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Assessment NSG
500 Test questions
and answers Latest
2026/2027 Solved
100% Correct
What is the correct position when
performing a rectal/prostate exam?
1
,side-lying position
When doing your prostate exam, what
area are you palpating?
Posterior surface
What should a normal prostate feel like?
Rubbery and smooth
How do you know that someone has
rectal prolapse?
When the patient is
experiencing sliding of the rectum,
occurs during straining
What do external hemorrhoids look like?
small masses that are pink/red and
beefy.
2
, ....If it's purple/really dark in color; that
is a concern for a thrombus or necrotic
tissue and a bad finding!!
What do internal hemorrhoids feel like?
soft masses.
....Hard is a concern and a bad finding!
What are some causes of rectal
bleeding?
1) Cancer - change in bowel habits, pain,
blood in stool.
2) hemorrhoid's
3) Constipation/straining
4) colitis/inflammation or infection of the
bowel
3
Assessment NSG
500 Test questions
and answers Latest
2026/2027 Solved
100% Correct
What is the correct position when
performing a rectal/prostate exam?
1
,side-lying position
When doing your prostate exam, what
area are you palpating?
Posterior surface
What should a normal prostate feel like?
Rubbery and smooth
How do you know that someone has
rectal prolapse?
When the patient is
experiencing sliding of the rectum,
occurs during straining
What do external hemorrhoids look like?
small masses that are pink/red and
beefy.
2
, ....If it's purple/really dark in color; that
is a concern for a thrombus or necrotic
tissue and a bad finding!!
What do internal hemorrhoids feel like?
soft masses.
....Hard is a concern and a bad finding!
What are some causes of rectal
bleeding?
1) Cancer - change in bowel habits, pain,
blood in stool.
2) hemorrhoid's
3) Constipation/straining
4) colitis/inflammation or infection of the
bowel
3
