BSNC 1000 Midterm Quiz Questions
.A breast cancer screening program screened 8,000 females. They discovered 35 females
previously been diagnosed with breast cancer and 20 females with no previous hx of breast
cancer diagnosed as a result to the screening. The incidence proportion would reflect:
A. a newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in this population of females
B. current & past breast cancer events in this populations of females
C. past breast cancer events in this population of females.
D. the population of females who had no evidence of breast cancer. - correct answer-A. a
newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in this population of females.
A business executive develops symptoms of the flu 1 day after returning by air from a
cross-Atlantic business trip that ran for 2 consecutive stressful 10-hour days. This
individual's development of flu symptoms illustrates the relationship between:
A. host and agent.
B. host, agent, and environment.
C. risk, and causality.
D. morbidity, and disease. - correct answer-B. host, agent, and environment.
A nurse is designing a teaching session for a client recently diagnosed with COPD. After
developing a nurse-client relationship, which should the nurse do next?
a) identify the client's level of control
b) use a variety of teaching methods appropriate for the client.
c) formulate an achievable, measurable, and realistic client goal.
d) assess the client's current understanding of the content to be taught. - correct answer-d)
assess the client's current understanding of the content to be taught.
A patient with essential hypertension might have pressures of 200/120 mm Hg. This
hypertensive state could result in all of the following changes except:
a) increased work of the left vernticle
b) increased incidence of coronary artery disease.
c) increased damage to blood vessel endothelium
d) decreased size of the heart muscle. - correct answer-d) decreased size of the heart
muscle
A smoker sees his doctor because he had a persistent cough for months and is short of
breath after very little exertion. The person can expect all of the following signs and
symptoms, EXPECT:
a) Hypoxemia
b) CO2 retention
c) Anemia
, d) Pulmonary infections - correct answer-c) Anemia
Covid 19 vaccine for an family living in the community, is which prevention level?
A) Primary prevention
B) Tertiary prevention
C) Secondary prevention
D) None of the above, covid vaccine falls outside of these prevention levels. - correct
answer-A) Primary prevention
High blood pressure in older adults is associated with the following (indicate all that apply)
a) blood vessels become stiffer and less complaint
b) stiffening of large arteries.
c) increased baroreceptor sensitivity
d) decreased renal blood flow - correct answer-a) blood vessels become
b) stiffening of large arteries
d) decreased renal blood flow
If a fewer people get the flu or they recover fast, what will the prevalence rate reflect?
A. No change
B. An increase
C. A decrease
D. A flat line - correct answer-C. A decrease
If a person lost blood but still maintains a normal blood pressure, it does not necessarily
mean that the person is maintaining adequate perfusion. Which of the following best
explains why this is so?
a) blood vessels are constricting causing greater peripheral resistance
b) the heart has increased its rate to increase cardiac output.
c) the heart has increased its contractile force increasing cardiac output.
d) the sympathetic nervous system has increased its nervous impulses - correct answer-a)
blood vessels are constricting causing greater peripheral resistance.
Nurses use a variety of assessment techniques for data collection, when assessing a new
patient presenting with possible hypertension, the first appropriate assessment technique for
data collection would be?
A) Consult with the healthcare team
B) Review the literature on hypertension.
C) Review his medical records
D) Interview the patient - correct answer-D) Interview the patient.
One of the basic concepts in epidemiology is the concept of risk. Risk refers to the:
A. prevalence of an event occurring over a lifetime.
B. probability that an event will occur within a specified time period.
C. population most likely to develop a disease.
.A breast cancer screening program screened 8,000 females. They discovered 35 females
previously been diagnosed with breast cancer and 20 females with no previous hx of breast
cancer diagnosed as a result to the screening. The incidence proportion would reflect:
A. a newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in this population of females
B. current & past breast cancer events in this populations of females
C. past breast cancer events in this population of females.
D. the population of females who had no evidence of breast cancer. - correct answer-A. a
newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in this population of females.
A business executive develops symptoms of the flu 1 day after returning by air from a
cross-Atlantic business trip that ran for 2 consecutive stressful 10-hour days. This
individual's development of flu symptoms illustrates the relationship between:
A. host and agent.
B. host, agent, and environment.
C. risk, and causality.
D. morbidity, and disease. - correct answer-B. host, agent, and environment.
A nurse is designing a teaching session for a client recently diagnosed with COPD. After
developing a nurse-client relationship, which should the nurse do next?
a) identify the client's level of control
b) use a variety of teaching methods appropriate for the client.
c) formulate an achievable, measurable, and realistic client goal.
d) assess the client's current understanding of the content to be taught. - correct answer-d)
assess the client's current understanding of the content to be taught.
A patient with essential hypertension might have pressures of 200/120 mm Hg. This
hypertensive state could result in all of the following changes except:
a) increased work of the left vernticle
b) increased incidence of coronary artery disease.
c) increased damage to blood vessel endothelium
d) decreased size of the heart muscle. - correct answer-d) decreased size of the heart
muscle
A smoker sees his doctor because he had a persistent cough for months and is short of
breath after very little exertion. The person can expect all of the following signs and
symptoms, EXPECT:
a) Hypoxemia
b) CO2 retention
c) Anemia
, d) Pulmonary infections - correct answer-c) Anemia
Covid 19 vaccine for an family living in the community, is which prevention level?
A) Primary prevention
B) Tertiary prevention
C) Secondary prevention
D) None of the above, covid vaccine falls outside of these prevention levels. - correct
answer-A) Primary prevention
High blood pressure in older adults is associated with the following (indicate all that apply)
a) blood vessels become stiffer and less complaint
b) stiffening of large arteries.
c) increased baroreceptor sensitivity
d) decreased renal blood flow - correct answer-a) blood vessels become
b) stiffening of large arteries
d) decreased renal blood flow
If a fewer people get the flu or they recover fast, what will the prevalence rate reflect?
A. No change
B. An increase
C. A decrease
D. A flat line - correct answer-C. A decrease
If a person lost blood but still maintains a normal blood pressure, it does not necessarily
mean that the person is maintaining adequate perfusion. Which of the following best
explains why this is so?
a) blood vessels are constricting causing greater peripheral resistance
b) the heart has increased its rate to increase cardiac output.
c) the heart has increased its contractile force increasing cardiac output.
d) the sympathetic nervous system has increased its nervous impulses - correct answer-a)
blood vessels are constricting causing greater peripheral resistance.
Nurses use a variety of assessment techniques for data collection, when assessing a new
patient presenting with possible hypertension, the first appropriate assessment technique for
data collection would be?
A) Consult with the healthcare team
B) Review the literature on hypertension.
C) Review his medical records
D) Interview the patient - correct answer-D) Interview the patient.
One of the basic concepts in epidemiology is the concept of risk. Risk refers to the:
A. prevalence of an event occurring over a lifetime.
B. probability that an event will occur within a specified time period.
C. population most likely to develop a disease.
