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NUR 634 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers |
Updated 2026/2027 | 100% Verified Answers | Grand
Canyon University
A patient has spiderweb veins going up the neck, what is this indicative of? -
Correct-Answer-Esophageal varices
Which physical exam finding is consistent with meningitis? - Correct-
AnswerNuchal rigidity
A small moveable mass is located under someone's skin. What are differentials? -
Correct-Answer-lymph node, cysts, or lipoma
What is the medical term for a stye? - Correct-Answer-Hordeolum
A patient with a history of lupus has a new onset of dark rashes on her legs. Are
you as a provider worried? - Correct-Answer-No, it is related to the lupus
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Which CN is being assessed when looking at someone's soft palate? -
CorrectAnswer-CN X
Which acronym is used for women with incontinence? - Correct-Answer-
DIAPERS:
• D: delirium
• I: infection
• A: atrophic uterus
• P: psychology
• E: excessive urine output
• R: restricted mobility
• S: stool impaction
A daycare worker presents with jaundice, what is the differential? -
CorrectAnswer-Hepatitis A
Silvery scales should make you think of what diagnosis? - Correct-
AnswerPsoriasis
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You are assessing a patient's abdomen and feel a pulsating mass. What should you
do? - Correct-Answer-STOP touching the mass and get a stat CT Abdomen
(Abdominal ultrasound to r/o AAA)
What should be charted in the ROS? - Correct-Answer-Patient "denies" or
"reports"
ABCDE skin assessment - Correct-Answer-asymmetry, border, color, diameter,
elevation and enlargement
When you move a patient's shoulder passively and there is no pain, but when
moved actively there is pain, where is the pain coming from? - Correct-
AnswerExtra-articular (muscles and joints)
A patient presents with a rash that started as one large patch but is now a Christmas
tree formed rash: - Correct-Answer-Pityriasis rosea
When a patient cannot produce or understand language: - Correct-Answer-
Aphasia
What numbers are consistent with true hypertension? - Correct-Answer-Anything
over 120/80
NUR 634 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers |
Updated 2026/2027 | 100% Verified Answers | Grand
Canyon University
A patient has spiderweb veins going up the neck, what is this indicative of? -
Correct-Answer-Esophageal varices
Which physical exam finding is consistent with meningitis? - Correct-
AnswerNuchal rigidity
A small moveable mass is located under someone's skin. What are differentials? -
Correct-Answer-lymph node, cysts, or lipoma
What is the medical term for a stye? - Correct-Answer-Hordeolum
A patient with a history of lupus has a new onset of dark rashes on her legs. Are
you as a provider worried? - Correct-Answer-No, it is related to the lupus
,2|Page
Which CN is being assessed when looking at someone's soft palate? -
CorrectAnswer-CN X
Which acronym is used for women with incontinence? - Correct-Answer-
DIAPERS:
• D: delirium
• I: infection
• A: atrophic uterus
• P: psychology
• E: excessive urine output
• R: restricted mobility
• S: stool impaction
A daycare worker presents with jaundice, what is the differential? -
CorrectAnswer-Hepatitis A
Silvery scales should make you think of what diagnosis? - Correct-
AnswerPsoriasis
, 3|Page
You are assessing a patient's abdomen and feel a pulsating mass. What should you
do? - Correct-Answer-STOP touching the mass and get a stat CT Abdomen
(Abdominal ultrasound to r/o AAA)
What should be charted in the ROS? - Correct-Answer-Patient "denies" or
"reports"
ABCDE skin assessment - Correct-Answer-asymmetry, border, color, diameter,
elevation and enlargement
When you move a patient's shoulder passively and there is no pain, but when
moved actively there is pain, where is the pain coming from? - Correct-
AnswerExtra-articular (muscles and joints)
A patient presents with a rash that started as one large patch but is now a Christmas
tree formed rash: - Correct-Answer-Pityriasis rosea
When a patient cannot produce or understand language: - Correct-Answer-
Aphasia
What numbers are consistent with true hypertension? - Correct-Answer-Anything
over 120/80
