NR 439 WEEK 2 GRADED DISCUSSION TOPIC
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ The patient with anaphylaxis is experiencing which type of
hypersensitivity response?
Type II
Type III
Type I
Type IV. Answer: Type I
◉ Your patient presents with 2-month progressive weakness in legs,
loss of coordination, and loss of bladder tone. Which of the following
diseases should be investigated?
Embolic stroke
Multiple sclerosis
Descending Guillain-Barre
Multiple myeloma. Answer: Multiple sclerosis
◉ Which of the following categories of medication are not likely to
be included in the medication regimen for a patient with HIV?
,NNRTIs
NRTIs
Protease antagonists
Protease inhibitors. Answer: Protease antagonists
◉ Patients who present with a vesicular rash along a dermatome
with hypersensitivity at the site before the lesion erupted are likely
experiencing which illness?
Herpes simplex type 2
Herpes simplex type 1
Herpes zoster
Human papilloma virus. Answer: Herpes zoster
◉ A patient who has active herpes zoster is at risk of shedding
which contagious virus?
Herpes simplex virus -2
Shingles
Varicella zoster
Herpes simplex virus -1. Answer: Varicella zoster
◉ Your patient has been diagnosed with HIV and wants to know the
goal of treatment with "all these medications". Which of the
, following represents the most reasonable goal in the treatment of
HIV?
Ability to reduce to one medication as therapy rather than multiple
agents
Complete healing with no need for further medications
Reducing viral load to an undetectable level
Reducing the CD4 count to an undetectable level. Answer: Reducing
viral load to an undetectable level
◉ Your patient presented yesterday to urgent care with symptoms of
lower extremity weakness and then went home for observation with
family. They have returned to urgent care and it now appears to be
affecting the patient's abdomen in just the past few hours. What is
your priority intervention?
Apply oxygen via nasal cannula
Immediate transportation to the hospital and monitor for airway
involvement
Assess muscular strength in bilateral lower extremities
Order physical therapy evaluation and treatment. Answer:
Immediate transportation to the hospital and monitor for airway
involvement
◉ A 27-year-old male patient, who works as a janitor, presents with
a 6-month history of an intermittent rash on his hands. History
RESEARCH EXAM SCRIPT 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ The patient with anaphylaxis is experiencing which type of
hypersensitivity response?
Type II
Type III
Type I
Type IV. Answer: Type I
◉ Your patient presents with 2-month progressive weakness in legs,
loss of coordination, and loss of bladder tone. Which of the following
diseases should be investigated?
Embolic stroke
Multiple sclerosis
Descending Guillain-Barre
Multiple myeloma. Answer: Multiple sclerosis
◉ Which of the following categories of medication are not likely to
be included in the medication regimen for a patient with HIV?
,NNRTIs
NRTIs
Protease antagonists
Protease inhibitors. Answer: Protease antagonists
◉ Patients who present with a vesicular rash along a dermatome
with hypersensitivity at the site before the lesion erupted are likely
experiencing which illness?
Herpes simplex type 2
Herpes simplex type 1
Herpes zoster
Human papilloma virus. Answer: Herpes zoster
◉ A patient who has active herpes zoster is at risk of shedding
which contagious virus?
Herpes simplex virus -2
Shingles
Varicella zoster
Herpes simplex virus -1. Answer: Varicella zoster
◉ Your patient has been diagnosed with HIV and wants to know the
goal of treatment with "all these medications". Which of the
, following represents the most reasonable goal in the treatment of
HIV?
Ability to reduce to one medication as therapy rather than multiple
agents
Complete healing with no need for further medications
Reducing viral load to an undetectable level
Reducing the CD4 count to an undetectable level. Answer: Reducing
viral load to an undetectable level
◉ Your patient presented yesterday to urgent care with symptoms of
lower extremity weakness and then went home for observation with
family. They have returned to urgent care and it now appears to be
affecting the patient's abdomen in just the past few hours. What is
your priority intervention?
Apply oxygen via nasal cannula
Immediate transportation to the hospital and monitor for airway
involvement
Assess muscular strength in bilateral lower extremities
Order physical therapy evaluation and treatment. Answer:
Immediate transportation to the hospital and monitor for airway
involvement
◉ A 27-year-old male patient, who works as a janitor, presents with
a 6-month history of an intermittent rash on his hands. History
