NURS 6054 Week 1 Quiz – Question with Answers (ASSURED A)
• Question 1
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When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the
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NURS 6054 Week 1 Quiz – Question with Answers (ASSURED A)
• Question 1
0 out of 0 points
When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the
expectations for academic integrity?
Selected Answer:
Yes
Correct Answer:
Yes
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the
aide?
Selected Answer: b.
Expressivity
Correct Answer: b.
Expressivity
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What
is the nurse describing?
Selected Answer: c.
Maternal nondisjunction
Correct Answer: c.
Maternal nondisjunction
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction?
Selected Answer: a.
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
Correct Answer: a.
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as _____
atrophy.
Selected Answer: a.
Physiologic
Correct Answer: a.
Physiologic
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?
Selected
Answer:
c.
Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to
potassium
Correct
Answer:
c.
Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to
potassium
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A cell is isolated, and electrophysiology studies reveal that the resting membrane
potential is –70 millivolts. The predominant intracellular ion is Na+, and the
predominant extracellular ion is K +
. With voltage change, which of the following
would result in an action potential?
Selected Answer: b.
Na +
rushing into the cell
Correct Answer: b.
Na+
rushing into the cell
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A 55-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking is examined for respiratory
disturbance. Examination of his airway (bronchial) reveals that stratified squamous
epithelial cells have replaced the normal columnar ciliated cells. This type of cellular
adaptation is called:
Selected Answer: c.
Metaplasia
Correct Answer: c.
Metaplasia
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes cell
death with severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term would the
nurse use to define this process?
Selected Answer: d.
Necrosis
Correct Answer: d.
Necrosis
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from
diseases?
Selected
Answer:
a.
It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are
believed to result from cell injury.
Correct
Answer:
a.
It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are
believed to result from cell injury.
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