NSG6020 Final Exam Review
2026 Exam Questions and
Answers | Already Graded A+
A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just can't believe that her breast
sag so much. She states it must be from lack of exercise. What
explanation should the nurse offer her? - ANSWER ✔✔After
menopause, the glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size
and elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts that sag.
The mother of a 10-year-old boy asks the nurse to discuss the
recognition of puberty. The nurse should reply by saying: - ANSWER
✔✔The first sign of puberty is enlargement of the testes
,A patient has bilateral pitting edema of the feet. While assessing the
peripheral vascular system, the nurse's primary focus should be: -
ANSWER ✔✔Venous function of the lower extremities
During an examination, the nurse notes severe nystagmus in both eyes
of a patient. Which of the following conclusions is correct? -
ANSWER ✔✔This may indicate disease of the cerebellum or
brainstem
When performing a musculoskeletal assessment, the nurse knows the
correct approach for the examination should be: - ANSWER
✔✔proximal to distal
A 43-year-old woman is at the clinic for a routine examination. She
reports that she has had a breast lump in her right breast for years.
Recently, it has begun to change in consistency and is becoming harder.
She reports that 5 years ago her physician evaluated the lump and
determined that it "was nothing to worry about." the examination
validates the presence of a mass in the right upper outer quadrant at 1
o'clock approximately 5 cm from the nipple. It is firm, mobile, non-tender,
with borders that are not well defined. The nurse's recommendation to
her is: - ANSWER ✔✔Because of the change in consistency of the
lump, it should be further evaluated by a physician.
, The nurse practitioner is examining a 3-month-old infant. While holding
the thumbs on the infant's inner -mid thighs and the fingers outside on
the hips, touching the greater trochanter, the nurse practitioner adducts
the legs until the nurse practitioner's thumb touch and then abducts the
legs until the infant's knees touch the table. The nurse practitioner does
not note any "clunking" sounds and is confident to record a" -
ANSWER ✔✔Negative Ortolani's sign
A patient's mother has noticed that her son, who has been to a new
babysitter has some blisters and scabs on his face and buttocks. On
examination, the nurse notices moist, thin-roofed vesicles with a thin
erythematous base and suspects: - ANSWER ✔✔Impetigo
The nurse is testing superficial reflexes on a adult patient. When stroking
up the lateral side of the sole and across the ball of the foot, the nurse
notices the plantar flexion of the toes. How would the nurse document
this finding? - ANSWER ✔✔Plantar reflex present
A woman is in the family planning clinic seeking birth control information.
She states that her breast "change all month long" and that she is
worried that this is unusual. What is the nurse's best response? -
ANSWER ✔✔Tell her that, because of the changing hormones during
the monthly menstrual cycle, cyclic breast changes are common
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2026 Exam Questions and
Answers | Already Graded A+
A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just can't believe that her breast
sag so much. She states it must be from lack of exercise. What
explanation should the nurse offer her? - ANSWER ✔✔After
menopause, the glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size
and elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts that sag.
The mother of a 10-year-old boy asks the nurse to discuss the
recognition of puberty. The nurse should reply by saying: - ANSWER
✔✔The first sign of puberty is enlargement of the testes
,A patient has bilateral pitting edema of the feet. While assessing the
peripheral vascular system, the nurse's primary focus should be: -
ANSWER ✔✔Venous function of the lower extremities
During an examination, the nurse notes severe nystagmus in both eyes
of a patient. Which of the following conclusions is correct? -
ANSWER ✔✔This may indicate disease of the cerebellum or
brainstem
When performing a musculoskeletal assessment, the nurse knows the
correct approach for the examination should be: - ANSWER
✔✔proximal to distal
A 43-year-old woman is at the clinic for a routine examination. She
reports that she has had a breast lump in her right breast for years.
Recently, it has begun to change in consistency and is becoming harder.
She reports that 5 years ago her physician evaluated the lump and
determined that it "was nothing to worry about." the examination
validates the presence of a mass in the right upper outer quadrant at 1
o'clock approximately 5 cm from the nipple. It is firm, mobile, non-tender,
with borders that are not well defined. The nurse's recommendation to
her is: - ANSWER ✔✔Because of the change in consistency of the
lump, it should be further evaluated by a physician.
, The nurse practitioner is examining a 3-month-old infant. While holding
the thumbs on the infant's inner -mid thighs and the fingers outside on
the hips, touching the greater trochanter, the nurse practitioner adducts
the legs until the nurse practitioner's thumb touch and then abducts the
legs until the infant's knees touch the table. The nurse practitioner does
not note any "clunking" sounds and is confident to record a" -
ANSWER ✔✔Negative Ortolani's sign
A patient's mother has noticed that her son, who has been to a new
babysitter has some blisters and scabs on his face and buttocks. On
examination, the nurse notices moist, thin-roofed vesicles with a thin
erythematous base and suspects: - ANSWER ✔✔Impetigo
The nurse is testing superficial reflexes on a adult patient. When stroking
up the lateral side of the sole and across the ball of the foot, the nurse
notices the plantar flexion of the toes. How would the nurse document
this finding? - ANSWER ✔✔Plantar reflex present
A woman is in the family planning clinic seeking birth control information.
She states that her breast "change all month long" and that she is
worried that this is unusual. What is the nurse's best response? -
ANSWER ✔✔Tell her that, because of the changing hormones during
the monthly menstrual cycle, cyclic breast changes are common
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