NRNP 6531 MIDTERM EXAM TESTBANK PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
NEWEST UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION |GUARANTEED
PASS A+ |FULL REVISED NRNP 6531 EXAM SCREENSHOTS
• Question 1
0 out of 0 points
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code
of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? • Question 3
Selected Answer:
Ye 1 out of 1 points
s
Answers:
Ye
s
No
• Question 2
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Selected 0 out of 1 points
Answer: Basal cell carcinoma
Answers: Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Acral-lentiginous melanoma
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chronic
bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?
Selected
Answer: Anticholinerg
ics
Answers: Xanthines
, Antihistimine s
Steroids
Anticholinerg ics
• Question 4
0 out of 1 points
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amount of
bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How should the
nurse practitioner proceed?
Selected
Answer: Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as bowel habits and diet.
Answers: Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as bowel habits and diet.
Order a topical hemorrhoid cream along with a stool softener.
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
Refer the patient for a surgical hemorrhoidectomy.
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?
Selected
Answer: Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
Answers:
Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
Overweight, pink skin, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased respiratory rate
,• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia
rheumatica presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant pain. Her current
medications include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily,
simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner
suspects acute diverticulitis and possibly an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for
this patient at this time is:
Selected CT scan
Answer: CT scan
Answers: CBC/diff • Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Erythrocyte A patient reports “something flew in my eye”
sedimentation rate about an hour ago while he was splitting logs. If
there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse
practitioner would expect to find all except:
Abdominal ultrasound
Selected
Answer: Purulent drainage
Answers:
Purulent drainage
Tearing
Photophobia
A positive fluorescein
stain
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious, markedly
purulent discharge from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should
suspect:
Selected
Answer: Gonococcal conjunctivitis
Answers: Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
, Gonococcal
conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis
• Question 9
0 out of 1 points
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped vesicles
consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain,
burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect:
Selected
Answer: A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a topical
cortisone cream
Answers: A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral agent
A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a
topical cortisone cream
Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be immunocompromised
A recurrence of chickenpox and treat the patient’s symptoms
• Question 10
0 out of 1 points
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Selected
Answer: Adenocarcinoma
Answers: Adenocarcinoma
Epidermoid
carcinoma
Small cell
carcinoma
QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
NEWEST UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION |GUARANTEED
PASS A+ |FULL REVISED NRNP 6531 EXAM SCREENSHOTS
• Question 1
0 out of 0 points
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code
of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? • Question 3
Selected Answer:
Ye 1 out of 1 points
s
Answers:
Ye
s
No
• Question 2
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Selected 0 out of 1 points
Answer: Basal cell carcinoma
Answers: Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Acral-lentiginous melanoma
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chronic
bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?
Selected
Answer: Anticholinerg
ics
Answers: Xanthines
, Antihistimine s
Steroids
Anticholinerg ics
• Question 4
0 out of 1 points
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amount of
bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How should the
nurse practitioner proceed?
Selected
Answer: Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as bowel habits and diet.
Answers: Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as bowel habits and diet.
Order a topical hemorrhoid cream along with a stool softener.
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
Refer the patient for a surgical hemorrhoidectomy.
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?
Selected
Answer: Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
Answers:
Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
Overweight, pink skin, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased respiratory rate
,• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia
rheumatica presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant pain. Her current
medications include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily,
simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner
suspects acute diverticulitis and possibly an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for
this patient at this time is:
Selected CT scan
Answer: CT scan
Answers: CBC/diff • Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Erythrocyte A patient reports “something flew in my eye”
sedimentation rate about an hour ago while he was splitting logs. If
there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse
practitioner would expect to find all except:
Abdominal ultrasound
Selected
Answer: Purulent drainage
Answers:
Purulent drainage
Tearing
Photophobia
A positive fluorescein
stain
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious, markedly
purulent discharge from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should
suspect:
Selected
Answer: Gonococcal conjunctivitis
Answers: Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
, Gonococcal
conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis
• Question 9
0 out of 1 points
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped vesicles
consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain,
burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect:
Selected
Answer: A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a topical
cortisone cream
Answers: A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral agent
A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a
topical cortisone cream
Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be immunocompromised
A recurrence of chickenpox and treat the patient’s symptoms
• Question 10
0 out of 1 points
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Selected
Answer: Adenocarcinoma
Answers: Adenocarcinoma
Epidermoid
carcinoma
Small cell
carcinoma
