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NURS 440 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (64)
Which patient is most at c. Niall, a 31 year old black man who drinks and smokes
risk for pancreatitis? daily.
a. Blake, a 12 year old
hispanic boy who Risk factors for both acute and chronic
plays football and pancreatitis include alcohol and tobacco use,
skips class. ages 30-40, African descent, and high
b. Susan, a 55 year old triglycerides.
white woman who
drinks wine twice a
week.
c. Niall, a 31 year old
black man who drinks
and smokes daily.
d. Jerome, a 62 year
old black man who
exercises often.
Is this patient at risk a. acute pancreatitis
for acute or chronic
pancreatitis? Laurie is a From the slides: gallstones are most commonly
37 year old woman that found blocking the cystic duct or common bile
is presenting with
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gallstones and duct.
frequent infections.
a. acute pancreatitis
b. chronic pancreatitis
Is this patient at risk a. acute pancreatitis
for acute or chronic
pancreatitis? Laurence is
a 29 year old man that is
presenting with
parasites, a knife in the
abdomen, and a
scorpion sting.
a. acute pancreatitis
b. chronic pancreatitis
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Is this patient at risk b. chronic pancreatitis
for acute or chronic
pancreatitis? Abraham is
a 33 year old man with
cystic fibrosis.
a. acute pancreatitis
b. chronic pancreatitis
What is the Cullen's sign? b. bruising around the umbilicus
a. bruising of the flanks Tip from Kari: Cullen's sign is a "C" around the belly
(last rib to top of hip) button
b. bruising around the
umbilicus
c. pain in the LLQ
d. twitching of facial
muscles
What is Turner's sign? a. bruising of the flanks (last rib to top of hip)
a. bruising of the flanks
(last rib to top of hip)
b. bruising around the
umbilicus
c. pain in the LLQ
d. twitching of facial
muscles
Your patient with b. chronic pancreatitis
pancreatitis is
experiencing clay
colored stool
(stattorhea). What do
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you suspect?
a. acute pancreatitis
b. chronic pancreatitis
Your patient with a. acute pancreatitis
pancreatitis is
experiencing
hypotension,
tachycardia, hiccups,
and a fever. What do
you suspect?
a. acute pancreatitis
b. chronic pancreatitis
Your patient with b. Hypotension
acute pancreatitis is c. Cullen's sign
getting worse. What d. Turner's
signs alert the nurse? sign
SATA source:
a. Tachycardia said in
b. Hypotension class
c. Cullen's sign
d. Turner's sign
Which of the following a. internal bleeding
complications are b. necrosis
associated with acute
pancreatitis? SATA
a. internal bleeding
b. necrosis
c. diabetes
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NURS 440 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (64)
Which patient is most at c. Niall, a 31 year old black man who drinks and smokes
risk for pancreatitis? daily.
a. Blake, a 12 year old
hispanic boy who Risk factors for both acute and chronic
plays football and pancreatitis include alcohol and tobacco use,
skips class. ages 30-40, African descent, and high
b. Susan, a 55 year old triglycerides.
white woman who
drinks wine twice a
week.
c. Niall, a 31 year old
black man who drinks
and smokes daily.
d. Jerome, a 62 year
old black man who
exercises often.
Is this patient at risk a. acute pancreatitis
for acute or chronic
pancreatitis? Laurie is a From the slides: gallstones are most commonly
37 year old woman that found blocking the cystic duct or common bile
is presenting with
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AM
gallstones and duct.
frequent infections.
a. acute pancreatitis
b. chronic pancreatitis
Is this patient at risk a. acute pancreatitis
for acute or chronic
pancreatitis? Laurence is
a 29 year old man that is
presenting with
parasites, a knife in the
abdomen, and a
scorpion sting.
a. acute pancreatitis
b. chronic pancreatitis
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AM
Is this patient at risk b. chronic pancreatitis
for acute or chronic
pancreatitis? Abraham is
a 33 year old man with
cystic fibrosis.
a. acute pancreatitis
b. chronic pancreatitis
What is the Cullen's sign? b. bruising around the umbilicus
a. bruising of the flanks Tip from Kari: Cullen's sign is a "C" around the belly
(last rib to top of hip) button
b. bruising around the
umbilicus
c. pain in the LLQ
d. twitching of facial
muscles
What is Turner's sign? a. bruising of the flanks (last rib to top of hip)
a. bruising of the flanks
(last rib to top of hip)
b. bruising around the
umbilicus
c. pain in the LLQ
d. twitching of facial
muscles
Your patient with b. chronic pancreatitis
pancreatitis is
experiencing clay
colored stool
(stattorhea). What do
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you suspect?
a. acute pancreatitis
b. chronic pancreatitis
Your patient with a. acute pancreatitis
pancreatitis is
experiencing
hypotension,
tachycardia, hiccups,
and a fever. What do
you suspect?
a. acute pancreatitis
b. chronic pancreatitis
Your patient with b. Hypotension
acute pancreatitis is c. Cullen's sign
getting worse. What d. Turner's
signs alert the nurse? sign
SATA source:
a. Tachycardia said in
b. Hypotension class
c. Cullen's sign
d. Turner's sign
Which of the following a. internal bleeding
complications are b. necrosis
associated with acute
pancreatitis? SATA
a. internal bleeding
b. necrosis
c. diabetes
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