NURS 1142 Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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NURS 1142 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
PQRSTU

Ans: P = Provocative or palliative
Q = Quality or quantity
R = Region or radiation
S = Severity scale: 1 to 10
T = Timing (onset, duration, frequency)
U = Understand patient's perception of problem


ASKED

Ans: Framework for cultural competence.


A = awareness
S = skill
K = knowledge
E = encounters
D = desire


Generally, what do structures with more air sound like when
percussed?

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Ans: Low pitch (deep), long durations, loud


Generally, what do solid structures sound like when percusses?

Ans: High pitch, short duration, soft


What are the 5 normal Percussion notes?

Ans: 1. Resonant
2. Hyperrossonant
3. Tympany
4. Dull
5. Flat


Resonant

Ans: medium-loud, low pitch, clear, hollow, and moderate
duration; found over normal adult lung tissue


Hyperresonant

Ans: amp: louder
pitch: lower
quality: booming
duration: longer
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location ex: (normal) child's lung
(abnormal) adult's lungs = increased air in emphysema


Tympany

Ans: high-pitched, loud, longest in duration, musical, drumlike
percussion note heard when percussing over the stomach and
intestine


Dull

Ans: soft, muffled, moderate to high-pitched sound of short
duration; found with dense, fluid-filled tissue (liver/spleen)


flat

Ans: very soft, high pitch, a dead stop of sound/absolute
dullness, very short, found where no air is present
(muscle/bone/tumour)


Oral Temperature

Ans: 37.0; most common and reads surface


Tympanic Temperature

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