NSG 3160 PRACTICE QUIZ AND VERIFIED
ANSWER; 100% CORRECT; 2026- 2027 UPDATE
A 13-year-old girl presents to your clinic for a school physical
examination. She asks you why her breasts "don't match" in size.
What is your best response? - correct answer- One breast
may temporarily grow faster than the other during
development.
A 57-year-old woman presents to your clinic for a health
checkup, having deferred any health care visits for 1.5 years.
During a breast examination, you palpate a 2-cm firm mass with
irregular edges. What is your next best action?
a. Request a breast biopsy.
b. Request a mammogram.
c. Review her medication list for drugs that cause breast lumps.
d. Proceed with the examination; this is a common finding in a
menopausal woman. - correct answer- b. Request a
mammogram
A patient reports dry cough, shortness of breath with activity,
and orthopnea. You auscultate fine inspiratory crackles over the
bilateral posterior lung bases. What is your next best action? -
, correct answer- Report to provider; these findings are
consistent with heart failure.
After examining a patient, you note: fever, increased respiratory
rate, chest expansion decreased on the left side, dull to
percussion over the left lower lobe, and breath sounds louder
with fine crackles over the left lower lobe. These findings are
consistent with: - correct answer- lobar pneumonia
Diastole - correct answer- The filling phase of the heart's
cycle.
During the examination of a 70-year-old man, you note
gynecomastia. You next best action is to:
a. Request a breast biopsy.
b. Request a mammogram.
c. Review the medications for drugs that have gynecomastia as a
side effect.
d. Proceed with the examination; this is a normal part of the
aging process. - correct answer- c. Review the mediations
for drugs that have gynecomastia as a side effect.
ANSWER; 100% CORRECT; 2026- 2027 UPDATE
A 13-year-old girl presents to your clinic for a school physical
examination. She asks you why her breasts "don't match" in size.
What is your best response? - correct answer- One breast
may temporarily grow faster than the other during
development.
A 57-year-old woman presents to your clinic for a health
checkup, having deferred any health care visits for 1.5 years.
During a breast examination, you palpate a 2-cm firm mass with
irregular edges. What is your next best action?
a. Request a breast biopsy.
b. Request a mammogram.
c. Review her medication list for drugs that cause breast lumps.
d. Proceed with the examination; this is a common finding in a
menopausal woman. - correct answer- b. Request a
mammogram
A patient reports dry cough, shortness of breath with activity,
and orthopnea. You auscultate fine inspiratory crackles over the
bilateral posterior lung bases. What is your next best action? -
, correct answer- Report to provider; these findings are
consistent with heart failure.
After examining a patient, you note: fever, increased respiratory
rate, chest expansion decreased on the left side, dull to
percussion over the left lower lobe, and breath sounds louder
with fine crackles over the left lower lobe. These findings are
consistent with: - correct answer- lobar pneumonia
Diastole - correct answer- The filling phase of the heart's
cycle.
During the examination of a 70-year-old man, you note
gynecomastia. You next best action is to:
a. Request a breast biopsy.
b. Request a mammogram.
c. Review the medications for drugs that have gynecomastia as a
side effect.
d. Proceed with the examination; this is a normal part of the
aging process. - correct answer- c. Review the mediations
for drugs that have gynecomastia as a side effect.
