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NURS 6531 Midterm Exam Version 2 Newest 2026
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Answers/ Nurs 6531 Practice Care Of Adults/Walden
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The most common cancer found on the auricle is: -
Answer-Basal Cell Carcinoma
Which of the following medication classes should be
avoided in patients with acute or chronic bronchitis
because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch
in the patient?
Xanthines
Antihistimines
Steroids
Anticholinergics - Answer-Antihistamines
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a
single episode of a moderate amount of bright red rectal
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bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are
noted. How should the nurse practitioner proceed?
Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids
such as bowel habits and diet.
Order a topical hemorrhoid cream along with a stool
softener.
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
Refer the patient for a surgical hemorrhoidectomy. -
Answer-Refer the patient for a barium enema and
sigmoidoscopy.
Which of the following patient characteristics are
associated with chronic bronchitis?
Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
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Overweight, pink skin, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased respiratory
rate - Answer-Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly
increased respiratory rate
A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of
hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia rheumatica
presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant
pain. Her current medications include omeprazole 20
milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily,
simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12
milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner suspects acute
diverticulitis and possibly an abscess. The most
appropriate diagnostic test for this patient at this time is:
CBC/diff
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Abdominal ultrasound
CT scan - Answer-CT scan
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A patient reports "something flew in my eye" about an hour
ago while he was splitting logs. If there were a foreign
body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find
all except:
Purulent drainage
Tearing
Photophobia
A positive fluorescein stain - Answer-Purulent drainage
A 21 year old college student presents to the student
health center with copious, markedly purulent discharge
from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should
suspect:
Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
Gonococcal conjunctivitis
NURS 6531 Midterm Exam Version 2 Newest 2026
Complete All 100 Exam Questions And Correct
Answers/ Nurs 6531 Practice Care Of Adults/Walden
University |Already Graded A+||Newest Exam!!!
The most common cancer found on the auricle is: -
Answer-Basal Cell Carcinoma
Which of the following medication classes should be
avoided in patients with acute or chronic bronchitis
because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch
in the patient?
Xanthines
Antihistimines
Steroids
Anticholinergics - Answer-Antihistamines
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a
single episode of a moderate amount of bright red rectal
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bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are
noted. How should the nurse practitioner proceed?
Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids
such as bowel habits and diet.
Order a topical hemorrhoid cream along with a stool
softener.
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
Refer the patient for a surgical hemorrhoidectomy. -
Answer-Refer the patient for a barium enema and
sigmoidoscopy.
Which of the following patient characteristics are
associated with chronic bronchitis?
Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
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Overweight, pink skin, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased respiratory
rate - Answer-Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly
increased respiratory rate
A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of
hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia rheumatica
presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant
pain. Her current medications include omeprazole 20
milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily,
simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12
milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner suspects acute
diverticulitis and possibly an abscess. The most
appropriate diagnostic test for this patient at this time is:
CBC/diff
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Abdominal ultrasound
CT scan - Answer-CT scan
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A patient reports "something flew in my eye" about an hour
ago while he was splitting logs. If there were a foreign
body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find
all except:
Purulent drainage
Tearing
Photophobia
A positive fluorescein stain - Answer-Purulent drainage
A 21 year old college student presents to the student
health center with copious, markedly purulent discharge
from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should
suspect:
Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
Gonococcal conjunctivitis
