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NURS 190- Physical Assessment
MIDTERM EXAM (updated 2026)
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Terms in this set (122)
The nurse is performing a comprehensive Wood's
lamp skin assessment. Which of the following
pieces of equipment is appropriate to use
during the skin assessment?
Doppler
Woods lamp
Reflex hammer
Goniometer
,Which of the following is an expected saliva is
present finding in a healthy client on assessment of
Stensen's ducts?
red glow is present
midline and symmetric
saliva is present
redness is present
Which of the following signs or symptoms
Fatigue does the nurse recognize in a client with
hypothyroidism? intolerance to
cold (select all that apply)
constipation
Fatigue
intolerance to cold
increased cardiac
output
constipation
The client has a new diagnosis of right sided
True
heart failure. The nurse understands a client
with right sided heart failure may have
edema and jugular vein distension.
True
False
The nurse performs the Romberg test to
balance assess
for:
balance
hearing
vision loss
cranial nerve 6
dysfunction 6
,Which of the following techniques will the inspection and
nurse perform to assess for signs of breast palpation
abnormalities?
inspection, palpation, and
auscultation
inspection and palpation
inspection, palpation, and
percussion
palpation and auscultation
The nurse is caring for a client with obesity. left
lateral The nurse places the client in which of the
following positions to best hear heart
sounds?
supine
prone
sitting upright
left lateral
State at which location(s) the S1 sound (lub)
is heard loudest on cardiac auscultation.
State why the S1 isloudest at these locations.
(Write 1-2 sentences).
The nurse palpates an enlarged lymph node posterior
auricular at the back of the ear, over the mastoid
bone. The nurse
documents this location as:
posterior auricular
submental
posterior
occularoccipital
, The older adult client is admitted with new Glaucoma
onset pain and pressure to their eyes.
On inspection, thesclera is red and the
pupil is an irregular shape to the left eye.
The nurse should further assess for:
macular
degeneration
cataracts
presbyopia
Glaucoma
The client is seen in the urgent care center Onycholysis
with a suspected fungal infection to the
fingernails. The nailsare thick, yellow, and
lifting off the nail bed. The nurse documents
this finding as:
clubbing
Onycholysis
beau's
lines
splinter hemorrhage
The nurse assesses the client's radial pulses "2+"
and documents these findings: 68 beats per
minute, regular,2+, symmetrical. The
physician asks the nurse, "What was the
client's pulse amplitude?" The best response
of the nurse:
"68 beats per minute"
"regular"
"2+"
"symmetrical"
NURS 190- Physical Assessment
MIDTERM EXAM (updated 2026)
Questions & Answers | With 100%
Correct Answers graded A+
Guaranteed Success!!
Terms in this set (122)
The nurse is performing a comprehensive Wood's
lamp skin assessment. Which of the following
pieces of equipment is appropriate to use
during the skin assessment?
Doppler
Woods lamp
Reflex hammer
Goniometer
,Which of the following is an expected saliva is
present finding in a healthy client on assessment of
Stensen's ducts?
red glow is present
midline and symmetric
saliva is present
redness is present
Which of the following signs or symptoms
Fatigue does the nurse recognize in a client with
hypothyroidism? intolerance to
cold (select all that apply)
constipation
Fatigue
intolerance to cold
increased cardiac
output
constipation
The client has a new diagnosis of right sided
True
heart failure. The nurse understands a client
with right sided heart failure may have
edema and jugular vein distension.
True
False
The nurse performs the Romberg test to
balance assess
for:
balance
hearing
vision loss
cranial nerve 6
dysfunction 6
,Which of the following techniques will the inspection and
nurse perform to assess for signs of breast palpation
abnormalities?
inspection, palpation, and
auscultation
inspection and palpation
inspection, palpation, and
percussion
palpation and auscultation
The nurse is caring for a client with obesity. left
lateral The nurse places the client in which of the
following positions to best hear heart
sounds?
supine
prone
sitting upright
left lateral
State at which location(s) the S1 sound (lub)
is heard loudest on cardiac auscultation.
State why the S1 isloudest at these locations.
(Write 1-2 sentences).
The nurse palpates an enlarged lymph node posterior
auricular at the back of the ear, over the mastoid
bone. The nurse
documents this location as:
posterior auricular
submental
posterior
occularoccipital
, The older adult client is admitted with new Glaucoma
onset pain and pressure to their eyes.
On inspection, thesclera is red and the
pupil is an irregular shape to the left eye.
The nurse should further assess for:
macular
degeneration
cataracts
presbyopia
Glaucoma
The client is seen in the urgent care center Onycholysis
with a suspected fungal infection to the
fingernails. The nailsare thick, yellow, and
lifting off the nail bed. The nurse documents
this finding as:
clubbing
Onycholysis
beau's
lines
splinter hemorrhage
The nurse assesses the client's radial pulses "2+"
and documents these findings: 68 beats per
minute, regular,2+, symmetrical. The
physician asks the nurse, "What was the
client's pulse amplitude?" The best response
of the nurse:
"68 beats per minute"
"regular"
"2+"
"symmetrical"
