NR 511 CEA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
Youro.22o.yearo.oldo.maleo.patiento.stateso.duringo.hiso.reviewo.ofo.systemso.thathiso.scrotumo.
iso.veryo.enlargedo.ando.feelso.likeo.ito.iso.fullo.ao.powerliftero.ando.workso.aso.ao.trasho.collector.o
.Youo.suspecto.theo.patiento.likelyo.haso.whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.diagnoses?
Ao.-Varicocele
Bo.-Meningocele
Co.-Rectocele
Do.-Hydroceleo.-o.ANSWERo.Ao.-Varicocele
Theo.pointo.ofo.maximumo.impulseo.(PMI)o.iso.MOSTo.ofteno.palpableo.ino.healthyo.adultso.wheno.p
ositionedo.ino.theo.supineo.oro.lefto.lateralo.decubituso.position.o.Whicho.oneo.ofo.theo.followingo.loc
ationso.iso.mosto.commonlyo.describedo.aso.theo.PMIo.ino.ao.healthyo.adult?
Ao.-Lefto.2ndo.intercostalo.space,o.midaxillaryo.line
Bo.-Lefto.5tho.intercostalo.space,o.midclavicularo.line
Co.-Righto.4tho.intercostalo.space,o.midaxillaryo.line
Do.-Righto.2ndo.intercostalo.space,o.midclavicularo.lineo.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-
Lefto.5tho.intercostalo.space,o.midclavicularo.line
A40o.yearo.old,o.female,o.Africano.Americano.patiento.presentso.foro.historyo.ando.physical.o.Upono.
youro.initialo.assessment,o.youo.noticeo.sheo.haso.severeo.exophthalmoso.aso.picturedo.below.
Whicho.oneo.ofo.theo.followingo.diagnoseso.belowo.wouldo.beo.theo.highesto.ono.youro.differentialo.di
agnoseo.ofo.thiso.physicalo.examinationo.finding?
Ao.-Bilateralo.conjunctivitis
Bo.-Hyperthyroidism
Co.-hypothyroidism
Do.-Myexedmao.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Hyperthyroidism
Youro.patiento.witho.ao.suspectedo.diagnosiso.ofo.COPDo.haso.beeno.seeno.byo.pulmonologyo.and
o.haso.underwento.ao.pulmonaryo.functiono.testo.(PFT)o.witho.spirometry.o.Aso.theo.patient'so.prima
ryo.healthcareo.provider,o.youo.haveo.beeno.askedo.too.explaino.theo.findingso.ofo.theo.PFTo.too.theo.
patiento.ino.afollow-
upo.visito.ato.whicho.timeo.theo.patiento.askso.whato.theo.studyo.waso.evaluating.
,Too.describeo.theo.PFTo.too.theo.patiento.ino.moreo.usefulo.terms,o.youo.stateo.thato.theo.largeo.inspi
rationo.ofo.airo.too.theo.furthesto.extento.theyo.couldo.reasonablyo.accomplisho.followedo.byo.ao.fullo.
exhalationo.iso.referredo.too.aso.whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.measurementso.duringo.theo.PFT?
Ao.-Forcedo.Expiratoryo.Volumeo.overo.1o.secondo.(FEV1)
Bo.-Functionalo.Reserveo.Capacity
Co.-Inspiratoryo.Reserve
Do.-Forcedo.Vitalo.Capacityo.-o.ANSWERo.Do.-Forcedo.vitalo.capacity
Youro.patiento.haso.ao.diagnosiso.ofo.Addison'so.disease.o.W hicho.ofo.theo.followingo.mighto.youo.ex
pecto.too.findo.duringo.examination?
Ao.-Abdominalo.striae
Bo.-Dowagero.hump
Co.-Lowo.bodyo.temperature
Do.-Moono.faceo.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Dowagero.hump
Theo.nurseo.practitioner'so.evaluationo.ofo.ao.patiento.witho.Diabeteso.Mellituso.typeo.2o.shouldo.in
cludeo.whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.whileo.evaluatingo.foro.endo.organo.dysfunctiono.ofo.theo.disease?
Ao.-Renalo.functiono.panel
Bo.-Urinalysis
Co.-Non-dilatedo.eyeo.exam
Do.-Allo.ofo.theseo.areo.appropriateo.optionso.-o.ANSWERo.Do.-
Allo.ofo.theseo.areo.appropriateo.options
Duringo.youro.visito.witho.ao.19o.yearo.oldo.patiento.foro.ao.collegeo.healtho.physical,o.youro.healtho.hi
storyo.includeso.ao.diagnosiso.ofo.angioedema.o.Whato.ofo.theo.followingo.partso.ofo.theo.bodyo.areo.
wereo.likelyo.involved?
Ao.-Isolatedo.too.theo.colon
Bo.-Anywhereo.ino.theo.enteralo.tract
Co.-Chest
Do.-Faceo.ando.Lipso.-o.ANSWERo.Do.-Faceo.ando.Lips
,Whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.dermatologico.lesionso.iso.precancerouso.ando.likelyo.dueo.too.prolonge
do.exposureo.too.UV-B?
Ao.-Actinico.Keratosis
Bo.-Basalo.cello.carcinoma
Co.-Verucca
Do.-Seborrheico.dermatitiso.-o.ANSWERo.Ao.-Actinico.Keratosis
Basedo.ono.youro.evaluationo.ofo.ABCDEo.foro.melanoma,o.whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.representso.a
o.suspicouso.finding?
Ao.-Irregularo.borders
Bo.-Symmetricalo.nature
Co.-Browno.color
Do.-Diametero.ofo.0.4o.cmo.-o.ANSWERo.Ao.-Irregularo.borders
Youro.patiento.iso.complainingo.ofo.hypersomnia,o.lacko.ofo.motivation,o.weighto.gain,o.ando.anhe
donia.o.Suspectingo.ao.diagnosiso.ofo.clinicalo.depression,o.youo.anticipateo.theo.patiento.willo.ben
efito.fromo.treatingo.theiro.underlyingo.deficito.ofo.whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.neurotransmitters?
Ao.-GABA
Bo.-Serotonin
Co.-Dobutamine
Do.-Glutamateo.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Serotonin
Aso.ao.prudento.nurseo.practitioner,o.theo.diabetic,o.hypertensiveo.patiento.youo.areo.seeingo.shoul
do.beo.evaluatedo.foro.earlyo.evidenceo.ofo.renalo.damageo.fromo.botho.diabeteso.ando.hypertensi
on.o.Whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.assessmento.toolso.shouldo.theo.nurseo.practitionero.ordero.firsto.fo
ro.theo.evaluationo.ofo.earlyo.renalo.dysfunctiono.secondaryo.too.diabeteso.oro.hypertension?
Ao.-BUN/creatinineo.ratio
Bo.-Urinalysiso.witho.micro/macroo.albumin
Co.-Renalo.biopsy
Do.-Urineo.sodiumo.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Urinalysiso.witho.micro/macroo.albumin
, Whileo.evaluatingo.ao.patiento.ino.youro.clinico.foro.ao.routineo.healtho.visit,o.youo.auscultateo.crackl
eso.ino.theo.postero.lefto.lowero.lobe,o.haveo.theo.patiento.cough,o.witho.follow-
upo.auscultationo.revealingo.clearo.breatho.sounds.o.Whicho.oneo.ofo.theo.followingo.wouldo.youo.s
uspect?
Ao.-Congestiveo.hearto.failure
Bo.-Atelectasis
Co.-Laryngospasm
Do.-Bronchiactasis.o.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Atelectasis
Youro.39o.yearo.oldo.patiento.whoo.haso.recentlyo.beeno.hospitalizedo.foro.ano.appendectomyo.an
do.iso.beingo.seeno.ino.youro.clinico.foro.post-operativeo.follow-
upo.witho.primaryo.care.o.Ono.assessment,o.theo.patiento.complainso.ofo.someo.incisionalo.paino.a
ndo.otherwiseo.examinationo.iso.normal,o.witho.theo.exceptiono.ofo.dullo.percussiono.soundso.note
do.ono.theo.thoraxo.overo.lungo.tissue.o.Whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.diagnoseso.wouldo.beo.explaine
do.byo.thiso.findingo.ino.post-o.operativeo.patient?
Ao.-Left-sidedo.hearto.failure
Bo.-Chronico.bronchitis
Co.-Atelectasis
Do.-Healthyo.patiento.witho.noo.coexisingo.diseaseo.-o.ANSWERo.Co.-Atelectasis
Youo.areo.evaluatingo.ao.41o.yearo.oldo.femaleo.patiento.ino.youro.clinico.witho.symptomso.ofo.righto.u
ppero.quadranto.paino.whicho.worsenso.witho.deepo.breathing.o.Theo.patiento.exhibitso.ao.positiveo.
Murphyo.sign.o.Theseo.findingso.areo.mosto.consistento.whicho.oneo.ofo.theo.following?
Ao.-Appendicitis
Bo.-Cholecystitis
Co.-Crohn'so.flare
Do.-Pancreatitiso.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Cholecystitis
Ino.educatingo.youro.patiento.abouto.theo.non-
pharmacologico.managemento.ofo.gastroesophagealo.refluxo.disease,o.youo.includeo.teachingo.
too.theo.patiento.thato.theiro.heartburno.iso.aggravatedo.byo.alo.ofo.theo.followingo.excepto.whicho.on
e?
Ao.-Activitieso.includingo.liftingo.oro.bendingo.over
Bo.-Alcoholo.intake
ANSWERS 2026
Youro.22o.yearo.oldo.maleo.patiento.stateso.duringo.hiso.reviewo.ofo.systemso.thathiso.scrotumo.
iso.veryo.enlargedo.ando.feelso.likeo.ito.iso.fullo.ao.powerliftero.ando.workso.aso.ao.trasho.collector.o
.Youo.suspecto.theo.patiento.likelyo.haso.whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.diagnoses?
Ao.-Varicocele
Bo.-Meningocele
Co.-Rectocele
Do.-Hydroceleo.-o.ANSWERo.Ao.-Varicocele
Theo.pointo.ofo.maximumo.impulseo.(PMI)o.iso.MOSTo.ofteno.palpableo.ino.healthyo.adultso.wheno.p
ositionedo.ino.theo.supineo.oro.lefto.lateralo.decubituso.position.o.Whicho.oneo.ofo.theo.followingo.loc
ationso.iso.mosto.commonlyo.describedo.aso.theo.PMIo.ino.ao.healthyo.adult?
Ao.-Lefto.2ndo.intercostalo.space,o.midaxillaryo.line
Bo.-Lefto.5tho.intercostalo.space,o.midclavicularo.line
Co.-Righto.4tho.intercostalo.space,o.midaxillaryo.line
Do.-Righto.2ndo.intercostalo.space,o.midclavicularo.lineo.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-
Lefto.5tho.intercostalo.space,o.midclavicularo.line
A40o.yearo.old,o.female,o.Africano.Americano.patiento.presentso.foro.historyo.ando.physical.o.Upono.
youro.initialo.assessment,o.youo.noticeo.sheo.haso.severeo.exophthalmoso.aso.picturedo.below.
Whicho.oneo.ofo.theo.followingo.diagnoseso.belowo.wouldo.beo.theo.highesto.ono.youro.differentialo.di
agnoseo.ofo.thiso.physicalo.examinationo.finding?
Ao.-Bilateralo.conjunctivitis
Bo.-Hyperthyroidism
Co.-hypothyroidism
Do.-Myexedmao.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Hyperthyroidism
Youro.patiento.witho.ao.suspectedo.diagnosiso.ofo.COPDo.haso.beeno.seeno.byo.pulmonologyo.and
o.haso.underwento.ao.pulmonaryo.functiono.testo.(PFT)o.witho.spirometry.o.Aso.theo.patient'so.prima
ryo.healthcareo.provider,o.youo.haveo.beeno.askedo.too.explaino.theo.findingso.ofo.theo.PFTo.too.theo.
patiento.ino.afollow-
upo.visito.ato.whicho.timeo.theo.patiento.askso.whato.theo.studyo.waso.evaluating.
,Too.describeo.theo.PFTo.too.theo.patiento.ino.moreo.usefulo.terms,o.youo.stateo.thato.theo.largeo.inspi
rationo.ofo.airo.too.theo.furthesto.extento.theyo.couldo.reasonablyo.accomplisho.followedo.byo.ao.fullo.
exhalationo.iso.referredo.too.aso.whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.measurementso.duringo.theo.PFT?
Ao.-Forcedo.Expiratoryo.Volumeo.overo.1o.secondo.(FEV1)
Bo.-Functionalo.Reserveo.Capacity
Co.-Inspiratoryo.Reserve
Do.-Forcedo.Vitalo.Capacityo.-o.ANSWERo.Do.-Forcedo.vitalo.capacity
Youro.patiento.haso.ao.diagnosiso.ofo.Addison'so.disease.o.W hicho.ofo.theo.followingo.mighto.youo.ex
pecto.too.findo.duringo.examination?
Ao.-Abdominalo.striae
Bo.-Dowagero.hump
Co.-Lowo.bodyo.temperature
Do.-Moono.faceo.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Dowagero.hump
Theo.nurseo.practitioner'so.evaluationo.ofo.ao.patiento.witho.Diabeteso.Mellituso.typeo.2o.shouldo.in
cludeo.whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.whileo.evaluatingo.foro.endo.organo.dysfunctiono.ofo.theo.disease?
Ao.-Renalo.functiono.panel
Bo.-Urinalysis
Co.-Non-dilatedo.eyeo.exam
Do.-Allo.ofo.theseo.areo.appropriateo.optionso.-o.ANSWERo.Do.-
Allo.ofo.theseo.areo.appropriateo.options
Duringo.youro.visito.witho.ao.19o.yearo.oldo.patiento.foro.ao.collegeo.healtho.physical,o.youro.healtho.hi
storyo.includeso.ao.diagnosiso.ofo.angioedema.o.Whato.ofo.theo.followingo.partso.ofo.theo.bodyo.areo.
wereo.likelyo.involved?
Ao.-Isolatedo.too.theo.colon
Bo.-Anywhereo.ino.theo.enteralo.tract
Co.-Chest
Do.-Faceo.ando.Lipso.-o.ANSWERo.Do.-Faceo.ando.Lips
,Whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.dermatologico.lesionso.iso.precancerouso.ando.likelyo.dueo.too.prolonge
do.exposureo.too.UV-B?
Ao.-Actinico.Keratosis
Bo.-Basalo.cello.carcinoma
Co.-Verucca
Do.-Seborrheico.dermatitiso.-o.ANSWERo.Ao.-Actinico.Keratosis
Basedo.ono.youro.evaluationo.ofo.ABCDEo.foro.melanoma,o.whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.representso.a
o.suspicouso.finding?
Ao.-Irregularo.borders
Bo.-Symmetricalo.nature
Co.-Browno.color
Do.-Diametero.ofo.0.4o.cmo.-o.ANSWERo.Ao.-Irregularo.borders
Youro.patiento.iso.complainingo.ofo.hypersomnia,o.lacko.ofo.motivation,o.weighto.gain,o.ando.anhe
donia.o.Suspectingo.ao.diagnosiso.ofo.clinicalo.depression,o.youo.anticipateo.theo.patiento.willo.ben
efito.fromo.treatingo.theiro.underlyingo.deficito.ofo.whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.neurotransmitters?
Ao.-GABA
Bo.-Serotonin
Co.-Dobutamine
Do.-Glutamateo.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Serotonin
Aso.ao.prudento.nurseo.practitioner,o.theo.diabetic,o.hypertensiveo.patiento.youo.areo.seeingo.shoul
do.beo.evaluatedo.foro.earlyo.evidenceo.ofo.renalo.damageo.fromo.botho.diabeteso.ando.hypertensi
on.o.Whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.assessmento.toolso.shouldo.theo.nurseo.practitionero.ordero.firsto.fo
ro.theo.evaluationo.ofo.earlyo.renalo.dysfunctiono.secondaryo.too.diabeteso.oro.hypertension?
Ao.-BUN/creatinineo.ratio
Bo.-Urinalysiso.witho.micro/macroo.albumin
Co.-Renalo.biopsy
Do.-Urineo.sodiumo.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Urinalysiso.witho.micro/macroo.albumin
, Whileo.evaluatingo.ao.patiento.ino.youro.clinico.foro.ao.routineo.healtho.visit,o.youo.auscultateo.crackl
eso.ino.theo.postero.lefto.lowero.lobe,o.haveo.theo.patiento.cough,o.witho.follow-
upo.auscultationo.revealingo.clearo.breatho.sounds.o.Whicho.oneo.ofo.theo.followingo.wouldo.youo.s
uspect?
Ao.-Congestiveo.hearto.failure
Bo.-Atelectasis
Co.-Laryngospasm
Do.-Bronchiactasis.o.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Atelectasis
Youro.39o.yearo.oldo.patiento.whoo.haso.recentlyo.beeno.hospitalizedo.foro.ano.appendectomyo.an
do.iso.beingo.seeno.ino.youro.clinico.foro.post-operativeo.follow-
upo.witho.primaryo.care.o.Ono.assessment,o.theo.patiento.complainso.ofo.someo.incisionalo.paino.a
ndo.otherwiseo.examinationo.iso.normal,o.witho.theo.exceptiono.ofo.dullo.percussiono.soundso.note
do.ono.theo.thoraxo.overo.lungo.tissue.o.Whicho.ofo.theo.followingo.diagnoseso.wouldo.beo.explaine
do.byo.thiso.findingo.ino.post-o.operativeo.patient?
Ao.-Left-sidedo.hearto.failure
Bo.-Chronico.bronchitis
Co.-Atelectasis
Do.-Healthyo.patiento.witho.noo.coexisingo.diseaseo.-o.ANSWERo.Co.-Atelectasis
Youo.areo.evaluatingo.ao.41o.yearo.oldo.femaleo.patiento.ino.youro.clinico.witho.symptomso.ofo.righto.u
ppero.quadranto.paino.whicho.worsenso.witho.deepo.breathing.o.Theo.patiento.exhibitso.ao.positiveo.
Murphyo.sign.o.Theseo.findingso.areo.mosto.consistento.whicho.oneo.ofo.theo.following?
Ao.-Appendicitis
Bo.-Cholecystitis
Co.-Crohn'so.flare
Do.-Pancreatitiso.-o.ANSWERo.Bo.-Cholecystitis
Ino.educatingo.youro.patiento.abouto.theo.non-
pharmacologico.managemento.ofo.gastroesophagealo.refluxo.disease,o.youo.includeo.teachingo.
too.theo.patiento.thato.theiro.heartburno.iso.aggravatedo.byo.alo.ofo.theo.followingo.excepto.whicho.on
e?
Ao.-Activitieso.includingo.liftingo.oro.bendingo.over
Bo.-Alcoholo.intake
