NR 601 Final Exam Review and Grading

NR 601 Final Exam Review and Grading

NR 601 Final Exam Review and Grading

NOTE: This is a review of the grading of the exam, not a true exam review.
The final exam covered weeks 1-8 content and addressed the following course objectives:
  1. Employ appropriate health promotion guidelines and disease prevention strategies in the management of mature and aging individuals and families. (PO 5) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  2. Formulate appropriate diagnoses and evidence-based management plans for mature and aging individuals and families. (PO 5) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
  3. Incorporate cultural preferences, values, and health beliefs in the care of mature and aging individuals and families. (PO 5) 3, 5, 8
  4. Integrate theory and evidence based practice in the care of mature and aging individuals and their families. (PO 5) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
  5. Assess and manage risk factors for common conditions prevalent in mature and aging individuals and families. (PO 5) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
  6. Conduct pharmacologic assessment addressing polypharmacy, drug interactions and other adverse events in the care of mature and aging individuals and their families. (PO 5) 2, 6
  7. Apply appropriate evidence-based screening tools in the functional assessments of mature and aging individuals and their families. (PO 5) 3
Questions on the exam are taken from a question pool and did address all the following domains from Foundations of Advanced Practice and Independent Practice: assessment, diagnosis, planning and evaluation.
Sample Questions:
  1. A 77-year-old Hispanic Catholic Nun (retired) who immigrated to the United States 15 years ago lives alone but in an apartment complex where her sister lives as well. She is being discharged home after a hospitalization for congestive heart failure with prescriptions for eight different medications. She is considered at risk for noncompliance due to the following contributing factors except:
  2. A 78-year-old patient who is dying of colon cancer with metastases to the liver is refusing to eat or drink. He is alert and oriented, and states that he has no desire to eat, which is causing the family great distress. In order to best address the client and family, you should:
  3. A 79-year-old female client resides independently in the community. The client’s daughter is concerned because her mother insists on wearing a sweater and keeps all of the windows closed even though it is 90 degrees Fahrenheit outside. The nurse practitioner initially recognizes that this behavior may be related to:
  4. A 79-year-old female client resides independently in the community. The client’s daughter is concerned because her mother insists on wearing a sweater and keeps all of the windows closed even though it is 90 degrees Fahrenheit outside. The nurse practitioner initially recognizes that this behavior may be related to:
  5. An 88-year-old, being admitted to rule out lung cancer, is assessed using the short form of the Geriatric Depression Scale tool. When it is determines that the earned score is 9, the nurse practitioner initially:
  6. The area in which nurse practitioners have the greatest effect on the safe, effective medication therapy of an older client is: