NURS 1543 - FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
__________ and __________ are needed for relational practice
A) Reaction, retaliation
B) Reevaluation, reflection
C) Reaction, recognition
D) Reflexivity, reflection Correct Answers D) Reflexivity,
reflection
A breast self-examination can be completed (select all that
apply):
A) Using both hands
B) Once a month
C) In the shower
D) By assessing one breast at a time Correct Answers B) Once
a month
C) In the shower
D) By assessing one breast at a time
A bulge in the inguinal region is inspected for when the patient:
A) Stands and strains back
B) Stands and strains down
C) Sits and strains back
D) Stands and strains down Correct Answers B) Stands and
strains down
A grade 5 murmur is best described as:
A) Moderately loud, easy to hear
B) Loudest, still heard with entire stethoscope lifted just off the
chest wall; associated thrill
,C) Very loud, heard with one corner of the stethoscope lifted off
the chest wall; associated thrill
D) Clearly audible, but faint Correct Answers C) Very loud,
heard with one corner of the stethoscope lifted off the chest
wall; associated thrill
A holosystolic murmur is best described as:
A) LSHSHSH Dup
B) Lub SHSHSHP
C) Lub KSHSHP
D) SHSHSHSHSH Correct Answers D) SHSHSHSHSH
A lesion that is described as "confluent" indicates that it is:
A) Circular
B) Raised
C) Twisted
D) Merged Correct Answers D) Merged
A man comes into the emergency department with lower facial
muscle paralysis with the ability to still wrinkle his forehead and
close his eyes. These signs best fit the description of:
A) Acromegaly
B) Parkinson's syndrome
C) Bell's palsy
D) Stroke Correct Answers D) Stroke
A mental health assessment may be conducted if (select all that
apply):
A) The patient's family is concerned
B) The patient has brain lesions
C) The patient has symptoms like extreme worrying
,D) The patient has dysphagia Correct Answers A) The patient's
family is concerned
B) The patient has brain lesions
C) The patient has symptoms like extreme worrying
A neonate's heart rate may range from _____ to _____ bpm
immediately after birth and then stabilize to an average of _____
to _____ bpm:
A) 50, 100, 80, 90
B) 100, 120, 80, 90
C) 100, 180, 120, 140
D) 120, 140, 80, 90 Correct Answers C) 100, 180, 120, 140
A nonretractable foreskin that forms a pointy tip with a tiny
orifice is best described as:
A) Paraphimosis
B) Phimosis
C) Scrotal edema
D) None of the above Correct Answers B) Phimosis
A patient has a stroke volume of 0.05 L and heartrate of 85 bpm.
What is the patient's cardiac output, is it within the normal
range:
A) 1700 L/min, it is not within the normal range
B) 1700 L/min, it is within the normal range
C) 4.25 L/min, it is not within the normal range
D) 4.25 L/min, it is within the normal range Correct Answers
D) 4.25 L/min, it is within the normal range
, A patient reports that dangling their foot helps with their pain,
but elevating it makes it worse. What aligns the most with the
patient's symptoms:
A) Arterial insufficiency
B) Lymphedema
C) Frostbite
D) Venous insufficiency Correct Answers A) Arterial
insufficiency
A patient's great trochanter of the femur is palpable when they:
A) Stand
B) Lay supine
C) Flex their hip
D) Evert their knee Correct Answers A) Stand
A patient's ischial tuberosity is palpable when they:
A) Stand
B) Lay supine
C) Flex their hip
D) Evert their knee Correct Answers C) Flex their hip
A person's carotid rate is 100 bpm, their radial rate is 90 bpm,
and their apical rate is 90 bpm, what is their pulse deficit:
A) 10 bpm
B) -10 bpm
C) 0 bpm
D) 80 bpm Correct Answers C) 0 bpm
A regional cardiovascular assessment is performed in this order:
A) Extremities, neck vessels, precordium, then pulse and blood
pressure
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
__________ and __________ are needed for relational practice
A) Reaction, retaliation
B) Reevaluation, reflection
C) Reaction, recognition
D) Reflexivity, reflection Correct Answers D) Reflexivity,
reflection
A breast self-examination can be completed (select all that
apply):
A) Using both hands
B) Once a month
C) In the shower
D) By assessing one breast at a time Correct Answers B) Once
a month
C) In the shower
D) By assessing one breast at a time
A bulge in the inguinal region is inspected for when the patient:
A) Stands and strains back
B) Stands and strains down
C) Sits and strains back
D) Stands and strains down Correct Answers B) Stands and
strains down
A grade 5 murmur is best described as:
A) Moderately loud, easy to hear
B) Loudest, still heard with entire stethoscope lifted just off the
chest wall; associated thrill
,C) Very loud, heard with one corner of the stethoscope lifted off
the chest wall; associated thrill
D) Clearly audible, but faint Correct Answers C) Very loud,
heard with one corner of the stethoscope lifted off the chest
wall; associated thrill
A holosystolic murmur is best described as:
A) LSHSHSH Dup
B) Lub SHSHSHP
C) Lub KSHSHP
D) SHSHSHSHSH Correct Answers D) SHSHSHSHSH
A lesion that is described as "confluent" indicates that it is:
A) Circular
B) Raised
C) Twisted
D) Merged Correct Answers D) Merged
A man comes into the emergency department with lower facial
muscle paralysis with the ability to still wrinkle his forehead and
close his eyes. These signs best fit the description of:
A) Acromegaly
B) Parkinson's syndrome
C) Bell's palsy
D) Stroke Correct Answers D) Stroke
A mental health assessment may be conducted if (select all that
apply):
A) The patient's family is concerned
B) The patient has brain lesions
C) The patient has symptoms like extreme worrying
,D) The patient has dysphagia Correct Answers A) The patient's
family is concerned
B) The patient has brain lesions
C) The patient has symptoms like extreme worrying
A neonate's heart rate may range from _____ to _____ bpm
immediately after birth and then stabilize to an average of _____
to _____ bpm:
A) 50, 100, 80, 90
B) 100, 120, 80, 90
C) 100, 180, 120, 140
D) 120, 140, 80, 90 Correct Answers C) 100, 180, 120, 140
A nonretractable foreskin that forms a pointy tip with a tiny
orifice is best described as:
A) Paraphimosis
B) Phimosis
C) Scrotal edema
D) None of the above Correct Answers B) Phimosis
A patient has a stroke volume of 0.05 L and heartrate of 85 bpm.
What is the patient's cardiac output, is it within the normal
range:
A) 1700 L/min, it is not within the normal range
B) 1700 L/min, it is within the normal range
C) 4.25 L/min, it is not within the normal range
D) 4.25 L/min, it is within the normal range Correct Answers
D) 4.25 L/min, it is within the normal range
, A patient reports that dangling their foot helps with their pain,
but elevating it makes it worse. What aligns the most with the
patient's symptoms:
A) Arterial insufficiency
B) Lymphedema
C) Frostbite
D) Venous insufficiency Correct Answers A) Arterial
insufficiency
A patient's great trochanter of the femur is palpable when they:
A) Stand
B) Lay supine
C) Flex their hip
D) Evert their knee Correct Answers A) Stand
A patient's ischial tuberosity is palpable when they:
A) Stand
B) Lay supine
C) Flex their hip
D) Evert their knee Correct Answers C) Flex their hip
A person's carotid rate is 100 bpm, their radial rate is 90 bpm,
and their apical rate is 90 bpm, what is their pulse deficit:
A) 10 bpm
B) -10 bpm
C) 0 bpm
D) 80 bpm Correct Answers C) 0 bpm
A regional cardiovascular assessment is performed in this order:
A) Extremities, neck vessels, precordium, then pulse and blood
pressure
