NURS 6501N FINAL EXAM QUESTION AND ANSWERS
(SUMMER TERM)
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A woman diagnosed with trichomoniasis asks if her sexual partner should be treated
as well. What is the appropriate response by the healthcare professional?
Selected Sexual partners should be treated even if they are
Answer: asymptomatic.
• Question 2
0 out of 1 points
An infant is brought to the emergency department by parents who report that the
baby's fontanels seem to be bulging outward. What action by the healthcare provider
is most appropriate?
Selected Prepare the baby for a lumbar puncture and
Answer: blood cultures.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A patient has polycythemia vera and presents to the Emergency Department
with plethora and neurological changes. The student asks the healthcare
professional to explain the primary cause of these symptoms. What response
by the professional is best?
Selected Increased
Answer: blood viscosity
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
When are childhood cancers most often
diagnosed?
Selected At peak times of
Answer: physical growth
• Question 5
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,1 out of 1 points
A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On the
second day, the patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the
patient on a cardiac monitor, what action does the health care professional take
next?
Selected Have lab drawn for
Answer: electrolyte levels.
• Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The student wants to know how the clinical manifestations and onset of juvenile
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, idiopathic arthritis (JIA) differ from those of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults. What
answer by the healthcare professional is best?
Selected JIA begins insidiously with systemic signs of
Answer: inflammation.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone
surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health
care professional prepare the patient for?
Selected Reduction
Answer: and
immobilizatio
n
• Question 8
0 out of 1 points
A preschool teacher notices a child who has burrows on the hands that are several
millimeters to 1 cm long, papules, and vesicular lesions. What other assessment
finding would help the teacher determine the type of infestation the child has?
Selected Check the child's hair for the
Answer: presence of small mites.
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by an
exfoliative toxin related to which organism?
Selected Staphylococc
Answer: us aureus
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The
healthcare professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an
increase in appetite during puberty?
Selected Lept
Answer: in
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
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, What diagnosis is given to parents when their infant's hip maintains contact with the
acetabulum but is not well seated within the hip joint?
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(SUMMER TERM)
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A woman diagnosed with trichomoniasis asks if her sexual partner should be treated
as well. What is the appropriate response by the healthcare professional?
Selected Sexual partners should be treated even if they are
Answer: asymptomatic.
• Question 2
0 out of 1 points
An infant is brought to the emergency department by parents who report that the
baby's fontanels seem to be bulging outward. What action by the healthcare provider
is most appropriate?
Selected Prepare the baby for a lumbar puncture and
Answer: blood cultures.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A patient has polycythemia vera and presents to the Emergency Department
with plethora and neurological changes. The student asks the healthcare
professional to explain the primary cause of these symptoms. What response
by the professional is best?
Selected Increased
Answer: blood viscosity
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
When are childhood cancers most often
diagnosed?
Selected At peak times of
Answer: physical growth
• Question 5
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,1 out of 1 points
A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On the
second day, the patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the
patient on a cardiac monitor, what action does the health care professional take
next?
Selected Have lab drawn for
Answer: electrolyte levels.
• Question 6
0 out of 1 points
The student wants to know how the clinical manifestations and onset of juvenile
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, idiopathic arthritis (JIA) differ from those of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults. What
answer by the healthcare professional is best?
Selected JIA begins insidiously with systemic signs of
Answer: inflammation.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone
surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health
care professional prepare the patient for?
Selected Reduction
Answer: and
immobilizatio
n
• Question 8
0 out of 1 points
A preschool teacher notices a child who has burrows on the hands that are several
millimeters to 1 cm long, papules, and vesicular lesions. What other assessment
finding would help the teacher determine the type of infestation the child has?
Selected Check the child's hair for the
Answer: presence of small mites.
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by an
exfoliative toxin related to which organism?
Selected Staphylococc
Answer: us aureus
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The
healthcare professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an
increase in appetite during puberty?
Selected Lept
Answer: in
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
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, What diagnosis is given to parents when their infant's hip maintains contact with the
acetabulum but is not well seated within the hip joint?
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