NSG-316 Final Exam Actual Questions with Detailed Answers
Question 1.
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)
Question 2.
normal contour of abdomen
Correct Answer: flat or rounded
Question 3.
contour of the abdomen describes
Correct Answer: nutritional state
Question 4.
how to auscultate bowel sounds
Correct Answer: use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly against skin, begin
in RLQ
Question 5.
how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds are
completely absent
Correct Answer: 5 minutes
Question 6.
how to auscultate vascular sounds
Correct Answer: use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer pressure over the
arteries
Question 7.
is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon
Correct Answer: yes
, Question 8.
what can make organs enlarged
Correct Answer: trauma, injury, distention, infection
Question 9.
abnormal findings in GI/GU system
Correct Answer: -thrills and bruits -obesity -ascites -cysts -tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
Question 10.
ethnic differences in the lips
Correct Answer: black people may have blue lips and a dark line on the gingival
margin
Question 11.
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
Question 12.
borborygmus
Correct Answer: hyperactive bowel sounds
Question 13.
melena can be caused by
Correct Answer: taking iron meds
Question 14.
bright red blood in the stool may be due to
Correct Answer: hemorrhoids
Question 15.
developmental changes in men
Correct Answer: -testosterone decreases -pubic hair and penis size dec -testes
dec in size/less firm
Question 1.
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)
Question 2.
normal contour of abdomen
Correct Answer: flat or rounded
Question 3.
contour of the abdomen describes
Correct Answer: nutritional state
Question 4.
how to auscultate bowel sounds
Correct Answer: use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly against skin, begin
in RLQ
Question 5.
how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds are
completely absent
Correct Answer: 5 minutes
Question 6.
how to auscultate vascular sounds
Correct Answer: use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer pressure over the
arteries
Question 7.
is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon
Correct Answer: yes
, Question 8.
what can make organs enlarged
Correct Answer: trauma, injury, distention, infection
Question 9.
abnormal findings in GI/GU system
Correct Answer: -thrills and bruits -obesity -ascites -cysts -tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
Question 10.
ethnic differences in the lips
Correct Answer: black people may have blue lips and a dark line on the gingival
margin
Question 11.
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
Question 12.
borborygmus
Correct Answer: hyperactive bowel sounds
Question 13.
melena can be caused by
Correct Answer: taking iron meds
Question 14.
bright red blood in the stool may be due to
Correct Answer: hemorrhoids
Question 15.
developmental changes in men
Correct Answer: -testosterone decreases -pubic hair and penis size dec -testes
dec in size/less firm
