Examl 2:l NU136/l NUl 136l (NEWl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Fundamentalsl ofl Nursingl
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
edema
Answer:
lookl forl eyel puffiness,l abdominall fullness.
QUESTION
tol checkl forl edema
Answer:
pressl fingersl intol skinl abovel thel tibiall justl abovel thel ankle
QUESTION
pittingl edema
Answer:
indentationl remains
QUESTION
termsl tol describel edema
,Answer:
taut,l tight,l puffy,l indented,l orl pitting.
QUESTION
Pittingl classifications
Answer:
1+=2-mm,l 2+=4mm,l 3+=6mm,l 4+=8mm
QUESTION
assessl bowell sounds
Answer:
onl admissionl andl oncel perl shiftl forl alll patients
QUESTION
bowell sounds
Answer:
wavel likel clicksl andl gurglesl producedl byl contractionsl ofl thel smalll andl largel intestine.
QUESTION
betweenl meals
Answer:
itl isl normall tol onlyl hearl al fewl bowell sounds
,QUESTION
hyperactive
Answer:
frequentl bowell sounds
QUESTION
hypoactive
Answer:
longl periodsl ofl silencel betweenl bowell sounds
QUESTION
absent
Answer:
nol bowell soundsl forl 2-5l minutesl inl anyl ofl thel fourl quadrants
QUESTION
ifl nol bowell soundsl arel heard
Answer:
progressl throughl otherl quadrantsl untill soundsl arel heardl orl listenl forl atl leastl 2l minutes.
QUESTION
ifl al ptl hasl al gastrointestinall problem
Answer:
, percussionl overl eachl quadrant.l soundsl isl dulll overl solidl tissuel andl resonantl overl air-
filledl areas.
QUESTION
ifl severall resonantl soundsl arel present
Answer:
al largel amountl ofl gasl isl inl thel bowel.
QUESTION
genitalia,l abuse,l andl rectum
Answer:
mayl onlyl bel assessedl visuallyl whenl bathing,l perineall care,l andl assistingl withl toiletingl
orl whenl ptl complains.
QUESTION
whol isl responsiblel forl writingl probleml statements
Answer:
thel RN
QUESTION
assessmentl ofl areasl ofl basicl need
Answer:
RNSl HOPE
2026l Update)l Fundamentalsl ofl Nursingl
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
edema
Answer:
lookl forl eyel puffiness,l abdominall fullness.
QUESTION
tol checkl forl edema
Answer:
pressl fingersl intol skinl abovel thel tibiall justl abovel thel ankle
QUESTION
pittingl edema
Answer:
indentationl remains
QUESTION
termsl tol describel edema
,Answer:
taut,l tight,l puffy,l indented,l orl pitting.
QUESTION
Pittingl classifications
Answer:
1+=2-mm,l 2+=4mm,l 3+=6mm,l 4+=8mm
QUESTION
assessl bowell sounds
Answer:
onl admissionl andl oncel perl shiftl forl alll patients
QUESTION
bowell sounds
Answer:
wavel likel clicksl andl gurglesl producedl byl contractionsl ofl thel smalll andl largel intestine.
QUESTION
betweenl meals
Answer:
itl isl normall tol onlyl hearl al fewl bowell sounds
,QUESTION
hyperactive
Answer:
frequentl bowell sounds
QUESTION
hypoactive
Answer:
longl periodsl ofl silencel betweenl bowell sounds
QUESTION
absent
Answer:
nol bowell soundsl forl 2-5l minutesl inl anyl ofl thel fourl quadrants
QUESTION
ifl nol bowell soundsl arel heard
Answer:
progressl throughl otherl quadrantsl untill soundsl arel heardl orl listenl forl atl leastl 2l minutes.
QUESTION
ifl al ptl hasl al gastrointestinall problem
Answer:
, percussionl overl eachl quadrant.l soundsl isl dulll overl solidl tissuel andl resonantl overl air-
filledl areas.
QUESTION
ifl severall resonantl soundsl arel present
Answer:
al largel amountl ofl gasl isl inl thel bowel.
QUESTION
genitalia,l abuse,l andl rectum
Answer:
mayl onlyl bel assessedl visuallyl whenl bathing,l perineall care,l andl assistingl withl toiletingl
orl whenl ptl complains.
QUESTION
whol isl responsiblel forl writingl probleml statements
Answer:
thel RN
QUESTION
assessmentl ofl areasl ofl basicl need
Answer:
RNSl HOPE
