NSG 6020 MidTerm Latest Update 2024-2025 Questions and Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ 68-year-old woman is in the eye clinic for a checkup. She tells the nurse that she has been having trouble with reading the paper, sewing, and even seeing the faces of her grandchildren. On examination, the nurse notes that she has some loss of central vision but her peripheral vision is normal. These findings suggest that: - CORRECT ANSWER: She may have macular degeneration
A 6-month-old infant has been brought to the well-child clinic for a check-up. She is
currently sleeping. What should the examiner do first? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Auscultate the lungs and heart while the infant is still sleeping
A 19-year-old college sophomore comes to the clinic for evaluation of joint pains. The student has been back from spring break for 2 weeks; during her holiday, she went camping. She notes that she had a red spot, shaped like a target, but then it started spreading, and then the joint pains started. She used insect repellant but was in an area known to have ticks. She has never been sick and takes no medications routinely; she has never been sexually active. What is the most likely cause of her joint pain? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Lyme disease
A 25-year-old optical technician comes to your clinic for evaluation of fatigue. As part of your physical examination, you listen to her heart and hear a murmur only at the cardiac apex. Which valve is most likely to be involved, based on the location of the murmur? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Mitral
A 28-year-old graduate student comes to your clinic for evaluation of pain "all over." With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse in the neck, shoulders, hands, low back, and knees. She denies swelling in her joints; she states that the pain is worse in the morning; there is no limitation in her range of motion. On physical examination, she has several points on the muscles of the neck, shoulders, and back that are tender to palpation; muscle strength and range of motion are normal.
Which of the following is likely the cause of her pain? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Fibromyalgia
A 58-year-old teacher presents to your clinic with a complaint of breathlessness with activity. The patient has no chronic conditions and does not take any medications, herbs, or supplements. Which of the following symptoms is appropriate to ask about in
the cardiovascular review of systems? - CORRECT ANSWER: Orthopnea
A 68-year-old mechanic presents to the emergency room for shortness of breath. You are concerned about a cardiac cause and measure his jugular venous pressure (JVP). It is elevated. Which one of the following conditions is a potential cause of elevated JVP?
- CORRECT ANSWER: Constrictive pericarditis 1 / 2
A 68-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes is seen by the nurse practitioner for a dry cough that worsens at night when she lies in bed. She has shortness of breath, which worsens when she exerts herself. The patient's pulse rate is 90/min and regular.The patient has gained 6 lbs over the past two months. She is on a nitroglycerine patch and furosemide daily. The explanation for her symptoms is: - CORRECT ANSWER: Congestive heart failure
A 78-year-old retired seamstress comes to the office for a routine check-up. She was obtained an ECG (electrocardiogram) because of her history of hypertension. She was diagnosed of a myocardial infarction, You ask her if she had any symptoms related to this. Which of the following symptoms would be more common in this patient's age
group for an myocardial infarction? - CORRECT ANSWER: Syncope
A 78-year-old retired seamstress comes to the office for a routine check-up. You obtain an ECG (electrocardiogram) because of her history of hypertension. You diagnose a previous myocardial infarction and ask her if she had any symptoms related to this.Which of the following symptoms would be more common in this patient's age group for
an acute myocardial infarction? - CORRECT ANSWER: Syncope
A high school soccer player "blew out his knee" when the opposing goalie's head and shoulder struck his flexed knee while the goalie was diving for the ball. All of the following structures were involved in some way in his injury, but which of the following is
actually an extra-articular structure? - CORRECT ANSWER: Tendons
A patient comes into the clinic complaining of pain in her right eye. On examination, the nurse sees a pustule at the lid margin that is painful to touch, red, and swollen. The
nurse recognizes that this is - CORRECT ANSWER: a hordeolum (stye).
A patient comes into the emergency department after an accident at work. A machine blew dust into his eyes and he was not wearing safety glasses. The nurse examines his corneas by shining a light from the side across the cornea. What findings would suggest that he has suffered a corneal abrasion? - CORRECT ANSWER: A shattered look to the light rays reflecting off the cornea
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath. To which
anatomic region would you assign the symptom? - CORRECT ANSWER: Cardiac
A patient is unable to read the 20/100 line on the Snellen chart. The nurse practitioner would - CORRECT ANSWER: refer the patient to an ophthalmologist or optometrist for further evaluation.
A patient tells the nurse practitioner that he is very nervous, that he is nauseated, and that he "feels hot." This type of data would be: - CORRECT ANSWER: Subjective
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