NCCC Nur Test 1 (summer) Exam Questions With
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Correct Answers. ./
Chest./ Assessment./ Abreviations./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔IPPA./ -./ Inspection,./ Palpation,./
Percussion,./ Auscultation
Inspections./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Look./ for./ deformities,./ retraction,./ symmetry,./ rate,./ rhythm./ of./
breathing,./ pursed./ lip./ breathing,./ use./ of./ accessory./ muscles
Palpation./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔an./ examination./ technique./ in./ which./ the./ examiner's./ hands./ are./
used./ to./ feel./ the./ texture,./ size,./ consistency,./ and./ location./ of./ certain./ body./ parts
Observe./ for./ tenderness,./ abnormalities,./ elicit./ vocal./ and./ tactile./ fremitus
Percussion./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔tapping./ on./ a./ surface./ to./ determine./ the./ difference./ in./ the./
density./ of./ the./ underlying./ structure
Observe./ for./ dullness,./ flatness,./ resonance,./ hyper./ resonance,./ tympany
Auscultation./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Listening./ with./ a./ stethoscope
Listen./ to./ both./ sides./ and./ compare./ tracheal,./ bronchial,./ bronchovesicular,./ vesicular
Tracheal./ Breath./ Sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔very./ loud,./ harsh./ sounds./ that./ are./ heard./ by./
listening./ over./ the./ trachea./ in./ the./ neck
Bronchial./ breath./ sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔normal./ breath./ sounds./ made./ by./ air./ moving./
through./ the./ bronchi,./ harsh,./ tubular./ quality
Bronchovesicular./ breath./ sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔inspiration./ is./ unchanged./ from./ that./ of./
vesicular./ breathing,./ but./ expiration./ is./ as./ loud,./ equal./ in./ length./ and./ similar./ in./ pitch
,fine./ crackles./ breath./ sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔rales,./ sounds./ similar./ to./ rubbing./ hair./
together,./ can./ be./ found./ in./ CHF,./ emphysema,./ or./ pneumonia;./ probably./ produced./ by./ reopening./
of./ small./ airways./ or./ alveoli./ that./ are./ collapsed./ during./ previous./ expiration./ or./ fluid./ in./ the./ alveoli
course./ breath./ sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔gurgles./ or./ rhonchi,./ continuous./ sound./ produced./
when./ air./ passes./ through./ narrowed./ bronchus;./ found./ in./ COPD./ and./ CHF;./ gurgles./ heard./ on./
both./ inspiration./ and./ expiration;./ can./ change./ with./ cough
wheeze./ breath./ sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔whistling./ or./ sighing./ that./ results./ from./ narrowing./
of./ the./ lumen./ of./ the./ respiratory./ passageway;./ Usually./ on./ expiration;
Asthma,./ COPD,./ foreign./ body./ aspiration
pleural./ friction./ rub./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔continuous,./ dry./ grating./ sound./ caused./ by./
inflammation./ of./ pleural./ surfaces./ and./ loss./ of./ lubricating./ pleural./ fluid;./ produced./ when./ two./
inflamed./ surfaces./ rub./ together./ during./ respiration./ cycle;./ found./ in./ pleurisy,./ TB,./ pulmonary./
infarction,./ pneumonia,./ or./ lung./ cancer
Front./ View./ Ausculatation./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔RUL,./ LUL,./ LLL,./ RLL,./ RML
Back./ view./ ausculatation./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔LUL,./ RUL,./ LLL,./ RLL
How./ many./ points./ to./ check./ anteriorly./ during./ auscultation?./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔10./ at./
minimum
fremitus./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a./ palpable./ vibration./ from./ the./ spoken./ voice./ felt./ over./ the./ chest./
wall
Normal./ percussion./ sound./ in./ lung./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Resonance
, Egophany./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔"ee"./ to./ "ay"./ change
suggests./ lobar./ consolidation../ (most./ common./ in./ patients./ with./ pneumonia)
The./ sound./ of./ the./ ee./ heard./ through./ the./ stethescope;./ muffled./ is./ normal;./ clear./ ay./ is./ abnormal
Bronchophony./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔the./ spoken./ voice./ sound./ heard./ through./ the./ stethoscope,./
which./ sounds./ soft,./ muffled,./ and./ indistinct./ over./ normal./ lung./ tissue;./ "99"
whispered./ pectoriloquy./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a./ whispered./ phrase./ heard./ through./ the./
stethoscope./ that./ sounds./ faint./ and./ inaudible./ over./ normal./ lung./ tissue
reasons./ to./ suction./ trach./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔wheezes./ crackles./ gurgling./ on./ inspiration./ or./
expiration./ audible./ without./ auscultation,./ unexplained./ increase./ in./ work./ of./ breathing;./ vomiting,./
cyanosis,./ increased./ pulse./ and./ respirations
Nursing./ diagnosis./ for./ trach./ care./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔ineffective./ airway./ clearance;./
ineffective./ breathing./ pattern;./ altered./ O2/CO2
Yankauer./ Suction./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a./ large./ filter-tipped./ rigid./ plastic./ suction./ catheter./ used./
mainly./ in./ the./ mouth./ or./ other./ large./ body./ cavity;./ least./ invasive./ trach./ suction./ available;./ clean./
technique./ with./ gloves./ and./ goggles
Oral./ Airways./ bite./ block./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔no./ lube./ needed,./ measure./ from./ corner./ of./ mouth./
to./ earlobe,./ in./ sideways./ or./ upside./ down./ and./ rotate./ into./ place;./ DO./ NOT./ TAPE;./ semi./
conscious./ or./ unconscious./ patient./ only
Nasal./ trumpet./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a./ tube./ inserted./ through./ the./ nose./ and./ the./ pharynx./ to./
establish./ and./ maintain./ airway./ patency;./ also./ called./ a./ nasopharyngeal./ airway;./ lubricate,./
measure./ from./ tip./ of./ nose./ to./ earlobe,./ gently./ insert./ into./ nares;./ gloves./ and./ goggles
Who./ might./ you./ need./ to./ suction./ deeper./ than./ the./ mouth/back./ of./ throat?./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔
Any./ debilitated./ patient
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Correct Answers. ./
Chest./ Assessment./ Abreviations./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔IPPA./ -./ Inspection,./ Palpation,./
Percussion,./ Auscultation
Inspections./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Look./ for./ deformities,./ retraction,./ symmetry,./ rate,./ rhythm./ of./
breathing,./ pursed./ lip./ breathing,./ use./ of./ accessory./ muscles
Palpation./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔an./ examination./ technique./ in./ which./ the./ examiner's./ hands./ are./
used./ to./ feel./ the./ texture,./ size,./ consistency,./ and./ location./ of./ certain./ body./ parts
Observe./ for./ tenderness,./ abnormalities,./ elicit./ vocal./ and./ tactile./ fremitus
Percussion./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔tapping./ on./ a./ surface./ to./ determine./ the./ difference./ in./ the./
density./ of./ the./ underlying./ structure
Observe./ for./ dullness,./ flatness,./ resonance,./ hyper./ resonance,./ tympany
Auscultation./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Listening./ with./ a./ stethoscope
Listen./ to./ both./ sides./ and./ compare./ tracheal,./ bronchial,./ bronchovesicular,./ vesicular
Tracheal./ Breath./ Sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔very./ loud,./ harsh./ sounds./ that./ are./ heard./ by./
listening./ over./ the./ trachea./ in./ the./ neck
Bronchial./ breath./ sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔normal./ breath./ sounds./ made./ by./ air./ moving./
through./ the./ bronchi,./ harsh,./ tubular./ quality
Bronchovesicular./ breath./ sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔inspiration./ is./ unchanged./ from./ that./ of./
vesicular./ breathing,./ but./ expiration./ is./ as./ loud,./ equal./ in./ length./ and./ similar./ in./ pitch
,fine./ crackles./ breath./ sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔rales,./ sounds./ similar./ to./ rubbing./ hair./
together,./ can./ be./ found./ in./ CHF,./ emphysema,./ or./ pneumonia;./ probably./ produced./ by./ reopening./
of./ small./ airways./ or./ alveoli./ that./ are./ collapsed./ during./ previous./ expiration./ or./ fluid./ in./ the./ alveoli
course./ breath./ sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔gurgles./ or./ rhonchi,./ continuous./ sound./ produced./
when./ air./ passes./ through./ narrowed./ bronchus;./ found./ in./ COPD./ and./ CHF;./ gurgles./ heard./ on./
both./ inspiration./ and./ expiration;./ can./ change./ with./ cough
wheeze./ breath./ sounds./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔whistling./ or./ sighing./ that./ results./ from./ narrowing./
of./ the./ lumen./ of./ the./ respiratory./ passageway;./ Usually./ on./ expiration;
Asthma,./ COPD,./ foreign./ body./ aspiration
pleural./ friction./ rub./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔continuous,./ dry./ grating./ sound./ caused./ by./
inflammation./ of./ pleural./ surfaces./ and./ loss./ of./ lubricating./ pleural./ fluid;./ produced./ when./ two./
inflamed./ surfaces./ rub./ together./ during./ respiration./ cycle;./ found./ in./ pleurisy,./ TB,./ pulmonary./
infarction,./ pneumonia,./ or./ lung./ cancer
Front./ View./ Ausculatation./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔RUL,./ LUL,./ LLL,./ RLL,./ RML
Back./ view./ ausculatation./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔LUL,./ RUL,./ LLL,./ RLL
How./ many./ points./ to./ check./ anteriorly./ during./ auscultation?./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔10./ at./
minimum
fremitus./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a./ palpable./ vibration./ from./ the./ spoken./ voice./ felt./ over./ the./ chest./
wall
Normal./ percussion./ sound./ in./ lung./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Resonance
, Egophany./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔"ee"./ to./ "ay"./ change
suggests./ lobar./ consolidation../ (most./ common./ in./ patients./ with./ pneumonia)
The./ sound./ of./ the./ ee./ heard./ through./ the./ stethescope;./ muffled./ is./ normal;./ clear./ ay./ is./ abnormal
Bronchophony./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔the./ spoken./ voice./ sound./ heard./ through./ the./ stethoscope,./
which./ sounds./ soft,./ muffled,./ and./ indistinct./ over./ normal./ lung./ tissue;./ "99"
whispered./ pectoriloquy./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a./ whispered./ phrase./ heard./ through./ the./
stethoscope./ that./ sounds./ faint./ and./ inaudible./ over./ normal./ lung./ tissue
reasons./ to./ suction./ trach./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔wheezes./ crackles./ gurgling./ on./ inspiration./ or./
expiration./ audible./ without./ auscultation,./ unexplained./ increase./ in./ work./ of./ breathing;./ vomiting,./
cyanosis,./ increased./ pulse./ and./ respirations
Nursing./ diagnosis./ for./ trach./ care./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔ineffective./ airway./ clearance;./
ineffective./ breathing./ pattern;./ altered./ O2/CO2
Yankauer./ Suction./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a./ large./ filter-tipped./ rigid./ plastic./ suction./ catheter./ used./
mainly./ in./ the./ mouth./ or./ other./ large./ body./ cavity;./ least./ invasive./ trach./ suction./ available;./ clean./
technique./ with./ gloves./ and./ goggles
Oral./ Airways./ bite./ block./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔no./ lube./ needed,./ measure./ from./ corner./ of./ mouth./
to./ earlobe,./ in./ sideways./ or./ upside./ down./ and./ rotate./ into./ place;./ DO./ NOT./ TAPE;./ semi./
conscious./ or./ unconscious./ patient./ only
Nasal./ trumpet./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a./ tube./ inserted./ through./ the./ nose./ and./ the./ pharynx./ to./
establish./ and./ maintain./ airway./ patency;./ also./ called./ a./ nasopharyngeal./ airway;./ lubricate,./
measure./ from./ tip./ of./ nose./ to./ earlobe,./ gently./ insert./ into./ nares;./ gloves./ and./ goggles
Who./ might./ you./ need./ to./ suction./ deeper./ than./ the./ mouth/back./ of./ throat?./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔
Any./ debilitated./ patient