NSG 6001 WEEK 3 QUESTIONS FINAL PAPER
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following are predisposing factors for
pyelonephritis? Answer: Prego
◉ A 42-year-old woman is seen in the clinic with fever, chills,
vomiting, and severe dysuria. She is diagnosed with acute
pyelonephritis. How should this patient be managed? Answer:
Hospitalization
◉ Which of the following Macrobid doses is appropriate to treat a
lower UTI? Answer: 100 mg bid 5 days
◉ A patient is seen in the office complaining of severe flank pain and
hematuria. The clinician should assess this patient for which risk
factor for poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis? Answer:
Hypertension
◉ A patient is diagnosed with urge incontinence. Before prescribing
Detrol LA, the provider should question the patient about which of
these contraindications to this medication? Answer: Closed angle
glaucoma
,◉ A patient is diagnosed with overactive bladder. Which of the
following instructions should be given to this woman? Answer:
"Eliminate caffeine from your diet."
◉ Reuben, age 24, has HIV and just had a routine viral load test
done. The results showa falling viral load. What does this indicate?
Answer: A favorable prognostic trend
◉ A patient with atrial fibrillation is taking warfarin (Coumadin)
and has an international normalized ratio (INR) of 4.0 with no active
bleeding. How should the clinician manage this patient? Answer:
Withhold 1 or more days of anticoagulant therapy.
◉ The patient with severe iron deficiency anemia is eating ice chips.
Which term should the clinician use to document this finding?
Answer: PICA
◉ As a rule of thumb, the estimated level of hematocrit is how many
times the value of the hemoglobin? Answer: 3
◉ Which medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus would be
contraindicated during pregnancy? Answer: Glipizide (Glucotrol)
, ◉ A 35-year-old woman presents with symptoms of hypoglycemia.
There is no history of diabetes mellitus. Which condition should be
included in the differential diagnosis? Answer: Pheochromocytoma
◉ Which action would the clinician take to elicit Chvostek's sign?
Answer: Tap the facial nerve below the zygomatic arch anterior to
the earlobe.
◉ Cydney presents with a history of asthma. She has not been
treated for a while. She complains of daily but not continual
symptoms, greater than 1 week and at nighttime. She has been using
her rescue inhaler. Her FEV1 is 60% to 80% predicted. How would
you classify her asthma severity? Answer: Moderate persistent
◉ African American patients seem to have a negative reaction to
which of the following asthma medications? Answer: Long-term
beta-agonist bronchodilators
◉ Joyce is taking a long-acting beta agonist for her asthma. What
additional medication should she be taking? Answer: Inhaled
corticosteroid
◉ Your patient is on theophylline for his asthma. You want to
maintain his serum levels between: Answer: 5 to 15 mcg/mL
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following are predisposing factors for
pyelonephritis? Answer: Prego
◉ A 42-year-old woman is seen in the clinic with fever, chills,
vomiting, and severe dysuria. She is diagnosed with acute
pyelonephritis. How should this patient be managed? Answer:
Hospitalization
◉ Which of the following Macrobid doses is appropriate to treat a
lower UTI? Answer: 100 mg bid 5 days
◉ A patient is seen in the office complaining of severe flank pain and
hematuria. The clinician should assess this patient for which risk
factor for poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis? Answer:
Hypertension
◉ A patient is diagnosed with urge incontinence. Before prescribing
Detrol LA, the provider should question the patient about which of
these contraindications to this medication? Answer: Closed angle
glaucoma
,◉ A patient is diagnosed with overactive bladder. Which of the
following instructions should be given to this woman? Answer:
"Eliminate caffeine from your diet."
◉ Reuben, age 24, has HIV and just had a routine viral load test
done. The results showa falling viral load. What does this indicate?
Answer: A favorable prognostic trend
◉ A patient with atrial fibrillation is taking warfarin (Coumadin)
and has an international normalized ratio (INR) of 4.0 with no active
bleeding. How should the clinician manage this patient? Answer:
Withhold 1 or more days of anticoagulant therapy.
◉ The patient with severe iron deficiency anemia is eating ice chips.
Which term should the clinician use to document this finding?
Answer: PICA
◉ As a rule of thumb, the estimated level of hematocrit is how many
times the value of the hemoglobin? Answer: 3
◉ Which medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus would be
contraindicated during pregnancy? Answer: Glipizide (Glucotrol)
, ◉ A 35-year-old woman presents with symptoms of hypoglycemia.
There is no history of diabetes mellitus. Which condition should be
included in the differential diagnosis? Answer: Pheochromocytoma
◉ Which action would the clinician take to elicit Chvostek's sign?
Answer: Tap the facial nerve below the zygomatic arch anterior to
the earlobe.
◉ Cydney presents with a history of asthma. She has not been
treated for a while. She complains of daily but not continual
symptoms, greater than 1 week and at nighttime. She has been using
her rescue inhaler. Her FEV1 is 60% to 80% predicted. How would
you classify her asthma severity? Answer: Moderate persistent
◉ African American patients seem to have a negative reaction to
which of the following asthma medications? Answer: Long-term
beta-agonist bronchodilators
◉ Joyce is taking a long-acting beta agonist for her asthma. What
additional medication should she be taking? Answer: Inhaled
corticosteroid
◉ Your patient is on theophylline for his asthma. You want to
maintain his serum levels between: Answer: 5 to 15 mcg/mL
