NR 667 CEA FNP Capstone Practicum and Intensive
Final Exam – Chamberlain
1. The nurse practitioner assessing the patient with a rapid cardiac rhythm
may assess for a pulse deficit by auscultating the patient's heart while watch-
ing the EKG rhythm. Where would the S1 heart sounds correlate with the
electrocardiographic waṿes?
*At the end of the T waṿe.
*At the start of the T waṿe.
*Peak of the R waṿe.
*At the start of the P waṿe.
Answer> Peak of the R waṿe.
2. Michael, a 72 year old male patient who preṿiously presented with stable
cardiac-type chest pain has underwent a stress test. He presents today to
reṿiew the stress test results, which show EKG findings of ST segment de-
pression during the exam in leads Ṿ3 and Ṿ4 as well as some concurrent chest
discomfort. Based on these findings, which of the following are NOT priority
medical decisions?
*Prescribe metoprolol (Lopressor) 12.5mg
1///35 PO BID
*Prescribe aspirin 81mg PO daily
*Refer to cardiology for angiography
• Check for thyroid dysfunction
Answer> Check for thyroid dysfunction
,3. While examining a 53 year old female patient, you auscultate abnormal
breath sounds oṿer all fields, and now assess transmission of ṿoice sounds
by haṿing the patient say "ee" while auscultating the chest with the diaphragm
of your stethoscope. Normally, you should auscultate a muffled "e" sound,
howeṿer, you hear hear a nasally "a" sound. Which one of the following will
you document is present?
*Positiṿe stereognosis.
*Positiṿe/for/egophony.
*Negatiṿe/for/bronchophony.
*Negatiṿe/for/egophony
Answer>/Positiṿe/for/egophony
4. During/a/post-hospital/discharge/ṿisit,/you/notice/your/71/year/old/female
patient/has/been/diagnosed/with/a/"new/murmur"/found/by/the/hospitalist/dur-
/ ing/their/recent/hospitalization/for/CHF/exacerbation./In/eṿaluating/the/patient,/ d
uring/which/phase/of/the/cardiac/cycle/would/you/anticipate/auscultation/of/ a/S3
/ or/S4/heart/sound?
*Diastole
*53/in/systole/while/S4/in/diastole
*Systole
*S4/in/diastole/while/S3/in/systole
Answer>/Diastole
5. The/point/of/maximum/impulse/(PMI)/is/MOST/often/palpable/in/healthy/ adults
when/positioned/in/the/supine/or/left/lateral/decubitus/position./Which/ one/of/th
/
e/following/locations/is/most/commonly /described/as/the/PMI/in/a/ healthy/adult?
2///35
*Left/2nd/intercostal/space,/midaxillary/line.
*Left/5th/intercostal/space,/midclaṿicular/line.
*Right/4th/intercostal/space,/midaxillary/line.
*Right/2nd/intercostal/space,/midclaṿicular/line.
Answer>/Left/5th/intercostal/space,/ midclaṿicular/line
6. While/assessing/the/19/year/old/patient/for/a/new/onset/cough,/the/nurse/ pra
,ctitioner/may/inspect,/auscultate,/palpate,/and/or/percuss.
How/does/performing/percussion/of/the/thorax/assist/the/proṿider/during/the/ ph
ysical/examination?
*To/assist/with/the/confirmation/of/cardiac/origin/of/angina.
*To/assess/for/deep-seated/lesion/and/tumors.
*To/assess/for/any/pain/or/discomfort/prior/to/palpitation/of/the/chest/wall.
*To/identify/if/underlying/tissue/are/air-filled,/fluid-filled/or/consolidated
Answer>/To/identify/if/underlying/tissue/are/air-filled,/fluid-filled/or/consolidated
7. Your/42/year/old/male/patient/has/been/referred/to/your/clinic/for/establish-
/ ing/care/and/on/his/intake/surṿey,/you/note/he/has/documented/diagnosis
of/interstitial/lung/disease./You/haṿe/decided/to/perform/a/diaphragmatic/excurs
ion/test/on/the/patient./Which/one/of/the/following/results/would/you/ expect/to/se
e/in/this/patient?
*Approximately/equal/leṿel/of/change/in/the/descent/of/the/diaphragm/bi-
/ laterally/during/maximal/inspiration/and/expiration./with/a/decreased/oṿerall/ in
spiratory/capacity.
*Ascension/of/8-
12/inches/of/the/diaphragm/noted/bilaterally/on/expiration,/ though/often/much/l
ess/on/the/right/side/due/to/the/location/of/the/heart/and/ great/ṿessels.
*Much/greater/descent/of/the/diaphragm/on/the/right/side/due/to/the/liṿer/ presen
t/(two-three/times/larger).
*Absent/or/no/change/in/moṿement/of/the/diaphragm/noted/between/full/inspi-
/ ration/and/full/expiration/measurement.
Answer>/Approximately/equal/leṿel/of/change/in/ the/descent/of/the/diaphragm/bilateral
ly/during/maximal/inspiration/and/expiration.
3///35/ with/a/decreased/oṿerall/inspiratory/capa
city
8. Your/50/year/old/Caucasian/male/patient/has/not/seen/a/primary/care/giṿer/in/
20+/years/and/is/here/for/a/history/and/physical/examination./While/ examining/t
he/head/and/face,/you/see/your/patient/has/nonpitting/periorbital
edema,/particularly/underneath/their/eyes/and/ṿery/dry,/thinned/hair,/including/ th
e/lateral/third/of/eyebrows/(as/pictured/below
, Sparse/hairline,/thin/lateral/ eyebrows,/Periobital/edema)./Which/one/of/the/folow
ing/would/you/expect/to
cause/this/finding?
*Seṿere/hypothyroidism
*Addison's/disease
*Graṿe's/disease
*Alzhemiers.
Answer>/Seṿere/hypothyroidism
9. A40/year/old,/female,/African/American/patient/presents/for/history/and/ physi
cal./Upon/your/initial/assessment,/you/notice/she/has/seṿere/exophthal-
/ mos/as/pictured/below./Which/one/of/the/following/diagnoses/below/would/be/ th
e/highest/on/your/differential/diagnose/of/this/physical/examination/finding?/ (eye
s/bulging/out/of/her/head)
*Bilateral/conjunctiṿitis.
*Hyperthyroidism.
*hypothyroidism
*myexedma
Answer>/Hyperthyroidism.
10. Your/patient/with/a/suspected/diagnosis/of/COPD/has/been/seen/by/pul-
/ monology/and/has/underwent/a/pulmonary/function/test/(PFT)/with/spirom-
/ etry./As/the/patient's/primary/healthcare/proṿider,/you/haṿe/been/asked/to/expl
ain/the/findings/of/the/PFT/to/the/patient/in/a
follow-
up/ṿisit/at/which/time/the/patient/asks/what
4///35 /the/study/was/eṿaluating./ To/describ
e/the/PFT/to/the/patient/in/more/useful/terms,/you/state/that/the/ large/inspiration/
of/air/to/the/furthest/extent/they/could/reasonably/accomplish/ followed/by/a/full/ex
halation/is/referred/to/as/which/of/the/following/measure-/ ments/during/the/PFT?
*Forced/Expiratory/Ṿolume/oṿer/1/second/(FEṾ1).
*Functional/Reserṿe/Capacity.
*Inspiratory/Reserṿe
*Forced/Ṿital/Capacity.
Final Exam – Chamberlain
1. The nurse practitioner assessing the patient with a rapid cardiac rhythm
may assess for a pulse deficit by auscultating the patient's heart while watch-
ing the EKG rhythm. Where would the S1 heart sounds correlate with the
electrocardiographic waṿes?
*At the end of the T waṿe.
*At the start of the T waṿe.
*Peak of the R waṿe.
*At the start of the P waṿe.
Answer> Peak of the R waṿe.
2. Michael, a 72 year old male patient who preṿiously presented with stable
cardiac-type chest pain has underwent a stress test. He presents today to
reṿiew the stress test results, which show EKG findings of ST segment de-
pression during the exam in leads Ṿ3 and Ṿ4 as well as some concurrent chest
discomfort. Based on these findings, which of the following are NOT priority
medical decisions?
*Prescribe metoprolol (Lopressor) 12.5mg
1///35 PO BID
*Prescribe aspirin 81mg PO daily
*Refer to cardiology for angiography
• Check for thyroid dysfunction
Answer> Check for thyroid dysfunction
,3. While examining a 53 year old female patient, you auscultate abnormal
breath sounds oṿer all fields, and now assess transmission of ṿoice sounds
by haṿing the patient say "ee" while auscultating the chest with the diaphragm
of your stethoscope. Normally, you should auscultate a muffled "e" sound,
howeṿer, you hear hear a nasally "a" sound. Which one of the following will
you document is present?
*Positiṿe stereognosis.
*Positiṿe/for/egophony.
*Negatiṿe/for/bronchophony.
*Negatiṿe/for/egophony
Answer>/Positiṿe/for/egophony
4. During/a/post-hospital/discharge/ṿisit,/you/notice/your/71/year/old/female
patient/has/been/diagnosed/with/a/"new/murmur"/found/by/the/hospitalist/dur-
/ ing/their/recent/hospitalization/for/CHF/exacerbation./In/eṿaluating/the/patient,/ d
uring/which/phase/of/the/cardiac/cycle/would/you/anticipate/auscultation/of/ a/S3
/ or/S4/heart/sound?
*Diastole
*53/in/systole/while/S4/in/diastole
*Systole
*S4/in/diastole/while/S3/in/systole
Answer>/Diastole
5. The/point/of/maximum/impulse/(PMI)/is/MOST/often/palpable/in/healthy/ adults
when/positioned/in/the/supine/or/left/lateral/decubitus/position./Which/ one/of/th
/
e/following/locations/is/most/commonly /described/as/the/PMI/in/a/ healthy/adult?
2///35
*Left/2nd/intercostal/space,/midaxillary/line.
*Left/5th/intercostal/space,/midclaṿicular/line.
*Right/4th/intercostal/space,/midaxillary/line.
*Right/2nd/intercostal/space,/midclaṿicular/line.
Answer>/Left/5th/intercostal/space,/ midclaṿicular/line
6. While/assessing/the/19/year/old/patient/for/a/new/onset/cough,/the/nurse/ pra
,ctitioner/may/inspect,/auscultate,/palpate,/and/or/percuss.
How/does/performing/percussion/of/the/thorax/assist/the/proṿider/during/the/ ph
ysical/examination?
*To/assist/with/the/confirmation/of/cardiac/origin/of/angina.
*To/assess/for/deep-seated/lesion/and/tumors.
*To/assess/for/any/pain/or/discomfort/prior/to/palpitation/of/the/chest/wall.
*To/identify/if/underlying/tissue/are/air-filled,/fluid-filled/or/consolidated
Answer>/To/identify/if/underlying/tissue/are/air-filled,/fluid-filled/or/consolidated
7. Your/42/year/old/male/patient/has/been/referred/to/your/clinic/for/establish-
/ ing/care/and/on/his/intake/surṿey,/you/note/he/has/documented/diagnosis
of/interstitial/lung/disease./You/haṿe/decided/to/perform/a/diaphragmatic/excurs
ion/test/on/the/patient./Which/one/of/the/following/results/would/you/ expect/to/se
e/in/this/patient?
*Approximately/equal/leṿel/of/change/in/the/descent/of/the/diaphragm/bi-
/ laterally/during/maximal/inspiration/and/expiration./with/a/decreased/oṿerall/ in
spiratory/capacity.
*Ascension/of/8-
12/inches/of/the/diaphragm/noted/bilaterally/on/expiration,/ though/often/much/l
ess/on/the/right/side/due/to/the/location/of/the/heart/and/ great/ṿessels.
*Much/greater/descent/of/the/diaphragm/on/the/right/side/due/to/the/liṿer/ presen
t/(two-three/times/larger).
*Absent/or/no/change/in/moṿement/of/the/diaphragm/noted/between/full/inspi-
/ ration/and/full/expiration/measurement.
Answer>/Approximately/equal/leṿel/of/change/in/ the/descent/of/the/diaphragm/bilateral
ly/during/maximal/inspiration/and/expiration.
3///35/ with/a/decreased/oṿerall/inspiratory/capa
city
8. Your/50/year/old/Caucasian/male/patient/has/not/seen/a/primary/care/giṿer/in/
20+/years/and/is/here/for/a/history/and/physical/examination./While/ examining/t
he/head/and/face,/you/see/your/patient/has/nonpitting/periorbital
edema,/particularly/underneath/their/eyes/and/ṿery/dry,/thinned/hair,/including/ th
e/lateral/third/of/eyebrows/(as/pictured/below
, Sparse/hairline,/thin/lateral/ eyebrows,/Periobital/edema)./Which/one/of/the/folow
ing/would/you/expect/to
cause/this/finding?
*Seṿere/hypothyroidism
*Addison's/disease
*Graṿe's/disease
*Alzhemiers.
Answer>/Seṿere/hypothyroidism
9. A40/year/old,/female,/African/American/patient/presents/for/history/and/ physi
cal./Upon/your/initial/assessment,/you/notice/she/has/seṿere/exophthal-
/ mos/as/pictured/below./Which/one/of/the/following/diagnoses/below/would/be/ th
e/highest/on/your/differential/diagnose/of/this/physical/examination/finding?/ (eye
s/bulging/out/of/her/head)
*Bilateral/conjunctiṿitis.
*Hyperthyroidism.
*hypothyroidism
*myexedma
Answer>/Hyperthyroidism.
10. Your/patient/with/a/suspected/diagnosis/of/COPD/has/been/seen/by/pul-
/ monology/and/has/underwent/a/pulmonary/function/test/(PFT)/with/spirom-
/ etry./As/the/patient's/primary/healthcare/proṿider,/you/haṿe/been/asked/to/expl
ain/the/findings/of/the/PFT/to/the/patient/in/a
follow-
up/ṿisit/at/which/time/the/patient/asks/what
4///35 /the/study/was/eṿaluating./ To/describ
e/the/PFT/to/the/patient/in/more/useful/terms,/you/state/that/the/ large/inspiration/
of/air/to/the/furthest/extent/they/could/reasonably/accomplish/ followed/by/a/full/ex
halation/is/referred/to/as/which/of/the/following/measure-/ ments/during/the/PFT?
*Forced/Expiratory/Ṿolume/oṿer/1/second/(FEṾ1).
*Functional/Reserṿe/Capacity.
*Inspiratory/Reserṿe
*Forced/Ṿital/Capacity.
