NSG-316 Final Exam Questions And Answers
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)
normal contour of abdomen - - -
correct answer ✅flat or rounded
contour of the abdomen describes - - -
correct answer ✅nutritional state
how to auscultate bowel sounds - - -
correct answer ✅use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly
against skin, begin in RLQ
how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine
bowel sounds are completely absent - - -
correct answer ✅5 minutes
, NSG-316 Final Exam Questions And Answers
how to auscultate vascular sounds - - -
correct answer ✅use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer
pressure over the arteries
is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - - -
correct answer ✅yes
what can make organs enlarged - - -
correct answer ✅trauma, injury, distention, infection
abnormal findings in GI/GU system - - -
correct answer ✅-thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
ethnic differences in the lips - - -
correct answer ✅black people may have blue lips and a dark line
on the gingival margin
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)
normal contour of abdomen - - -
correct answer ✅flat or rounded
contour of the abdomen describes - - -
correct answer ✅nutritional state
how to auscultate bowel sounds - - -
correct answer ✅use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly
against skin, begin in RLQ
how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine
bowel sounds are completely absent - - -
correct answer ✅5 minutes
, NSG-316 Final Exam Questions And Answers
how to auscultate vascular sounds - - -
correct answer ✅use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer
pressure over the arteries
is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - - -
correct answer ✅yes
what can make organs enlarged - - -
correct answer ✅trauma, injury, distention, infection
abnormal findings in GI/GU system - - -
correct answer ✅-thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
ethnic differences in the lips - - -
correct answer ✅black people may have blue lips and a dark line
on the gingival margin
