Nursing 206 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
ABCDEF Correct Answers asymmetry, border, color,
diameter, elevation, feeling
abnormal hair findings Correct Answers dull, coarse, brittle,
fine, hair loss or growth
abnormal skin findings Correct Answers excessive dryness,
cool or warm skin, diaphoresis, poor skin turgor
alopecia Correct Answers hair loss
annular Correct Answers round with central clearing
apocrine sweat glands Correct Answers thick, milky secretions
from hair shaft
auscultation Correct Answers listening to body sounds
base of finger or ulnar surface palpation Correct Answers
vibration
bimanual palpation Correct Answers both hands used for
assessing abdominal and reproductive structures
blood pressure Correct Answers force of blood pushing against
side of vessel wall
body structure and movement general survey Correct Answers
stature, nutrition, symmetry, posture, build, gait, ROM
,BP first sound Correct Answers first Korotkoff
BP last sound Correct Answers fifth Korotkoff
bulla Correct Answers raised, clear fluid, >1cm
characteristics of sound (auscultation) Correct Answers
intensity, pitch, duration, quality
common med errors Correct Answers wrong med, dose, or
route
comprehensive assessment Correct Answers complete health
history and full physical exam, medical records, and labs needed
on admission to establish baseline
confluent Correct Answers lesions run together
cuff too large Correct Answers false low
cuff too small Correct Answers false high
cyanosis Correct Answers bluish discoloration of the skin
cyanosis in dark skinned people Correct Answers ash gray on
conjunctiva and nail beds
cyst Correct Answers raised, fluid
, decreased skin thickness, shiny or transparent cause Correct
Answers hyperthyroidism, aging, arterial insufficiency
deep palpation Correct Answers 4 cm and provides information
about position of organs, masses, size, shape, mobility, and
consistency
diaphoresis cause Correct Answers hyperthermia, anxiety,
pain, shock
diastolic Correct Answers elastic recoil or resting pressure that
blood exerts constantly between each contraction
direct BP Correct Answers inserting small catheter into artery
that provides continuous blood pressure measurement and
arterial waveform
direct percussion Correct Answers striking hand directly
contacts body wall
dorsal aspect of hand/fingers palpation Correct Answers
temperature
dull and easily plucked hair cause Correct Answers protein
deficiency
dullness Correct Answers muffled thud, dense organs
ecchymosis Correct Answers bruising
ABCDEF Correct Answers asymmetry, border, color,
diameter, elevation, feeling
abnormal hair findings Correct Answers dull, coarse, brittle,
fine, hair loss or growth
abnormal skin findings Correct Answers excessive dryness,
cool or warm skin, diaphoresis, poor skin turgor
alopecia Correct Answers hair loss
annular Correct Answers round with central clearing
apocrine sweat glands Correct Answers thick, milky secretions
from hair shaft
auscultation Correct Answers listening to body sounds
base of finger or ulnar surface palpation Correct Answers
vibration
bimanual palpation Correct Answers both hands used for
assessing abdominal and reproductive structures
blood pressure Correct Answers force of blood pushing against
side of vessel wall
body structure and movement general survey Correct Answers
stature, nutrition, symmetry, posture, build, gait, ROM
,BP first sound Correct Answers first Korotkoff
BP last sound Correct Answers fifth Korotkoff
bulla Correct Answers raised, clear fluid, >1cm
characteristics of sound (auscultation) Correct Answers
intensity, pitch, duration, quality
common med errors Correct Answers wrong med, dose, or
route
comprehensive assessment Correct Answers complete health
history and full physical exam, medical records, and labs needed
on admission to establish baseline
confluent Correct Answers lesions run together
cuff too large Correct Answers false low
cuff too small Correct Answers false high
cyanosis Correct Answers bluish discoloration of the skin
cyanosis in dark skinned people Correct Answers ash gray on
conjunctiva and nail beds
cyst Correct Answers raised, fluid
, decreased skin thickness, shiny or transparent cause Correct
Answers hyperthyroidism, aging, arterial insufficiency
deep palpation Correct Answers 4 cm and provides information
about position of organs, masses, size, shape, mobility, and
consistency
diaphoresis cause Correct Answers hyperthermia, anxiety,
pain, shock
diastolic Correct Answers elastic recoil or resting pressure that
blood exerts constantly between each contraction
direct BP Correct Answers inserting small catheter into artery
that provides continuous blood pressure measurement and
arterial waveform
direct percussion Correct Answers striking hand directly
contacts body wall
dorsal aspect of hand/fingers palpation Correct Answers
temperature
dull and easily plucked hair cause Correct Answers protein
deficiency
dullness Correct Answers muffled thud, dense organs
ecchymosis Correct Answers bruising
