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NURS 6501 Final Exam Question and Answers
Question 1
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
• Question 2
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Selected Answer: Excessive mucus production
• Question 3
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis
(AS)?
Selected Answer: Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae
• Question 4
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
Selected Answer: Lateral spinothalamic
• Question 5
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
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• Question 6
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare
professional assess the patient?
Selected Answer: History of traumatic event
• Question 7
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.
• Question 8
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result
of what?
Selected Answer: Pressure and obstruction
• Question 9
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
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Selected Answer: Heads of the femur
• Question 10
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.
• Question 11
A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional
advise the parents about?
Selected Answer: A sweat test
• Question 12 1
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
• Question 13
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
• Question 14
Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of
cancer?
Selected Answer: Vaginal cancer
• Question 15
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NURS 6501 Final Exam Question and Answers
Question 1
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
• Question 2
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Selected Answer: Excessive mucus production
• Question 3
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis
(AS)?
Selected Answer: Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae
• Question 4
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
Selected Answer: Lateral spinothalamic
• Question 5
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
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• Question 6
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare
professional assess the patient?
Selected Answer: History of traumatic event
• Question 7
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.
• Question 8
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result
of what?
Selected Answer: Pressure and obstruction
• Question 9
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
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Selected Answer: Heads of the femur
• Question 10
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.
• Question 11
A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional
advise the parents about?
Selected Answer: A sweat test
• Question 12 1
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
• Question 13
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
• Question 14
Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of
cancer?
Selected Answer: Vaginal cancer
• Question 15
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