WGU HEALTH OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT OA 9 WITH
CORRECT AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of
kidney stones and returns to the clinic with flank pain.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
A. Collect a urine sample and strain for granules or
calculi.
B. Use a standard pain assessment questionnaire and
scale.
C. Observe for nonverbal signs to measure pain
intensity.
D. Ask the client if he took any pain medicine at home.
B. Use a standard pain assessment questionnaire and
scale
During a health assessment, the client reports being
treated for osteoarthritis. The nurse examines a
client's hands and finds Heberden's nodes. Which
finding should the nurse document in the client's
medical record?
A. Frozen, non-movable phalangeal joints
B. Proximal intertarsal joint swelling of big toe
C. Distal interphalangeal joint nodules that deviate
D. Non-painful enlarged interphalangeal joints
C. Distal interphalangeal joint nodules that deviate
,Heart sounds are loudest for S1 at the _______ and for
S2 at the________.
Base of the heart
Right side of the heart
Center of the heart
Left side of the heart
Apex of the heart
Apex of the heart
Base of the heart
When preparing a female client for an abdominal
examination, the nurse should provide her with which
instruction?
A. Empty your bladder just prior to the examination
B. refrain from eating or drinking for at least thirty
minutes
C. Lie in a prone position with slightly flexed knees
D. Exhale slowly through your mouth then hold your
breath
Empty your bladder just prior to examination
The nurse learns in report that a client is stuporous.
Which assessment should the nurse perform to
confirm this report?
A. Observe for facial asymmetry
B. Determine the response to stimuli
, C. Assess for a positive Romberg sign
D Check the pupillary response to light
Determine the response to stimuli
The nurse begins a clients musculoskeletal
assessment. While using the technique of inspection,
the nurse assesses for which possible findings?
Select all that apply
A. Atrophy
B. Crepitus
C. Kyphosis
D. Osteopenia
E. Contracture
A. Atrophy
C. Kyphosis
E. Contracture
An older client comes to the healthcare provider's
office for a routine follow-up exam for high blood
pressure, osteoarthritis, constipation, and chronic
sinusitis. The client recently had a cataract removed
from the left eye, Which is the MOST important for the
nurse to assess when obtaining the clients health
history.
A. Obtain a medication history including prescription
and non prescription drugs.
B. Conduct an assessment of functional capacity and
CORRECT AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of
kidney stones and returns to the clinic with flank pain.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
A. Collect a urine sample and strain for granules or
calculi.
B. Use a standard pain assessment questionnaire and
scale.
C. Observe for nonverbal signs to measure pain
intensity.
D. Ask the client if he took any pain medicine at home.
B. Use a standard pain assessment questionnaire and
scale
During a health assessment, the client reports being
treated for osteoarthritis. The nurse examines a
client's hands and finds Heberden's nodes. Which
finding should the nurse document in the client's
medical record?
A. Frozen, non-movable phalangeal joints
B. Proximal intertarsal joint swelling of big toe
C. Distal interphalangeal joint nodules that deviate
D. Non-painful enlarged interphalangeal joints
C. Distal interphalangeal joint nodules that deviate
,Heart sounds are loudest for S1 at the _______ and for
S2 at the________.
Base of the heart
Right side of the heart
Center of the heart
Left side of the heart
Apex of the heart
Apex of the heart
Base of the heart
When preparing a female client for an abdominal
examination, the nurse should provide her with which
instruction?
A. Empty your bladder just prior to the examination
B. refrain from eating or drinking for at least thirty
minutes
C. Lie in a prone position with slightly flexed knees
D. Exhale slowly through your mouth then hold your
breath
Empty your bladder just prior to examination
The nurse learns in report that a client is stuporous.
Which assessment should the nurse perform to
confirm this report?
A. Observe for facial asymmetry
B. Determine the response to stimuli
, C. Assess for a positive Romberg sign
D Check the pupillary response to light
Determine the response to stimuli
The nurse begins a clients musculoskeletal
assessment. While using the technique of inspection,
the nurse assesses for which possible findings?
Select all that apply
A. Atrophy
B. Crepitus
C. Kyphosis
D. Osteopenia
E. Contracture
A. Atrophy
C. Kyphosis
E. Contracture
An older client comes to the healthcare provider's
office for a routine follow-up exam for high blood
pressure, osteoarthritis, constipation, and chronic
sinusitis. The client recently had a cataract removed
from the left eye, Which is the MOST important for the
nurse to assess when obtaining the clients health
history.
A. Obtain a medication history including prescription
and non prescription drugs.
B. Conduct an assessment of functional capacity and
