TERM – 97/100) 2023
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
The spread of the impulse through the ventricles (ventricular depolarization) is depicted on the
ECG as the:
Selected Answer: QRS complex.
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Recent unilateral inversion of a previously everted nipple suggests:
Selected Answer: cancer.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
While interviewing a 70-year-old female clinic patient, she tells you that she takes ginkgo biloba
and St. John's wort. You make a short note to check for results of the:
Selected Answer: Mini-Mental State Examination.
,NURS 6512N FINAL EXAM 5 WITH ANSWERS (SPRING
TERM – 97/100) 2023
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what position?
Selected Answer: Upright
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Selected Answer: Raynaud disease.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
It is especially important to test for ankle clonus if:
Selected Answer: deep tendon reflexes are hyperactive.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect:
Selected Answer: gout.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
The Mini-Mental State Examination:
Selected Answer: may be used to quantitatively estimate cognitive changes.
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Nerves that arise from the brain rather than the spinal cord are called:
Selected Answer: cranial.
, NURS 6512N FINAL EXAM 5 WITH ANSWERS (SPRING
TERM – 97/100) 2023
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Kawasaki disease is suspected when assessments of a child reveal:
Selected conjunctival injection, strawberry tongue, and edema of the hands and
Answer: feet.
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Which one of the following techniques is used to detect a torn meniscus?
Selected Answer: McMurray test
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The foramen ovale should close:
Selected Answer: within minutes of birth.
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
An examiner has rotated a brush several times into the cervical os. The brush was withdrawn
and stroked lightly on a glass slide. The slide was sprayed with fixative. Which type of specimen
requires this technique for collection?
Selected Answer: Cytology smear
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a stress
fracture. You should question this patient about her:
Selected Answer: menstrual cycles.
• Question 15
1 out of 1 points