2025 NUR 504 Final Exam with accurate and verified

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2025 NUR 504 Final Exam with accurate and verified questions covering advanced nursing practice, evidence-based care, pharmacology, and clinical assessment.

In a physical examination, the physician spends the most attention on the patient's musculoskeletal and neurological systems. What can we deduce from this?

• The same systems were likely not explored in the review of

systems.

• This is a comprehensive examination.
• Documentation from the subjective component of the patient's

visit has pointed the physician to these systems.The diagnosis will be firmly established after assessment of both systems. - ANSWER-c. Documentation from the subjective component of the patient's visit has pointed the physician to these systems.

• Which of the following is the last component of gathering

objective data?

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• Physical examination
• Assessment
• Diagnostic tests - ANSWER-d. Diagnostic tests

• Which of the following is true of a problem list that is created

during the final assessment?

• It outlines the educational needs of the patient.
• It includes additional findings that are directly related to the

history of present illness.

• It may include other issues that are not true diagnoses.
• Items on the problem list typically cannot be treated. -

ANSWER-c. It may include other issues that are not true diagnoses.

• In the "Plan" section, the text singles out which component of

the plan as critical for legal reasons?

• Education
• Nonpharmacological interventions
• "Rule outs"
• Follow-up - ANSWER-a. Education
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• Which component of the treatment plan is typically reserved

for hospitalized patients?

• Pharmacological interventions
• Referrals
• Nonpharmacological interventions
• Follow-ups - ANSWER-c. Nonpharmacological interventions

Documentation that just indicates that the healthcare provider found "no problems" is unacceptable because of lack of precision and clarity of what was asked and what was assessed - ANSWER-True

HIPAA regulations permit healthcare institutions to share a patient's information without their consent, but only to other accredited healthcare institutions and only if strict security measures are in place. - ANSWER-False

The format and extent of information gathered are different for each subclassification of the SOAP approach - ANSWER-False

If the patient reports that 5 years ago she had a "heart attack," it is important for the physician to note this using the patient's own terminology. - ANSWER-False 3 / 4

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"Patient holds an M.A. in art history and curates a small museum; occupation calls for standing 6-7 hours a day" is an example of documentation of a patient's social history - ANSWER-True

The assessment plan for all patients will contain new diagnoses, differential diagnoses, and a problem list. - ANSWER-False

The internal os is contained within what?

• The uterus
• The vagina
• The ovaries
• The clitoris - ANSWER-a. The uterus

Nicotine can contribute to which of the following?

• Urinary problems
• Sexual dysfunction
• Allergic vaginitis
• Amenorrhea - ANSWER-a. Urinary problems
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