NU136/ NU 136 Galen College Of Nursing -NU
136 Exam 1 Actual Questions With Complete
Solutions | A+ Grade | Guaranteed Pass!
1. what part of the stethoscope is used for heart, bowel and
lungs? - ANSWER ✓ The part of the stethoscope is diaphram.
2. What part of the stethoscope to use when hearing
adventitious breath sounds or babies, abnormal Heart sounds? -
ANSWER ✓ use the bell side of the stethoscope.
3. Listen to pulses apical pulse - ANSWER ✓ the apical pulse
is at the 5th midclavicular intercostal space. should only hear s1
and s2
4. When you hear s3, what do you do? - ANSWER ✓ all four
valves to listen
tricuspid, aortic, pulmonary, and mitral
5. bilateral pulse - ANSWER ✓ ALWAYS compare both sides
of the body.
,6. wheeze - ANSWER ✓ whistling or sighing sound heard on
auscultation that results from narrowing of the lumen of the
respiratory passageway
7. Crackles - ANSWER ✓ fine or coarse nonmusical sounds,
fine, crackles are high in pitch
8. Stertor - ANSWER ✓ snoring sound produced when
patients are unable to cough up secretions from the trachea or
bronchi
9. stridor - ANSWER ✓ croaking or crowing sound heard
10. pleural friction rub - ANSWER ✓ grating and scratchy
sound, an example sound is like opening a squeaking door.
11. rhonchi - ANSWER ✓ Rattling noise of mucous in the
lungs
12. active bowl sounds happen how often - ANSWER ✓ 5-30
bowel sounds per minute
,13. hypoactive bowel sounds - ANSWER ✓ less than 5 per
minute; may indicate constipation
14. what is the third thing you do while assessing patient? -
ANSWER ✓ palpate the area for tenderness, masses, bulges.
15. how do you use your hand to paplate? - ANSWER ✓ The
flat part of your hands
16. Depth of palpation - ANSWER ✓ 1/2 in to 3/4 in
17. if the patient is complaining about pain - ANSWER ✓ Stop
and let the doctor know about the pain.
18. before papalating what to ask to the patient - ANSWER ✓
to go to the bathroom before papalating the area.
19. mechanical lift - ANSWER ✓ special equipment used to
lift and move or lift and weigh a person; also called hydraulic
lift
20. Hematoma - ANSWER ✓ Pool of blood
, 21. puncture - ANSWER ✓ a small hole made by a sharp
object
22. Penetrating - ANSWER ✓ entering into, going through, or
piercing
23. oliguria - ANSWER ✓ Decreased urine output
24. nocturia - ANSWER ✓ excessive urination at night
25. urinary retention - ANSWER ✓ inability to empty the
bladder
26. residual urine - ANSWER ✓ urine that remains in the
bladder after urination
27. polyuria - ANSWER ✓ excessive urination
28. cystitis - ANSWER ✓ inflammation of the bladder
136 Exam 1 Actual Questions With Complete
Solutions | A+ Grade | Guaranteed Pass!
1. what part of the stethoscope is used for heart, bowel and
lungs? - ANSWER ✓ The part of the stethoscope is diaphram.
2. What part of the stethoscope to use when hearing
adventitious breath sounds or babies, abnormal Heart sounds? -
ANSWER ✓ use the bell side of the stethoscope.
3. Listen to pulses apical pulse - ANSWER ✓ the apical pulse
is at the 5th midclavicular intercostal space. should only hear s1
and s2
4. When you hear s3, what do you do? - ANSWER ✓ all four
valves to listen
tricuspid, aortic, pulmonary, and mitral
5. bilateral pulse - ANSWER ✓ ALWAYS compare both sides
of the body.
,6. wheeze - ANSWER ✓ whistling or sighing sound heard on
auscultation that results from narrowing of the lumen of the
respiratory passageway
7. Crackles - ANSWER ✓ fine or coarse nonmusical sounds,
fine, crackles are high in pitch
8. Stertor - ANSWER ✓ snoring sound produced when
patients are unable to cough up secretions from the trachea or
bronchi
9. stridor - ANSWER ✓ croaking or crowing sound heard
10. pleural friction rub - ANSWER ✓ grating and scratchy
sound, an example sound is like opening a squeaking door.
11. rhonchi - ANSWER ✓ Rattling noise of mucous in the
lungs
12. active bowl sounds happen how often - ANSWER ✓ 5-30
bowel sounds per minute
,13. hypoactive bowel sounds - ANSWER ✓ less than 5 per
minute; may indicate constipation
14. what is the third thing you do while assessing patient? -
ANSWER ✓ palpate the area for tenderness, masses, bulges.
15. how do you use your hand to paplate? - ANSWER ✓ The
flat part of your hands
16. Depth of palpation - ANSWER ✓ 1/2 in to 3/4 in
17. if the patient is complaining about pain - ANSWER ✓ Stop
and let the doctor know about the pain.
18. before papalating what to ask to the patient - ANSWER ✓
to go to the bathroom before papalating the area.
19. mechanical lift - ANSWER ✓ special equipment used to
lift and move or lift and weigh a person; also called hydraulic
lift
20. Hematoma - ANSWER ✓ Pool of blood
, 21. puncture - ANSWER ✓ a small hole made by a sharp
object
22. Penetrating - ANSWER ✓ entering into, going through, or
piercing
23. oliguria - ANSWER ✓ Decreased urine output
24. nocturia - ANSWER ✓ excessive urination at night
25. urinary retention - ANSWER ✓ inability to empty the
bladder
26. residual urine - ANSWER ✓ urine that remains in the
bladder after urination
27. polyuria - ANSWER ✓ excessive urination
28. cystitis - ANSWER ✓ inflammation of the bladder
