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NSG 6440 Final Exam 2023/2024
Which of the following is an example of secondary
prevention in a 50-year-old woman? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ ***A. Yearly mammogram
THINK SECONDARY="S" AND "S" =SCREENING
B. Low animal-fat diet
C. Use of seat belt
D. Daily application of sunscreen
Which of the following is an example of tertiary
prevention in a patient with chronic renal
failure? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. Fluid restriction
***B. Hemodialysis 4 days a week
THINK "T" AND "T"= TREATMENT
C. High-protein diet
D. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80
Which statement about confusion is true? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A. Confusion is a disease process.
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B. Confusion is always temporary.
C. Age is a reliable predictor of confusion.
***D. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion
in older adults
Which of the following indicates a diagnosis of
dementia? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. Onset after an
infection
B. Abrupt onset over a week
C. Difficulty with long-term memory
***D. Hard time finding words
The hallmark of an absence seizure is: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A. No activity at all
***B. A blank stare
C. Urine is usually voided involuntarily
D. The attack usually lasts several minutes
Over the course of 3 years, a patient has had two MS
flares. The patient's primary
complaints during the episodes are bilateral tingling and
pain in their legs, depression, and
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numbness in their right hand with complete recovery in
between occurrences. Which MS
classification fits their disease process? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A. Clinically isolated syndrome
***B. Relapsing-remitting
C. Primary progressive
D. Secondary progressive
Which of the following is a risk factor for developing
Alzheimer's disease? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. Having a
master's or doctoral degree
B. Patient is a physician
***C. Patient has Down's syndrome **This said "Family
history of Alzheimers" on my exam, not down's**
D. History of neurological disease
Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be
administered beginning at the time of
diagnosis? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ ***A. Cholinesterase
inhibitors
B. Anxiolytics
C. Antidepressants
D. Atypical antipsychotics
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The health-care provider is treating a patient who was
hit in the head with a frying pan.
Which of the following should the provider suspect? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
***B. Subdural hematoma
C. Epidural hematoma
D. Subarachnoid hematoma
Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall
and results from tears in the
middle meningeal artery? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ ***A.
Epidural hematoma
B. Subdural hematoma
C. Subarachnoid hematoma
D. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
Which of the following must be completed prior to
administering TPA (tissue
plasminogen activator)? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. Full-
body MRI
B. Head x-ray
***C. Head CT
NSG 6440 Final Exam 2023/2024
Which of the following is an example of secondary
prevention in a 50-year-old woman? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ ***A. Yearly mammogram
THINK SECONDARY="S" AND "S" =SCREENING
B. Low animal-fat diet
C. Use of seat belt
D. Daily application of sunscreen
Which of the following is an example of tertiary
prevention in a patient with chronic renal
failure? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. Fluid restriction
***B. Hemodialysis 4 days a week
THINK "T" AND "T"= TREATMENT
C. High-protein diet
D. Maintenance of blood pressure at 120/80
Which statement about confusion is true? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A. Confusion is a disease process.
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B. Confusion is always temporary.
C. Age is a reliable predictor of confusion.
***D. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion
in older adults
Which of the following indicates a diagnosis of
dementia? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. Onset after an
infection
B. Abrupt onset over a week
C. Difficulty with long-term memory
***D. Hard time finding words
The hallmark of an absence seizure is: - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A. No activity at all
***B. A blank stare
C. Urine is usually voided involuntarily
D. The attack usually lasts several minutes
Over the course of 3 years, a patient has had two MS
flares. The patient's primary
complaints during the episodes are bilateral tingling and
pain in their legs, depression, and
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numbness in their right hand with complete recovery in
between occurrences. Which MS
classification fits their disease process? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ A. Clinically isolated syndrome
***B. Relapsing-remitting
C. Primary progressive
D. Secondary progressive
Which of the following is a risk factor for developing
Alzheimer's disease? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. Having a
master's or doctoral degree
B. Patient is a physician
***C. Patient has Down's syndrome **This said "Family
history of Alzheimers" on my exam, not down's**
D. History of neurological disease
Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be
administered beginning at the time of
diagnosis? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ ***A. Cholinesterase
inhibitors
B. Anxiolytics
C. Antidepressants
D. Atypical antipsychotics
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The health-care provider is treating a patient who was
hit in the head with a frying pan.
Which of the following should the provider suspect? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
***B. Subdural hematoma
C. Epidural hematoma
D. Subarachnoid hematoma
Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall
and results from tears in the
middle meningeal artery? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ ***A.
Epidural hematoma
B. Subdural hematoma
C. Subarachnoid hematoma
D. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
Which of the following must be completed prior to
administering TPA (tissue
plasminogen activator)? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A. Full-
body MRI
B. Head x-ray
***C. Head CT
