NURS 6531 ADVANCED PRACTICE CARE FOR
ADULTS MIDTERM EXAM|GRADED A+ WITH
COMPLETE Q&A
• Question 1
0 out ofI0 points
When completing this quiz, did you comply with University’s Code of Cond
uct including the expectations for academic integrity?
Selected Answ
er: Ye
s
Answers:
Ye
s
No
• Question 2
1 out ofI1 points
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Selected Answ
er: Basal cell carcinoma
Answers: Actinic keratosis
Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcino
ma
Acral-
lentiginous melanoma
,• Question 3
1 out ofI1 points
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chro
nic bronchitis because itIwill contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?
Answer
s:
Antihistimine
s
Steroids
Anticholinergi
cs
• Question 4
1 out ofI1 points
A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amou
nt of bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How sho
uld the nurse practitioner proceed?
Answer
s:
Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoid
oscopy.
Refer the patient for a surgical hemorrhoidectomy.
• Question 5
1 out ofI1 points
Which of the following patientIcharacteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?
Answer
s: Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased respirat
ory rate
Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
, Overweight, pinkIskin, and normal or slightly increased respira
tory rate
Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased respiratory rat
e
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A 65-year-
old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia r
heumatica presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant pain. Her current m
edications include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligra ms po daily, sim
vastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams po daily. The nurse practitio
ner suspects acute diverticulitis and possibly an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic
test for this patientIatIthis time is:
Selected Answ
er: CTIscan
Answers: CBC/diff
Erythrocyte sedimentation
rate
Abdominal ultrasound
CTIscan
• Question 7
1 out ofI1 points
A patientIreports “something flew in my eye” about an hour ago while he was splitting log
s. If there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find all ex
cept:
Selected Answ
er: PurulentIdrainage
Answers:
PurulentIdrainage
Tearing
Photophobia
AIpositive fluorescein s
tain
, • Question 8
1 out ofI1 points
A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious, markedl
y purulent discharge from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should suspect:
Selected Answ
er: Gonococcal conjuncti
vitis
Answers: Viral conjunctivitis
Common pink eye
Gonococcal conjuncti
vitis
Allergic conjunctivitis
• Question 9
1 out ofI1 points
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance ofIgrouped ve
sicles consisting of aboutI15 lesions across 3 differentIthoracic dermatomes. He complains
of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect:
Answer
s:
Herpes zoster and consider that this patientImay be immunocom
promised
A recurrence ofIchickenpox and treat the patient’s symptoms
• Question 10
1 out ofI1 points
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
Answer
s:
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