NSG-316 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS

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NSG-316 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS



tonsil grading scale - correct-answer - 1+: visible

2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula

3+: touching uvula

4+: touching each other

(1-2 in healthy people)




normal contour of abdomen - correct-answer - flat or rounded




contour of the abdomen describes - correct-answer - nutritional state

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how to auscultate bowel sounds - correct-answer - use diaphragm of stethoscope,

hold lightly against skin, begin in RLQ




how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds

are completely absent - correct-answer - 5 minutes




how to auscultate vascular sounds - correct-answer - use the bell of the

stethoscope, use firmer pressure over the arteries




is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - correct-answer -

yes




what can make organs enlarged - correct-answer - trauma, injury, distention,

infection

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abnormal findings in GI/GU system - correct-answer - -thrills and bruits

-obesity

-ascites

-cysts

-tumor

-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds




ethnic differences in the lips - correct-answer - black people may have blue lips

and a dark line on the gingival margin




GI system changes in the aging adult - correct-answer - -salivation decreases

-dec sense of taste

-delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion

-dec liver size (normal liver functions)

-dec drug metabolism

-frequent constipation