NSG 200 Test 2 Study Questions With Complete Solutions
A 24-year-old female patient has a 2-day history of clear nasal
drainage. Based on these data, which question is the most logical
for the nurse to ask? Correct Answer "Do you have allergies?"
A 32-year-old woman has a 4-day history of sore throat and
difficulty swallowing. The nurse observes tonsils covered with
yellow patches. The tonsils are so large that they fill the entire
oropharynx and appear to be touching. How does the nurse
document these findings? Correct Answer "Enlarged tonsils
4+ with yellow exudate."
A 50-year-old patient asks how he can reduce his risk of colon
cancer. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
Correct Answer "Regular exercise to reduce body fat helps
prevent colon cancer."
A nurse finds the patient's anteroposterior diameter of the chest
to be the same as the lateral diameter. Based on this finding,
what additional data would the nurse anticipate? Correct
Answer Decreased breath sounds on auscultation
A nurse hears bronchovesicular sounds in the posterior chest on
either side of the spine. This finding indicates: Correct Answer
a normal finding
Bronchovesicular sounds are expected in this area of the chest.
, A nurse hears inspiratory and expiratory wheezes bilaterally.
What is the meaning of this finding? Correct Answer
Narrowed airways
Air moving within narrowed bronchi creates the wheezing
sound.
A nurse is auscultating the lungs of a healthy female patient and
hears crackles on inspiration. What action can the nurse take to
ensure this is an accurate finding? Correct Answer Ask the
patient to cough then repeat the auscultation.
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a 52-year-old male
patient with a red lesion at the base of the tongue. What
additional data does the nurse specifically collect about this
patient? Correct Answer Alcohol and Tobacco use
A nurse performing an abdominal examination on a 37-year-old
woman would document which finding as abnormal? Correct
Answer Bulges observed when coughing
A nurse suspects a viral infection or upper respiratory allergies
when the patient describes the sputum as being which color?
Correct Answer Clear
A patient complains of chest pain. Which report made by a
patient would suggest to the nurse that the chest pain is cardiac
in origin? Correct Answer "My chest feels really tight and
heavy."
A 24-year-old female patient has a 2-day history of clear nasal
drainage. Based on these data, which question is the most logical
for the nurse to ask? Correct Answer "Do you have allergies?"
A 32-year-old woman has a 4-day history of sore throat and
difficulty swallowing. The nurse observes tonsils covered with
yellow patches. The tonsils are so large that they fill the entire
oropharynx and appear to be touching. How does the nurse
document these findings? Correct Answer "Enlarged tonsils
4+ with yellow exudate."
A 50-year-old patient asks how he can reduce his risk of colon
cancer. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
Correct Answer "Regular exercise to reduce body fat helps
prevent colon cancer."
A nurse finds the patient's anteroposterior diameter of the chest
to be the same as the lateral diameter. Based on this finding,
what additional data would the nurse anticipate? Correct
Answer Decreased breath sounds on auscultation
A nurse hears bronchovesicular sounds in the posterior chest on
either side of the spine. This finding indicates: Correct Answer
a normal finding
Bronchovesicular sounds are expected in this area of the chest.
, A nurse hears inspiratory and expiratory wheezes bilaterally.
What is the meaning of this finding? Correct Answer
Narrowed airways
Air moving within narrowed bronchi creates the wheezing
sound.
A nurse is auscultating the lungs of a healthy female patient and
hears crackles on inspiration. What action can the nurse take to
ensure this is an accurate finding? Correct Answer Ask the
patient to cough then repeat the auscultation.
A nurse is obtaining a health history from a 52-year-old male
patient with a red lesion at the base of the tongue. What
additional data does the nurse specifically collect about this
patient? Correct Answer Alcohol and Tobacco use
A nurse performing an abdominal examination on a 37-year-old
woman would document which finding as abnormal? Correct
Answer Bulges observed when coughing
A nurse suspects a viral infection or upper respiratory allergies
when the patient describes the sputum as being which color?
Correct Answer Clear
A patient complains of chest pain. Which report made by a
patient would suggest to the nurse that the chest pain is cardiac
in origin? Correct Answer "My chest feels really tight and
heavy."
