COURSE: NURS 6531 ADV. PRACTICE CARE FOR ADULTS
TEST: MIDTERM EXAM
STATUS: ALL ANSWERS, SUBMITTED ANSWERS, CORRECT
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Question 1
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When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?Selected
Answer:
Ye s
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Ye s No Question 2
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The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Selected
Answer:
Basal cell carcinoma
Answers: Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Acral-lentiginous melanoma Question 3
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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?Selected
Answer:
Anticholinerg ics
Answers: Xanthines
Antihistimine s Steroids Anticholinerg ics 2 / 4
Question 4
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A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amount of bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted.How should the nurse practitioner proceed?Selected
Answer:
Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as bowel habits and diet.
Answers: 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. Question 5
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Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?Selected
Answer:
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
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Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
Overweight, pink skin, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased respiratory rate Question 6
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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 3 / 4
most appropriate diagnostic test for this patient at this time is:
Selected
Answer:
CT scan
Answers: CBC/dif
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Abdominal ultrasound
CT scan Question 7
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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:
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Answer:
Purulent drainage
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Purulent drainage
Tearing
Photophobia
A positive fluorescein stain Question 8
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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:
Selected
Answer:
Gonococcal conjunctivitis
Answers: Viral conjunctivitis
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