NSG6440 Final Exam
Treatment for epididymitis includes which of the following? - (correct Answer) - scrotal elevation
Which of the following medications for temporomandibular disorder has the warning that patient should
NOT drive while taking it? - (correct Answer) - Elavil
After 6 months of Synthroid therapy, the clinician should expect which result in the repeat thyroid-
stimulating hormone studies? - (correct Answer) - Normal
A 24- year old woman presents to the clinic with dysuria, dyspareunia, and a mucopurulent vaginal
discharge. Her boyfriend was recently treated for nongonococcal urethritis. What sexually transmitted
disease has she most probable been exposed to? - (correct Answer) - Chlamydia
Which of the following is the form of external otitis in which bacterial infection extends from the
auditory canal into the skull? - (correct Answer) - Necrotizing otitis
Which causes the greatest percentage of mammalian bites? - (correct Answer) - human
Which test is used to confirm a diagnosis of epididymitis - (correct Answer) - ultrasound of the scrotum
Which statement accurately describes the APRNs scope of practice? - (correct Answer) - This delineates
the permissible boundaries of APRN professional practice
The nurse is working with a 65- year- old patient who was recently diagnosed with hypertension. The
patient is concerned about their optimal health with their new diagnosis. Which nursing action is
necessary for health promotion with the patient? - (correct Answer) - Discussing appropriate stress
management techniques
Which of the following would be a cause of neuropathic pain? - (correct Answer) - post herpetic pain
Which theory regarding the aging process is linked to cancer and Alzheimer's disease? - (correct Answer)
- oxidative damage
Which heart sound is associated with decreased elasticity of the left ventricle in left ventricular
hypertrophy? - (correct Answer) - S4
Heart valve damage resulting from acute rheumatic fever is a long-term sequelae resulting from
infection with which of the following pathogens? - (correct Answer) - Group A streptococcus
A 21-year-old student presents with complaints of fatigue, headache, anorexia and a runny nose, all of
which began about 2 weeks ago. She started taking vitamins and over-the-counter cold preparations but
feels worse. The smell of food makes her nauseated. Her boyfriend had mononucleosis about 1 month
ago, and she wonders if she might have it also. Examination reveals cervical adenopathy and an enlarged
liver and spleen. Which of the following labs would be most helpful in the differential diagnosis at this
point? - (correct Answer) - Antihepatitis D virus
What is the most common form of heart disease in a patient with atrial fibrillation? - (correct Answer) -
Coronary artery disease associated with heart failure
, A 15-year-old girl is seen in the clinic because she has not yet had her first period. Which of the following
questions would help the clinician determine the cause? - (correct Answer) - How long have you been
underweight
The clinician is examining the back of Christian, a 15-year-old male. What is the correct way for the
clinician to check for hamstring flexibility? - (correct Answer) - Christian should stand straight and flex90
degrees forward at the waist
Which statement is true regarding driving and patients with a seizure disorder? - (correct Answer) - After
being seizure free for 6 months, patients may drive
Though common as people age, what concerning disease can dysphonia be a cardinal sign for? - (correct
Answer) - Laryngeal cancer
You are using the CURB-65 clinical prediction tool to decide whether Latisha, whom you have diagnosed
with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), should be hospitalized or treated at home. Which of the
following risk factors would increase Latisha's chance of CAP- associated mortality and complications? -
(correct Answer) - History of diabetes mellitus
Which of the following patients is at risk for developing urinary-tract cancer? - (correct Answer) - The 78-
year- old man who smokes three packs of cigarettes a day
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding pain? - (correct Answer) - Nociceptive pain
represents a normal response to injury of tissue
Which of the following information patients with a UTI can receive Bactrim DS? - (correct Answer) -
Tiffany, a 16-year-old with a hypersensitivity to penicillin
Which treatment would the clinician recommend for a patient who has relative polycythemia? - (correct
Answer) - Rehydration
Which board administers and defines advanced nursing practice in all states? - (correct Answer) - The
board of Nursing
An acutely presenting, erythematous, tender lump within the eyelid is called? - (correct Answer) -
Hordeolum
Diagnostic testing for a patient with a newly detected hypertension should include all of the following
except: - (correct Answer) - uric acid
In the model for future Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) practice, what does the "C" of LACE
represent? - (correct Answer) - Certification
When looking under the microscope to diagnose an intravaginal infection, you see a cluster of small and
oval to round shapes. What do you suspect they are? - (correct Answer) - spores
A 42-year-old woman is seen in the clinic with fever, chills, vomiting, and severe dysuria. She is
diagnosed with acute pyelonephritis. How should this patient be managed? - (correct Answer) -
hospitalization
A sunscreen with a sun-protection factor of at least what number will block most harmful ultraviolet
Treatment for epididymitis includes which of the following? - (correct Answer) - scrotal elevation
Which of the following medications for temporomandibular disorder has the warning that patient should
NOT drive while taking it? - (correct Answer) - Elavil
After 6 months of Synthroid therapy, the clinician should expect which result in the repeat thyroid-
stimulating hormone studies? - (correct Answer) - Normal
A 24- year old woman presents to the clinic with dysuria, dyspareunia, and a mucopurulent vaginal
discharge. Her boyfriend was recently treated for nongonococcal urethritis. What sexually transmitted
disease has she most probable been exposed to? - (correct Answer) - Chlamydia
Which of the following is the form of external otitis in which bacterial infection extends from the
auditory canal into the skull? - (correct Answer) - Necrotizing otitis
Which causes the greatest percentage of mammalian bites? - (correct Answer) - human
Which test is used to confirm a diagnosis of epididymitis - (correct Answer) - ultrasound of the scrotum
Which statement accurately describes the APRNs scope of practice? - (correct Answer) - This delineates
the permissible boundaries of APRN professional practice
The nurse is working with a 65- year- old patient who was recently diagnosed with hypertension. The
patient is concerned about their optimal health with their new diagnosis. Which nursing action is
necessary for health promotion with the patient? - (correct Answer) - Discussing appropriate stress
management techniques
Which of the following would be a cause of neuropathic pain? - (correct Answer) - post herpetic pain
Which theory regarding the aging process is linked to cancer and Alzheimer's disease? - (correct Answer)
- oxidative damage
Which heart sound is associated with decreased elasticity of the left ventricle in left ventricular
hypertrophy? - (correct Answer) - S4
Heart valve damage resulting from acute rheumatic fever is a long-term sequelae resulting from
infection with which of the following pathogens? - (correct Answer) - Group A streptococcus
A 21-year-old student presents with complaints of fatigue, headache, anorexia and a runny nose, all of
which began about 2 weeks ago. She started taking vitamins and over-the-counter cold preparations but
feels worse. The smell of food makes her nauseated. Her boyfriend had mononucleosis about 1 month
ago, and she wonders if she might have it also. Examination reveals cervical adenopathy and an enlarged
liver and spleen. Which of the following labs would be most helpful in the differential diagnosis at this
point? - (correct Answer) - Antihepatitis D virus
What is the most common form of heart disease in a patient with atrial fibrillation? - (correct Answer) -
Coronary artery disease associated with heart failure
, A 15-year-old girl is seen in the clinic because she has not yet had her first period. Which of the following
questions would help the clinician determine the cause? - (correct Answer) - How long have you been
underweight
The clinician is examining the back of Christian, a 15-year-old male. What is the correct way for the
clinician to check for hamstring flexibility? - (correct Answer) - Christian should stand straight and flex90
degrees forward at the waist
Which statement is true regarding driving and patients with a seizure disorder? - (correct Answer) - After
being seizure free for 6 months, patients may drive
Though common as people age, what concerning disease can dysphonia be a cardinal sign for? - (correct
Answer) - Laryngeal cancer
You are using the CURB-65 clinical prediction tool to decide whether Latisha, whom you have diagnosed
with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), should be hospitalized or treated at home. Which of the
following risk factors would increase Latisha's chance of CAP- associated mortality and complications? -
(correct Answer) - History of diabetes mellitus
Which of the following patients is at risk for developing urinary-tract cancer? - (correct Answer) - The 78-
year- old man who smokes three packs of cigarettes a day
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding pain? - (correct Answer) - Nociceptive pain
represents a normal response to injury of tissue
Which of the following information patients with a UTI can receive Bactrim DS? - (correct Answer) -
Tiffany, a 16-year-old with a hypersensitivity to penicillin
Which treatment would the clinician recommend for a patient who has relative polycythemia? - (correct
Answer) - Rehydration
Which board administers and defines advanced nursing practice in all states? - (correct Answer) - The
board of Nursing
An acutely presenting, erythematous, tender lump within the eyelid is called? - (correct Answer) -
Hordeolum
Diagnostic testing for a patient with a newly detected hypertension should include all of the following
except: - (correct Answer) - uric acid
In the model for future Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) practice, what does the "C" of LACE
represent? - (correct Answer) - Certification
When looking under the microscope to diagnose an intravaginal infection, you see a cluster of small and
oval to round shapes. What do you suspect they are? - (correct Answer) - spores
A 42-year-old woman is seen in the clinic with fever, chills, vomiting, and severe dysuria. She is
diagnosed with acute pyelonephritis. How should this patient be managed? - (correct Answer) -
hospitalization
A sunscreen with a sun-protection factor of at least what number will block most harmful ultraviolet
