NSG 527 Final Exam Review Questions and Answers
1. Advanced Health Assessment
Q: What is the most reliable indicator of fluid overload in a patient?
A: Daily weight measurement
2. Cardiovascular Nursing
Q: Which heart sound is associated with left ventricular failure?
A: S3 gallop
3. Respiratory Nursing
Q: What is the hallmark clinical finding in pulmonary embolism?
A: Sudden onset dyspnea
4. Neurological Assessment
Q: A positive Babinski sign in an adult indicates dysfunction of which tract?
A: Corticospinal tract
5. Endocrine Disorders
Q: What is the primary treatment for myxedema coma?
A: IV levothyroxine
6. Renal Nursing
Q: What electrolyte imbalance is most common in chronic kidney disease?
A: Hyperkalemia
7. Gastrointestinal Nursing
Q: Which condition is characterized by “skip lesions” in the GI tract?
A: Crohn’s disease
8. Hematology
Q: What is the first-line treatment for iron-deficiency anemia?
A: Oral ferrous sulfate
9. Oncology Nursing
Q: What is the most common side effect of chemotherapy?
A: Myelosuppression
10. Infectious Disease
Q: Which precaution is required for patients with tuberculosis?
A: Airborne precautions
11. Musculoskeletal Nursing
Q: What is the classic triad of fat embolism syndrome?
, A: Hypoxemia, neurological changes, petechial rash
12. Shock States
Q: What is the initial management priority in septic shock?
A: Fluid resuscitation with IV crystalloids
13. Psychiatric Nursing
Q: Which neurotransmitter is primarily implicated in schizophrenia?
A: Dopamine
14. Pediatric Nursing
Q: What is the most common cause of bronchiolitis in infants?
A: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
15. Women’s Health
Q: What is the gold standard diagnostic test for ectopic pregnancy?
A: Transvaginal ultrasound
16. Pharmacology
Q: Which antibiotic is contraindicated in children due to risk of teeth discoloration?
A: Tetracycline
17. Cardiac Nursing
Q: What is the first-line drug for acute angina relief?
A: Sublingual nitroglycerin
18. Respiratory
Q: What is the gold standard diagnostic test for asthma?
A: Spirometry with bronchodilator response
19. Neurology
Q: Which cranial nerve controls lateral eye movement?
A: Abducens (CN VI)
20. Endocrine
Q: What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?
A: Graves’ disease
21. Renal
Q: Which lab value best reflects renal function?
A: Serum creatinine
22. GI Nursing
Q: What is the primary complication of cirrhosis?
A: Portal hypertension
1. Advanced Health Assessment
Q: What is the most reliable indicator of fluid overload in a patient?
A: Daily weight measurement
2. Cardiovascular Nursing
Q: Which heart sound is associated with left ventricular failure?
A: S3 gallop
3. Respiratory Nursing
Q: What is the hallmark clinical finding in pulmonary embolism?
A: Sudden onset dyspnea
4. Neurological Assessment
Q: A positive Babinski sign in an adult indicates dysfunction of which tract?
A: Corticospinal tract
5. Endocrine Disorders
Q: What is the primary treatment for myxedema coma?
A: IV levothyroxine
6. Renal Nursing
Q: What electrolyte imbalance is most common in chronic kidney disease?
A: Hyperkalemia
7. Gastrointestinal Nursing
Q: Which condition is characterized by “skip lesions” in the GI tract?
A: Crohn’s disease
8. Hematology
Q: What is the first-line treatment for iron-deficiency anemia?
A: Oral ferrous sulfate
9. Oncology Nursing
Q: What is the most common side effect of chemotherapy?
A: Myelosuppression
10. Infectious Disease
Q: Which precaution is required for patients with tuberculosis?
A: Airborne precautions
11. Musculoskeletal Nursing
Q: What is the classic triad of fat embolism syndrome?
, A: Hypoxemia, neurological changes, petechial rash
12. Shock States
Q: What is the initial management priority in septic shock?
A: Fluid resuscitation with IV crystalloids
13. Psychiatric Nursing
Q: Which neurotransmitter is primarily implicated in schizophrenia?
A: Dopamine
14. Pediatric Nursing
Q: What is the most common cause of bronchiolitis in infants?
A: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
15. Women’s Health
Q: What is the gold standard diagnostic test for ectopic pregnancy?
A: Transvaginal ultrasound
16. Pharmacology
Q: Which antibiotic is contraindicated in children due to risk of teeth discoloration?
A: Tetracycline
17. Cardiac Nursing
Q: What is the first-line drug for acute angina relief?
A: Sublingual nitroglycerin
18. Respiratory
Q: What is the gold standard diagnostic test for asthma?
A: Spirometry with bronchodilator response
19. Neurology
Q: Which cranial nerve controls lateral eye movement?
A: Abducens (CN VI)
20. Endocrine
Q: What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism?
A: Graves’ disease
21. Renal
Q: Which lab value best reflects renal function?
A: Serum creatinine
22. GI Nursing
Q: What is the primary complication of cirrhosis?
A: Portal hypertension
