Regis NU650: Advanced Health Assessment/Nursing Final Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the
physical examination - Answers objective data
things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses; symptoms - Answers
subjective data
The most effective way to elicit the ROSs is for the NP to - Answers Start with general questions on each
of the different body systems
The NP can determine higher cognitive fxn by asking the patient to perform which of the following
tasks? - Answers Explain the meaning of a proverb
The NP will ask the patient which of the following questions to assess for depression? - Answers "Over
the past two weeks, have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?"
The NP will document the reason for the visit in which of the following sections of the encounter note? -
Answers Cheif Complaint
The primary provider will anticipate what percent of outpatients have mental health disorders? -
Answers 20%
Which of the following actions by the NP demonstrates patient-centered interviewing techniques? -
Answers Determine the personal context of the patient's symptoms
Which of the following strategies is most effective when dealing with an angry or disruptive patient? -
Answers Validate the patient's feelings without agreeing with their reasons
Which of the following variables should have the greatest effect as to how the NP will conduct the
history and physical examination of the child? - Answers The child's developmental age
Lesion flat and - Answers Macule
Lesion is raised - Answers Papule
Lesion is raised, >1 cm, but not fluid filled - Answers Plaque
Lesion is raised - Answers Vesicle
Lesion is raised >1 cm and fluid filled - Answers Bullae
A linear arrangement along a nerve distribution is a description of which type of skin lesion? - Answers
Zosteriform
A wood's lamp is especially using in diagnosing - Answers tine versicolor
, Which of the following questions will help the NP determine if the rash - Answers Does the rash include
mucous membranes?
The NP has identified a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter and
palpable into the dermis. The NP will correctly document this finding as a - Answers nodule
Which of the following findings would alert the the NP to consider skin cancer in the following
differential diagnoses? - Answers Blurred edges to a raised lesion
The patient's chart reveals a history of atopic dermatitis. The NP that the patient will say "yes" to which
of the following subjective questions? - Answers Does anyone in your family have chronic skin
problems?
You have just read in a patient's chart that she has a lesion that is congruent in nature. On examination,
you would expect to find: - Answers Lesions that run together
Proper position for NP to assess the patient's abdomen - Answers Stand at the patient's right side and
proceed in a systematic fashion
The correct order of examination for the abdomen by using examination techniques as follows: -
Answers Inspection-Auscultation-Percussion-Palpitation
C/O fever and back pain w/ pain when percussed over the left costovertebral angle - Answers
pyelonephritis
The liver border can be palpated normally below the coastal margin at the - Answers Left mid-axillary
line
Which of the following subjective or objective findings as worrisome for an abdominal aneurysm -
Answers 25-pack year smoking history
The NP will use which examination technique to determine muscular resistance, superficial organs, and
masses in the abdomen? - Answers Light palpitation
How to help patient relax during an abdomen exam? - Answers Palpate the abdomen after expiration
The parents of a 4-month old infant is concerned about their child's umbilical hernia at a well-child visit.
The NP should inform them that: - Answers Most umbilical hernias disappear by 12 months of age
When percussing the abdomen in a patient with constipation, which of the following sounds would you
expect to find in the lower quadrant? - Answers Dull
Percussing over the intestines normal findings equal - Answers Tympanic
Abdominal exam findings = cholecystitis - Answers Positive Murphy's sign
what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the
physical examination - Answers objective data
things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses; symptoms - Answers
subjective data
The most effective way to elicit the ROSs is for the NP to - Answers Start with general questions on each
of the different body systems
The NP can determine higher cognitive fxn by asking the patient to perform which of the following
tasks? - Answers Explain the meaning of a proverb
The NP will ask the patient which of the following questions to assess for depression? - Answers "Over
the past two weeks, have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things?"
The NP will document the reason for the visit in which of the following sections of the encounter note? -
Answers Cheif Complaint
The primary provider will anticipate what percent of outpatients have mental health disorders? -
Answers 20%
Which of the following actions by the NP demonstrates patient-centered interviewing techniques? -
Answers Determine the personal context of the patient's symptoms
Which of the following strategies is most effective when dealing with an angry or disruptive patient? -
Answers Validate the patient's feelings without agreeing with their reasons
Which of the following variables should have the greatest effect as to how the NP will conduct the
history and physical examination of the child? - Answers The child's developmental age
Lesion flat and - Answers Macule
Lesion is raised - Answers Papule
Lesion is raised, >1 cm, but not fluid filled - Answers Plaque
Lesion is raised - Answers Vesicle
Lesion is raised >1 cm and fluid filled - Answers Bullae
A linear arrangement along a nerve distribution is a description of which type of skin lesion? - Answers
Zosteriform
A wood's lamp is especially using in diagnosing - Answers tine versicolor
, Which of the following questions will help the NP determine if the rash - Answers Does the rash include
mucous membranes?
The NP has identified a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter and
palpable into the dermis. The NP will correctly document this finding as a - Answers nodule
Which of the following findings would alert the the NP to consider skin cancer in the following
differential diagnoses? - Answers Blurred edges to a raised lesion
The patient's chart reveals a history of atopic dermatitis. The NP that the patient will say "yes" to which
of the following subjective questions? - Answers Does anyone in your family have chronic skin
problems?
You have just read in a patient's chart that she has a lesion that is congruent in nature. On examination,
you would expect to find: - Answers Lesions that run together
Proper position for NP to assess the patient's abdomen - Answers Stand at the patient's right side and
proceed in a systematic fashion
The correct order of examination for the abdomen by using examination techniques as follows: -
Answers Inspection-Auscultation-Percussion-Palpitation
C/O fever and back pain w/ pain when percussed over the left costovertebral angle - Answers
pyelonephritis
The liver border can be palpated normally below the coastal margin at the - Answers Left mid-axillary
line
Which of the following subjective or objective findings as worrisome for an abdominal aneurysm -
Answers 25-pack year smoking history
The NP will use which examination technique to determine muscular resistance, superficial organs, and
masses in the abdomen? - Answers Light palpitation
How to help patient relax during an abdomen exam? - Answers Palpate the abdomen after expiration
The parents of a 4-month old infant is concerned about their child's umbilical hernia at a well-child visit.
The NP should inform them that: - Answers Most umbilical hernias disappear by 12 months of age
When percussing the abdomen in a patient with constipation, which of the following sounds would you
expect to find in the lower quadrant? - Answers Dull
Percussing over the intestines normal findings equal - Answers Tympanic
Abdominal exam findings = cholecystitis - Answers Positive Murphy's sign
