Walden University
NURS 6531-8/ NRNP 6531
FINAL EXAMS
COMPILATION (2021)
Exam Elaborations Questions and Solutions
,WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
NURS 6531-8
NRNP 6531
Final Exams
Compilation
Study Guide
• Question 1
0 out of 0 points
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code
of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?
Selected Answer:
Ye
s
Answers:
Ye
s
No
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Selected
Answer: Basal cell carcinoma
Answers: Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell
carcinoma
Acral-lentiginous
melanoma
• Question 3
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or
chronic bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the
patient?
, Selected
Answer: Anticholinerg
ics
Answers: Xanthines
Antihistimine
s
Steroids
Anticholinerg
ics
• Question 4
0 out of 1 points
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate
amount of bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted.
How should the nurse practitioner proceed?
Selected
Answer: Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as
bowel habits and diet.
Answers: Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as
bowel habits and diet.
Order a topical hemorrhoid cream along with a stool softener.
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
Refer the patient for a surgical hemorrhoidectomy.
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?
Selected
Answer: Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
Answers:
Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
, Overweight, pink skin, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased
respiratory rate
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and
polymyalgia rheumatica presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant pain.
Her current medications include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20
milligrams po daily, simvastatin 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
Answer: CT scan
Answers: CBC/diff
Erythrocyte
sedimentation rate
Abdominal ultrasound
CT scan
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A patient reports “something flew in my eye” about an hour ago while he was splitting
logs. If there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find
all except:
Selected
Answer: Purulent drainage
Answers:
Purulent drainage
Tearing
Photophobia
A positive fluorescein
stain
NURS 6531-8/ NRNP 6531
FINAL EXAMS
COMPILATION (2021)
Exam Elaborations Questions and Solutions
,WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
NURS 6531-8
NRNP 6531
Final Exams
Compilation
Study Guide
• Question 1
0 out of 0 points
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code
of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?
Selected Answer:
Ye
s
Answers:
Ye
s
No
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Selected
Answer: Basal cell carcinoma
Answers: Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell
carcinoma
Acral-lentiginous
melanoma
• Question 3
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or
chronic bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the
patient?
, Selected
Answer: Anticholinerg
ics
Answers: Xanthines
Antihistimine
s
Steroids
Anticholinerg
ics
• Question 4
0 out of 1 points
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate
amount of bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted.
How should the nurse practitioner proceed?
Selected
Answer: Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as
bowel habits and diet.
Answers: Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as
bowel habits and diet.
Order a topical hemorrhoid cream along with a stool softener.
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
Refer the patient for a surgical hemorrhoidectomy.
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?
Selected
Answer: Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
Answers:
Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
, Overweight, pink skin, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased
respiratory rate
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and
polymyalgia rheumatica presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant pain.
Her current medications include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20
milligrams po daily, simvastatin 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
Answer: CT scan
Answers: CBC/diff
Erythrocyte
sedimentation rate
Abdominal ultrasound
CT scan
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A patient reports “something flew in my eye” about an hour ago while he was splitting
logs. If there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find
all except:
Selected
Answer: Purulent drainage
Answers:
Purulent drainage
Tearing
Photophobia
A positive fluorescein
stain
