NSG 200 TEST 2 STUDY QUESTIONS & EXAM REVIEW GUIDE
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A patient is complaining of difficulty hearing. Which structure of the ear stimulates the acoustic
nerve? - Correct answer ✔✔ The ossicle
Three tiny bones make up the ossicle. This structure transmits sound.
The nurse is treating a patient for a nosebleed. The patient complains of frequent nosebleeds.
What could be a possible cause of the nosebleeds? - Correct answer ✔✔ Snorting cocaine
Cocaine is an irritant to the nasal mucosa. Further assessment would be required to rule this
out. Hypertension may be associated with nosebleeds.
The student nurse is learning how to use the ophthalmoscope. When performing an
ophthalmoscopic examination, examine the patient's right: - Correct answer ✔✔ eye with your
right eye and the patient's left eye with your left eye.
It allows the examiner to get close to the eye. It is hard to get as close to the patient's eyes
when you have facial features such as the nose getting in the way. The examiner needs to be
close to both eyes.
The nurse is assessing a patient's optic disc. What instrument would be best for this
assessment? - Correct answer ✔✔ The optic disc is viewed with an ophthalmoscope.
The nurse suspects that a female patient is having trouble with the thyroid when the patient
answers yes to which question? - Correct answer ✔✔ "Have you noticed a change in your level
of energy?"
, Changes in thyroid function may cause symptoms of hyperactivity or fatigue.
The nurse is aware that the greatest physical variation of ears among individuals of different
races is: - Correct answer ✔✔ consistency and color of cerumen.
Asian and American Indian and Alaska natives have sparse, dry, flaky cerumen, whereas white
and dark-skinned races have moist, sticky, and dark cerumen.
The nurse is assessing a patient for confrontation. The confrontation test assesses: - Correct
answer ✔✔ peripheral vision.
The examiner must have normal peripheral visual fields to do this.
The nurse is asking the patient to stick out his tongue and move it back and forth. Which cranial
nerve is the nurse testing? - Correct answer ✔✔ Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
The examiner should note smooth and coordinated movement.
The nurse is documenting in the chart. For documentation purposes, which term is used to
describe a head that is of average size and shape? - Correct answer ✔✔ Normocephalic
The term normocephalic refers to a head of average size and shape.
The nurse is assessing a patient's mandible. The area between the sternocleidomastoid muscles
and the mandible is anatomically known as the: - Correct answer ✔✔ anterior triangle.
Anterior triangle is fairly well defined, especially on thin individuals.
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A patient is complaining of difficulty hearing. Which structure of the ear stimulates the acoustic
nerve? - Correct answer ✔✔ The ossicle
Three tiny bones make up the ossicle. This structure transmits sound.
The nurse is treating a patient for a nosebleed. The patient complains of frequent nosebleeds.
What could be a possible cause of the nosebleeds? - Correct answer ✔✔ Snorting cocaine
Cocaine is an irritant to the nasal mucosa. Further assessment would be required to rule this
out. Hypertension may be associated with nosebleeds.
The student nurse is learning how to use the ophthalmoscope. When performing an
ophthalmoscopic examination, examine the patient's right: - Correct answer ✔✔ eye with your
right eye and the patient's left eye with your left eye.
It allows the examiner to get close to the eye. It is hard to get as close to the patient's eyes
when you have facial features such as the nose getting in the way. The examiner needs to be
close to both eyes.
The nurse is assessing a patient's optic disc. What instrument would be best for this
assessment? - Correct answer ✔✔ The optic disc is viewed with an ophthalmoscope.
The nurse suspects that a female patient is having trouble with the thyroid when the patient
answers yes to which question? - Correct answer ✔✔ "Have you noticed a change in your level
of energy?"
, Changes in thyroid function may cause symptoms of hyperactivity or fatigue.
The nurse is aware that the greatest physical variation of ears among individuals of different
races is: - Correct answer ✔✔ consistency and color of cerumen.
Asian and American Indian and Alaska natives have sparse, dry, flaky cerumen, whereas white
and dark-skinned races have moist, sticky, and dark cerumen.
The nurse is assessing a patient for confrontation. The confrontation test assesses: - Correct
answer ✔✔ peripheral vision.
The examiner must have normal peripheral visual fields to do this.
The nurse is asking the patient to stick out his tongue and move it back and forth. Which cranial
nerve is the nurse testing? - Correct answer ✔✔ Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
The examiner should note smooth and coordinated movement.
The nurse is documenting in the chart. For documentation purposes, which term is used to
describe a head that is of average size and shape? - Correct answer ✔✔ Normocephalic
The term normocephalic refers to a head of average size and shape.
The nurse is assessing a patient's mandible. The area between the sternocleidomastoid muscles
and the mandible is anatomically known as the: - Correct answer ✔✔ anterior triangle.
Anterior triangle is fairly well defined, especially on thin individuals.
