NR 603 CEA PRACTICE EXAM
NR 603 CEA PRACTICE EXAM 2025/2026 LATEST COMPLETE
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Your nurse practitioner student asks you to help him clarify the different types of
diuretics. As an example, you present to him that the use of Ted stockings for
patients
with lower extremity edema is an example of which type of diuresis?
A. pressure diuresis
B. osmotic diuresis
C. loop diaphoresis
D. constrictive diuresis
A. pressure diuresis
Rationale: Pressure diuresis-refers to the reduction of edema by applying external
pressure to the tissues, which helps to decrease swelling and promote fluid return
to
the bloodstream.
The nurse practitioner assessing the patient with a rapid cardiac rhythm may
assess for
a pulse deficit by auscultating the patient's heart while watching the EKG rhythm.
Where would the S1 heart sound correlate with the electrocardiogram wave
question
A. at the end of the T wave
B. peak of the R wave
C. at the start of the P wave
D. at the start of the T wave.
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B. peak of the R wave
Rationale: The S1 heart sound is primarily caused by the closure of the
atrioventricular
(AV) valves (mitral and tricuspid) at the beginning of ventricular systole. This
occurs just
after the ventricles depolarize, which is represented by the R wave on the EKG
The point of maximum impulse is most often palpable in healthy adults when
positioned
in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of the following
locations is
most commonly described as the PMI in a healthy adult?
A. left second intercostal space, maxillary line
B. right 4th intercostal space midaxillary line
C. left 5th intercostal space midclavicular line
D. right second intercostal space midclavicular line.
C. left 5th intercostal space midclavicular line
Rationale: The PMI is typically felt at the left 5th intercostal space in the
midclavicular
line due to the position of the heart in the thoracic cavity, where the left ventricle
is
closest to the chest wall.
Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease which of the following might you
expect to find during examination? (This was asking about Cushings)
A. low body temperature
B. abdominal striae
C. dowager hump
D. moon phase
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A. low body temperature
Rationale: Addison's disease can lead to adrenal insufficiency, which may result in
a range of symptoms, including hypothermia due to the lack of cortisol and
aldosterone.
Your patient with a diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis is being seen in your clinic
for
routine liver serology and follow up examination which of the following correctly
identifies the normal level span when percussing the liver of a healthy adult?
A. 6 to 12 centimeters in the mid sternum line
B. 4 to 8 centimeters in the right midclavicular line
C. 6 to 12 centimeters in the right midclavicular line
D. 4 to 8 in the left mid midclavicular line.
C. 6 to 12 centimeters in the right midclavicular line
Rationale: The normal span of the liver, as determined by percussion, is generally
measured from the lower border of dullness (where liver tissue is present) to the
upper border of dullness, which is typically in the right midclavicular line. The
expected span is approximately 6 to 12 centimeters.
A 33-year-old male patient presents with complaints of abdominal pain after a
recent
birthday party where other guests also suspected foodborne illness and
gastroenteritis
period to elicit the most accurate evaluation of this patient which is the order of
assessment which should be done for the abdomen?
A. percuss auscultation palpation inspection
B. inspection auscultation palpation percussion
C. auscultation palpation percussion inspection
D. inspection auscultation percussion palpation
B. inspection, auscultation, palpation, percussion
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Your 49-year-old male patient presents with weight loss, night sweats, and he
anhedonia and a chest X-ray showing profoundly in large hilar adenopathy. Based
on
these findings a diagnosis of lymphoma would be in your working differential.
Which
one of the following assessment findings when palpating lymph nodes would be
inconsistent with this diagnosis?
A. fixed nodes
B. stationary or not movable with palpation
C. non tender minimally palpable anterior cervical chain node palpation
D. hard nodes.
C. non tender minimally palpable anterior cervical chain node palpation
Rationale: While lymphoma can present with non-tender nodes, a "minimally
palpable"
node suggests it is small and potentially benign. Lymph nodes that are prominent
in size
and firm would be more concerning for malignancy.
Your new patient intake history of an elderly man includes a history of Ehlers
Danlos
with complications of retinal detachment treated with gas pneumopexy. In
discussing
this history, you recall the transparent mass of gelatinous material where the gas
pneumopexy is performed can be found in which chambers of the eye?
A. none of the above it's only seen in the abnormal finding with malignancy
B. both but greater in the anterior chamber
C. posterior only
D. anterior only
C. posterior only
While assessing the patient you covered their right eye while you cover your left
eye
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NR 603 CEA PRACTICE EXAM 2025/2026 LATEST COMPLETE
FULL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE
GRADED A COMPLETE QUESTION AND ANSWER 100% ACCURATE
FALL-SPRING GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS
Your nurse practitioner student asks you to help him clarify the different types of
diuretics. As an example, you present to him that the use of Ted stockings for
patients
with lower extremity edema is an example of which type of diuresis?
A. pressure diuresis
B. osmotic diuresis
C. loop diaphoresis
D. constrictive diuresis
A. pressure diuresis
Rationale: Pressure diuresis-refers to the reduction of edema by applying external
pressure to the tissues, which helps to decrease swelling and promote fluid return
to
the bloodstream.
The nurse practitioner assessing the patient with a rapid cardiac rhythm may
assess for
a pulse deficit by auscultating the patient's heart while watching the EKG rhythm.
Where would the S1 heart sound correlate with the electrocardiogram wave
question
A. at the end of the T wave
B. peak of the R wave
C. at the start of the P wave
D. at the start of the T wave.
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B. peak of the R wave
Rationale: The S1 heart sound is primarily caused by the closure of the
atrioventricular
(AV) valves (mitral and tricuspid) at the beginning of ventricular systole. This
occurs just
after the ventricles depolarize, which is represented by the R wave on the EKG
The point of maximum impulse is most often palpable in healthy adults when
positioned
in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of the following
locations is
most commonly described as the PMI in a healthy adult?
A. left second intercostal space, maxillary line
B. right 4th intercostal space midaxillary line
C. left 5th intercostal space midclavicular line
D. right second intercostal space midclavicular line.
C. left 5th intercostal space midclavicular line
Rationale: The PMI is typically felt at the left 5th intercostal space in the
midclavicular
line due to the position of the heart in the thoracic cavity, where the left ventricle
is
closest to the chest wall.
Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease which of the following might you
expect to find during examination? (This was asking about Cushings)
A. low body temperature
B. abdominal striae
C. dowager hump
D. moon phase
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A. low body temperature
Rationale: Addison's disease can lead to adrenal insufficiency, which may result in
a range of symptoms, including hypothermia due to the lack of cortisol and
aldosterone.
Your patient with a diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis is being seen in your clinic
for
routine liver serology and follow up examination which of the following correctly
identifies the normal level span when percussing the liver of a healthy adult?
A. 6 to 12 centimeters in the mid sternum line
B. 4 to 8 centimeters in the right midclavicular line
C. 6 to 12 centimeters in the right midclavicular line
D. 4 to 8 in the left mid midclavicular line.
C. 6 to 12 centimeters in the right midclavicular line
Rationale: The normal span of the liver, as determined by percussion, is generally
measured from the lower border of dullness (where liver tissue is present) to the
upper border of dullness, which is typically in the right midclavicular line. The
expected span is approximately 6 to 12 centimeters.
A 33-year-old male patient presents with complaints of abdominal pain after a
recent
birthday party where other guests also suspected foodborne illness and
gastroenteritis
period to elicit the most accurate evaluation of this patient which is the order of
assessment which should be done for the abdomen?
A. percuss auscultation palpation inspection
B. inspection auscultation palpation percussion
C. auscultation palpation percussion inspection
D. inspection auscultation percussion palpation
B. inspection, auscultation, palpation, percussion
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Your 49-year-old male patient presents with weight loss, night sweats, and he
anhedonia and a chest X-ray showing profoundly in large hilar adenopathy. Based
on
these findings a diagnosis of lymphoma would be in your working differential.
Which
one of the following assessment findings when palpating lymph nodes would be
inconsistent with this diagnosis?
A. fixed nodes
B. stationary or not movable with palpation
C. non tender minimally palpable anterior cervical chain node palpation
D. hard nodes.
C. non tender minimally palpable anterior cervical chain node palpation
Rationale: While lymphoma can present with non-tender nodes, a "minimally
palpable"
node suggests it is small and potentially benign. Lymph nodes that are prominent
in size
and firm would be more concerning for malignancy.
Your new patient intake history of an elderly man includes a history of Ehlers
Danlos
with complications of retinal detachment treated with gas pneumopexy. In
discussing
this history, you recall the transparent mass of gelatinous material where the gas
pneumopexy is performed can be found in which chambers of the eye?
A. none of the above it's only seen in the abnormal finding with malignancy
B. both but greater in the anterior chamber
C. posterior only
D. anterior only
C. posterior only
While assessing the patient you covered their right eye while you cover your left
eye
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