NR 511 CEA exam Questions with
complete solution 2025/2026
Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems thathis scrotum is very enlarged and
feels like it is full a powerlifter and works as a trash collector. You suspect the patient likely has which of
the following diagnoses?
A -Varicocele
B -Meningocele
C -Rectocele
D -Hydrocele - correct answer ✔A -Varicocele
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 the following locations is most commonly
described as the PMI in a healthy adult?
A -Left 2nd intercostal space, midaxillary line
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
C -Right 4th intercostal space, midaxillary line
D -Right 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line - correct answer ✔B -Left 5th intercostal space,
midclavicular line
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and physical. Upon your initial
assessment, you notice she has severe exophthalmos as pictured below. Which one of the following
diagnoses below would be the highest on your differential diagnose of this physical examination finding?
A -Bilateral conjunctivitis
B -Hyperthyroidism
C -hypothyroidism
D -Myexedma - correct answer ✔B -Hyperthyroidism
,Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by pulmonology and has underwent a
pulmonary function test (PFT) with spirometry. As the patient's primary healthcare provider, you have
been asked to explain the findings of the PFT to the patient in afollow-up visit at which time the patient
asks what the study was evaluating. To describe 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 exhalation is referred to as which of the following measurements during the PFT?
A -Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1)
B -Functional Reserve Capacity
C -Inspiratory Reserve
D -Forced Vital Capacity - correct answer ✔D -Forced vital capacity
Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the following might you expect to find during
examination?
A -Abdominal striae
B -Dowager hump
C -Low body temperature
D -Moon face - correct answer ✔B -Dowager hump
The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 should include which of
the following while evaluating for end organ dysfunction of the disease?
A -Renal function panel
B -Urinalysis
C -Non-dilated eye exam
D -All of these are appropriate options - correct answer ✔D -All of these are appropriate options
During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical, your health history includes a
diagnosis of angioedema. What of the following parts of the body are were likely involved?
A -Isolated to the colon
B -Anywhere in the enteral tract
,C -Chest
D -Face and Lips - correct answer ✔D -Face and Lips
Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous and likely due to prolonged exposure to
UV-B?
A -Actinic Keratosis
B -Basal cell carcinoma
C -Verucca
D -Seborrheic dermatitis - correct answer ✔A -Actinic Keratosis
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following represents a suspicous
finding?
A -Irregular borders
B -Symmetrical nature
C -Brown color
D -Diameter of 0.4 cm - correct answer ✔A -Irregular borders
Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation, weight gain, and anhedonia. Suspecting
a diagnosis of clinical depression, you anticipate the patient will benefit from treating their underlying
deficit of which of the following neurotransmitters?
A -GABA
B -Serotonin
C -Dobutamine
D -Glutamate - correct answer ✔B -Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are seeing should be evaluated
for early evidence of renal damage from both diabetes and hypertension. Which of the following
, assessment tools should the nurse practitioner order first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction
secondary to diabetes or hypertension?
A -BUN/creatinine ratio
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
C -Renal biopsy
D -Urine sodium - correct answer ✔B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health visit, you auscultate crackles in the poster
left lower lobe, have the patient cough, with follow-up auscultation revealing clear breath sounds.
Which one of the following would you suspect?
A -Congestive heart failure
B -Atelectasis
C -Laryngospasm
D -Bronchiactasis. - correct answer ✔B -Atelectasis
Your 39 year old patient who has recently been hospitalized for an appendectomy and is being seen in
your clinic for post-operative follow-up with primary care. On assessment, the patient complains of
some incisional pain and otherwise examination is normal, with the exception of dull percussion sounds
noted on the thorax over lung tissue. Which of the following diagnoses would be explained by this
finding in post-operative patient?
A -Left-sided heart failure
B -Chronic bronchitis
C -Atelectasis
D -Healthy patient with no coexising disease - correct answer ✔C -Atelectasis
You are evaluating a 41 year old female patient in your clinic with symptoms of right upper quadrant
pain which worsens with deep breathing. The patient exhibits a positive Murphy sign. These findings are
most consistent which one of the following?
A -Appendicitis
complete solution 2025/2026
Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems thathis scrotum is very enlarged and
feels like it is full a powerlifter and works as a trash collector. You suspect the patient likely has which of
the following diagnoses?
A -Varicocele
B -Meningocele
C -Rectocele
D -Hydrocele - correct answer ✔A -Varicocele
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 the following locations is most commonly
described as the PMI in a healthy adult?
A -Left 2nd intercostal space, midaxillary line
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
C -Right 4th intercostal space, midaxillary line
D -Right 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line - correct answer ✔B -Left 5th intercostal space,
midclavicular line
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and physical. Upon your initial
assessment, you notice she has severe exophthalmos as pictured below. Which one of the following
diagnoses below would be the highest on your differential diagnose of this physical examination finding?
A -Bilateral conjunctivitis
B -Hyperthyroidism
C -hypothyroidism
D -Myexedma - correct answer ✔B -Hyperthyroidism
,Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by pulmonology and has underwent a
pulmonary function test (PFT) with spirometry. As the patient's primary healthcare provider, you have
been asked to explain the findings of the PFT to the patient in afollow-up visit at which time the patient
asks what the study was evaluating. To describe 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 exhalation is referred to as which of the following measurements during the PFT?
A -Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1)
B -Functional Reserve Capacity
C -Inspiratory Reserve
D -Forced Vital Capacity - correct answer ✔D -Forced vital capacity
Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the following might you expect to find during
examination?
A -Abdominal striae
B -Dowager hump
C -Low body temperature
D -Moon face - correct answer ✔B -Dowager hump
The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 should include which of
the following while evaluating for end organ dysfunction of the disease?
A -Renal function panel
B -Urinalysis
C -Non-dilated eye exam
D -All of these are appropriate options - correct answer ✔D -All of these are appropriate options
During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical, your health history includes a
diagnosis of angioedema. What of the following parts of the body are were likely involved?
A -Isolated to the colon
B -Anywhere in the enteral tract
,C -Chest
D -Face and Lips - correct answer ✔D -Face and Lips
Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous and likely due to prolonged exposure to
UV-B?
A -Actinic Keratosis
B -Basal cell carcinoma
C -Verucca
D -Seborrheic dermatitis - correct answer ✔A -Actinic Keratosis
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following represents a suspicous
finding?
A -Irregular borders
B -Symmetrical nature
C -Brown color
D -Diameter of 0.4 cm - correct answer ✔A -Irregular borders
Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation, weight gain, and anhedonia. Suspecting
a diagnosis of clinical depression, you anticipate the patient will benefit from treating their underlying
deficit of which of the following neurotransmitters?
A -GABA
B -Serotonin
C -Dobutamine
D -Glutamate - correct answer ✔B -Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are seeing should be evaluated
for early evidence of renal damage from both diabetes and hypertension. Which of the following
, assessment tools should the nurse practitioner order first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction
secondary to diabetes or hypertension?
A -BUN/creatinine ratio
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
C -Renal biopsy
D -Urine sodium - correct answer ✔B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health visit, you auscultate crackles in the poster
left lower lobe, have the patient cough, with follow-up auscultation revealing clear breath sounds.
Which one of the following would you suspect?
A -Congestive heart failure
B -Atelectasis
C -Laryngospasm
D -Bronchiactasis. - correct answer ✔B -Atelectasis
Your 39 year old patient who has recently been hospitalized for an appendectomy and is being seen in
your clinic for post-operative follow-up with primary care. On assessment, the patient complains of
some incisional pain and otherwise examination is normal, with the exception of dull percussion sounds
noted on the thorax over lung tissue. Which of the following diagnoses would be explained by this
finding in post-operative patient?
A -Left-sided heart failure
B -Chronic bronchitis
C -Atelectasis
D -Healthy patient with no coexising disease - correct answer ✔C -Atelectasis
You are evaluating a 41 year old female patient in your clinic with symptoms of right upper quadrant
pain which worsens with deep breathing. The patient exhibits a positive Murphy sign. These findings are
most consistent which one of the following?
A -Appendicitis
