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The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a 41-year-
old woman with a history of diabetes. When testing her ability to
feel the vibration of tuning fork, the nurse notes the following:
unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle
bilaterally; is able to feel vibrations on both patellae. Given this
information, what would the nurse suspect? - ANSWER-
Peripheral neuropathy
A nurse is assessing a patient's risk of contracting a sexually
transmitted infection (STI). An appropriate question to ask would
be: - ANSWER-"Do you use a condom with each episode of
sexual intercourse?"
A 14-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with Osgood-
Schlatter disease reports painful swelling just below the knee for
the past 5 months. Which response by the nurse practitioner is
appropriate? - ANSWER-"Your disease is due to repeated stress
on the patellar tendon. It is usually self limited, and your
symptoms should resolve with rest."
,Which of the following is considered a normal and expected
finding when the nurse practitioner is performing a physical
examination on a pregnant woman? - ANSWER-A palpable, full
thyroid
A 54-year-old woman who has just completed menopause is in
the clinic today for a yearly physical examination. Which of these
statements should the nurse include in patient education? "A
postmenopausal woman: - ANSWER-should be aware that she is
at increased risk for dyspareunia because of decreased vaginal
secretions."
The nurse practitioner has completed the musculoskeletal
examination of a
patient's knee and has found a positive bulge sign. The
nurse suspects: -
ANSWER-Swelling from fluid in the
suprapatellar pouch
Which of the following statements is true with regard to the
history of a postmenopausal woman? - ANSWER-The nurse
should ask a postmenopausal woman if she ever has vaginal
bleeding.
, When performing a genital assessment on a middle-aged man,
the nurse notices
multiple soft, moist, painless papules in the shape of
cauliflower-like patches
scattered across the shaft of the penis. These lesions are
characteristic of: -
ANSWER-Genital
warts
During a physical examination, a 45-year-old woman states that
she has had a crusty, itchy rash on her breast for about 2 weeks.
In trying to find the cause of the rash, which of these would be
important for the nurse to determine? – ANSWER-Where did it
first appear - on the nipple, the areola, or the surrounding skin?
Which of the following statements is true regarding assessment
of the anklebrachial index (ABI)? - ANSWER-ABI = highest ankle
pressure divided by the highest brachial pressure
The patient is in her first trimester of pregnancy. She complains
of feeling nauseated and has vomited on occasion. She tells the
nurse that she did not have this with her first pregnancy. She
asks the nurse, "What is causing this and when will it end?" How
should the nurse respond? - ANSWER-The nausea is caused by
elevated levels of progesterone and estrogen, and the nausea