NURS-6531N-
8,Adv. Practice Care of
Adults.Summer Qtr. PT27
Midterm Exam
• Question 1
0 out ofI0 points
When completing this quiz, did you comply with University’s Code of Conduct
including the expectations for academic integrity?
Selected Answ
er: Ye
s
Answers:
Ye
s
No
• Question 2
1 out ofI1 points
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Selected Answ
er: Basal cell carcinoma
Answers: Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcino
ma
Acral-
lentiginous melanoma
,• Question 3
1 out ofI1 points
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chronic
bronchitis because itIwill contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?
Answer
s:
Antihistimines
Steroids
Anticholinergi
cs
• Question 4
1 out ofI1 points
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amou nt of bright
red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How sho uld the nurse
practitioner proceed?
Answer
s:
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoid
oscopy.
Refer the patient for a surgical hemorrhoidectomy.
• Question 5
1 out ofI1 points
Which of the following patientIcharacteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?
Answer
s: Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
, Overweight, pinkIskin, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased respiratory rate
• Question 6
A 65-year- 1 out of 1 points
old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia r heumatica
presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant pain. Her current m edications include
omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily, sim vastatin 20 milligrams po
daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner suspects acute diverticulitis and
possibly an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for this patient at this time is:
Selected Answ
er: CTIscan
Answers: CBC/diff
Erythrocyte sedimentationrate
Abdominal ultrasound
CTIscan
• Question 7
1 out ofI1 points
A patientIreports “something flew in my eye” about an hour ago while he was splitting log
s. If there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find all except:
Selected Answ
er: PurulentIdrainage
Answers:
PurulentIdrainage
Tearing Photophobia
AIpositive fluorescein s
tain
, • Question 8
1 out ofI1 points
A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious, markedl y purulent
discharge from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should suspect:
Selected Answ
er: Gonococcal conjuncti
vitis
Answers: Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
Gonococcal conjuncti
vitis
Allergic conjunctivitis
• Question 9
1 out ofI1 points
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance ofIgrouped ve sicles
consisting of aboutI15 lesions across 3 differentIthoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning,
and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect:
Answer
s:
Herpes zoster and consider that this patientImay be immunocompromised
A recurrence ofIchickenpox and treat the patient’s symptoms
• Question 10
1 out ofI1 points
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Answer
s:
8,Adv. Practice Care of
Adults.Summer Qtr. PT27
Midterm Exam
• Question 1
0 out ofI0 points
When completing this quiz, did you comply with University’s Code of Conduct
including the expectations for academic integrity?
Selected Answ
er: Ye
s
Answers:
Ye
s
No
• Question 2
1 out ofI1 points
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Selected Answ
er: Basal cell carcinoma
Answers: Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcino
ma
Acral-
lentiginous melanoma
,• Question 3
1 out ofI1 points
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chronic
bronchitis because itIwill contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?
Answer
s:
Antihistimines
Steroids
Anticholinergi
cs
• Question 4
1 out ofI1 points
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amou nt of bright
red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How sho uld the nurse
practitioner proceed?
Answer
s:
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoid
oscopy.
Refer the patient for a surgical hemorrhoidectomy.
• Question 5
1 out ofI1 points
Which of the following patientIcharacteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?
Answer
s: Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
, Overweight, pinkIskin, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased respiratory rate
• Question 6
A 65-year- 1 out of 1 points
old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia r heumatica
presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant pain. Her current m edications include
omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily, sim vastatin 20 milligrams po
daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner suspects acute diverticulitis and
possibly an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for this patient at this time is:
Selected Answ
er: CTIscan
Answers: CBC/diff
Erythrocyte sedimentationrate
Abdominal ultrasound
CTIscan
• Question 7
1 out ofI1 points
A patientIreports “something flew in my eye” about an hour ago while he was splitting log
s. If there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find all except:
Selected Answ
er: PurulentIdrainage
Answers:
PurulentIdrainage
Tearing Photophobia
AIpositive fluorescein s
tain
, • Question 8
1 out ofI1 points
A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious, markedl y purulent
discharge from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should suspect:
Selected Answ
er: Gonococcal conjuncti
vitis
Answers: Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
Gonococcal conjuncti
vitis
Allergic conjunctivitis
• Question 9
1 out ofI1 points
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance ofIgrouped ve sicles
consisting of aboutI15 lesions across 3 differentIthoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning,
and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect:
Answer
s:
Herpes zoster and consider that this patientImay be immunocompromised
A recurrence ofIchickenpox and treat the patient’s symptoms
• Question 10
1 out ofI1 points
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Answer
s:
