Walden University NURS 6531 midterm
review
The most common cancer found on the auricle is: ----------- Correct Answer ------- Basal
cell
... [Show More] carcinoma
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? ----------- Correct Answer ------- Antihistimines
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? ----------- Correct Answer ------- Refer the
patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis? ----
------- Correct Answer ------- Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased
respiratory rate
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: ----------- Correct Answer -
------ CT scan
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: ----------- Correct Answer ------- Purulent drainage
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: ----------- Correct Answer ------- Gonococcal conjunctivitis
A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped
vesicles consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic dermatomes. He
complains of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect: -----------
Correct Answer ------- Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be
immunocompromised
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis? ----------- Correct Answer -------
Small cell carcinoma [Show Less]