MARYVILLE NURS 612 EXAM 1 FINAL PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ A young mother brings her infant to the emergency
department with a high temperature and dehydration.
Which of the following questions asked by an examiner
demonstrates cultural awareness?
Answer: What do you think is causing the illness?
◉ A common mistake made by health care professionals
is to?
Answer: stereotype individuals based on color or ethnic group
◉ All of the following are cultural considerations that
affect health care except
Answer: eye color, temperature, and visual acuity
◉ Which of the following is an example of a physical,
as opposed to a cultural, characteristic?
Answer: Skin color
,◉ Despite repeated instruction over a period of 3 years,
the mother of three young children has still not had
her children immunized. Which of the following
questions would help the health care provider understand
this situation?
Answer: What are your beliefs about immunizations
◉ Which mode of communication may be offensive to
a patient whose cultural perspective differs from that
of the practitioner
Answer: maintaining firm and direct eye contact
◉ Which of the following infection control guidelines
are currently recommended by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)?
Answer: standard precautions
◉ A patient presents with multiple raised lesions on her
skin. Which instrument should be used to examine
these lesions
Answer: ruler
,◉ In an outpatient setting such as a clinic, how should
infection control practice differ from that in the acute care
setting?
Answer: Infection control practice is applicable in all healthcare
settings.
◉ In which of the following situations is transillumination
an appropriate examination technique
Answer: Detection of fluid within the sinuses
◉ Which of the following instruments is used in conjunction
with a simple nasal speculum to visualize the lower and middle
turbines of the nose?
Answer: penlight
◉ On first meeting, the examiner notices that the patient
has an obvious odor. Which examination technique is the examiner
using in this scenario?
Answer: Inspection
◉ Focused visual attention obtains data from
Answer: inspection
, ◉ Which technique is applied throughout the entire
examination and interview process
Answer: inspection
◉ As a component of palpation, which surface is most
sensitive to vibration
Answer: ulnar surface of the hand
◉ How deep should the examiner's hands press while
performing deep palpation?
Answer: 4 cm
◉ The term intensity, when used in relation to percussion
tones, refers to
Answer: the loudness of the tone.
◉ The examiner has detected a superficial mass in the
skin. What part of the hand is best to use to palpate
this mass?
Answer: fingertips
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ A young mother brings her infant to the emergency
department with a high temperature and dehydration.
Which of the following questions asked by an examiner
demonstrates cultural awareness?
Answer: What do you think is causing the illness?
◉ A common mistake made by health care professionals
is to?
Answer: stereotype individuals based on color or ethnic group
◉ All of the following are cultural considerations that
affect health care except
Answer: eye color, temperature, and visual acuity
◉ Which of the following is an example of a physical,
as opposed to a cultural, characteristic?
Answer: Skin color
,◉ Despite repeated instruction over a period of 3 years,
the mother of three young children has still not had
her children immunized. Which of the following
questions would help the health care provider understand
this situation?
Answer: What are your beliefs about immunizations
◉ Which mode of communication may be offensive to
a patient whose cultural perspective differs from that
of the practitioner
Answer: maintaining firm and direct eye contact
◉ Which of the following infection control guidelines
are currently recommended by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)?
Answer: standard precautions
◉ A patient presents with multiple raised lesions on her
skin. Which instrument should be used to examine
these lesions
Answer: ruler
,◉ In an outpatient setting such as a clinic, how should
infection control practice differ from that in the acute care
setting?
Answer: Infection control practice is applicable in all healthcare
settings.
◉ In which of the following situations is transillumination
an appropriate examination technique
Answer: Detection of fluid within the sinuses
◉ Which of the following instruments is used in conjunction
with a simple nasal speculum to visualize the lower and middle
turbines of the nose?
Answer: penlight
◉ On first meeting, the examiner notices that the patient
has an obvious odor. Which examination technique is the examiner
using in this scenario?
Answer: Inspection
◉ Focused visual attention obtains data from
Answer: inspection
, ◉ Which technique is applied throughout the entire
examination and interview process
Answer: inspection
◉ As a component of palpation, which surface is most
sensitive to vibration
Answer: ulnar surface of the hand
◉ How deep should the examiner's hands press while
performing deep palpation?
Answer: 4 cm
◉ The term intensity, when used in relation to percussion
tones, refers to
Answer: the loudness of the tone.
◉ The examiner has detected a superficial mass in the
skin. What part of the hand is best to use to palpate
this mass?
Answer: fingertips
