NSG 6440 Verified Multiple Choice and Conceptual
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1. Nathan, a 32-year-old policeman, has a 15-pack year history of smoking and
continues to smoke heavily. He gets irate during every visit when you try to
talk to him about quitting. What should you do?
a. Just hand him literature about smoking cessation at every visit.
b. Wait until he is ready to talk to you about quitting.
c. Just document in the record that he is not ready yet.
d. Continue to ask him at every visit if he is ready yet. - ANSWER d.
Continue to ask him at every visit if he is ready yet.
2. Your patient has decided to give Chantix a try to quit smoking. You are
discussing his quit date, and he will begin taking the medicine tomorrow.
When should he plan to quit smoking?
a. He should stop smoking today.
b. He should stop smoking tomorrow.
c. His quit date should be in 1 week.
d. He will be ready to quit after the first 30 days. - ANSWER c. His
quit date should be in 1 week.
3. Which information should be included when you are teaching your patient
about the use of nicotine gum?
a. The gum must be correctly chewed to a softened state and then
placed in the buccal mucosa.
, b. Patients should not eat for 30 minutes prior to or during the use of
the gum.
c. Initially, one piece is chewed every 30 minutes while awake.
d. Acidic foods and beverages should be encouraged during the nicotine
therapy. - ANSWER a. The gum must be correctly chewed to a
softened state and then placed in the buccal mucosa.
4. Your patient states he has a strep throat infection. Which of the following
symptoms makes you consider a viral etiology instead?
a. Fever
b. Headache
c. Exudative pharyngitis
d. Rhinorrhea - ANSWER d. Rhinorrhea
5. What is the first-line recommended treatment against Group A B -hemolytic
streptococci (GABHS), the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis?
a. Penicillin
b. Quinolone
c. Cephalosporin
d. Macrolide - ANSWER a. Penicillin
6. Cydney presents with a history of asthma. She has not been treated for a
while. She complains of daily symptoms but not continual, greater than 1
week and at nighttime. She has been using her rescue inhaler. Her FEV1 is
60% to 80% predicted. How would you classify her asthma severity?
a. Mild intermittent
b. Mild persistent
c. Moderate persistent
d. Severe persistent - ANSWER c. Moderate persistent
,7. Joyce is taking a long-acting beta agonist for her asthma. What additional
medication should she be taking?
a. Inhaled corticosteroid
b. Leukotriene receptor antagonist
c. Systemic corticosteroid
d. Methyl xanthenes - ANSWER a. Inhaled corticosteroid
8. Your patient is on Therabid for his asthma. You want to maintain his serum
levels between:
a. 0 to 5 µg/mL.
b. 5 to 10 µg/mL.
c. 5 to 15 µg/mL.
d. 10 to 20 µg/mL. - ANSWER c. 5 to 15 µg/mL.
9. George has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and an 80%
forced expiratory volume in 1 second. How would you classify the severity
of his COPD?
a. Stage 1 mild COPD
b. Stage 2 moderate COPD
c. Stage 3 severe COPD
d. Stage 5 very severe COPD - ANSWER a. Stage 1 mild COPD
10.Most nosocomial pneumonias are caused by:
a. Fungi.
b. Viruses
c. Gram-negative bacteria.
d. Pneumococcal pneumonia. - ANSWER c. Gram-negative bacteria.
, 11.Which of the following statements is true regarding tuberculin skin testing
(TST)?
a. Tests should be read 48 hours after the injection.
b. The size of the TST reaction has nothing to do with erythema but is
based solely on induration.
c. It is a type V T-cell mediated immune response.
d. The diameter of the induration is measured in centimeters. -
ANSWER b. The size of the TST reaction has nothing to do with
erythema but is based solely on induration.
12. Which obstructive lung disease is classified as reversible?
a. Asthma
b. Chronic bronchitis
c. Emphysema
d. COPD - ANSWER a. Asthma
13. You have taught Jennifer, aged 15, about using a flow meter to assess how to
manage her asthma exacerbations. She calls you today because her peak
expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is 65%. What would you tell her?
a. "Take your short-acting beta-2 agonist, remain quiet, and call back tomorrow."
b. "Use your rescue inhaler, begin the prescription of oral glucocorticoids you
have, and call back tomorrow."
c. "Drive to the emergency room (ER) now."
d. "Call 911." - ANSWER b. "Use your rescue inhaler, begin the prescription of
oral glucocorticoids you have, and call back tomorrow."
Actual Emended Exam Questions With Reviewed
100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update
1. Nathan, a 32-year-old policeman, has a 15-pack year history of smoking and
continues to smoke heavily. He gets irate during every visit when you try to
talk to him about quitting. What should you do?
a. Just hand him literature about smoking cessation at every visit.
b. Wait until he is ready to talk to you about quitting.
c. Just document in the record that he is not ready yet.
d. Continue to ask him at every visit if he is ready yet. - ANSWER d.
Continue to ask him at every visit if he is ready yet.
2. Your patient has decided to give Chantix a try to quit smoking. You are
discussing his quit date, and he will begin taking the medicine tomorrow.
When should he plan to quit smoking?
a. He should stop smoking today.
b. He should stop smoking tomorrow.
c. His quit date should be in 1 week.
d. He will be ready to quit after the first 30 days. - ANSWER c. His
quit date should be in 1 week.
3. Which information should be included when you are teaching your patient
about the use of nicotine gum?
a. The gum must be correctly chewed to a softened state and then
placed in the buccal mucosa.
, b. Patients should not eat for 30 minutes prior to or during the use of
the gum.
c. Initially, one piece is chewed every 30 minutes while awake.
d. Acidic foods and beverages should be encouraged during the nicotine
therapy. - ANSWER a. The gum must be correctly chewed to a
softened state and then placed in the buccal mucosa.
4. Your patient states he has a strep throat infection. Which of the following
symptoms makes you consider a viral etiology instead?
a. Fever
b. Headache
c. Exudative pharyngitis
d. Rhinorrhea - ANSWER d. Rhinorrhea
5. What is the first-line recommended treatment against Group A B -hemolytic
streptococci (GABHS), the most common cause of bacterial pharyngitis?
a. Penicillin
b. Quinolone
c. Cephalosporin
d. Macrolide - ANSWER a. Penicillin
6. Cydney presents with a history of asthma. She has not been treated for a
while. She complains of daily symptoms but not continual, greater than 1
week and at nighttime. She has been using her rescue inhaler. Her FEV1 is
60% to 80% predicted. How would you classify her asthma severity?
a. Mild intermittent
b. Mild persistent
c. Moderate persistent
d. Severe persistent - ANSWER c. Moderate persistent
,7. Joyce is taking a long-acting beta agonist for her asthma. What additional
medication should she be taking?
a. Inhaled corticosteroid
b. Leukotriene receptor antagonist
c. Systemic corticosteroid
d. Methyl xanthenes - ANSWER a. Inhaled corticosteroid
8. Your patient is on Therabid for his asthma. You want to maintain his serum
levels between:
a. 0 to 5 µg/mL.
b. 5 to 10 µg/mL.
c. 5 to 15 µg/mL.
d. 10 to 20 µg/mL. - ANSWER c. 5 to 15 µg/mL.
9. George has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and an 80%
forced expiratory volume in 1 second. How would you classify the severity
of his COPD?
a. Stage 1 mild COPD
b. Stage 2 moderate COPD
c. Stage 3 severe COPD
d. Stage 5 very severe COPD - ANSWER a. Stage 1 mild COPD
10.Most nosocomial pneumonias are caused by:
a. Fungi.
b. Viruses
c. Gram-negative bacteria.
d. Pneumococcal pneumonia. - ANSWER c. Gram-negative bacteria.
, 11.Which of the following statements is true regarding tuberculin skin testing
(TST)?
a. Tests should be read 48 hours after the injection.
b. The size of the TST reaction has nothing to do with erythema but is
based solely on induration.
c. It is a type V T-cell mediated immune response.
d. The diameter of the induration is measured in centimeters. -
ANSWER b. The size of the TST reaction has nothing to do with
erythema but is based solely on induration.
12. Which obstructive lung disease is classified as reversible?
a. Asthma
b. Chronic bronchitis
c. Emphysema
d. COPD - ANSWER a. Asthma
13. You have taught Jennifer, aged 15, about using a flow meter to assess how to
manage her asthma exacerbations. She calls you today because her peak
expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is 65%. What would you tell her?
a. "Take your short-acting beta-2 agonist, remain quiet, and call back tomorrow."
b. "Use your rescue inhaler, begin the prescription of oral glucocorticoids you
have, and call back tomorrow."
c. "Drive to the emergency room (ER) now."
d. "Call 911." - ANSWER b. "Use your rescue inhaler, begin the prescription of
oral glucocorticoids you have, and call back tomorrow."
