NR 511 Final Exam (3 Versions)
Version 1
Question 1.Question : Which of the following is a crucial element of developing a guideline?
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?
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?
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?
Meclizine
Diphenhydramine
Diamox
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:
Filiform/digitate wart
Dysplastic cervical lesion
Condyloma acuminata
Koilocytosis
Question 6.Question : Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance are the hallmark symptoms
of?
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?
"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?
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?
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?
Glaucoma
Increased sperm quality
Bladder cancer
Eczema
Question 11.Question : A chronic cough lasts longer than:
3 weeks
, 1 month
6 months
1 year
Question 12.Question : The 'freezing phenomenon' is a cardinal feature of?
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?
Tension
Migraine
Cluster
Stress
Question 14.Question : Which ethnic group has the highest lung cancer incidence and mortality
rates?
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:
Pharyngitis
Version 1
Question 1.Question : Which of the following is a crucial element of developing a guideline?
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?
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?
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?
Meclizine
Diphenhydramine
Diamox
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:
Filiform/digitate wart
Dysplastic cervical lesion
Condyloma acuminata
Koilocytosis
Question 6.Question : Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance are the hallmark symptoms
of?
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?
"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?
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?
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?
Glaucoma
Increased sperm quality
Bladder cancer
Eczema
Question 11.Question : A chronic cough lasts longer than:
3 weeks
, 1 month
6 months
1 year
Question 12.Question : The 'freezing phenomenon' is a cardinal feature of?
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?
Tension
Migraine
Cluster
Stress
Question 14.Question : Which ethnic group has the highest lung cancer incidence and mortality
rates?
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:
Pharyngitis
