NURS 6531 ADV. PRACTICE CARE FOR ADULTS

NURS 6531 ADV. PRACTICE CARE
FOR ADULTS MIDTERM EXAM

, COURSE: NURS 6531 ADV. PRACTICE CARE FOR ADULTS

TEST: MIDTERM EXAM

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,• 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