NR 302 CHAMBERLAIN EXAM ONE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED 2024/2025 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Hyperresonance - CORRECT ANSWERS lower-pitched, loud, longer sound found when
too much air is present.
Dullness - CORRECT ANSWERS High-pitched, soft, short duration (solid organs).
Flatness - CORRECT ANSWERS Soft, short, high-pitched sound (muscle/bone).
Blunt Percussion - CORRECT ANSWERS Place palm on the non-dominant hand flat
against the body surface. (Gallbladder, liver, kidney)
Amplitude (intensity) - CORRECT ANSWERS loud or soft sound.
Pitch (frequency) - CORRECT ANSWERS number of vibrations per second.
duration - CORRECT ANSWERS the length of time a note lingers.
Quality (timbre) - CORRECT ANSWERS subjective difference caused by the distinctive
overtones of a sound.
Bell of stethoscope is used for - CORRECT ANSWERS low pressure, low frequency.
Diaphragm of stethoscope is used for - CORRECT ANSWERS heavy/firm pressure, high
frequency.
High-pitches sounds include - CORRECT ANSWERS Breath sounds, heart sounds, bowel
sounds.
, NR 302 CHAMBERLAIN EXAM ONE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED 2024/2025 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Low-pitched sounds include - CORRECT ANSWERS Abnormal heart sounds, vascular
sounds (bruits).
Bell vs. Diaphragm for heart sounds - CORRECT ANSWERS Bell= murmurs
Diaphragm= "lub dub"
Doppler - CORRECT ANSWERS used for finding pulses you can't feel.
Ophthalmoscope - CORRECT ANSWERS used to examine the eyes
Otoscope - CORRECT ANSWERS Instrument used to examine the ears/nose
Wood's Lamp - CORRECT ANSWERS assess for presence of fungi on skin lesions
Senses to use in General Survey - CORRECT ANSWERS Vision, hearing, smell.
Objective parameters - CORRECT ANSWERS used to form general survey, but these
apply to whole person, not just to one body system
level of consciousness - CORRECT ANSWERS Alertness or state of awareness of the
environment
lethargic - CORRECT ANSWERS Not fully alert, drifting off when not stimulated but
easily aroused.
LATEST UPDATED 2024/2025 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Hyperresonance - CORRECT ANSWERS lower-pitched, loud, longer sound found when
too much air is present.
Dullness - CORRECT ANSWERS High-pitched, soft, short duration (solid organs).
Flatness - CORRECT ANSWERS Soft, short, high-pitched sound (muscle/bone).
Blunt Percussion - CORRECT ANSWERS Place palm on the non-dominant hand flat
against the body surface. (Gallbladder, liver, kidney)
Amplitude (intensity) - CORRECT ANSWERS loud or soft sound.
Pitch (frequency) - CORRECT ANSWERS number of vibrations per second.
duration - CORRECT ANSWERS the length of time a note lingers.
Quality (timbre) - CORRECT ANSWERS subjective difference caused by the distinctive
overtones of a sound.
Bell of stethoscope is used for - CORRECT ANSWERS low pressure, low frequency.
Diaphragm of stethoscope is used for - CORRECT ANSWERS heavy/firm pressure, high
frequency.
High-pitches sounds include - CORRECT ANSWERS Breath sounds, heart sounds, bowel
sounds.
, NR 302 CHAMBERLAIN EXAM ONE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED 2024/2025 A COMPLETE SOLUTION WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Low-pitched sounds include - CORRECT ANSWERS Abnormal heart sounds, vascular
sounds (bruits).
Bell vs. Diaphragm for heart sounds - CORRECT ANSWERS Bell= murmurs
Diaphragm= "lub dub"
Doppler - CORRECT ANSWERS used for finding pulses you can't feel.
Ophthalmoscope - CORRECT ANSWERS used to examine the eyes
Otoscope - CORRECT ANSWERS Instrument used to examine the ears/nose
Wood's Lamp - CORRECT ANSWERS assess for presence of fungi on skin lesions
Senses to use in General Survey - CORRECT ANSWERS Vision, hearing, smell.
Objective parameters - CORRECT ANSWERS used to form general survey, but these
apply to whole person, not just to one body system
level of consciousness - CORRECT ANSWERS Alertness or state of awareness of the
environment
lethargic - CORRECT ANSWERS Not fully alert, drifting off when not stimulated but
easily aroused.
