NSG 6020 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+

NSG 6020 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+
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 shortness of breath, which worsens
when she exerts herself. The patient's pulse rate is 90/min and regular. The patient has gained 6
lbs over the past two months. She is on a nitroglycerine patch and furosemide daily. The
explanation for her symptoms is: - Answer>>> Congestive heart failure
Josh is a 14-year-old boy who presents with a sore throat. On examination, you notice dullness in
the last intercostal space in the anterior axillary line on his left side with a deep breath. What
does this indicate? - Answer>>> His spleen is possibly enlarged and close attention should be
paid to further examination.
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the nurse practitioner's
best response to this information? - Answer>>> Please describe what happens to you when you
take penicillin."
A patient's thyroid is enlarged, and the nurse practitioner is preparing to auscultate the thyroid
for the presence of a bruit. A bruit is a: - Answer>>> soft, whooshing, pulsatile sound best heard
with the bell of the stethoscope.
The mother of a 2-year-old is concerned because her son has had three ear infections in the past
year. What would be an appropriate response by the nurse practitioner? - Answer>>> "Your
son's eustachian tube is shorter and wider than yours because of his age, which allows for
infections to develop more easily."
A patient with long-standing COPD was told by another practitioner that his liver was enlarged
and this needed to be assessed. Which of the following would be reasonable to do next? -
Answer>>> Measure the span of the liver.
Jim is a 60-year-old man who presents with vomiting. He denies seeing any blood with emesis,
which has been occurring for two days. He does note a dark, granular substance resembling the
coffee left in the filter after brewing. What do you suspect? - Answer>>> Bleeding from a peptic
ulcer