
Correct Answer-a. Delirium
b. Infection
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c. Atrophy
d. Pharmaceuticals
e. Excess urine output
f. Restricted mobility
g. Stool impaction
If a patient has pain with active range of motion, and none with passive
range of motion, what do you suspect? - Correct Answer-Extraarticular
origin
Jaundice that we know is related to hepatitis, what are some questions
that we want to ask the patient in order to figure out what type of
hepatitis they have? - Correct Answer-a. Do you have a history of IV
drug use?
b. Did you travel outside the US?
c. Are you a healthcare worker?
d. Are you a daycare worker? (Hepatitis A)
You have a patient who comes in that is super talkative. At the end of it
all, what tools do you have to find out what the patient actually came in
for? - Correct Answer-Redirect and summarize
3|Page
