NR511 Week 1 & 2 Quiz || With Complete Questions & Answers (100% Accurate)
NR511 Week 1 & 2 Quiz || With Complete Questions & Answers (100% Accurate)
A 64-year-old has had a corneal infection for several weeks. He asks why the infection is still present. How do you respond? - ANSWER - Because t...
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A 64-year-old has had a corneal infection for several weeks. He asks why the infection
is still present. How do you respond? - ANSWER - Because the cornea doesn't have a
blood supply, an infection can be fought off as usual.
A 47-year-old presents to the clinic with a red eye. How would the NP differentiate
between iritis and conjunctivitis? - ANSWER - ciliary flush
A 54-year-old presents to the office with a painful red eye without discharge. What is the
most likely initial diagnosis? - ANSWER - iritis
An 82-year-old presents with several eye complaints. She states that her eyes are
always dry and look sunken in. What is the most likely cause? - ANSWER - normal age-
related changes
A 46-year-old is diagnosed with viral conjunctivitis. What treatment should be included?
- ANSWER - supportive measures and lubricant eye drops
A 25-year-old presents with bleeding in my eye for 1 day. He awoke this morning with a
dark area of redness in his eye. He has no visual loss or changes. Denies constitutional
symptoms, pruritus, drainage, or recent trauma. Redness presents on physical exam as
a dark red area in the patient's sclera of the right eye only and takes up less than 50%
of the eye. The patient's remaining sclera is clear and white. Notes he was drinking
alcohol last night and vomited afterward. Best treatment? - ANSWER - reassurance that
this lesion will resolve without any treatment in 2 to 4 weeks.
In a young child, unilateral purulent rhinitis is most often caused by:
- A bacterial infection
- A foreign body
- An allergic reaction
- A viral infection - ANSWER - In a young child, unilateral purulent rhinis is most often
caused by a foreign body - they keyword is unilateral.
A 30 year old male presnts to the clinic w/ intermittent diarrhea. He is pretty sure that
the antacids taken for hearturn are the cause since the loose stools always occure
within 30 minutes after taking them. How should the clinican respond?
- Anatacids contain fructose, which may not be totally absorbed, resulting in fluid being
drawn into the bowel
, - Antacids contain sorbitol or mannitol which are sugars that aren't absorbed and can
cause fluid to be drain into the bowel
- Antacids containe caffeine, which decreases bowel transit time
- Antacids may contain magnesium which decreases bowel transit time and may contain
poorly absorbed salts that draw fluid into the bowel. - ANSWER - Magnesium which
decreases bowel transit time and may contain poorly absorbed salts that draw fluid into
the bowel resulting in diarrhea
A 38 year old male patient has recently had an ileosotmy for ulcerative colitis. Which
self-care measures should the clinican teach him about to relieve food blockage?
- Drink cold fluids
- Lie in a supine position
- Take a hot shower or tub bath
- Massage the peristomal area - ANSWER - Self-care measures to relieve food
blockage in a client with an ileostomy include massaging the peristomal area, which
may stimulate persistalsis and fecal elimination, assuming a kneed-chest position to
reduce intra-abdominal muscles; and drinking warm fluids or grape juice to produce a
mild cathartic effect.
A 67 year old female on multiple meds for chronic conditions was just diagnosed with
GERD. In teaching the patient about the disease, what medication should the clinican
recommend that the patient refrain from using?
- Antibiotics
- Antifungals
- NSAIDS
- Oral contraceptives - ANSWER - clients with GERD should avoid taking NSAIDS b/c
they tend to aggravate the already irritated gastric mucosa.
A 72 year old male presents to the clinic for his annual physical. He states that his is
worried b/c he only has a BM every 3 days. How should the clinician respond?
- You should have 2-3 stools per day
- You should have at least 3 stools per week
- You should defecate once a day
- There is no such thing as a "normal" pattern of defecation - ANSWER - "there is no
such thing as a normal patter of defecation" Patterns of defiation vary widely and may in
part be affected by dietary habits, fluid intake, bacteria in the stool, psychological stress,
or voluntary postponement of defecation. Going over 3rd day may be the routine
pattern. He should be questioned if this is routine for him.
An 82 year old female has been diagnosed with irritable bowel, chronic constipation,
and diverticulosis following a colonoscopy. Which pharmacological agent should the
clinician recommend?
- bulking agents
- laxatives
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