NURS 6531 Midterm
Exam,
Question 1
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When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code
of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?
Selected
Answer: Ye
s
Answers:
Ye
s
No
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The most common can...
NURS 6531 Midterm
Exam,
Question 1
0 out of 0 points
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code
of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity?
Selected
Answer: Ye
s
Answers:
Ye
s
No
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The most common cancer found on the auricle is:
Question 3
0 out of 1 points
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?
Selected
Answer: Anticholinergi
cs
Answers: Xanthines
Antihistimine
s
, Steroids
Anticholinergi
cs
Question 4
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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?
Selected
Answer: Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as
bowel habits and diet.
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
0 out of 1 points
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?
Selected
Answer: Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate
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
1 out of 1 points
, 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:
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