NURS 6531 Midterm Exam Version 2 Walden University
Course NURS-6531D-1/NURS-6531N-1-Adv. Practice Care of Adults Test Midterm Exam
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Completed Attempt Score 100 out of 100 points Time Elapsed 1 hour, 50 minutes out of 1 hour and 50 minutes
• Question 1
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?
Answers:
Yes No
• Question 2
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Answers: Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Acral-lentiginous melanoma
• Question 3 1 / 4
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?
Answers: Xanthines
Antihistimines
Steroids
Anticholinergics
• • Question 4
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?
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
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis? 2 / 4
Answers:
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
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:
Answers: CBC/diff
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Abdominal ultrasound
CT scan
• Question 7 3 / 4
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:
Answers:
Purulent drainage
Tearing
Photophobia
A positive fluorescein stain
• Question 8
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:
Answers: Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
Gonococcal conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis
• Question 9
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped
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