• NURS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ASSURED
A+ A foreign
exchange university student is found by his roommate and EMS is dispatched. The
patient presents with an unusual flat red rash on his chest and arms. He has been
ill with fever, nausea, and vomiting. A physical exam reveals stiffness of the neck.
The healthcare provider will anticipate which diagnosis.
a. Chickenpox (varicella)
b. Meningitis
c. Encephalitis
d. H5, N1 (avian) influenza
• Healthcare providers are treating a 49yo male complaining of diffuse abdominal
cramping. He has been ill with vomiting for 3 days. What working diagnosis is
most probable?
a. Appendicitis
b. Cholecystitis
c. Diverticulitis
d. Gastr
oente
ritis
• While assessing your patient, you note he involuntary flexes his legs in response to
flexing his neck. The patient is presenting with:
, a. A positive Murphy's sign indicating possible cholecystitis
b. A positive Brudzinski's sign indicating possible meningitis
c. A positive Psoas sign indicating possible meningitis
d. The presence of a Babinski reflex indicates a
possible spinal cord lesion
• Healthcare providers are assessing an obese 49yo who is lethargic and has not
been feeling well for several days. His family reports a history of extreme thirst. Vital
signs are P 143, R 14, and BP 88/58. He takes medication for type 2 diabetes daily.
What is the most probably working diagnosis?
a. Thyroid storm
b. Cushing's syndrome
c. Diabetic ketoacidosis
d. Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic
nonketotic coma
• A firefighter has been working a fire for 4 hours on a humid, hot day. He suddenly
becomes nauseated and restless. The provider observes pupil dilation and an almond
odor to his breath. The vital signs are P 56, R 22, and BP 140/86. The ECG reveals
sinus bradycardia with occasional PACs. Which toxin exposure has occurred?
a. Carbon monoxide poisoning
b. Cocaine overdose
c. Ethanol poisoning
d. Cyanide
poisoni
ng
, • Healthcare providers are treating a patient that has taken an unknown amount of a
prescribed pain medicine along with an OTC analgesic numerous times over the last
36 hours for chronic lumbar pain. The patient is experiencing abdominal pain, nausea,
and vomiting. The providers note pallor and diaphoresis. Blood glucose is 42. What
toxin overdose is suspected?
a. Amphetamine
b. Acetaminophen
c. Barbiturate
• A patient
complains of
nausea and is
passing black,
tarry stools
rectally. This
patient is most
likely
suffering
• The provider assesses a patient suffering from fever, nausea, vomiting, and per-
umbilical pain. Further evaluation reveals RLQ pain and lower back pain. A physical
exam reveals an increase in RLQ pain when the patient's right leg is extended from the
hip (Psoas Sign). Which working diagnosis is most appropriate?
a. GI bleed
b. Acute pancreatitis
A+ A foreign
exchange university student is found by his roommate and EMS is dispatched. The
patient presents with an unusual flat red rash on his chest and arms. He has been
ill with fever, nausea, and vomiting. A physical exam reveals stiffness of the neck.
The healthcare provider will anticipate which diagnosis.
a. Chickenpox (varicella)
b. Meningitis
c. Encephalitis
d. H5, N1 (avian) influenza
• Healthcare providers are treating a 49yo male complaining of diffuse abdominal
cramping. He has been ill with vomiting for 3 days. What working diagnosis is
most probable?
a. Appendicitis
b. Cholecystitis
c. Diverticulitis
d. Gastr
oente
ritis
• While assessing your patient, you note he involuntary flexes his legs in response to
flexing his neck. The patient is presenting with:
, a. A positive Murphy's sign indicating possible cholecystitis
b. A positive Brudzinski's sign indicating possible meningitis
c. A positive Psoas sign indicating possible meningitis
d. The presence of a Babinski reflex indicates a
possible spinal cord lesion
• Healthcare providers are assessing an obese 49yo who is lethargic and has not
been feeling well for several days. His family reports a history of extreme thirst. Vital
signs are P 143, R 14, and BP 88/58. He takes medication for type 2 diabetes daily.
What is the most probably working diagnosis?
a. Thyroid storm
b. Cushing's syndrome
c. Diabetic ketoacidosis
d. Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic
nonketotic coma
• A firefighter has been working a fire for 4 hours on a humid, hot day. He suddenly
becomes nauseated and restless. The provider observes pupil dilation and an almond
odor to his breath. The vital signs are P 56, R 22, and BP 140/86. The ECG reveals
sinus bradycardia with occasional PACs. Which toxin exposure has occurred?
a. Carbon monoxide poisoning
b. Cocaine overdose
c. Ethanol poisoning
d. Cyanide
poisoni
ng
, • Healthcare providers are treating a patient that has taken an unknown amount of a
prescribed pain medicine along with an OTC analgesic numerous times over the last
36 hours for chronic lumbar pain. The patient is experiencing abdominal pain, nausea,
and vomiting. The providers note pallor and diaphoresis. Blood glucose is 42. What
toxin overdose is suspected?
a. Amphetamine
b. Acetaminophen
c. Barbiturate
• A patient
complains of
nausea and is
passing black,
tarry stools
rectally. This
patient is most
likely
suffering
• The provider assesses a patient suffering from fever, nausea, vomiting, and per-
umbilical pain. Further evaluation reveals RLQ pain and lower back pain. A physical
exam reveals an increase in RLQ pain when the patient's right leg is extended from the
hip (Psoas Sign). Which working diagnosis is most appropriate?
a. GI bleed
b. Acute pancreatitis
