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GCU NUR 634 MIDTERM EXAM Newest 2025 Complete 100 Questions And Correct Detailed Answers (verified Answers) ||Already Graded A+||Brand New Version!!
When you move a patient's shoulder passively and there is no pain, but when moved actively there is pain, where is the pain coming from? - ANSWER-Extra-articular (muscles and joints)
A daycare worker presents with jaundice, what is the differential? - ANSWER-Hepatitis A
Silvery scales should make you think of what diagnosis? - ANSWER-Psoriasis
You are assessing a patient's abdomen and feel a pulsating mass.What should you do? - ANSWER-STOP touching the mass and get a stat CT Abdomen (Abdominal ultrasound to r/o AAA)
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What should be charted in the ROS? - ANSWER-Patient "denies" or "reports"
ABCDE skin assessment - ANSWER-asymmetry, border, color, diameter, elevation and enlargement
A patient presents with a rash that started as one large patch but
is now a Christmas tree formed rash: - ANSWER-Pityriasis
rosea
When assessing the CN II, a pen light is flashed in one eye and
the other pupil constricts. This is known as: - ANSWER-
Consensual reaction
You are listening to a patient's heart sound and they have a friction rub. What is suspected? - ANSWER-Pericarditis
A patient presents with unintentional weight loss and fatigue.What system should be examined? - ANSWER-GI system, specifically the liver to r/o enlargement
A patient is repeating themselves over and over and over again.
This is known as: - ANSWER-Perseveration 2 / 3
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An abdominal mass on the midline area is tender and dull when percussed. - ANSWER-Enlarged bladder
A mother reports that her child has episodes where he appears to be staring into space.This behavior is characteristic of which type of seizure?
- Absence
- Atonic
- Tonic-clonic
- Simple partial - ANSWER-absence seizures
How can you verify if a patient has claudication (arterial insufficiency)? - ANSWER-• Is there pain on movement?• Typically occurs when first walking or when stopped • Poor circulation = weak pulses • Paleness of the foot when raised to 90 degrees for 2 minutes
A soft abdomen, tender in RUQ especially on inspiration - ANSWER-• Cholecystitis • Murphy's sign
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