NURS 6501N Final Exam /NURS6501 Final Exam (100% Correct Answers Graded A)

NURS 6501N Final Exam /NURS6501 Final Exam (100% Correct Answers Graded A) 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? Selected Answer: Presence of red blood cells Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom? Selected Answer: Excessive mucus production What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? Selected Answer: Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information? Selected Answer: Lateral spinothalamic 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 seems very sleepy for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional prepare the child and parents for as the priority? Selected Answer: Lumbar puncture with CSF cultures A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare professional assess the patient? • Question 6 1 out of 1 points • Question 5 0 out of 1 points • Question 4 1 out of 1 points • Question 3 1 out of 1 points • Question 2 1 out of 1 points • Question 1 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: History of traumatic event A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate? Selected Answer: Draw blood to measure total bilirubin. Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of what? Selected Answer: Pressure and obstruction Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease? Selected Answer: Heads of the femur 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? Selected Answer: ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood. A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional advise the parents about? Selected Answer: A sweat test • Question 12 1 out of 1 points • Question 11 1 out of 1 points • Question 10 1 out of 1 points • Question 9 1 out of 1 points • Question 8 1 out of 1 points • Question 7 1 out of 1 points A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates that most symptoms are a result of which pathophysiologic condition? Selected Answer: Compression of the urethra A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare professional is most appropriate for the suspected anemia? Selected Answer: Oral mucus membranes and tongue Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer? Selected Answer: Vaginal cancer A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia. What action by the professional would be best in working with this patient? Selected Answer: Provide speech therapy. What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer? Selected Answer: Firm, nontender testicular mass A person has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that is positive for the Philadelphia chromosome. What statement by the healthcare professional is most appropriate? Selected 1cThis is a very rare finding in adults who • Question 17 0 out of 1 points • Question 16 1 out of 1 points • Question 15 1 out of 1 points • Question 14 1 out of 1 points • Question 13 1 out of 1 points • Question 18 1 out of 1 points Answer: have ALL. 1d The healthcare professional directs a student to assess a teen who has Osgood-Schlatter disease. What assessment finding does the student anticipate for this disorder? Selected Answer: Tendinitis of the anterior patellar tendon Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma? Selected Answer: An obstructive airway disease characterized by atelectasis and increased pulmonary resistance as a result of a surfactant deficiency A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory results and sees that the patient has a low reticulocyte count and a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional associate these findings with? Selected Answer: Anemia of chronic disease What directly causes ovulation during the menstrual cycle? Selected Answer: Sudden increase of LH A patient has been hospitalized for a large deep vein thrombosis and states he is the third person in his family to have this condition in the last 2 years. What response by the healthcare professional is most appropriate? Selected Answer: We can test your blood for factor V Leiden. A professor explains to a class that the reason lymph nodes enlarge and become tender • Question 23 0 out of 1 points • Question 22 1 out of 1 points • Question 21 1 out of 1 points • Question 20 0 out of 1 points • Question 19 0 out of 1 points during infection is because of what reason? Selected Answer: The nodes are inflamed. A healthcare professional advises a pregnant woman to add supplements of which nutrient to her diet to prevent birth defects? Selected Answer: Folat e A parent brings a 10-year-old child to the clinic and reports a mottled appearance to the skin and legs cramps when the child is in physical education class. Physical assessment positive for upper extremity hypertension. What diagnostic testing or treatment does the healthcare professional prepare the family for? Selected Answer: An echocardiogram A person has abnormally severe tooth decay and erosion of the tooth enamel. What problem should the health care professional assess the person for? Selected Answer: Bulimia A healthcare professional had taught a pregnant woman about the risk of transmitting herpes simplex virus (HSV) from her to her fetus. What statement by the woman indicates the professional needs to provide more information? Selected Answer: The risk is higher when internal fetal monitoring devices are used. Without prior exposure to an antigen, which cells are able to destroy some types of tumor cells and some virus-infected cells? • Question 28 1 out of 1 points • Question 27 0 out of 1 points • Question 26 1 out of 1 points • Question 25 1 out of 1 points • Question 24 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Natural killer (NK) cells Which statement by the professor best describes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)? Selected Answer: A pulmonary disease characterized by severe hypoxemia, decreased pulmonary compliance, and the presence of bilateral infiltrates on chest x-ray imaging What is the role of thromboxane A (TXA 2) in the secretion stage of hemostasis? Selected Answer: Stimulates the synthesis of serotonin. Parents report their 3-week-old infant who eats well and has gained weight began to have projectile vomiting for no apparent reason. What treatment option does the healthcare professional prepare to educate the parents on? Selected Answer: Corrective surgery A child has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. What complication does the healthcare professional teach the parents is most important to control? Selected Answer: Respiratory infection To quickly assess a patient's nervous system for dysfunction, what assessment should the healthcare professional perform as the priority? Selected Answer: Pattern of breathing