NSG 3160 CORRECT TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following is incorrect in regards to petechiae?
- Tiny hemorrhages
- Dark red, purple, or brown in color
- > 3mm
- 1-3 mm - ✔✔> 3mm
✔✔Cannabis intoxication - ✔✔Red eyes, dry mouth, increased appetite, slowed
judgment
✔✔Alcohol intoxication - ✔✔Slurred speech, impaired memory, depression
✔✔Moderate drinking for men - ✔✔2 or less per day
✔✔Moderate drinking for women - ✔✔1 or less per day
✔✔Heavy drinking for men - ✔✔15 or more drinks per week
✔✔Binge drinking for men - ✔✔5 or more drinks per occasion
✔✔Binge drinking for women - ✔✔4 or more drinks per occasion
✔✔Cocaine withdrawal - ✔✔Psychomotor agitation
✔✔Heavy drinking for women - ✔✔8 or more drinks per week
✔✔Nicotine intoxication - ✔✔Alert, increased HR, nausea, vomiting, jittery feeling
✔✔Heroin withdrawal - ✔✔dilated pupils, fever, insomnia, runny nose, sweating
,✔✔Cocaine intoxication - ✔✔Pupil dilation, chills, weight loss
✔✔Cannabis withdrawal - ✔✔Mild, loss of appetite
✔✔Nicotine withdrawal - ✔✔Vasodilation, headaches, anxiety, difficulty concentrating
✔✔Heroin intoxication - ✔✔Pinpoint pupils, decreased BP, and respirations
✔✔Alcohol withdrawal - ✔✔Tremor of hands, nausea, tachycardia, anxiety, insomnia
✔✔Which lobe?
Movement, problem solving, concentrating, thinking, behavior, mood, personality -
✔✔Frontal Lobe
✔✔Which lobe?
Hearing, language, memory - ✔✔Temporal lobe
✔✔Which lobe?
Sensations, language, perception, body awareness, attention - ✔✔Parietal lobe
✔✔Which lobe?
Vision, perception - ✔✔Occipital lobe
✔✔Brain structure that controls posture, balance, and coordination of movement -
✔✔Cerebellum
✔✔Landmark to find the thyroid - ✔✔Cricoid cartilage
✔✔Function of the parathyroid - ✔✔Calcium regulation
✔✔Goiter - ✔✔Enlarged thyroid
✔✔Pilar cyst (wen) - ✔✔Smooth, firm, fluctuant swelling on scalp, pressure of contents
causes overlying skin to be shiny and taut; benign
✔✔When is the parotid gland palpable? - ✔✔Mumps (causes rapid, painful parotid
inflammation)
✔✔Cushing's Syndrome - ✔✔Excessive cortisol, lots of fat, apple-shaped
✔✔Graves' disease - ✔✔Hyperthyroidism, "look like they're going to the grave", thin
✔✔Bell's Palsy - ✔✔One-sided facial paralysis (Treated w/steroids)
, ✔✔Strabismus - ✔✔"Cross-eyed"
There are various forms w/different names
✔✔Anisocoria - ✔✔Unequal pupil size (opposite of PERRLA)
✔✔Miosis - ✔✔Pupil constriction
✔✔Mydriasis - ✔✔Pupil dilation
✔✔Conjunctivitis - ✔✔Pink eye
✔✔Subconjunctival hemorrhage - ✔✔Pressure causes pop of tiny blood vessels (Labor,
straining from pooping)
✔✔What size speculum to use for otoscope? - ✔✔Largest one that will fit
✔✔How to position ear for examination? - ✔✔Tilt head away from nurse, pull pinna up
and back (adult)
✔✔Normal color of tympanic membrane - ✔✔Pearly gray
✔✔What if you don't see the "cone of light" off tympanic membrane? - ✔✔Possible
swelling, fluid
✔✔Scarring on tympanic membrane - ✔✔Dense white patch on tympanic membrane,
often due to repeated ear infections
✔✔How far behind patient do you stand for whisper test? - ✔✔1-2 ft (30-60 cm)
✔✔Where is the tuning fork placed during a Weber test? - ✔✔Top of the head in the
middle
✔✔The nurse is assessing a patient who has a hearing impairment. How should the
nurse communicate with this patient?
1. Use a low tone voice and speak slowly
2. Use a normal tone of voice and speak slowly
3. Speak loudly with normal rate
4. Face the patient and speak slowly - ✔✔4. Face the patient and speak slowly
Facing the patient is most important! Changing pitch or being louder often makes it
worse
✔✔Person's feelings - ✔✔Emotions
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which of the following is incorrect in regards to petechiae?
- Tiny hemorrhages
- Dark red, purple, or brown in color
- > 3mm
- 1-3 mm - ✔✔> 3mm
✔✔Cannabis intoxication - ✔✔Red eyes, dry mouth, increased appetite, slowed
judgment
✔✔Alcohol intoxication - ✔✔Slurred speech, impaired memory, depression
✔✔Moderate drinking for men - ✔✔2 or less per day
✔✔Moderate drinking for women - ✔✔1 or less per day
✔✔Heavy drinking for men - ✔✔15 or more drinks per week
✔✔Binge drinking for men - ✔✔5 or more drinks per occasion
✔✔Binge drinking for women - ✔✔4 or more drinks per occasion
✔✔Cocaine withdrawal - ✔✔Psychomotor agitation
✔✔Heavy drinking for women - ✔✔8 or more drinks per week
✔✔Nicotine intoxication - ✔✔Alert, increased HR, nausea, vomiting, jittery feeling
✔✔Heroin withdrawal - ✔✔dilated pupils, fever, insomnia, runny nose, sweating
,✔✔Cocaine intoxication - ✔✔Pupil dilation, chills, weight loss
✔✔Cannabis withdrawal - ✔✔Mild, loss of appetite
✔✔Nicotine withdrawal - ✔✔Vasodilation, headaches, anxiety, difficulty concentrating
✔✔Heroin intoxication - ✔✔Pinpoint pupils, decreased BP, and respirations
✔✔Alcohol withdrawal - ✔✔Tremor of hands, nausea, tachycardia, anxiety, insomnia
✔✔Which lobe?
Movement, problem solving, concentrating, thinking, behavior, mood, personality -
✔✔Frontal Lobe
✔✔Which lobe?
Hearing, language, memory - ✔✔Temporal lobe
✔✔Which lobe?
Sensations, language, perception, body awareness, attention - ✔✔Parietal lobe
✔✔Which lobe?
Vision, perception - ✔✔Occipital lobe
✔✔Brain structure that controls posture, balance, and coordination of movement -
✔✔Cerebellum
✔✔Landmark to find the thyroid - ✔✔Cricoid cartilage
✔✔Function of the parathyroid - ✔✔Calcium regulation
✔✔Goiter - ✔✔Enlarged thyroid
✔✔Pilar cyst (wen) - ✔✔Smooth, firm, fluctuant swelling on scalp, pressure of contents
causes overlying skin to be shiny and taut; benign
✔✔When is the parotid gland palpable? - ✔✔Mumps (causes rapid, painful parotid
inflammation)
✔✔Cushing's Syndrome - ✔✔Excessive cortisol, lots of fat, apple-shaped
✔✔Graves' disease - ✔✔Hyperthyroidism, "look like they're going to the grave", thin
✔✔Bell's Palsy - ✔✔One-sided facial paralysis (Treated w/steroids)
, ✔✔Strabismus - ✔✔"Cross-eyed"
There are various forms w/different names
✔✔Anisocoria - ✔✔Unequal pupil size (opposite of PERRLA)
✔✔Miosis - ✔✔Pupil constriction
✔✔Mydriasis - ✔✔Pupil dilation
✔✔Conjunctivitis - ✔✔Pink eye
✔✔Subconjunctival hemorrhage - ✔✔Pressure causes pop of tiny blood vessels (Labor,
straining from pooping)
✔✔What size speculum to use for otoscope? - ✔✔Largest one that will fit
✔✔How to position ear for examination? - ✔✔Tilt head away from nurse, pull pinna up
and back (adult)
✔✔Normal color of tympanic membrane - ✔✔Pearly gray
✔✔What if you don't see the "cone of light" off tympanic membrane? - ✔✔Possible
swelling, fluid
✔✔Scarring on tympanic membrane - ✔✔Dense white patch on tympanic membrane,
often due to repeated ear infections
✔✔How far behind patient do you stand for whisper test? - ✔✔1-2 ft (30-60 cm)
✔✔Where is the tuning fork placed during a Weber test? - ✔✔Top of the head in the
middle
✔✔The nurse is assessing a patient who has a hearing impairment. How should the
nurse communicate with this patient?
1. Use a low tone voice and speak slowly
2. Use a normal tone of voice and speak slowly
3. Speak loudly with normal rate
4. Face the patient and speak slowly - ✔✔4. Face the patient and speak slowly
Facing the patient is most important! Changing pitch or being louder often makes it
worse
✔✔Person's feelings - ✔✔Emotions
