NSG 6420 (NSG6420)

Week 7 Quiz Which of the following occupational settings would pose the highest risk for transmission of scabies? 1.A manufacturing plant 2.A school 3.Nursing facility 4.Office setting 2. A patient who has been recently hospitalized for treatment for leukemia has presented with a scaly and crusty rash on her hands and feet. Which of the following pharmacologic interventions would be most appropriate to treat the rash in this patient? 1.Valproate 2.Phen

Quiz 4 Return to deck 1. Where is the point of maximal impulse (PMI) normally located? In the left 5th intercostal space, 7 to 9 cm lateral to the sternum 2. Which of the follo

Week 10 Final Exam 1. In AR disorders, carriers have: • Two mutated genes; two from one parent that cause disease • A mutation on a sex chromosome that causes a disease • A single gene mutation that causes the disease • One copy of a gene mutation but not the disease 2. A 76-year-old patient with a 200-pack year smoking history presents with complaints of chronic cough, dyspnea, fatigue, hemoptysis, and weight loss over the past 2 months. The physical exam reveals de...

NSG 6420 Week 2 Quiz 1. Which of the following is the most common cause of heartburn-type epigastric pain? 2. An older patient reports burning pain after ingestion of many foods and large meals. What assessment would assist the nurse practitioner in making a diagnosis of GERD? 3. Your patient complains of lower abdominal pain, anorexia, extreme fatigue, unintentional weight loss of 10 pounds in last 3 weeks, and you find a positive hemoccult on digital rectal examination. Laboratory tests sho...

Week 7 Answers are in bold Return to deck 1. When a patient presents with a skin-related complaint, it is important to first: Fully inspect all skin lesions before asking the patient how the lesion in question developed Obtain a full history about the development of the skin lesion prior to the physical examination Complete a full physical examination of the body prior to inspecting the skin lesion Examine the skin lesion without hearing a health history in order to not prejud...

Week 6 Answers are in Bold Return to deck 1. What ETHNIC GROUP has the HIGHEST INCIDENCE of PROSTATE CANCER? AFRICAN AMERICAN 2. Men with an initial PSA level below 2.5 ng/ml can reduce their screening frequency to what intervals? Every 6 months B. Yearly C. Every 2 years D. Every 2 to 4 years 3. Your 55-year-old male patient presents to your office with complaints of sudden development of severe right-sided, colicky lower abdominal pain. He cannot sit still on the examining table. The pati...

Quiz 4 Answers are in bold Return to deck 1. Where is the point of maximal impulse (PMI) normally located? In the left 5th intercostal space, 7 to 9 cm lateral to the sternum 2. Which of the following correlates with a sustained, high-amplitude point of maximal impulse (PMI)? Hyperthyroidism Anemia Fever Hypertension 3. A 68-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes is seen by the nurse practitioner for a dry cough that worsens at night when she lies in bed. She has...

NSG6420 QUIZ 3 1. Question : Susan P., a 60-year-old woman with a 30 pack year history, presents to your primary care practice for evaluation of a persistent, daily cough with increased sputum production, worse in the morning, occurring over the past three months. She tells you, “I have the same thing, year after year.” Which of the following choices would you consider strongly in your critical thinking process? Student Answer: Seasonal allergies Acute bronchitis Bronch...