NUR 521 ADV PHARM EXAM 3
NUR 521 ADV PHARM EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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A healthcare professional assesses a patient who has elevated lesions on the face that are waxy
and yellowish. What condition does the professional discuss with the patient? - ANSWER-
Seborrheic keratosis
Lesions that usually have depressed centers with rolled borders and are frequently located on
the face and neck characterize which malignancy? - ANSWER-Basal cell carcinoma
The student learns that alteration of which gene is associated with basal cell carcinoma? -
ANSWER-TP53
Bowen disease is a form of which type of cancer? - ANSWER-Squamous cell carcinoma
A patient has an intradermal nevus. What assessment does the healthcare professional know is
consistent with this lesion? - ANSWER-Regular edges with bristle-like hairs
Which cell is thought to be the progenitor cell of Kaposi sarcoma? - ANSWER-Endothelial
A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with cold, white, waxy fingers and toes. The
patient denies pain. Which intervention does the healthcare professional provide as the
priority? - ANSWER-Immersing in warm water
A patient was hospitalized with frostbite and is receiving ibuprofen. The patient asks the
healthcare professional to explain the rationale for the drug. What is the best response? -
ANSWER-Inhibiting prostaglandins
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A patient has an onychomycosis. Where would the healthcare professional assess this disorder?
- ANSWER-Fingernail
A patient has a furuncle. Where would the healthcare professional assess the patient for this
condition? - ANSWER-Hair follicles
What effects does normal aging have on the wound healing process? - ANSWER-Decreased cell
proliferation
Decreased blood supply
Depressed immune responses
Which information does the student learn about a nevus? - ANSWER-A nevus is an aggregation
of melanocytes.
Nevi begin to form at the ages of 3 to 5 years.
Nevi share a relationship with melanoma.
What information does the student learn about Kaposi sarcoma? - ANSWER-Kaposi sarcoma is a
vascular malignancy.
It is associated with drug-induced immunosuppression.
Kaposi sarcoma is associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
A patient has psoriasis. Which drug classifications does the healthcare professional advise the
patient to avoid if possible? - ANSWER-Beta Blockers
Which inflammatory mediators are active in frostbite? - ANSWER-Histamine
Prostaglandins
Bradykinin
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A woman has developed hirsutism. What conditions should the healthcare professional assess
her for? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER-Adrenal hyperplasia
Polycystic ovaries
Which immunoglobulin (Ig) is elevated in atopic dermatitis? - ANSWER-IgE
Which leukocytes are elevated in atopic dermatitis? - ANSWER-Eosinophils
The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by an exfoliative toxin
related to which organism? - ANSWER-Staphylococcus aureus
A parent of a child in a crowded daycare is worried about the staff passing on a bacterial
infection to the child. Which infection would be most likely? - ANSWER-Impetigo
A parent reports a child has skin lesions that rupture, creating a thin, flat, honey-colored crust.
What treatment does the healthcare professional educate the parent about? - ANSWER-Topical
mupirocin
Parents do not want the child to contract tinea corporis. Which animal would they limit the
child's exposure to? - ANSWER-Kittens
The student learns that the cause of molluscum contagiosum is which of these? - ANSWER-Viral
A child has white plaque in the mouth with a few shallow ulcers. What treatment does the
healthcare professional educate the parent about? - ANSWER-Nystatin oral suspension
The healthcare professional is teaching a group of new parents about childhood diseases. What
does the professional tell them the incubation period for rubella is? - ANSWER-14-21 days
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Rubella (German or 3-day measles) is caused by what type of organism? - ANSWER-Virus
Rubeola is a highly contagious acute disease in children caused by which type of infection? -
ANSWER-Viral
A student cannot remember the differences between rubeola and rubella. Which clinical
manifestation does the healthcare professional tell the student is present in rubeola but not in
rubella? - ANSWER-Conjunctivitis
A preschool teacher notices a child who has burrows on the hands that are several millimeters
to 1 cm long, papules, and vesicular lesions. What other assessment finding would help the
teacher determine the type of infestation the child has? - ANSWER-Ask the child if the itching
occurs especially at night
Which contagious disease creates a primary skin lesion that is a pinpointed macule, papule, or
wheal with hemorrhagic puncture site? - ANSWER-Pediculosis
A person has a vascular anomaly associated with a congenital malformation of dermal
capillaries and has been told this lesion does not fade with age. What treatment options can the
healthcare professional discuss with this person? - ANSWER-Pulsed dye laser
An infant has a skin disorder that is characterized by a vesicular eruption after prolonged
exposure to perspiration, with subsequent obstruction of the eccrine ducts. What care
measures does the healthcare provider educate the parents about? - ANSWER-Keeping the skin
cool and dry
What is the treatment plan the healthcare professional discusses with a patient for a strawberry
hemangioma? - ANSWER-Support of its involution
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NUR 521 ADV PHARM EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
A healthcare professional assesses a patient who has elevated lesions on the face that are waxy
and yellowish. What condition does the professional discuss with the patient? - ANSWER-
Seborrheic keratosis
Lesions that usually have depressed centers with rolled borders and are frequently located on
the face and neck characterize which malignancy? - ANSWER-Basal cell carcinoma
The student learns that alteration of which gene is associated with basal cell carcinoma? -
ANSWER-TP53
Bowen disease is a form of which type of cancer? - ANSWER-Squamous cell carcinoma
A patient has an intradermal nevus. What assessment does the healthcare professional know is
consistent with this lesion? - ANSWER-Regular edges with bristle-like hairs
Which cell is thought to be the progenitor cell of Kaposi sarcoma? - ANSWER-Endothelial
A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with cold, white, waxy fingers and toes. The
patient denies pain. Which intervention does the healthcare professional provide as the
priority? - ANSWER-Immersing in warm water
A patient was hospitalized with frostbite and is receiving ibuprofen. The patient asks the
healthcare professional to explain the rationale for the drug. What is the best response? -
ANSWER-Inhibiting prostaglandins
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, NUR 521 ADV PHARM EXAM 3
A patient has an onychomycosis. Where would the healthcare professional assess this disorder?
- ANSWER-Fingernail
A patient has a furuncle. Where would the healthcare professional assess the patient for this
condition? - ANSWER-Hair follicles
What effects does normal aging have on the wound healing process? - ANSWER-Decreased cell
proliferation
Decreased blood supply
Depressed immune responses
Which information does the student learn about a nevus? - ANSWER-A nevus is an aggregation
of melanocytes.
Nevi begin to form at the ages of 3 to 5 years.
Nevi share a relationship with melanoma.
What information does the student learn about Kaposi sarcoma? - ANSWER-Kaposi sarcoma is a
vascular malignancy.
It is associated with drug-induced immunosuppression.
Kaposi sarcoma is associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
A patient has psoriasis. Which drug classifications does the healthcare professional advise the
patient to avoid if possible? - ANSWER-Beta Blockers
Which inflammatory mediators are active in frostbite? - ANSWER-Histamine
Prostaglandins
Bradykinin
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, NUR 521 ADV PHARM EXAM 3
A woman has developed hirsutism. What conditions should the healthcare professional assess
her for? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER-Adrenal hyperplasia
Polycystic ovaries
Which immunoglobulin (Ig) is elevated in atopic dermatitis? - ANSWER-IgE
Which leukocytes are elevated in atopic dermatitis? - ANSWER-Eosinophils
The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by an exfoliative toxin
related to which organism? - ANSWER-Staphylococcus aureus
A parent of a child in a crowded daycare is worried about the staff passing on a bacterial
infection to the child. Which infection would be most likely? - ANSWER-Impetigo
A parent reports a child has skin lesions that rupture, creating a thin, flat, honey-colored crust.
What treatment does the healthcare professional educate the parent about? - ANSWER-Topical
mupirocin
Parents do not want the child to contract tinea corporis. Which animal would they limit the
child's exposure to? - ANSWER-Kittens
The student learns that the cause of molluscum contagiosum is which of these? - ANSWER-Viral
A child has white plaque in the mouth with a few shallow ulcers. What treatment does the
healthcare professional educate the parent about? - ANSWER-Nystatin oral suspension
The healthcare professional is teaching a group of new parents about childhood diseases. What
does the professional tell them the incubation period for rubella is? - ANSWER-14-21 days
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, NUR 521 ADV PHARM EXAM 3
Rubella (German or 3-day measles) is caused by what type of organism? - ANSWER-Virus
Rubeola is a highly contagious acute disease in children caused by which type of infection? -
ANSWER-Viral
A student cannot remember the differences between rubeola and rubella. Which clinical
manifestation does the healthcare professional tell the student is present in rubeola but not in
rubella? - ANSWER-Conjunctivitis
A preschool teacher notices a child who has burrows on the hands that are several millimeters
to 1 cm long, papules, and vesicular lesions. What other assessment finding would help the
teacher determine the type of infestation the child has? - ANSWER-Ask the child if the itching
occurs especially at night
Which contagious disease creates a primary skin lesion that is a pinpointed macule, papule, or
wheal with hemorrhagic puncture site? - ANSWER-Pediculosis
A person has a vascular anomaly associated with a congenital malformation of dermal
capillaries and has been told this lesion does not fade with age. What treatment options can the
healthcare professional discuss with this person? - ANSWER-Pulsed dye laser
An infant has a skin disorder that is characterized by a vesicular eruption after prolonged
exposure to perspiration, with subsequent obstruction of the eccrine ducts. What care
measures does the healthcare provider educate the parents about? - ANSWER-Keeping the skin
cool and dry
What is the treatment plan the healthcare professional discusses with a patient for a strawberry
hemangioma? - ANSWER-Support of its involution
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