NUR 5461 QUIZZES 1, 2,3,4,5 AND 6
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Skin assessment includes:.
Answer: Color, Moisture, Temperature, Texture, Turgor and Lesions
◍ Documentation of a normal skin exam example:.
Answer: Skin - Color pink. Skin warm and moist. Nails without clubbing or
cyanosis. No suspicious nevi, rash, petechiae or ecchymoses.
◍ _________ reduces rigidity in Supranuclear palsy but improvement is
transient.
Answer: levodopa
◍ Enlarged postauricular lymph nodes can be caused by ____.
Answer: piercing infection
◍ most effective medications for decreasing Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.
Answer: ACE inhibitors
◍ Culture vs. Ethnicity.
Answer: culture is learned and defines norms and values ethnicity is identity
based on common physical, social or political characteristics
◍ What to document for ears assessment?.
Answer: Ears—Acuity good to whispered voice. Tympanic membranes
(TMs) with good cone of light. Weber midline. AC > BC.
◍ What does color of nasal mucosa signify?.
Answer: -Pink: normal-Blue: allergies (highly vascular)-Red: infected
(sinusitus=10-14 days w/fever)
◍ body fat metabolized for energy makes?.
, Answer: ketones
◍ Health history is all _________.
Answer: subjective
◍ Type of myopathy from statins?.
Answer: rabdo- increased CK from muscle injury
◍ Risk Factors for Melanoma.
Answer: ●Personal or family history of previous melanoma● ≥50 common
moles● Atypical or large moles, especially if dysplastic● Red or light hair●
Solar lentigines (acquired brown macules on sun-exposed areas)● Freckles
(inherited brown macules)● Ultraviolet radiation from heavy sun exposure,
sunlamps, or tanning booths● Light eye or skin color, especially skin that
freckles or burns easily● Severe blistering sunburns in childhood●
Immunosuppression from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or from
chemotherapy● Personal history of nonmelanoma skin cancer
◍ When does DBP stabilize?.
Answer: age 50 and older but SBP worsens
◍ What is the ABCDE checklist.
Answer: The ABCDE method has been used for many years to teach
clinicians and patients about features suspicious for melanoma. If two or
more of these are present, risk of melanoma increases and biopsy should be
considered.- Asymmetry of one side of mole compared to the other- Border
irregularity (especially if ragged, notched, or blurred)- Color variations -
more than two colors, especially blue-black, white (loss of pigment due to
regression), or red (inflammatory reaction to abnormal cells)- Diameter >6
mm- Evolving or changing rapidly in size, symptoms, or morphology
◍ can not be mixed with any other insulin and has no peak?.
Answer: Long acting Insulins Lantus and Levemir
◍ HTN Emergency blood pressure.
Answer: >180/120 with end organ damage
, ◍ What is included in a MMSE? What is the max score?.
Answer: OrientationRegistration (recite 3 words)Attention/calculation
(count backwards by 7)Recall (later in interview say 3 words)Language
(naming, recite, reading, writing, draw a shape)Max score 30 points
◍ NCEP guidelines for lipid assessment?.
Answer: age 20 and older- fasting panel every 5 years
◍ binuclear family.
Answer: a type of family consisting of divorced parents living in two
separate households with children belonging to both households
◍ Snellen test.
Answer: -smallest letters read from 20 feet away --Patients who wear glasses
other than for reading should put them on. -both eyes, then each eye
individually-color blindness test as well
◍ Physical exam is all _________.
Answer: objective
◍ What condition is a hyperkeratotic condition in which there is
hyperpigmentation at neck of axillae.
Answer: Acanthosis Nigricans
◍ What does transferrin do?.
Answer: regulates iron absorption and transport in body, low levels =
protein malnutrition, >200 is normal
◍ Assimilation.
Answer: -complete loss of cultural identity-when smaller groups "melt" into
the mainstream
◍ o2 protein of muscle cells?.
Answer: myoglobin- makes urine dark when excreted
◍ Stage 1 HTN blood pressure.
Answer: 140-159/90-99
◍ Transwoman vs Transman.
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Skin assessment includes:.
Answer: Color, Moisture, Temperature, Texture, Turgor and Lesions
◍ Documentation of a normal skin exam example:.
Answer: Skin - Color pink. Skin warm and moist. Nails without clubbing or
cyanosis. No suspicious nevi, rash, petechiae or ecchymoses.
◍ _________ reduces rigidity in Supranuclear palsy but improvement is
transient.
Answer: levodopa
◍ Enlarged postauricular lymph nodes can be caused by ____.
Answer: piercing infection
◍ most effective medications for decreasing Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.
Answer: ACE inhibitors
◍ Culture vs. Ethnicity.
Answer: culture is learned and defines norms and values ethnicity is identity
based on common physical, social or political characteristics
◍ What to document for ears assessment?.
Answer: Ears—Acuity good to whispered voice. Tympanic membranes
(TMs) with good cone of light. Weber midline. AC > BC.
◍ What does color of nasal mucosa signify?.
Answer: -Pink: normal-Blue: allergies (highly vascular)-Red: infected
(sinusitus=10-14 days w/fever)
◍ body fat metabolized for energy makes?.
, Answer: ketones
◍ Health history is all _________.
Answer: subjective
◍ Type of myopathy from statins?.
Answer: rabdo- increased CK from muscle injury
◍ Risk Factors for Melanoma.
Answer: ●Personal or family history of previous melanoma● ≥50 common
moles● Atypical or large moles, especially if dysplastic● Red or light hair●
Solar lentigines (acquired brown macules on sun-exposed areas)● Freckles
(inherited brown macules)● Ultraviolet radiation from heavy sun exposure,
sunlamps, or tanning booths● Light eye or skin color, especially skin that
freckles or burns easily● Severe blistering sunburns in childhood●
Immunosuppression from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or from
chemotherapy● Personal history of nonmelanoma skin cancer
◍ When does DBP stabilize?.
Answer: age 50 and older but SBP worsens
◍ What is the ABCDE checklist.
Answer: The ABCDE method has been used for many years to teach
clinicians and patients about features suspicious for melanoma. If two or
more of these are present, risk of melanoma increases and biopsy should be
considered.- Asymmetry of one side of mole compared to the other- Border
irregularity (especially if ragged, notched, or blurred)- Color variations -
more than two colors, especially blue-black, white (loss of pigment due to
regression), or red (inflammatory reaction to abnormal cells)- Diameter >6
mm- Evolving or changing rapidly in size, symptoms, or morphology
◍ can not be mixed with any other insulin and has no peak?.
Answer: Long acting Insulins Lantus and Levemir
◍ HTN Emergency blood pressure.
Answer: >180/120 with end organ damage
, ◍ What is included in a MMSE? What is the max score?.
Answer: OrientationRegistration (recite 3 words)Attention/calculation
(count backwards by 7)Recall (later in interview say 3 words)Language
(naming, recite, reading, writing, draw a shape)Max score 30 points
◍ NCEP guidelines for lipid assessment?.
Answer: age 20 and older- fasting panel every 5 years
◍ binuclear family.
Answer: a type of family consisting of divorced parents living in two
separate households with children belonging to both households
◍ Snellen test.
Answer: -smallest letters read from 20 feet away --Patients who wear glasses
other than for reading should put them on. -both eyes, then each eye
individually-color blindness test as well
◍ Physical exam is all _________.
Answer: objective
◍ What condition is a hyperkeratotic condition in which there is
hyperpigmentation at neck of axillae.
Answer: Acanthosis Nigricans
◍ What does transferrin do?.
Answer: regulates iron absorption and transport in body, low levels =
protein malnutrition, >200 is normal
◍ Assimilation.
Answer: -complete loss of cultural identity-when smaller groups "melt" into
the mainstream
◍ o2 protein of muscle cells?.
Answer: myoglobin- makes urine dark when excreted
◍ Stage 1 HTN blood pressure.
Answer: 140-159/90-99
◍ Transwoman vs Transman.
