Head and Neck
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1. Which bones compose the face? Select all that b, c, e
apply.
Rationale:
a. Hyoid The ethmoid bone is one of the
b. Ethmoid bones that makes up the face.
c. Lacrimal
d. Thyroid The lacrimal bone is one of the
e. Zygomatic bones that makes up the face.
The zygomatic bone is one of the
bones that makes up the face.
2. Identify the function of the fontanels in the in- d
fant.
Rationale:
a. Protect the brain from injury The fontanels allow the skull bones
b. Provide moisture to the oral membranes to move to accommodate rapid
c. Produce lymphocytes to fight infection growth of the infant brain.
d. Allow for skull expansion to accommodate
brain growth
3. Label the fontanels at their locations on the dia- See image
gram.
a. Mastoid fontanel
b. Posterior fontanel
c. Sphenoid fontanel
d. Anterior fontanel
4. Which question should the nurse ask a patient a
with a headache to assess aggravating and alle-
viating factors as part of the history of present Rationale:
illness? The nurse should ask a patient
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with a headache about sensitivi-
a. "Does your headache worsen with loud nois- ty to loud noises when assessing
es?" aggravating and alleviating factors
b. "How long has this headache been going on?" as part of the history of present
c. "When did the pain begin?" illness.
d. "Are you seeing any spots or floaters?"
5. Which medical-surgical history question should d
the nurse ask a patient with headaches?
Rationale:
a. "What have you been taking for your The nurse should ask a patient
headache?" with headaches about a diagnosis
b. "How long have you experienced headaches?" of migraines as part of the med-
c. "Have any of your siblings needed sinus ical-surgical history.
surgery?"
d. "Have you ever been diagnosed with mi-
graines?"
6. What personal/social history question should the d
nurse ask the patient with neck pain?
Rationale:
a. "What makes the pain worse?" The nurse should assess physical
b. "Have you had an injury to your neck?" activity or sports as part of the per-
c. "When did the pain begin?" sonal/social history examination.
d. "What type of physical activity or sports do you
participate in?"
7. The nurse should begin the examination of the d, e
head by assessment of which physical character-
istics of the patient? Select all that apply. Rationale:
The nurse should begin the head
a. Inspection of Thyroid gland and neck examination with inspec-
b. Inspection of Tracheal position tion of the head position.
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c. Inspection of neck muscles
d. Inspection of head position The nurse should begin the head
e. Inspection of facial features and neck examination with inspec-
tion of the facial features.
8. Which structures of the neck should the nurse b, d, e
palpate for smoothness and tenderness? Select
all that apply. Rationale:
The nurse should palpate the hy-
a. Scalp skin oid bone for smoothness and ten-
b. Hyoid bone derness.
c. Trachea
d. Thyroid cartilage The nurse should palpate the thy-
e. Cricoid cartilage roid cartilage for smoothness and
tenderness.
The nurse should palpate the
cricoid cartilage for smoothness
and tenderness.
9. How should the nurse describe the fontanels of a, b
a healthy infant on assessment? Select all that
apply. Rationale:
The nurse should describe the
a. Flat fontanels of a healthy infant as
b. Soft flat.
c. Tense
d. Hard The nurse should describe the
e. Bulging fontanels of a healthy infant as
f. Depressed soft.
10. When conducting thorough head and neck as- a, b
sessment of an infant, which a aspects of the
Rationale:
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1. Which bones compose the face? Select all that b, c, e
apply.
Rationale:
a. Hyoid The ethmoid bone is one of the
b. Ethmoid bones that makes up the face.
c. Lacrimal
d. Thyroid The lacrimal bone is one of the
e. Zygomatic bones that makes up the face.
The zygomatic bone is one of the
bones that makes up the face.
2. Identify the function of the fontanels in the in- d
fant.
Rationale:
a. Protect the brain from injury The fontanels allow the skull bones
b. Provide moisture to the oral membranes to move to accommodate rapid
c. Produce lymphocytes to fight infection growth of the infant brain.
d. Allow for skull expansion to accommodate
brain growth
3. Label the fontanels at their locations on the dia- See image
gram.
a. Mastoid fontanel
b. Posterior fontanel
c. Sphenoid fontanel
d. Anterior fontanel
4. Which question should the nurse ask a patient a
with a headache to assess aggravating and alle-
viating factors as part of the history of present Rationale:
illness? The nurse should ask a patient
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with a headache about sensitivi-
a. "Does your headache worsen with loud nois- ty to loud noises when assessing
es?" aggravating and alleviating factors
b. "How long has this headache been going on?" as part of the history of present
c. "When did the pain begin?" illness.
d. "Are you seeing any spots or floaters?"
5. Which medical-surgical history question should d
the nurse ask a patient with headaches?
Rationale:
a. "What have you been taking for your The nurse should ask a patient
headache?" with headaches about a diagnosis
b. "How long have you experienced headaches?" of migraines as part of the med-
c. "Have any of your siblings needed sinus ical-surgical history.
surgery?"
d. "Have you ever been diagnosed with mi-
graines?"
6. What personal/social history question should the d
nurse ask the patient with neck pain?
Rationale:
a. "What makes the pain worse?" The nurse should assess physical
b. "Have you had an injury to your neck?" activity or sports as part of the per-
c. "When did the pain begin?" sonal/social history examination.
d. "What type of physical activity or sports do you
participate in?"
7. The nurse should begin the examination of the d, e
head by assessment of which physical character-
istics of the patient? Select all that apply. Rationale:
The nurse should begin the head
a. Inspection of Thyroid gland and neck examination with inspec-
b. Inspection of Tracheal position tion of the head position.
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c. Inspection of neck muscles
d. Inspection of head position The nurse should begin the head
e. Inspection of facial features and neck examination with inspec-
tion of the facial features.
8. Which structures of the neck should the nurse b, d, e
palpate for smoothness and tenderness? Select
all that apply. Rationale:
The nurse should palpate the hy-
a. Scalp skin oid bone for smoothness and ten-
b. Hyoid bone derness.
c. Trachea
d. Thyroid cartilage The nurse should palpate the thy-
e. Cricoid cartilage roid cartilage for smoothness and
tenderness.
The nurse should palpate the
cricoid cartilage for smoothness
and tenderness.
9. How should the nurse describe the fontanels of a, b
a healthy infant on assessment? Select all that
apply. Rationale:
The nurse should describe the
a. Flat fontanels of a healthy infant as
b. Soft flat.
c. Tense
d. Hard The nurse should describe the
e. Bulging fontanels of a healthy infant as
f. Depressed soft.
10. When conducting thorough head and neck as- a, b
sessment of an infant, which a aspects of the
Rationale:
