Nursing exam practice questions

Question: Fetal alcohol syndrome does NOT include

Answer Choices: A intellectual disability
B macrocephaly
C low birth weight
D ADHD

Answer: B – macrocephaly

Question: Monitor in testosterone therapy

Answer Choices: microcytic anemia
testicular cancer
prostate cancer
prostatitis

Answer: Prostate cancer

Question: Soft, nontender, symmetrical enlarged thyroid

Answer Choices: benign nodule
malignancy
Graves
normal

Answer: Graves

Question: Waist circumference 47″

Answer Choices: Cushing
cirrhosis
hypothyroidism
insulin resistance

Answer: Insulin resistance

Question: First episode chronic bacterial prostatitis treatment

Answer Choices: Erythromycin
Doxycycline
Ciprofloxacin
Azithromycin

Answer: Ciprofloxacin

Question: Least likely to worsen BPH

Answer Choices: Sudafed
Benadryl
Amitriptyline
Ibuprofen

Answer: Ibuprofen

Question: Hep B series with long delay—3rd dose after 12 months?

Answer Choices: Restart series
Give 3rd dose today
Check titers
Booster + another

Answer: Give 3rd dose today

Question: HPV diseases — least likely

Answer Choices: cervical cancer
PID
anal cancer
anogenital warts

Answer: PID

Question: State-issued license means

Answer Choices: same as certification
depends on certification
minimum competence
necessary for reimbursement

Answer: Minimum competence

Question: Typical finding for a meniscal tear

Answer Choices: A – Positive McMurray’s
B – Positive anterior drawer
C – Audible click
D – Fixed patellar subluxation

Answer: A – Positive McMurray’s test

Question: Elevated PSA least likely caused by

Answer Choices: ejaculation
prostatitis
BPH
testicular exam

Answer: Testicular exam

Question: Ankle heaviness + edema relieved by elevation

Answer Choices: varicose veins
arterial insufficiency
osteoarthritis
heart failure

Answer: Varicose veins

Question: Normocytic anemia in T2DM

Answer Choices: iron deficiency
hemolysis
pernicious anemia
CKD

Answer: CKD

Question: CAP suspected but no infiltrates — why?

Answer Choices: dehydration
poor technique
early disease
infiltrates not typical

Answer: Too early in disease

Question: Correct diabetes medication statement

Answer Choices: aspirin for secondary prevention
ACE not protective
lipid meds for all
ACE not indicated with albuminuria

Answer: Aspirin for secondary prevention

Question: Eating disorder treatment

Answer Choices: meds first
no dietitian
psychotherapy
CBT only if meds fail

Answer: Psychotherapy

Question: Newborn cyanosis likely

Answer Choices: tetralogy
aortic stenosis
pulmonary regurg
VSD

Answer: Tetralogy

Question: RSV most commonly causes

Answer Choices: bacterial pneumonia
bronchiolitis
cold
bronchitis

Answer: Bronchiolitis

Question: Risk factor NOT associated with calcium oxalate stones

Answer Choices: A – gout
B – vitamin C excess
C – high animal protein
D – adequate calcium

Answer: D – adequate calcium

Question: Why PPI for esophagitis

Answer Choices: faster
better at night
fewer interactions
better healing

Answer: Better healing

Question: Bell’s palsy nerve

Answer Choices: CN V
CN VII
CN IX
CN X

Answer: CN VII

Question: Gold standard cervical cancer screening

Answer Choices: colposcopy
LEEP
liquid-based cytology
reflex HPV

Answer: Liquid-based cytology