NR 507 WEEK 4 MIDTERM 58/60 = 96.7%
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPETE
ANSWERS
Examination of the throat in a child demonstrating signs and symptoms of
acute epiglottitis may contribute to which life-threatening complication? (Points : 2)
a) Retropharyngeal abscess
b) Laryngospasms
c) Rupturing of the tonsils
d) Gagging induced aspiration - Answer-b) Laryngospasms
Which laboratory test is considered adequate for an accurate and reliable
diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis in a symptomatic man? (Points : 2)
a) Ligase chain reaction (LCR)
b) Gram-stain technique
c) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
d) DNA testing - Answer-b) Gram-stain technique
Which primary characteristic is unique for the immune response? (Points : 2)
a) The immune response is similar each time it is activated.
b) The immune response is specific to the antigen that initiates it.
c) The response to a specific pathogen is short term.
d) The response is innate, rather than acquired. - Answer-b) The immune response is
specific to the antigen that initiates it.
When an individual aspirates food particles, where would the nurse expect to
hear decreased or absent breath sounds? (Points : 2)
a) Left lung
b) Right lung
c) Trachea
d) Carina - Answer-b) Right lung
What is the primary site for uncomplicated local gonococci infections in men?
(Points : 2)
a) Epididymis
b) Lymph nodes
c) Urethra
d) Prostate - Answer-c) Urethra
Deficiencies in which element can produce depression of both B- and T-cell
function? (Points : 2)
a) Iron
b) Zinc
, c) Iodine
d) Magnesium - Answer-b) Zinc
An infant has a loud, harsh, holosystolic murmur and systolic thrill that can be
detected at the left lower sternal border that radiates to the neck. These clinical findings
are
consistent with which congenital heart defect? (Points : 2)
a) Atrial septal defect (ASD)
b) Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
c) Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
d) Atrioventricular canal (AVC) defect - Answer-b) Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Which compensatory mechanism is spontaneously used by children
diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot to relieve hypoxic spells? (Points : 2)
a) Lying on their left side
b) Performing the Valsalva maneuver
c) Squatting
d) Hyperventilating - Answer-c) Squatting
In a normal, nonmutant state, an oncogene is referred to as a: (Points : 2)
a) Basal cell
b) Target cell
c) Caretaker gene
d) Proto-oncogene - Answer-d) Proto-oncogene
Infants are most susceptible to significant losses in total body water because
of an infant's: (Points : 2)
a) High body surface-to-body size ratio
b) Slow metabolic rate
c) Kidneys are not mature enough to counter fluid losses
d) Inability to communicate adequately when he or she is thirsty - Answer-c) Kidneys
are not mature enough to counter fluid losses
A person with type O blood is considered to be the universal blood donor
because type O blood contains which of the following? (Points : 2)
a) No antigens
b) No antibodies
c) Both A and B antigens
d) Both A and B antibodies - Answer-a) No antigens
Which type of immunity is produced by an individual after either natural
exposure to the antigen or after immunization against the antigen? (Points : 2)
a) Passive-acquired immunity
b) Active-acquired immunity
c) Passive-innate immunity
d) Active-innate immunity - Answer-b) Active-acquired immunity
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPETE
ANSWERS
Examination of the throat in a child demonstrating signs and symptoms of
acute epiglottitis may contribute to which life-threatening complication? (Points : 2)
a) Retropharyngeal abscess
b) Laryngospasms
c) Rupturing of the tonsils
d) Gagging induced aspiration - Answer-b) Laryngospasms
Which laboratory test is considered adequate for an accurate and reliable
diagnosis of gonococcal urethritis in a symptomatic man? (Points : 2)
a) Ligase chain reaction (LCR)
b) Gram-stain technique
c) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
d) DNA testing - Answer-b) Gram-stain technique
Which primary characteristic is unique for the immune response? (Points : 2)
a) The immune response is similar each time it is activated.
b) The immune response is specific to the antigen that initiates it.
c) The response to a specific pathogen is short term.
d) The response is innate, rather than acquired. - Answer-b) The immune response is
specific to the antigen that initiates it.
When an individual aspirates food particles, where would the nurse expect to
hear decreased or absent breath sounds? (Points : 2)
a) Left lung
b) Right lung
c) Trachea
d) Carina - Answer-b) Right lung
What is the primary site for uncomplicated local gonococci infections in men?
(Points : 2)
a) Epididymis
b) Lymph nodes
c) Urethra
d) Prostate - Answer-c) Urethra
Deficiencies in which element can produce depression of both B- and T-cell
function? (Points : 2)
a) Iron
b) Zinc
, c) Iodine
d) Magnesium - Answer-b) Zinc
An infant has a loud, harsh, holosystolic murmur and systolic thrill that can be
detected at the left lower sternal border that radiates to the neck. These clinical findings
are
consistent with which congenital heart defect? (Points : 2)
a) Atrial septal defect (ASD)
b) Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
c) Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
d) Atrioventricular canal (AVC) defect - Answer-b) Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Which compensatory mechanism is spontaneously used by children
diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot to relieve hypoxic spells? (Points : 2)
a) Lying on their left side
b) Performing the Valsalva maneuver
c) Squatting
d) Hyperventilating - Answer-c) Squatting
In a normal, nonmutant state, an oncogene is referred to as a: (Points : 2)
a) Basal cell
b) Target cell
c) Caretaker gene
d) Proto-oncogene - Answer-d) Proto-oncogene
Infants are most susceptible to significant losses in total body water because
of an infant's: (Points : 2)
a) High body surface-to-body size ratio
b) Slow metabolic rate
c) Kidneys are not mature enough to counter fluid losses
d) Inability to communicate adequately when he or she is thirsty - Answer-c) Kidneys
are not mature enough to counter fluid losses
A person with type O blood is considered to be the universal blood donor
because type O blood contains which of the following? (Points : 2)
a) No antigens
b) No antibodies
c) Both A and B antigens
d) Both A and B antibodies - Answer-a) No antigens
Which type of immunity is produced by an individual after either natural
exposure to the antigen or after immunization against the antigen? (Points : 2)
a) Passive-acquired immunity
b) Active-acquired immunity
c) Passive-innate immunity
d) Active-innate immunity - Answer-b) Active-acquired immunity
