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GCU NUR 634 MIDTERM EXAM Newest 2025/ 2026
Complete 100 Questions And Correct Detailed
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You are assessing a patient's abdomen and feel a
pulsating mass. What should you do? - ANSWER-STOP
touching the mass and get a stat CT Abdomen
(Abdominal ultrasound to r/o AAA)
What should be charted in the ROS? - ANSWER-Patient
"denies" or "reports"
ABCDE skin assessment - ANSWER-asymmetry, border,
color, diameter, elevation and enlargement
A patient presents with a rash that started as one large
patch but is now a Christmas tree formed rash: -
ANSWER-Pityriasis rosea
When assessing the CN II, a pen light is flashed in one
eye and the other pupil constricts. This is known as: -
ANSWER-Consensual reaction
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You are listening to a patient's heart sound and they have
a friction rub. What is suspected? - ANSWER-Pericarditis
A patient presents with unintentional weight loss and
fatigue. What system should be examined? - ANSWER-GI
system, specifically the liver to r/o enlargement
A patient is repeating themselves over and over and over
again. This is known as: - ANSWER-Perseveration
An abdominal mass on the midline area is tender and dull
when percussed. - ANSWER-Enlarged bladder
A mother reports that her child has episodes where he
appears to be staring into space.
This behavior is characteristic of which type of seizure?
a. Absence
b. Atonic
c. Tonic-clonic
d. Simple partial - ANSWER-absence seizures
How can you verify if a patient has claudication (arterial
insufficiency)? - ANSWER-• Is there pain on movement?
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• Typically occurs when first walking or when stopped
• Poor circulation = weak pulses
• Paleness of the foot when raised to 90 degrees for 2
minutes
A soft abdomen, tender in RUQ especially on inspiration -
ANSWER-• Cholecystitis
• Murphy's sign
Why do patients develop ulcerative lesions on the feet -
ANSWER-• Uncontrolled DM
• Venous insufficiency
A patient is steady when reaching for something but then
has tremors once they are close to the object. This is
known as: - ANSWER-Intention tremor
What is happening anatomically at the start of diastole? -
ANSWER-Closure of the aortic valve
What is the difference between hallucination and
delusion? - ANSWER-• Hallucination: seeing or hearing
things "I see/hear God"
GCU NUR 634 MIDTERM EXAM Newest 2025/ 2026
Complete 100 Questions And Correct Detailed
Answers (verified Answers) ||Already Graded
A+||Newest Exam Version!!!!
You are assessing a patient's abdomen and feel a
pulsating mass. What should you do? - ANSWER-STOP
touching the mass and get a stat CT Abdomen
(Abdominal ultrasound to r/o AAA)
What should be charted in the ROS? - ANSWER-Patient
"denies" or "reports"
ABCDE skin assessment - ANSWER-asymmetry, border,
color, diameter, elevation and enlargement
A patient presents with a rash that started as one large
patch but is now a Christmas tree formed rash: -
ANSWER-Pityriasis rosea
When assessing the CN II, a pen light is flashed in one
eye and the other pupil constricts. This is known as: -
ANSWER-Consensual reaction
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You are listening to a patient's heart sound and they have
a friction rub. What is suspected? - ANSWER-Pericarditis
A patient presents with unintentional weight loss and
fatigue. What system should be examined? - ANSWER-GI
system, specifically the liver to r/o enlargement
A patient is repeating themselves over and over and over
again. This is known as: - ANSWER-Perseveration
An abdominal mass on the midline area is tender and dull
when percussed. - ANSWER-Enlarged bladder
A mother reports that her child has episodes where he
appears to be staring into space.
This behavior is characteristic of which type of seizure?
a. Absence
b. Atonic
c. Tonic-clonic
d. Simple partial - ANSWER-absence seizures
How can you verify if a patient has claudication (arterial
insufficiency)? - ANSWER-• Is there pain on movement?
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• Typically occurs when first walking or when stopped
• Poor circulation = weak pulses
• Paleness of the foot when raised to 90 degrees for 2
minutes
A soft abdomen, tender in RUQ especially on inspiration -
ANSWER-• Cholecystitis
• Murphy's sign
Why do patients develop ulcerative lesions on the feet -
ANSWER-• Uncontrolled DM
• Venous insufficiency
A patient is steady when reaching for something but then
has tremors once they are close to the object. This is
known as: - ANSWER-Intention tremor
What is happening anatomically at the start of diastole? -
ANSWER-Closure of the aortic valve
What is the difference between hallucination and
delusion? - ANSWER-• Hallucination: seeing or hearing
things "I see/hear God"
