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NR601 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS BANK EXAM LATEST 2026-2027
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A 68-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure,
osteoarthritis, and hypertension is hospitalized for worsening of
his heart disease. Getting out of bed he falls and injures his knee.
He is currently prescribed codeine 30 mg by mouth every 6 hours
as needed for pain. The patient's nurse comes to you because he
is yelling in pain before the next dose is due, and this disturbs the
other patients on the ward. Many of the floor staff are concerned
that he is drug seeking. What behavior is he exhibiting?
a. Tolerance
b. Dependence
c. Addiction
d. Pseudoaddiction - ANSWER-d. Pseudoaddiction
A 75-year-old woman who has been your primary care patient for
10 years comes to your office complaining of fatigue and weight
loss. On further testing, she is found to have a colonic mass,
which is biopsied. The results return as adenocarcinoma, and she
returns to your office today. After bringing her into your
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examination room and explaining to your office manager that you
are not to be disturbed for the next 20 minutes, what is the next
step in the process of informing her that she has cancer?
a. Ask her what she wants to know
b. Tell her the diagnosis
c. Explain that she needs imaging of her liver so that you can
have more information
d. Ask her what she understands up to this point - ANSWER-d.
Ask her what she understands up to this point
A 92-year-old woman with severe dementia and frailty is a
resident of a long-term care facility. She has been admitted three
times in the last 6 months for aspiration pneumonia. She is not
enrolled in hospice. As a member of the palliative care team,
which of the following services can you not offer her and her
family?
a. Emotional support
b. Help with decision making
c. Insurance coverage of medications related to her underlying
disease
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d. Coordination of care across settings of care - ANSWER-c.
Insurance coverage of medications related to her underlying
disease
A 68-year-old female with a history of end-stage emphysema is
referred to you for control of her dyspnea. On physical
examination she is thin and frail appearing, with a large barrel
shaped chest. You note that during your interview with her, she
answers only in one or two word answers and rarely makes eye
contact. You ask her if she is depressed and she admits that she
is. Which of the following symptoms would best confirm your
diagnosis of depression?
a. Anorexia
b. Anhedonia
c. Insomnia
d. Weight loss
e. Increasing agoraphobia - ANSWER-b. Anhedonia
Which of the following is true about tolterodine?
a. It should be avoided in men with prostatic hypertrophy.
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b. It increases the risk of constipation compared to oral
oxybutynin.
c. It acts by ablating detrusor spasms.
d. It has greater risk of adverse effects with its twice daily
formulation. - ANSWER-d.
It has greater risk of adverse effects with its twice daily
formulation.
An 82-year-old, Mr. A, complains of worsening nocturia 4x/nigh,
slow stream, occasional urgency and urgency-related leakage
once weekly. PMH include poorly controlled HTN, diastolic HF,
hyperlipidemia, osteoarthritis, and prediabetes. His medications
include lisinopril 20 mg daily, metoprolol succinate 75 mg daily,
atorvastatin 10 mg daily, metformin 500 mg twice daily,
hydrocodone-acetaminophen as needed, and aspirin 81 mg daily.
Amlodipine 5 mg daily was recently added by his cardiologist. Mr.
A complains that nocturia is causing daytime fatigue, and he is
more constipated. Physical examination is notable for blood
pressure 162/83, heart rate 60, clear lungs, soft abdomen,
enlarged prostate, and 2+ pretibial edema. Your next step in
management should be:
a. Stop hydrocodone-acetominophen and add naproxen.
NR601 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS BANK EXAM LATEST 2026-2027
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A 68-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure,
osteoarthritis, and hypertension is hospitalized for worsening of
his heart disease. Getting out of bed he falls and injures his knee.
He is currently prescribed codeine 30 mg by mouth every 6 hours
as needed for pain. The patient's nurse comes to you because he
is yelling in pain before the next dose is due, and this disturbs the
other patients on the ward. Many of the floor staff are concerned
that he is drug seeking. What behavior is he exhibiting?
a. Tolerance
b. Dependence
c. Addiction
d. Pseudoaddiction - ANSWER-d. Pseudoaddiction
A 75-year-old woman who has been your primary care patient for
10 years comes to your office complaining of fatigue and weight
loss. On further testing, she is found to have a colonic mass,
which is biopsied. The results return as adenocarcinoma, and she
returns to your office today. After bringing her into your
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examination room and explaining to your office manager that you
are not to be disturbed for the next 20 minutes, what is the next
step in the process of informing her that she has cancer?
a. Ask her what she wants to know
b. Tell her the diagnosis
c. Explain that she needs imaging of her liver so that you can
have more information
d. Ask her what she understands up to this point - ANSWER-d.
Ask her what she understands up to this point
A 92-year-old woman with severe dementia and frailty is a
resident of a long-term care facility. She has been admitted three
times in the last 6 months for aspiration pneumonia. She is not
enrolled in hospice. As a member of the palliative care team,
which of the following services can you not offer her and her
family?
a. Emotional support
b. Help with decision making
c. Insurance coverage of medications related to her underlying
disease
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d. Coordination of care across settings of care - ANSWER-c.
Insurance coverage of medications related to her underlying
disease
A 68-year-old female with a history of end-stage emphysema is
referred to you for control of her dyspnea. On physical
examination she is thin and frail appearing, with a large barrel
shaped chest. You note that during your interview with her, she
answers only in one or two word answers and rarely makes eye
contact. You ask her if she is depressed and she admits that she
is. Which of the following symptoms would best confirm your
diagnosis of depression?
a. Anorexia
b. Anhedonia
c. Insomnia
d. Weight loss
e. Increasing agoraphobia - ANSWER-b. Anhedonia
Which of the following is true about tolterodine?
a. It should be avoided in men with prostatic hypertrophy.
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b. It increases the risk of constipation compared to oral
oxybutynin.
c. It acts by ablating detrusor spasms.
d. It has greater risk of adverse effects with its twice daily
formulation. - ANSWER-d.
It has greater risk of adverse effects with its twice daily
formulation.
An 82-year-old, Mr. A, complains of worsening nocturia 4x/nigh,
slow stream, occasional urgency and urgency-related leakage
once weekly. PMH include poorly controlled HTN, diastolic HF,
hyperlipidemia, osteoarthritis, and prediabetes. His medications
include lisinopril 20 mg daily, metoprolol succinate 75 mg daily,
atorvastatin 10 mg daily, metformin 500 mg twice daily,
hydrocodone-acetaminophen as needed, and aspirin 81 mg daily.
Amlodipine 5 mg daily was recently added by his cardiologist. Mr.
A complains that nocturia is causing daytime fatigue, and he is
more constipated. Physical examination is notable for blood
pressure 162/83, heart rate 60, clear lungs, soft abdomen,
enlarged prostate, and 2+ pretibial edema. Your next step in
management should be:
a. Stop hydrocodone-acetominophen and add naproxen.
