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Chamberlain NR 511 Differential Diagnosis and
Primary Care Practicum — Final Verified Examination
& Comprehensive Study Guide 2026/2027 |
Chamberlain University College of Nursing | 150
Questions Across Versions A & B||Newest Exam!!!!
a 37 year old female presents for her annual visit. She
mentions that her 13 year old daughter has had to
recent infestions of lice. She asks what she can do to
prevent this? - Answer-After 2 days of no head lice, her
bedding is lice free
Which of the following is the appropriate treatment for
giardia - Answer-quin.hydr.
Your client, a 72-year-old smoker of 50 years, is at the
office today for a routine physical. During your inspection
of the oral mucosa, you discover a white lesion on the
lateral surface of the tongue that you suspect to be
cancerous. You document your finding as: - Answer-A
white, painless, firm, ulcerated lesion with indurated
borders
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Maryann, age 28, presents to the clinic because of a rapid
onset of patchy hair loss. The skin within these oval
patches of hair loss is very smooth. Tapered hairs that
resemble exclamation points are seen at the margin of a
patch of hair loss. Based on these findings, you suspect
Maryann has: - Answer-Alopecia areata The findings are
consistent with alopecia areata, ie, nonscarring hair loss of
rapid onset,
the pattern of which is most commonly sharply defined
round or oval patches.
Which of the following is an example of conductive hearing
loss? - Answer-Serous OM
Medical coding is the process of submitting and following
up on claims made to the payer in order - Answer-Coding
is done in order to process demographic, insurance, ...
number as shown on insured's ID card for the payer to
whom the claim is being submitted.
Tom, age 50, is complaining of an itchy rash that occurred
about a half hour after putting on his leather jacket. He
recalls having a slightly similar rash last year when he
wore his jacket. The annular lesions are on his neck and
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both arms. They are erythematous, sharply circumscribed,
and both flat and elevated. His voice seems a little raspy,
although he states that his breathing is normal. What is
your first action? - Answer-Determine the need for 0.5 mL
1:1000 epinephrine subcutaneously.
Which of the following is a non systemic non scarring
cause of alopecia - Answer-alopecia areata
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PATIENTS SHOULD BE
REFERRED TO AN ENT SPECIALIST? - Answer-d. a girl
with tympanic rupture
Which of the following medications is a treatment for
alopecia - Answer-minoxidil
A screening test identified correctly identified 80
individuals who did not have colon cancer out of 100
individuals that were known to be free of the disease (true
negatives). Thus, the test failed to recognize 20 individuals
who did not have colon cancer. What is the specificity of
the screening test? - Answer-80%
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The OLDCARTS Mnemonic is best used in which part of
the chart note. - Answer-History of present illness. (HPI)
Three elements needed to determine the level of
complexity including risk, diagnosis and... - Answer-Data
Which of the following is a subjective finding? - Answer-
SOB
Pain
Which of the following demonstrates an objective finding?
- Answer-Respiratory rate
Which of the following statements regarding the patient
histories is true? - Answer-c. The HP is a detailed
breakdown of the patients chief complaint
-Which of the following statements does not belong in the
past medical history portion of your chart note? - Answer-
Your patient had lab work done at their last appointment;
CBC was normal
Chamberlain NR 511 Differential Diagnosis and
Primary Care Practicum — Final Verified Examination
& Comprehensive Study Guide 2026/2027 |
Chamberlain University College of Nursing | 150
Questions Across Versions A & B||Newest Exam!!!!
a 37 year old female presents for her annual visit. She
mentions that her 13 year old daughter has had to
recent infestions of lice. She asks what she can do to
prevent this? - Answer-After 2 days of no head lice, her
bedding is lice free
Which of the following is the appropriate treatment for
giardia - Answer-quin.hydr.
Your client, a 72-year-old smoker of 50 years, is at the
office today for a routine physical. During your inspection
of the oral mucosa, you discover a white lesion on the
lateral surface of the tongue that you suspect to be
cancerous. You document your finding as: - Answer-A
white, painless, firm, ulcerated lesion with indurated
borders
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Maryann, age 28, presents to the clinic because of a rapid
onset of patchy hair loss. The skin within these oval
patches of hair loss is very smooth. Tapered hairs that
resemble exclamation points are seen at the margin of a
patch of hair loss. Based on these findings, you suspect
Maryann has: - Answer-Alopecia areata The findings are
consistent with alopecia areata, ie, nonscarring hair loss of
rapid onset,
the pattern of which is most commonly sharply defined
round or oval patches.
Which of the following is an example of conductive hearing
loss? - Answer-Serous OM
Medical coding is the process of submitting and following
up on claims made to the payer in order - Answer-Coding
is done in order to process demographic, insurance, ...
number as shown on insured's ID card for the payer to
whom the claim is being submitted.
Tom, age 50, is complaining of an itchy rash that occurred
about a half hour after putting on his leather jacket. He
recalls having a slightly similar rash last year when he
wore his jacket. The annular lesions are on his neck and
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both arms. They are erythematous, sharply circumscribed,
and both flat and elevated. His voice seems a little raspy,
although he states that his breathing is normal. What is
your first action? - Answer-Determine the need for 0.5 mL
1:1000 epinephrine subcutaneously.
Which of the following is a non systemic non scarring
cause of alopecia - Answer-alopecia areata
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PATIENTS SHOULD BE
REFERRED TO AN ENT SPECIALIST? - Answer-d. a girl
with tympanic rupture
Which of the following medications is a treatment for
alopecia - Answer-minoxidil
A screening test identified correctly identified 80
individuals who did not have colon cancer out of 100
individuals that were known to be free of the disease (true
negatives). Thus, the test failed to recognize 20 individuals
who did not have colon cancer. What is the specificity of
the screening test? - Answer-80%
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The OLDCARTS Mnemonic is best used in which part of
the chart note. - Answer-History of present illness. (HPI)
Three elements needed to determine the level of
complexity including risk, diagnosis and... - Answer-Data
Which of the following is a subjective finding? - Answer-
SOB
Pain
Which of the following demonstrates an objective finding?
- Answer-Respiratory rate
Which of the following statements regarding the patient
histories is true? - Answer-c. The HP is a detailed
breakdown of the patients chief complaint
-Which of the following statements does not belong in the
past medical history portion of your chart note? - Answer-
Your patient had lab work done at their last appointment;
CBC was normal
