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NU 650 t hrough M idterm Ex am A patient is seen in the office for amenorrhea, for which you obtain a urine preg nancy test in the office that returns negative. You would document this finding in which o f the following sections of the encounter? A. HPI B. CC C. Subjective Data D. Objective Data - Answer D: Objective data A patient you are seeing for the first time in your office, brings their previous medical records for the review. you would document a summer of the previous medical records in which of the following sections of the encounter note? A. HPI B. CC C. Subjective Data D. Objective Data - Answer C: Subjective data The most effective process to elicit the ROS is for the NP to: A. Limit the ROS to systems related to the CC B. Follow the patients lead regarding the order of symptoms C. incorporate the ROS during the physical exam, stopping to make notes as necessary D. Start with general questions on each of the different body systems - Answer D The NP can determine higher cognitive function by asking the patient to perform which of the following tasks? A. Explain the meaning of a proverb B. Identify the day of the week, month, season, date and year C. Recall details of historical events D. Spell a five-letter word such as WORLD backward - Answer A The NP will ask the patient which of the following questions to assess for depression? A. have you ever been annoyed by other criticizing your alcohol use? B. Over the past two weeks have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things? C. Over the past two weeks have you been unable to stop or control worrying? D. How often do you have contact with those that you care about or care about y ou? - Answer B The NP will document the reason for visit in which of the following sections of the encounter? A. HPI B. CC C. Subjective Data D. Objective Data - Answer B The primary care provider will anticipate that what percent of outpatients have menta l health disorders? A. 10% B. 15 % C. 20% D. 25% - Answer C Which of the following actions by the NP demonstrations patient-centered interviewing techniques? A. Determine the personal context of the patients symptoms B. Focus on symptoms to identify a disease or condition C. Offer his or her perspective to lead the patients response D. Solicit information from the patients significant others - Answer A Which of the following strategies is most effective when dealing with an angry or disruptive patient? A. Allow the patient to disrupt the setting as needed to alleviate their a nger B. Ask the patient to lower their voice and remain calm throughout the intervie w C. Reinforce the patients criticisms of other clinicians or the facility D. Validate the patients feelings without agreeing with their reasons. - Answer D Which of the following variables should have the greatest affect as to how t he NP will conduct the H & PE of a child? A. The child's developmental level B. the child's chronological age C. The expected head to toe format and order of examination technique s D. The child's birth history - Answer A Match the primary skin lesion to the description A. Macule 1. Lesion is raised B. Papule 2. Lesion is raised > 1 cm & fluid filled C. Plaque 3. Lesion is flat D. Vesicle 4. Lesion is raised, > 1cm but not fluid filled E. Bullae 5. Lesion is raised - Answer Macule --> Lesion is Flat Papule --> lesion is raised Plaque --> lesion is raised, > 1 cm but not fluid filled Vesicle --> lesion is raised Bullae --> lesion is raised, > 1 cm and fluid filled A linear arrangement along a nerve distribution is a description of which type of skin lesion? A. Annular B. Zosteriform C. Keratitis D. Linear - Answer B A wood's lamp is especially useful in diagnosing __________ A. tine versicolor B. herpes zoster C. contact dermatitis D. All of the above - Answer A. tine versicolor (woods lamp helps diagnosis yeast infections) Mr. P. has had a "terrible itch" for several months that he has been scratching continuously. Upon examination, the nurse might expect to find: A. a keloid B. a fissue C. keratosis D. Lichenification - Answer D The NP has identified a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter and palpable into the dermis. This NP will correctly document this finding as a _________ A. bulla B. wheal C. nodule D. papule - Answer D Which of the following objective findings would alert the NP to consider skin cancer in the list of differential diagnoses? A. Annular and symmetrical lesions B. Blurred edges to a raised lesion C. solid red raised lesion D. Diameter of 5 mm - Answer B Which of the following secondary lesions is usually the result of a self-inflicted abrasio n? A. Excoriation B. Scale C. Lichenification D. Atrophy - Answer A You have just read in the patient's chart that she has a lesion that is confluent in nature. On exam, you would expect to find: A. lesions that run together B. Angular lesions that have grown together C. Lesions arranged in a line along a nerve route D. Lesions that are grouped or clustered together - Answer A Which of the following represents the proper position for the NP to assess the patient's abdomen? A. Stand at the patient's left side and proceed in a systematic fashion. B. Stand at the patient's left side and assess any problem areas first C. Stand at the patient's right side and process in a systemic fashion D. Stand at the patient's right side and assess any problem areas first - Answer C The NP will demonstrate the correct order of examination for the abdomen by using examination techniques that follows: 1. Auscultation 2. Inspection 3. Palpation 4. Percussion A. 1-2-3-4 B. 2-3-4-1 C. 3-4-1-2 D. 2-1-3- 4 - Answer D A 36-year-old female patient is seen in the clinic for a reported fever and back pain. She complained of pain when the NP percussed over the left CVA angle. This finding supports which of the following differential diagnosis? A. Pyelonephritis B. Left lower lobe pneumonia C. Splenomegaly D. Cholecystitis - Answer A The liver border can be palpated normally below the costal margin at the: A. Left mid-clavicular line B. Right mid-axillary line C. Right mid-calvicular line D. Left mid-axillary line - Answer C The NP will recognize which of the following subjective or objective findings as worrisome for an abdominal aortic aneurysm? A. aortic width of 2.8 cm B. 25 pack-year smoking history C. age of 60 D. Female gender - Answer B The NP will use which of the following examination techniques to determine muscular resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen A. inspection B. light palpation C. deep palpation D. percussion - Answer BThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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