NRNP 6531 Final Exam
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/dif
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
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious, markedly purulent discharge
from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should
suspect:
Selected
Answer: Gonococcal
conjunctivitis
, Answers: Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
Gonococcal
conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis
Question 9
0 out of 1 points
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped vesicles consisting of
about 15 lesions across 3 diferent thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse
practitioner should suspect:
Selected
Answer: A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a topical
cortisone cream
Answers: A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral agent
A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a topical
cortisone cream
Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be
immunocompromised
A recurrence of chickenpox and treat the patient’s symptoms
Question 10
0 out of 1 points
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Selected
Answer: Adenocarcinoma
Answers: Adenocarcinoma
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/dif
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
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious, markedly purulent discharge
from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should
suspect:
Selected
Answer: Gonococcal
conjunctivitis
, Answers: Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
Gonococcal
conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis
Question 9
0 out of 1 points
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped vesicles consisting of
about 15 lesions across 3 diferent thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse
practitioner should suspect:
Selected
Answer: A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a topical
cortisone cream
Answers: A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral agent
A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a topical
cortisone cream
Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be
immunocompromised
A recurrence of chickenpox and treat the patient’s symptoms
Question 10
0 out of 1 points
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Selected
Answer: Adenocarcinoma
Answers: Adenocarcinoma
