ACTUAL EXAM| NURSE
PRACTITIONERS IN PRIMARY CARE I
EXAM 4 REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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Ampatientmismablemtomflexmhismrightmarmmforwardmwithoutmdifficultymormpainmbutmismunablemtomabd
uctmhismarmmbecausemofmpainmandmmusclemspasms;mthemnursemshouldmsuspect:
1.crepitation
2.rotatormcuffmlesions
3.dislocatedmshoulder
4.rheumatoidmarthritism-mCORRECTmANSWERm2.rotatormcuffmlesions
Anm85-year-
oldmpatientmcommentsmduringmhismannualmphysicalmthatmhemseemsmtombemgettingmshortermasmhema
ges.mThemnursemshouldmexplainmthatmdecreasedmheightmoccursmwithmagingmbecause:
1.longmbonesmtendmtomshortenmwithmage
2.ofmthemshorteningmofmthemvertebralmcolumn
3.theremismamsignificantmlossmofmsubcutaneousmfat.
4.theremismamthickeningmofmthemintervertebralmdisksm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm2.ofmthemshorteningmofmthemvertebralmcolumn
,Whenmreviewingmthemmusculoskeletalmsystem,mthemnursemrecallsmthatmhematopoiesismtakesmplac
eminmthe:
1.liver
2.spleen
3.kidneys
4.bonemmarrowm-mCORRECTmANSWERm4.bonemmarrow
AmnursemsuspectsmthatmampatientmhasmcarpalmtunnelmsyndromemandmwantsmtomperformmthemPhale
n'smtest.mTomperformmthismtest,mthemnursemshouldminstructmthempatientmto:
1.dorsiflexmthemfoot
2.plantarflexmthemfoot
3.holdmbothmhandsmbackmtombackmwhilemflexingmthemwristsm90mdegreesmform60mseconds.
4.hyperextendmthemwristsmwithmthempalmarmsurfacemofmbothmhandsmtouchingmandmwaitmform60mse
condsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm3.holdmbothmhandsmbackmtombackmwhilemflexingmthemwristsm90mdegreesmform6
0mseconds.
Ampatientmismbeingmassessedmformrangemofmjointmmovement.mThemnursemasksmhimmtommovemhismar
mminmtowardmthemcentermofmhismbody.mThismmovementmismcalled:
1.flexion
2.extension
3.adduction
4.abductionm-mCORRECTmANSWERm3.adduction
,Amteenagemgirlmhasmarrivedmcomplainingmofmpainminmhermleftmwrist.mShemwasmplayingmbasketballmw
henmshemfellmandmlandedmonmhermleftmhand.mThemnursemexaminesmhermhandmandmwouldmexpectmam
fracturemifmthemgirlmcomplains:
1.ofmamdullmachemthatmstartedmshortlymaftermtheminjury
2.thatmthempainminmhermwristmismdeep
3.ofmsharpmpainmthatmincreasesmwithmmovement
4.ofmdullmthrobbingmpainmthatmincreasesmwithmrestm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm3.ofmsharpmpainmthatmincreasesmwithmmovement
Themnursemismexplainingmtomampatientmthatmtheremarem"shockmabsorbers"minmhismbackmtomcushionmt
hemspinemandmtomhelpmitmmove.mThemnursemismreferringmtomthe
1.vertebralmcolumn
2.nucleusmpulposus
3.vertebralmforamen
4.intervertebralmdisksm-mCORRECTmANSWERm4.intervertebralmdisks
Themnursemismexaminingmthemhipmareamofmampatientmandmpalpatesmamflatmdepressionmonmthemupper
,mlateralmsidemofmthemthighmwhenmthempatientmismstanding.mThemnurseminterpretsmthismfindingmasmt
he:
1.ischialmtuberosity
2.greatermtrochanter
3.iliacmcrest
4.gluteusmmaximusmmusclem-mCORRECTmANSWERm2.greatermtrochanter
, Ampatientmismcomplainingmofmamsharpmpainmalongmthemcostovertebralmangles.mThemnursemknowsmth
atmthismsymptommismmostmoftenmindicativemof:
1.ovaryminfection.
2.livermenlargement.
3.kidneyminflammation.
4.spleenmenlargementm-mCORRECTmANSWERm3.kidneyminflammation.
Themnursemsuspectsmthatmampatientmhasmamdistendedmbladder.mHowmshouldmthemnursemassessmform
thismcondition?
1.Percussmandmpalpateminmthemlumbarmregion.
2.Inspectmandmpalpateminmthemepigastricmregion.
3.Auscultatemandmpercussminmtheminguinalmregion.
4.Percussmandmpalpatemthemmidlinemareamabovemthemsuprapubicmbonem-
mCORRECTmANSWERm4.Percussmandmpalpatemthemmidlinemareamabovemthemsuprapubicmbone
Ampatient'smabdomenmismbulgingmandmstretchedminmappearance.mThemnursemshouldmdescribemthism
findingmas:
1.obese
2.herniated
3.scaphoid
4.protruberantm-mCORRECTmANSWERm4.protruberant
Whichmismthempropermsequencemofmexaminationmformthemabdomen?