NRNP 6550 MIDTERM EXAM PROFESSIONAL
EXAMPREP 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW GRADED A+
◉ What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected ascending
aortic aneurysm? Answer: CT Scan with contrast
◉ Name risk factors for long-term care placement for the elderly
population. Answer: Male gender
80 y.o.+
Living Alone
bowel/bladder incontinence
Hx of falls
dysfunctional coping
Intellectual impairment
◉ A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with direct
pressure for 20 minutes. What are expected findings when the
patient is instructed to gently blow their nose? Answer: Successful
treatment will be indicated by dark residual blood or clots being
discharged from the nose.
If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright red steady trickle of
blood requiring more invasive measures.
,◉ What is the most common organism in treating otitis media,
bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND community-acquired
pneumonia? Answer: Streptococcus pneumoniae
◉ What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? Answer:
Vascular diseases that result in target organ damage such as:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
◉ Hypertensive urgency vs emergency Answer: - Hypertensive
urgency: BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx with PO furosemide, clonidine or
captopril
- Hypertensive emergency: BP >200/120 WITH sx or evidence of
end organ damage; Tx with IV nitroprusside, labetalol or nicardipine
*Both req immediate treatment
◉ What annual lab testing should be done for patients taking
atypical antipsychotics? Answer: Lipid Panel
◉ Name some atypical antipsychotics Answer: OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
, QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for OLd CLOSets to QUIETly RISPER from A to Z"
◉ If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye injury what
test would you avoid? Answer: MRI
possible metal in eye
◉ What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pulmonary
embolus? Answer: D-dimer
◉ When treating a patient with an unfractionated heparin infusion,
what would you monitor for (to avoid a fatal complication) ?
Answer: Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka monitor for
low platelets.
d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!
◉ What symptom differentiates vertigo from near-syncope and
ataxia? Answer: When the primary symptom identified is a sense of
spinning this means vertigo and is usually an inner ear problem.
Ataxia is neurological
EXAMPREP 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW GRADED A+
◉ What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected ascending
aortic aneurysm? Answer: CT Scan with contrast
◉ Name risk factors for long-term care placement for the elderly
population. Answer: Male gender
80 y.o.+
Living Alone
bowel/bladder incontinence
Hx of falls
dysfunctional coping
Intellectual impairment
◉ A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with direct
pressure for 20 minutes. What are expected findings when the
patient is instructed to gently blow their nose? Answer: Successful
treatment will be indicated by dark residual blood or clots being
discharged from the nose.
If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright red steady trickle of
blood requiring more invasive measures.
,◉ What is the most common organism in treating otitis media,
bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND community-acquired
pneumonia? Answer: Streptococcus pneumoniae
◉ What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? Answer:
Vascular diseases that result in target organ damage such as:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
◉ Hypertensive urgency vs emergency Answer: - Hypertensive
urgency: BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx with PO furosemide, clonidine or
captopril
- Hypertensive emergency: BP >200/120 WITH sx or evidence of
end organ damage; Tx with IV nitroprusside, labetalol or nicardipine
*Both req immediate treatment
◉ What annual lab testing should be done for patients taking
atypical antipsychotics? Answer: Lipid Panel
◉ Name some atypical antipsychotics Answer: OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
, QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for OLd CLOSets to QUIETly RISPER from A to Z"
◉ If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye injury what
test would you avoid? Answer: MRI
possible metal in eye
◉ What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pulmonary
embolus? Answer: D-dimer
◉ When treating a patient with an unfractionated heparin infusion,
what would you monitor for (to avoid a fatal complication) ?
Answer: Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka monitor for
low platelets.
d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!
◉ What symptom differentiates vertigo from near-syncope and
ataxia? Answer: When the primary symptom identified is a sense of
spinning this means vertigo and is usually an inner ear problem.
Ataxia is neurological
