NURS 6531 PN MIDTERM EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Course NURS-6531N-8,Adv. Practice Care of Adults
Test Midterm Exam
Status Completed
Attempt 100 out of 100 points
Score
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 53 minutes out of 1 hour and 50 minutes
Results Distinction A+
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• Question 1
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Codeof Conduct including the
expectations for academic integrity?
Yes
No
• Question 2
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Basal cell carcinoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cellcarcinoma
Acral-lentiginous melanoma
, • Question 3
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute orchronic bronchitis because it will
contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?
Xanthines
Antihistimines
Steroids
Anticholinergics
• Question 4
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderateamount of bright red rectal
bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted.How should the nurse practitioner proceed?
.
Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such asbowel 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
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?
:
, Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increasedrespiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
Overweight, pink skin, and normal or slightly increasedrespiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increasedrespiratory rate
• Question 6
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:
:
CBC/diff
Erythrocyte sedimentation
rate
Abdominal ultrasound
CT scan
• Question 7
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 findall except:
Purulent drainage
, Tearing
Photophobia
A positive fluoresceinstain
• Question 8
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 shouldsuspect:
Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
Gonococcal
conjunctivitis
Allergic
conjunctivitis
• Question 9
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of groupedvesicles consisting of
about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse
practitioner should suspect:
Answers: A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviralagent
A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic,and a topical
cortisone cream
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
User
Course NURS-6531N-8,Adv. Practice Care of Adults
Test Midterm Exam
Status Completed
Attempt 100 out of 100 points
Score
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 53 minutes out of 1 hour and 50 minutes
Results Distinction A+
Displayed
• Question 1
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Codeof Conduct including the
expectations for academic integrity?
Yes
No
• Question 2
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Basal cell carcinoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cellcarcinoma
Acral-lentiginous melanoma
, • Question 3
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute orchronic bronchitis because it will
contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?
Xanthines
Antihistimines
Steroids
Anticholinergics
• Question 4
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderateamount of bright red rectal
bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted.How should the nurse practitioner proceed?
.
Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such asbowel 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
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?
:
, Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increasedrespiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
Overweight, pink skin, and normal or slightly increasedrespiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increasedrespiratory rate
• Question 6
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:
:
CBC/diff
Erythrocyte sedimentation
rate
Abdominal ultrasound
CT scan
• Question 7
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 findall except:
Purulent drainage
, Tearing
Photophobia
A positive fluoresceinstain
• Question 8
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 shouldsuspect:
Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
Gonococcal
conjunctivitis
Allergic
conjunctivitis
• Question 9
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of groupedvesicles consisting of
about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse
practitioner should suspect:
Answers: A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviralagent
A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic,and a topical
cortisone cream
