NSG6440 FINAL EXAM
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1. Which of the following is an example of secondary ***A. Yearly mammogram
prevention in a 50-year-old woman? THINK SECONDARY="S"
AND "S" =SCREENING
B. Low animal-fat diet
C. Use of seat belt
D. Daily application of sun-
screen
2. Which of the following is an example of tertiary pre- A. Fluid restriction
vention in a patient with chronic renal ***B. Hemodialysis 4 days
failure? a week
THINK "T" AND "T"= TREAT-
MENT
C. High-protein diet
D. Maintenance of blood
pressure at 120/80
3. Which statement about confusion is true? A. Confusion is a disease
process.
B. Confusion is always
temporary.
C. Age is a reliable predic-
tor of confusion.
***D. Polypharmacy is a
major contributor to con-
fusion in older adults
4. Which of the following indicates a diagnosis of demen- A. Onset after an infection
tia? B. Abrupt onset over a
week
C. Difficulty with long-term
memory
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***D. Hard time finding
words
5. The hallmark of an absence seizure is: A. No activity at all
***B. A blank stare
C. Urine is usually voided
involuntarily
D. The attack usually lasts
several minutes
6. Over the course of 3 years, a patient has had two MS A. Clinically isolated syn-
flares. The patient's primary drome
complaints during the episodes are bilateral tingling ***B. Relapsing-remit-
and pain in their legs, depression, and ting
numbness in their right hand with complete recovery C. Primary progressive
in between occurrences. Which MS D. Secondary progressive
classification fits their disease process?
7. Which of the following is a risk factor for developing A. Having a master's or
Alzheimer's disease? doctoral degree
B. Patient is a physician
***C. Patient has Down's
syndrome **This said
"Family history of
Alzheimers" on my exam,
not down's**
D. History of neurological
disease
8. Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be admin- ***A. Cholinesterase in-
istered beginning at the time of hibitors
diagnosis? B. Anxiolytics
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C. Antidepressants
D. Atypical antipsychotics
9. The health-care provider is treating a patient who was A. Intraparenchymal hem-
hit in the head with a frying pan. orrhage
Which of the following should the provider suspect? ***B. Subdural
hematoma
C. Epidural hematoma
D. Subarachnoid
hematoma
10. Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial ***A. Epidural hematoma
wall and results from tears in the B. Subdural hematoma
middle meningeal artery? C. Subarachnoid
hematoma
D. Intraparenchymal hem-
orrhage
11. Which of the following must be completed prior to A. Full-body MRI
administering TPA (tissue B. Head x-ray
plasminogen activator)? ***C. Head CT
D. Head MRI
12. Which cranial nerve is affected in a patient with a cere- ***A. CN V
brovascular accident who has B. CN VII
difficulty chewing? C. CN IX
D. CN X
13. Which of the following has been linked to a delay in A. Patient has stroke symp-
treatment for stroke? toms at work.
B. Patient experiences
stroke during the day.
C. Patient lives with a fam-
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1. Which of the following is an example of secondary ***A. Yearly mammogram
prevention in a 50-year-old woman? THINK SECONDARY="S"
AND "S" =SCREENING
B. Low animal-fat diet
C. Use of seat belt
D. Daily application of sun-
screen
2. Which of the following is an example of tertiary pre- A. Fluid restriction
vention in a patient with chronic renal ***B. Hemodialysis 4 days
failure? a week
THINK "T" AND "T"= TREAT-
MENT
C. High-protein diet
D. Maintenance of blood
pressure at 120/80
3. Which statement about confusion is true? A. Confusion is a disease
process.
B. Confusion is always
temporary.
C. Age is a reliable predic-
tor of confusion.
***D. Polypharmacy is a
major contributor to con-
fusion in older adults
4. Which of the following indicates a diagnosis of demen- A. Onset after an infection
tia? B. Abrupt onset over a
week
C. Difficulty with long-term
memory
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***D. Hard time finding
words
5. The hallmark of an absence seizure is: A. No activity at all
***B. A blank stare
C. Urine is usually voided
involuntarily
D. The attack usually lasts
several minutes
6. Over the course of 3 years, a patient has had two MS A. Clinically isolated syn-
flares. The patient's primary drome
complaints during the episodes are bilateral tingling ***B. Relapsing-remit-
and pain in their legs, depression, and ting
numbness in their right hand with complete recovery C. Primary progressive
in between occurrences. Which MS D. Secondary progressive
classification fits their disease process?
7. Which of the following is a risk factor for developing A. Having a master's or
Alzheimer's disease? doctoral degree
B. Patient is a physician
***C. Patient has Down's
syndrome **This said
"Family history of
Alzheimers" on my exam,
not down's**
D. History of neurological
disease
8. Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be admin- ***A. Cholinesterase in-
istered beginning at the time of hibitors
diagnosis? B. Anxiolytics
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C. Antidepressants
D. Atypical antipsychotics
9. The health-care provider is treating a patient who was A. Intraparenchymal hem-
hit in the head with a frying pan. orrhage
Which of the following should the provider suspect? ***B. Subdural
hematoma
C. Epidural hematoma
D. Subarachnoid
hematoma
10. Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial ***A. Epidural hematoma
wall and results from tears in the B. Subdural hematoma
middle meningeal artery? C. Subarachnoid
hematoma
D. Intraparenchymal hem-
orrhage
11. Which of the following must be completed prior to A. Full-body MRI
administering TPA (tissue B. Head x-ray
plasminogen activator)? ***C. Head CT
D. Head MRI
12. Which cranial nerve is affected in a patient with a cere- ***A. CN V
brovascular accident who has B. CN VII
difficulty chewing? C. CN IX
D. CN X
13. Which of the following has been linked to a delay in A. Patient has stroke symp-
treatment for stroke? toms at work.
B. Patient experiences
stroke during the day.
C. Patient lives with a fam-
