NR 509 Week 5 Quiz Advanced Physical
Assessment Exam Questions and Answers
1. 1) An older patient has been diagnosed with pernicious
anemia. The FNP knows that this condition could be related to:
Decreased gastric acid secretion
2. 2) The FNP is examining a patient who tells the FNP "I sure
sweat a lot especially on my face and feet but it doesn't have an
odor". The FNP knows that this could be related to: The eccrine
glands
3. 3) During an abdominal assessment the FNP elicits tenderness
on light
palpation in the right lower quadrant. The FNP interprets that this
finding could indicate a disorder which of these structures?:
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4. 4) An Inuit visiting Nevada from anchorage has come to the clinic
in July during the hottest part of the day. It so happens that the clinics
air conditioning is broken and the temperature is very hot. The FNP
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, knows that which of these statements is true about the Inuit sweating
tendencies?: They will sweat more on their faces and less on their trunks and
extremities
5. 5) The FNP notices that a patient has black, tarry stool and
recalls that a possible cause would be: Gastrointestinal bleeding
6. 6) The FNP knows that during an abdominal assessment deep
palpation is used to determine: Enlarged organs
7. 7) The FNP is assessing the abdomen of an aging adult. Which of
these statements regarding an aging adult and abdominal
assessment is true?: The abdominal musculature is thinner
8. 8) During examination the FNP finds that a patient has excessive
dryness of the skin. The best term to describe this condition is: Xerosis
9. 9) A FNP notices that a patient has ascites, which indicates the
presence of: Fluid
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Assessment Exam Questions and Answers
1. 1) An older patient has been diagnosed with pernicious
anemia. The FNP knows that this condition could be related to:
Decreased gastric acid secretion
2. 2) The FNP is examining a patient who tells the FNP "I sure
sweat a lot especially on my face and feet but it doesn't have an
odor". The FNP knows that this could be related to: The eccrine
glands
3. 3) During an abdominal assessment the FNP elicits tenderness
on light
palpation in the right lower quadrant. The FNP interprets that this
finding could indicate a disorder which of these structures?:
Appendix
4. 4) An Inuit visiting Nevada from anchorage has come to the clinic
in July during the hottest part of the day. It so happens that the clinics
air conditioning is broken and the temperature is very hot. The FNP
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, knows that which of these statements is true about the Inuit sweating
tendencies?: They will sweat more on their faces and less on their trunks and
extremities
5. 5) The FNP notices that a patient has black, tarry stool and
recalls that a possible cause would be: Gastrointestinal bleeding
6. 6) The FNP knows that during an abdominal assessment deep
palpation is used to determine: Enlarged organs
7. 7) The FNP is assessing the abdomen of an aging adult. Which of
these statements regarding an aging adult and abdominal
assessment is true?: The abdominal musculature is thinner
8. 8) During examination the FNP finds that a patient has excessive
dryness of the skin. The best term to describe this condition is: Xerosis
9. 9) A FNP notices that a patient has ascites, which indicates the
presence of: Fluid
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