, NURS 6512 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Unusual white areas on the skin may be due to:
Selected Answer: C. vitiligo.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Mrs. Leonard brings her newborn infant into the pediatrician's office for a first well-baby visit.
As the health care provider, you teach her that newborns are more vulnerable to hypothermia due
to:
Selected Answer: D. a poorly developed subcutaneous fat layer.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Your patient is complaining of acute, intense sharp epigastric pain that radiates to the back and
left scapula with nausea and vomiting. Based on this history, your prioritized physical
examination should be to:
Selected Answer: inspect for ecchymosis of the flank.
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
, Mr. Abdul is a 40-year-old Middle Eastern man who presents to the office for a first visit with
the complaint of new abdominal pain. You are concerned about violating a cultural prohibition
when you prepare to do his rectal examination. The best tactic would be to:
Selected Answer: inform the patient of the reason for the examination and ask if it is
acceptable to him.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
In counseling a client regarding nutrition education, you explain that linoleic acid, a major fatty
acid, is thought to be essential for:
Selected Answer: normal growth and development.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Mrs. Britton brings her 16-year-old son in with a complaint that he is not developing correctly
into adolescence. Which structures disproportionately enlarge in the male during adolescence?
Selected Answer: D. Nose and thyroid cartilages
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Ms. Otten is a 45-year-old patient who presents with a complaint of weight gain. Which
medication is frequently associated with weight gain?
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Unusual white areas on the skin may be due to:
Selected Answer: C. vitiligo.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Mrs. Leonard brings her newborn infant into the pediatrician's office for a first well-baby visit.
As the health care provider, you teach her that newborns are more vulnerable to hypothermia due
to:
Selected Answer: D. a poorly developed subcutaneous fat layer.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Your patient is complaining of acute, intense sharp epigastric pain that radiates to the back and
left scapula with nausea and vomiting. Based on this history, your prioritized physical
examination should be to:
Selected Answer: inspect for ecchymosis of the flank.
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
, Mr. Abdul is a 40-year-old Middle Eastern man who presents to the office for a first visit with
the complaint of new abdominal pain. You are concerned about violating a cultural prohibition
when you prepare to do his rectal examination. The best tactic would be to:
Selected Answer: inform the patient of the reason for the examination and ask if it is
acceptable to him.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
In counseling a client regarding nutrition education, you explain that linoleic acid, a major fatty
acid, is thought to be essential for:
Selected Answer: normal growth and development.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Mrs. Britton brings her 16-year-old son in with a complaint that he is not developing correctly
into adolescence. Which structures disproportionately enlarge in the male during adolescence?
Selected Answer: D. Nose and thyroid cartilages
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Ms. Otten is a 45-year-old patient who presents with a complaint of weight gain. Which
medication is frequently associated with weight gain?
