NURS 6512N Final Exam 3 – Question and Answers

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NURS 6512N Final Exam 3 with Answers

  1. Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing? spinal
  2. To assess spinal levels L2, L3, and L4, which deep tendon reflex should be tested? patellar
  3. To assess a cremasteric reflex, the examiner strokes the:
  4. Which condition is considered progressive rather than reversible?
  5. When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the
  6. Palpation of a normal prostate in an older adult is likely to feel:
  7. The difference in blood pressure readings between the right and the left arms is considered normal up to
  8. Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a stress fracture. You should question this patient about her:
  9. Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by:
  10. While collecting personal and social history data from a woman complaining of breast discomfort, you should question her regarding:
  11. An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
  12. A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two menstrual periods. She states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples have turned a darker color. Your further response to this finding is to:
  13. Assessing orientation to person, place, and time helps determine:
  14. The rectal past medical history of all patients should include inquiry about: hemorrhoid surgery
  15. To hear diastolic heart sounds, you should ask patients to:
  16. Loss of immediate and recent memory with retention of remote memory suggests: dementia
  17. Your patient’s chief complaint is repeated pencil-like stools. Further examination should include:
  18. Kawasaki disease is suspected when assessments of a child reveal: nurs 6512n final exam
  19. The examiner percusses for diaphragmatic excursion along the:
  20. If pitting edema is unilateral, you would suspect occlusion of a:
  21. Which medical condition would exclude a person from sports participation?
  22. The Mini-Mental State Examination:
  23. An ophthalmoscopic eye examination involves:
  24. The Denver II is a tool used to determine:
  25. A common finding in markedly obese and pregnant women is:
  26. When conducting a geriatric assessment, basic activities of daily living (ADLs) include:
  27. The finger-to-nose test allows assessment of:
  28. Inspection of the scrotum should reveal:
  29. Part of the screening orthopedic component of the examination includes evaluating the person while he or she is:
  30. In the most effective percussion technique of the posterior lung fields, the patient cooperates by:
  31. Normal changes of the aging brain include:
  32. Ulnar deviation and boutonniere deformities are characteristic of:
  33. A cervical polyp usually appears as a:
  34. Bimanual examination of the uterus includes:
  35. If a patient cannot shrug the shoulders against resistance, which cranial nerve (CN) requires further evaluation?
  36. Electrical activity recorded by the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing that denotes the spread of the stimulus through the atria is the:
  37. Inquiry about nocturnal muscle spasms would be most significant when taking the musculoskeletal history of:
  38. The spread of the impulse through the ventricles (ventricular depolarization) is depicted on the ECG as the: nurs 6512n final exam
  39. As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based and he staggers from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B.’s pattern as: cerebellar ataxia
  40. The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the: patient and examiner or professional
  41. The physical assessment technique most frequently used to assess joint symmetry is: inspection
  42. The presence of cervical motion tenderness may indicate: nurs 6512n final exam
  43. The goals of preparticipation sports evaluation include:
  44. A patient in the deepest coma would be scored a __3___ on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
  45. The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the:
  46. Montgomery tubercles are most prominent in the breasts of:
  47. Palpation of epitrochlear nodes is part of the:
  48. During chest assessment, you note the patient’s voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice, and the e’s sound like a s. This sound is indicative of:
  49. When palpating joints, crepitus may occur when:
  50. Examination of the patient in the lithotomy, or knee-chest, position includes:
  51. The best way to ease the apprehension of a 3-year-old child before a physical examination is to:
  52. Recent unilateral inversion of a previously everted nipple suggests:
  53. A grade IV mitral regurgitation murmur would:
  54. Breath sounds normally heard over the trachea are ….
  55. Nerves that arise from the brain rather than the spinal cord are ….
  56. The checkout station for preparticipation physical evaluation (PPE) is critical because at this point: nurs 6512n final exam
  57. You are interviewing a 20-year-old patient with a new-onset psychotic disorder. The patient is apathetic and has ….thoughts and language patterns. The nurse recognizes this behavior pattern as consistent with a diagnosis of:
  58. A 12-year-old boy relates that his left scrotum has a soft swollen mass. The scrotum is not painful upon palpation. The left inguinal canal is without masses. The mass does transilluminate with a penlight. This collection of symptoms is consistent with: hydrocele
  59. Postural hypotension is defined as a 15 mm hg decrease when the patient stands, compared with sitting or supine readings.
  60. While examining a 30-year-old woman, you note that one breast is slightly larger than the other. In response to this finding, you should:
  61. You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight and cannot be easily retracted. You should: nurs 6512n final exam
  62. An examiner has rotated a brush several times into the cervical os. The brush was withdrawn and stroked lightly on a glass slide. The slide was sprayed with fixative. Which type of specimen requires this technique for collection?
  63. When you attempt to move a 10-month-old child from his mother’s lap to the examination table, he screams loudly. Your best action is to:
  64. It is especially important to test for ankle clonus if:
  65. Which one of the following is a proper technique for use of a speculum during a vaginal examination?
  66. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy will likely produce:
  67. One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination is:
  68. The Mini-Mental State Examination should be ….for the patient who: nurs 6512n final exam
  69. When the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test is …. to a child, the evaluator principally observes the:
  70. During a routine prenatal visit, Ms. T. was ….as having dependent edema, varicosities of the legs, and hemorrhoids. She …. concern about these symptoms. You explain to Ms. T. that her ….uterus is compressing her pelvic veins and her inferior vena cava. You would further explain that these findings: normal pregnancy
  71. An apical PMI palpated beyond the left fifth intercostal space may indicate:
  72. Which one of the following techniques is ….to detect a torn meniscus?
  73. When assessing superficial pain, touch, vibration, and position perceptions, you are testing:
  74. Which of the following statements is true regarding the examination of peripheral arteries?
  75. Tarry black stool should make you suspect:
  76. A pulsation that is diminish to the point of being barely palpable would be ….
  77. Temporalis and masseter muscles are ….by:
  78. The foramen ovale should close:
  79. A parent is …to restrict contact or collision sports participation for their child. An example of a sport in which this child could participate is:
  80. When is the mental status portion of the neurologic system examination performed? constantly nurs 6512n final exam
  81. Breath odors may clue the examiner to certain underlying metabolic conditions. The odor of ammonia on the breath may signify:
  82. You are conducting a preparticipation physical examination for a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome who will be playing basketball. She has slight torticollis and mild ankle clonus. What additional diagnostic testing would be required for her? Cervical radiographs
  83. For purposes of examination and communication of physical findings, the breast is ….
  84. A red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect:
  85. You are examining Mr. S., a 79-year-old diabetic man complaining of claudication. Which of the following physical findings is consistent with the diagnosis of arterial occlusion?
  86. You are initially evaluating the equilibrium of Ms. Q. You ask her to stand with her feet together and arms at her sides. She loses her balance. Ms. Q. has a positive: Rombergs
  87. Anterior cruciate ligament integrity is assess via the test.
  88. Throughout the history and physical examination, the clinician should:
  89. Your older clinic patient is being ….today as a follow-up for a 2-day history of pneumonia. The patient continues to have a productive cough, shortness of breath, and lethargy and has been spending most of the day lying in bed. You should begin the chest examination by:
  90. When assessing a 17-year-old for nuchal rigidity, you gently raise his head off the examination table. He involuntarily flexes his hips and knees. To confirm your suspicions associated with this positive test, you would also perform a test for the Kernig sign.
  91. You are assessing Mr. Z.’s fluid volume status as a result of heart failure. If your finger depresses a patient’s edematous ankle to a depth of 6 mm, you should record this pitting as:
  92. A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is:
  93. To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie supine with:
  94. You are conducting an examination of Mr. Curtis’s heart and blood vessels and auscultate a grade III murmur. The intensity of this murmur is:
  95. At your first meeting with a patient, it is usually best to say:
  96. Functional assessment is most important during the examination of a(n):
  97. Nancy Walker is a 16-year-old girl who presents to the clinic with complaints of severe, acute chest pain. Her mother reports that Nancy, apart from occasional colds, Nancy is not prone to respiratory problems. What potential risk factor is most important to assess with regards to Nancy’s current problem?
  98. A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is ……of having a myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates that his father had ….of “heart trouble.” The most important follow-up question you should pose is which of the following?
  99. Which cranial nerves are usually ….during the examination of the eyes?
  100. While interviewing a 70-year-old female clinic patient, she tells you that she takes ginkgo biloba and St. John’s wort. You make a short note to check for results of the: