NR 511 FINAL EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
Question 1.Question : Which of the following is a crucial element of developing a
guideline?
Correct Answer: Creating a physician expert panel
Reviewing the literature with ratings of available
evidence Conducting an external review of a guideline
Developing evidence-based
tables
Question 2.Question : African American patients seem to have a negative reaction
to which of the following asthma medications?
Correct Answer: Inhaled corticosteroids
Long-term beta-agonist bronchodilators
Leukotriene receptor agonists
Oral
corticosteroids
Question 3.Question : Jolene has breast cancer that has been staged as T1, N0,
M0. What might this mean?
Correct Answer: The tumor size cannot be evaluated; the cancer has
not spread to the lymph nodes; and the distant spread
cannot be evaluated.
The cancer is in situ; it is spreading into the lymph nodes,
but the spread cannot be evaluated otherwise.
The cancer is less than 2 cm in size and has not
spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body.
The cancer is about 5 cm in size; nearby lymph
nodes cannot be evaluated; and there is no evidence of
distant spreading.
Question 4.Question : Sondra's peripheral vestibular disease causes dizziness and
vertigo. Which of the following medications will help to
decrease edema in the labyrinth of the ear?
Correct Answer: Meclizine
Diphenhydramine
, Diamox
Promethazine
Question 5.Question : Mandy presents with a cauliflower-like wart in her anogenital
region. You suspect it was sexually transmitted and
document this as a:
Correct Answer: Filiform/digitate wart
Dysplastic cervical lesion
Condyloma acuminata
Koilocytosis
Question 6.Question : Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance are the
hallmark symptoms of?
Correct Answer: Dementia
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's
disease Delirium
Question 7.Question : You have taught Jennifer, age 15, about using a flow meter
to assess how to manage her asthma exacerbations.
She calls you today because her peak expiratory flow
rate is 65%. What would you tell her?
Correct Answer: "Take your short-acting beta-2 agonist, remain quiet,
and call back tomorrow."
"Use your rescue inhaler, begin the prescription of
oral glucocorticoids you have, and call back tomorrow."
"Drive to the emergency room now."
"Call 911."
Question 8.Question : A patient is seen in the clinic with hematuria confirmed on
microscopic examination. The clinician should inquire about
the ingestion of which of these substances that might be
the cause of hematuria?
Correct Answer:
, NSAIDs
Beets
Vitamin A
Red meat
Question 9.Question : Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention
in a patient with chronic renal failure?
Correct Answer: Fluid restriction
Hemodialysis 4 days a
week High-protein diet
Maintenance of blood pressure at
120/80
Question 10.Question : Which of the following conditions is associated with
cigarette smoking?
Correct Answer: Glaucoma
Increased sperm
quality Bladder cancer
Eczema
Question 11.Question : A chronic cough lasts longer
than: Correct Answer: 3 weeks
1 month
6 months
1 year
Question 12.Question : The 'freezing phenomenon' is a cardinal feature of?
Correct Answer: Parkinson's disease
Alzheimer's disease
A CVA
Bell's
palsy
, Question 13.Question : When administered at the beginning of an attack, oxygen
therapy may help this kind of headache?
Correct Answer: Tension
Migraine
Cluster
Stress
Question 14.Question : Which ethnic group has the highest lung cancer incidence
and mortality rates?
Correct Answer: African American men
Scandinavian men and women
Caucasian women
Asian men
Question 15.Question : The most significant precipitating event leading to otitis
media with effusion is:
Correct Answer: Pharyngitis
Allergies
Viral upper respiratory infection
(URI) Perforation of the eardrum
Question 16.Question : Samuel is going to the dentist for some work and must take
endocarditis prophylaxis because of his history of:
Correct Answer: Severe asthma
A common valvular lesion
Severe hypertension
A prosthetic heart
valve
Question 17.Question : A 34-year-old patient was treated for a UTI and has not
responded to antibiotic therapy. Which of the following
actions should be taken next?
Correct Answer: Send a urine specimen for microscopy and evaluate for
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
Question 1.Question : Which of the following is a crucial element of developing a
guideline?
Correct Answer: Creating a physician expert panel
Reviewing the literature with ratings of available
evidence Conducting an external review of a guideline
Developing evidence-based
tables
Question 2.Question : African American patients seem to have a negative reaction
to which of the following asthma medications?
Correct Answer: Inhaled corticosteroids
Long-term beta-agonist bronchodilators
Leukotriene receptor agonists
Oral
corticosteroids
Question 3.Question : Jolene has breast cancer that has been staged as T1, N0,
M0. What might this mean?
Correct Answer: The tumor size cannot be evaluated; the cancer has
not spread to the lymph nodes; and the distant spread
cannot be evaluated.
The cancer is in situ; it is spreading into the lymph nodes,
but the spread cannot be evaluated otherwise.
The cancer is less than 2 cm in size and has not
spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body.
The cancer is about 5 cm in size; nearby lymph
nodes cannot be evaluated; and there is no evidence of
distant spreading.
Question 4.Question : Sondra's peripheral vestibular disease causes dizziness and
vertigo. Which of the following medications will help to
decrease edema in the labyrinth of the ear?
Correct Answer: Meclizine
Diphenhydramine
, Diamox
Promethazine
Question 5.Question : Mandy presents with a cauliflower-like wart in her anogenital
region. You suspect it was sexually transmitted and
document this as a:
Correct Answer: Filiform/digitate wart
Dysplastic cervical lesion
Condyloma acuminata
Koilocytosis
Question 6.Question : Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance are the
hallmark symptoms of?
Correct Answer: Dementia
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's
disease Delirium
Question 7.Question : You have taught Jennifer, age 15, about using a flow meter
to assess how to manage her asthma exacerbations.
She calls you today because her peak expiratory flow
rate is 65%. What would you tell her?
Correct Answer: "Take your short-acting beta-2 agonist, remain quiet,
and call back tomorrow."
"Use your rescue inhaler, begin the prescription of
oral glucocorticoids you have, and call back tomorrow."
"Drive to the emergency room now."
"Call 911."
Question 8.Question : A patient is seen in the clinic with hematuria confirmed on
microscopic examination. The clinician should inquire about
the ingestion of which of these substances that might be
the cause of hematuria?
Correct Answer:
, NSAIDs
Beets
Vitamin A
Red meat
Question 9.Question : Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention
in a patient with chronic renal failure?
Correct Answer: Fluid restriction
Hemodialysis 4 days a
week High-protein diet
Maintenance of blood pressure at
120/80
Question 10.Question : Which of the following conditions is associated with
cigarette smoking?
Correct Answer: Glaucoma
Increased sperm
quality Bladder cancer
Eczema
Question 11.Question : A chronic cough lasts longer
than: Correct Answer: 3 weeks
1 month
6 months
1 year
Question 12.Question : The 'freezing phenomenon' is a cardinal feature of?
Correct Answer: Parkinson's disease
Alzheimer's disease
A CVA
Bell's
palsy
, Question 13.Question : When administered at the beginning of an attack, oxygen
therapy may help this kind of headache?
Correct Answer: Tension
Migraine
Cluster
Stress
Question 14.Question : Which ethnic group has the highest lung cancer incidence
and mortality rates?
Correct Answer: African American men
Scandinavian men and women
Caucasian women
Asian men
Question 15.Question : The most significant precipitating event leading to otitis
media with effusion is:
Correct Answer: Pharyngitis
Allergies
Viral upper respiratory infection
(URI) Perforation of the eardrum
Question 16.Question : Samuel is going to the dentist for some work and must take
endocarditis prophylaxis because of his history of:
Correct Answer: Severe asthma
A common valvular lesion
Severe hypertension
A prosthetic heart
valve
Question 17.Question : A 34-year-old patient was treated for a UTI and has not
responded to antibiotic therapy. Which of the following
actions should be taken next?
Correct Answer: Send a urine specimen for microscopy and evaluate for
