NR 283 FINAL EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ (CHAMBERLAINE COLLEGE OF NURSING)

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NR 283 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2026-2027
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ (CHAMBERLAINE
COLLEGE OF NURSING)




NR 283 PATHO FINAL EXAM
Systemic effects of rheumatoid arthritis are manifested as:


a. nodules in various tissues, severe fatigue, and anorexia
b. headache, leukopenia, and high fever.
c. swelling and dysfunction in many organs.
d. progressive damage to a joint. - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
nodules in various tissues, severe fatigue, and anorexia


What is a common effect of long-term use of glucocorticoids to
treat rheumatoid arthritis?

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a. Leukocytosis
b. Osteoporosis
c. Severe anemia
d. Orthostatic hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER-b.
Osteoporosis




A patient with rheumatoid arthritis asks the nurse what is the
main problem happening inside my body to cause this. The
nurse responds "it is a


a. Degenerative disorder involving the small joints"
b. Chronic inflammatory disorder affecting all joints"
c. Systemic inflammatory disorder due to an autoimmune
reaction"
d. Inflammatory disorder causing damage to many organs -
CORRECT ANSWER-c. Systemic inflammatory disorder due to
an autoimmune reaction"


Of the following, who is most at risk for Gout?


A. Men aged 40-50 years

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B. Premenopausal women
C. Male adolescents
D. Female children - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Men aged 40-50
years


Which of the following may precipitate an attack of gout?


a. A sudden increase in serum uric acid levels
b. Severe hypercalcemia
c. Mild trauma to the toes - CORRECT ANSWER-a. A sudden
increase in serum uric acid levels


Which of the following would identify an open or compound
fracture?


a. The skin and soft tissue are exposed at the fracture site.
b. A bone is crushed into many small pieces.
c. The bone appears bent with a partial fracture line.
d. One end of a bone is forced into an adjacent bone. -
CORRECT ANSWER-a. The skin and soft tissue are exposed at
the fracture site.

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The type of compound fracture in which there are multiple
fracture lines and bone fragments is referred to as a/an:


a. compression fracture.
b. greenstick fracture.
c. simple fracture.
d. comminuted fracture. - CORRECT ANSWER-d.
comminuted fracture.


Vertebral fractures are classified as:


a. simple, compression, wedge, dislocation.
b. compound, open, closed, shattered.
c. complex, torsion, open, multiple.
d. pressure, complex, simple, variable. - CORRECT ANSWER-
a. simple, compression, wedge, dislocation.


What is the most common cause of type 1 diabetes mellitus?


a. Increased glucose production in the liver
b. Destruction of pancreatic cells by an autoimmune reaction