NSG 6020 FINAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTION AND ANSWERS LATEST VERSION
2026 A+ GRADE VERIFIED
The brain and spinal cord are included in which of the following? - ANSWER✔️Central nervous
sytsem
The cranial nerves 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and branches make up which of the
following? - ANSWER✔️Peripheral nervous system
A rotational sensation of spinning is considered to be which of the following? -
ANSWER✔️Vertigo
A sensation of numbness and or tingling of the extremities is referred to as
which of the following? - ANSWER✔️Paresthesia
The Phalen's test is used to evaluate: - ANSWER✔️inflammation of the median nerve
,Which of the following would lead you to suspect a hydrocele versus other causes of scrotal
swelling? - ANSWER✔️A positive transillumination test
You are examining a newborn and note that the right testicle is not in the scrotum. What should
you do next? - ANSWER✔️Attempt to bring down the testis from the inguinal canal
A 15-year-old high school football player is brought to your office by his mother. He is
complaining of severe testicular pain since exactly 8:00 this morning. He denies any sexual
activity and states that he hurts so bad he can't even urinate. He is nauseated and is throwing up.
He denies any recent illness or fever. His past medical history is unremarkable. He denies any
tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. His parents are both in good health. On examination, you see a
young teenager lying on the bed with an emesis basin. He is very uncomfortable and keeps
shifting his position. His blood pressure is 150/100, his pulse is 110, and his respirations are 24.
On visualization of the penis, he is circumcised and there are no lesions and no discharge from
the meatus. His scrotal skin is tense and red. Palpation of the left testicle causes severe pain and
the patient begins to cry. His prostate examination is unremarkable. His - ANSWER✔️Torsion of
the spermatic cord
Which is true of prostate cancer? - ANSWER✔️Ethnicity is a risk factor.
Which of the following conditions involves a tight prepuce which, once retracted, cannot be
returned? - ANSWER✔️Paraphimosis
A 12-year-old is brought to your clinic by his father. He was taught in his health class at school
to do monthly testicular self-examinations. Yesterday, when he felt his left testicle, it was
enlarged and tender. He isn't sure if he has had burning with urination and he says he has never
had sexual intercourse. He has had a sore throat, cough, and runny nose for the last three days.
His past medical history is significant for a tonsillectomy as a small child. His father has high
blood pressure and his mother is healthy. On examination, you see a child in no acute distress.
His temperature is 100.8 and his blood pressure and pulse are unremarkable. On visualization of
his penis, he is uncircumcised and has no lesions or discharge. His scrotum is red and tense on
the left and normal appearing on the right. Palpating his left testicle reveals a mildly sore swollen
testicle. The right testicle is unremarkable. An examin - ANSWER✔️Acute orchitis
The most common cause of cancer deaths in males is: - ANSWER✔️Colon cancer
Important techniques in performing the rectal examination include which of the following? -
ANSWER✔️All of the above
Jim is a 47-year-old man who is having difficulties with sexual function. He is recently separated
from his wife of 20 years. He notes that he has early morning erections but otherwise cannot
function. Which of the following is a likely cause for his problem? - ANSWER✔️Psychological
issues
, Which of the following is true of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection? - ANSWER✔️It
commonly resolves spontaneously in one to two years.
Which of the following is the most effective pattern of palpation for breast cancer? -
ANSWER✔️Beginning at the nipple, make an ever-enlarging spiral.
A 14-year-old junior high school student is brought in by his mother and father because he seems
to be developing breasts. The mother is upset because she read on the Internet that smoking
marijuana leads to breast enlargement in males. The young man adamantly denies using any
tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. He has recently noticed changes in his penis, testicles, and pubic hair
pattern. Otherwise, his past medical history is unremarkable. His parents are both in good health.
He has two older brothers who never had this problem. On examination, you see a mildly
overweight teenager with enlarged breast tissue that is slightly tender on both sides. Otherwise,
his examination is normal. He is agreeable to taking a drug test. What is the most likely cause of
his gynecomastia? - ANSWER✔️Imbalance of hormones of puberty
Which of the following represents metrorrhagia? - ANSWER✔️Bleeding between periods
What does a KOH (potassium hydroxide) prep help the nurse practitioner diagnose? -
ANSWER✔️Yeast infections
Abby is a newly married woman who is unable to have intercourse because of vaginismus.
Which of the following is true? - ANSWER✔️Psychosocial reasons may cause this condition.
A 30-year-old man notices a firm, 2-cm mass under his areola. He has no other symptoms and no
diagnosis of breast cancer in his first-degree relatives. What is the most likely diagnosis? -
ANSWER✔️Breast tissue
Which of the following is true regarding breast self-examination? - ANSWER✔️A high
proportion of breast masses are detected by breast self-examination.
A 23-year-old computer programmer comes to your office for an annual examination. She has
recently become sexually active and wants to be placed on birth control. Her only complaint is
that the skin in her armpits has become darker. She states it looks like dirt, and she scrubs her
skin nightly with soap and water but the color stays. Her past medical symptoms consist of acne
and mild obesity. Her periods have been irregular for 3 years. Her mother has type 2 diabetes,
and her father has high blood pressure. The patient denies using tobacco but has four to five
drinks on Friday and Saturday nights. She denies any illegal drug use. On examination, you see a
mildly obese female who is breathing comfortably. Her vital signs are unremarkable. Looking
under her axilla, you see dark, velvet-like skin. Her annual examination is otherwise
unremarkable. What disorder of the breast or axilla is she most likely to have? -
ANSWER✔️Acanthosis nigricans
Which of the following pulmonary documentation would be considered
objective data? - ANSWER✔️Pursed lip breathing
QUESTION AND ANSWERS LATEST VERSION
2026 A+ GRADE VERIFIED
The brain and spinal cord are included in which of the following? - ANSWER✔️Central nervous
sytsem
The cranial nerves 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and branches make up which of the
following? - ANSWER✔️Peripheral nervous system
A rotational sensation of spinning is considered to be which of the following? -
ANSWER✔️Vertigo
A sensation of numbness and or tingling of the extremities is referred to as
which of the following? - ANSWER✔️Paresthesia
The Phalen's test is used to evaluate: - ANSWER✔️inflammation of the median nerve
,Which of the following would lead you to suspect a hydrocele versus other causes of scrotal
swelling? - ANSWER✔️A positive transillumination test
You are examining a newborn and note that the right testicle is not in the scrotum. What should
you do next? - ANSWER✔️Attempt to bring down the testis from the inguinal canal
A 15-year-old high school football player is brought to your office by his mother. He is
complaining of severe testicular pain since exactly 8:00 this morning. He denies any sexual
activity and states that he hurts so bad he can't even urinate. He is nauseated and is throwing up.
He denies any recent illness or fever. His past medical history is unremarkable. He denies any
tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. His parents are both in good health. On examination, you see a
young teenager lying on the bed with an emesis basin. He is very uncomfortable and keeps
shifting his position. His blood pressure is 150/100, his pulse is 110, and his respirations are 24.
On visualization of the penis, he is circumcised and there are no lesions and no discharge from
the meatus. His scrotal skin is tense and red. Palpation of the left testicle causes severe pain and
the patient begins to cry. His prostate examination is unremarkable. His - ANSWER✔️Torsion of
the spermatic cord
Which is true of prostate cancer? - ANSWER✔️Ethnicity is a risk factor.
Which of the following conditions involves a tight prepuce which, once retracted, cannot be
returned? - ANSWER✔️Paraphimosis
A 12-year-old is brought to your clinic by his father. He was taught in his health class at school
to do monthly testicular self-examinations. Yesterday, when he felt his left testicle, it was
enlarged and tender. He isn't sure if he has had burning with urination and he says he has never
had sexual intercourse. He has had a sore throat, cough, and runny nose for the last three days.
His past medical history is significant for a tonsillectomy as a small child. His father has high
blood pressure and his mother is healthy. On examination, you see a child in no acute distress.
His temperature is 100.8 and his blood pressure and pulse are unremarkable. On visualization of
his penis, he is uncircumcised and has no lesions or discharge. His scrotum is red and tense on
the left and normal appearing on the right. Palpating his left testicle reveals a mildly sore swollen
testicle. The right testicle is unremarkable. An examin - ANSWER✔️Acute orchitis
The most common cause of cancer deaths in males is: - ANSWER✔️Colon cancer
Important techniques in performing the rectal examination include which of the following? -
ANSWER✔️All of the above
Jim is a 47-year-old man who is having difficulties with sexual function. He is recently separated
from his wife of 20 years. He notes that he has early morning erections but otherwise cannot
function. Which of the following is a likely cause for his problem? - ANSWER✔️Psychological
issues
, Which of the following is true of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection? - ANSWER✔️It
commonly resolves spontaneously in one to two years.
Which of the following is the most effective pattern of palpation for breast cancer? -
ANSWER✔️Beginning at the nipple, make an ever-enlarging spiral.
A 14-year-old junior high school student is brought in by his mother and father because he seems
to be developing breasts. The mother is upset because she read on the Internet that smoking
marijuana leads to breast enlargement in males. The young man adamantly denies using any
tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. He has recently noticed changes in his penis, testicles, and pubic hair
pattern. Otherwise, his past medical history is unremarkable. His parents are both in good health.
He has two older brothers who never had this problem. On examination, you see a mildly
overweight teenager with enlarged breast tissue that is slightly tender on both sides. Otherwise,
his examination is normal. He is agreeable to taking a drug test. What is the most likely cause of
his gynecomastia? - ANSWER✔️Imbalance of hormones of puberty
Which of the following represents metrorrhagia? - ANSWER✔️Bleeding between periods
What does a KOH (potassium hydroxide) prep help the nurse practitioner diagnose? -
ANSWER✔️Yeast infections
Abby is a newly married woman who is unable to have intercourse because of vaginismus.
Which of the following is true? - ANSWER✔️Psychosocial reasons may cause this condition.
A 30-year-old man notices a firm, 2-cm mass under his areola. He has no other symptoms and no
diagnosis of breast cancer in his first-degree relatives. What is the most likely diagnosis? -
ANSWER✔️Breast tissue
Which of the following is true regarding breast self-examination? - ANSWER✔️A high
proportion of breast masses are detected by breast self-examination.
A 23-year-old computer programmer comes to your office for an annual examination. She has
recently become sexually active and wants to be placed on birth control. Her only complaint is
that the skin in her armpits has become darker. She states it looks like dirt, and she scrubs her
skin nightly with soap and water but the color stays. Her past medical symptoms consist of acne
and mild obesity. Her periods have been irregular for 3 years. Her mother has type 2 diabetes,
and her father has high blood pressure. The patient denies using tobacco but has four to five
drinks on Friday and Saturday nights. She denies any illegal drug use. On examination, you see a
mildly obese female who is breathing comfortably. Her vital signs are unremarkable. Looking
under her axilla, you see dark, velvet-like skin. Her annual examination is otherwise
unremarkable. What disorder of the breast or axilla is she most likely to have? -
ANSWER✔️Acanthosis nigricans
Which of the following pulmonary documentation would be considered
objective data? - ANSWER✔️Pursed lip breathing
