NURS 6501 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WALDEN
UNIVERSITY| A GRADE.
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored
urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by
the professional is best?
SelectedAnswer:
Presence of red bloodcells
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
SelectedAnswer:
Excessive mucusproduction
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
, SelectedAnswer:
Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of thevertebrae
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
SelectedAnswer:
Lateral spinothalamic
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting that the child
has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile vomiting, and seemsvery sleepy
for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional
prepare the child and parents for as the priority?
SelectedAnswer:
Lumbar puncture with CSFcultures
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcareprofessional
assess the patient?
SelectedAnswer:
History of traumaticevent
• Question 7
, 1 out of 1 points
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare
professional is most appropriate?
SelectedAnswer:
Draw blood to measure totalbilirubin.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result ofwhat?
SelectedAnswer:
Pressure andobstruction
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
SelectedAnswer:
Heads of thefemur
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the
healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional
is most accurate?
SelectedAnswer:
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WALDEN
UNIVERSITY| A GRADE.
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored
urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by
the professional is best?
SelectedAnswer:
Presence of red bloodcells
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
SelectedAnswer:
Excessive mucusproduction
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
, SelectedAnswer:
Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of thevertebrae
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
SelectedAnswer:
Lateral spinothalamic
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting that the child
has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile vomiting, and seemsvery sleepy
for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional
prepare the child and parents for as the priority?
SelectedAnswer:
Lumbar puncture with CSFcultures
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcareprofessional
assess the patient?
SelectedAnswer:
History of traumaticevent
• Question 7
, 1 out of 1 points
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare
professional is most appropriate?
SelectedAnswer:
Draw blood to measure totalbilirubin.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result ofwhat?
SelectedAnswer:
Pressure andobstruction
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
SelectedAnswer:
Heads of thefemur
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the
healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional
is most accurate?
SelectedAnswer:
