NUR 612: EXAM 5 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1) Eye health education should be provided to maintain or minimize visual problems.
Which of the following should be included in patient education? Select all that
apply.
1. The importance of protecting the eyes from sunlight.
2. Eye examinations should be performed every 5 years.
3. Eating more protein with meals will help eye health.
4. Information on age-related visual changes
5. The importance of wearing eye goggles when swimming. --
Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. The importance of protecting the
eyes from sunlight.
4. Information on age-related visual changes
2) Nosebleeds are generally minor and nonrecurring, but when a patient is seen for
this, a consultation with an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist is indicated
when which of the following conditions occurs? Select all that apply.
1. Bleeding that is not controlled after 15 minutes of compression.
2. Second episode occurs within 1 week.
3. Itching sensation after the bleeding stops.
, 4. Sneezing after the bleeding stops.
5. Massive bleeding -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Bleeding that is
not controlled after 15 minutes of compression.
2. Second episode occurs within 1 week.
5. Massive bleeding
3) Hearing loss is a decreased ability or inability to hear. The loss may involve the
external, middle, or inner ear and can be unilateral or bilateral. Which of the
following etiologies may result in hearing loss? Select all that apply
1. Sensorineural
2. Vascular occlusive disease
3. Conductive
4. Cerebral neoplasia
5. Aphasia -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Sensorineural
3. Conductive
4) There is no specific diagnostic test for hordeolum or chalazion unless it becomes
recurrent. Which of the following may be a differential diagnosis for these
conditions? Select all that apply.
1. Orbital cellulitis
2. Contact dermatitis
3. Acute dacryocystitis
4. Strabismus
5. Amblyopia -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Orbital cellulitis
2. Contact dermatitis
3. Acute dacryocystitis
5) The most common diagnostic test for AR is skin testing that involves scratching
the surface of the skin with a single stylus for each allergen. Which of the
following are possible if further testing is needed? Select all that apply.
1. Skin prick testing
2. CT scan
3. Blood test
, 4. MRI
5. Myelogram -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Skin prick testing
2. CT scan
6) The nurse practitioner is serving in a clinic dedicated to patients over age 65
years. The nurse practitioner observes several common characteristics in the
posture of elderly patients. Which of the following is common?
1. Increase in the length of the trunk in relationship to the upper
extremities.
2. Head tips backward.
3. Disappearance of bony prominences.
4. Increase in the range of motion -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 2.
Head tips backward.
7) While conducting a thorough examination of the musculoskeletal system, the
patient asks why such detail is necessary. Which of the following is the nurse
practitioner's best response?
1. I don't want to miss any signs of something serious.
2. The purpose of conducting this examination is to regulate your
medications.
3. I am looking for symptoms that form a pattern.
4. This is routine for all patients over 65 years of age -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ 3. I am looking for symptoms that form a
pattern.
8) Mrs. Wilbur reports the presence of pain in her lower and upper back. The nurse
practitioner responds by doing which of the following?
1. Determining where the pain is coming from.
2. Ignoring any history of injury.
3. Ruling out the presence of anything inflammatory.
SOLUTIONS
1) Eye health education should be provided to maintain or minimize visual problems.
Which of the following should be included in patient education? Select all that
apply.
1. The importance of protecting the eyes from sunlight.
2. Eye examinations should be performed every 5 years.
3. Eating more protein with meals will help eye health.
4. Information on age-related visual changes
5. The importance of wearing eye goggles when swimming. --
Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. The importance of protecting the
eyes from sunlight.
4. Information on age-related visual changes
2) Nosebleeds are generally minor and nonrecurring, but when a patient is seen for
this, a consultation with an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist is indicated
when which of the following conditions occurs? Select all that apply.
1. Bleeding that is not controlled after 15 minutes of compression.
2. Second episode occurs within 1 week.
3. Itching sensation after the bleeding stops.
, 4. Sneezing after the bleeding stops.
5. Massive bleeding -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Bleeding that is
not controlled after 15 minutes of compression.
2. Second episode occurs within 1 week.
5. Massive bleeding
3) Hearing loss is a decreased ability or inability to hear. The loss may involve the
external, middle, or inner ear and can be unilateral or bilateral. Which of the
following etiologies may result in hearing loss? Select all that apply
1. Sensorineural
2. Vascular occlusive disease
3. Conductive
4. Cerebral neoplasia
5. Aphasia -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Sensorineural
3. Conductive
4) There is no specific diagnostic test for hordeolum or chalazion unless it becomes
recurrent. Which of the following may be a differential diagnosis for these
conditions? Select all that apply.
1. Orbital cellulitis
2. Contact dermatitis
3. Acute dacryocystitis
4. Strabismus
5. Amblyopia -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Orbital cellulitis
2. Contact dermatitis
3. Acute dacryocystitis
5) The most common diagnostic test for AR is skin testing that involves scratching
the surface of the skin with a single stylus for each allergen. Which of the
following are possible if further testing is needed? Select all that apply.
1. Skin prick testing
2. CT scan
3. Blood test
, 4. MRI
5. Myelogram -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 1. Skin prick testing
2. CT scan
6) The nurse practitioner is serving in a clinic dedicated to patients over age 65
years. The nurse practitioner observes several common characteristics in the
posture of elderly patients. Which of the following is common?
1. Increase in the length of the trunk in relationship to the upper
extremities.
2. Head tips backward.
3. Disappearance of bony prominences.
4. Increase in the range of motion -- Correct Answer ✔✔ 2.
Head tips backward.
7) While conducting a thorough examination of the musculoskeletal system, the
patient asks why such detail is necessary. Which of the following is the nurse
practitioner's best response?
1. I don't want to miss any signs of something serious.
2. The purpose of conducting this examination is to regulate your
medications.
3. I am looking for symptoms that form a pattern.
4. This is routine for all patients over 65 years of age -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ 3. I am looking for symptoms that form a
pattern.
8) Mrs. Wilbur reports the presence of pain in her lower and upper back. The nurse
practitioner responds by doing which of the following?
1. Determining where the pain is coming from.
2. Ignoring any history of injury.
3. Ruling out the presence of anything inflammatory.
