NURS 212 Practice Exam with Accurate
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When performing a physical assessment, the first technique the nurse will always use is:
A. Palpation.
B. Inspection.
C. Percussion.
D. Auscultation. - ✔✔Inspection
Which of these techniques uses the sense of touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture,
and swelling when the nurse is assessing a patient?
A. Palpation
B. Inspection
C. Percussion
D. Auscultation - ✔✔Palpation
When performing a physical examination, safety must be considered to protect the examiner
and the patient against the spread of infection. Which of these statements describes the most
appropriate action the nurse should take when performing a physical examination?
A. Washing one's hands after removing gloves is not necessary, as long as the gloves are still
intact.
B. Hands are washed before and after every physical patient encounter.
C. Hands are washed before the examination of each body system to prevent the spread of
bacteria from one part of the body to another.
D. Gloves are worn throughout the entire examination to demonstrate to the patient concern
regarding the spread of infectious diseases. - ✔✔B. Hands are washed before and after every
physical patient encounter.
Write down the color that best describes the following medical terms.
,A. Erythema___________
B. Cyanosis____________
C. Jaundice____________
D. Pallor______________ - ✔✔A. redness
B. blueness
C. yellowness
D. paleness
Which part of the hand is used to check the temperature of skin?
A. palm
B. dorsum
C. fingertips
D. mid-finger - ✔✔Dorsum
When assessing the range of motion of the knee the nurse hears a grating sound. This is known
as:
A. partial range of motion
B. crepitation
C. subluxation
D. ankyloses - ✔✔Crepitation
To supinate the palm, the patient should:
A. touch the thumb to the base of the 5th finger
B. turn the palm downward
C. turn the palm upward
D. flex all fingers - ✔✔Turn the palm upward
,The nurse asks the client to perform eversion of the foot. The client should turn his/her foot:
A. outward, so that the sole of the foot faces outward
B. inward, so that the sole of the foot faces inward
C. so that the toes are higher than the heel
D. so that the heel is higher than the toes - ✔✔Outward, so that the sole of the foot faces
outward
The assessment technique used to determine if underlying structures are air filled, fluid filled or
solid is called:
A. palpation
B. percussion
C. auscultation
D. inspection - ✔✔percussion
An example of circumduction is:
A. Throwing a ball
B. Jumping rope
C. Bending forward
D. Climbing up stairs - ✔✔Jumping rope
Define alopecia - ✔✔baldness; hair loss
"a-" = without ; without hair
Define annular - ✔✔circular shape to a skin lesion
(anulus in latin = little ring)
, Define Bulla/Vesicle - ✔✔Bulla: elevated cavity containing free fluid larger than 1 cm in
diameter
Vesicle: only UP TO 1 cm diameter
(EX: shingles, early chicken pox, herpes simplex, contact dermatitis)
Define confluent - ✔✔skin lesions that run together
("con-" = with ; "-flu-" to flow)
skin lesions flowing together
Define crust - ✔✔thick, dried out exudate left on skin when vesicles/pustules burst or dry up
Define erosion - ✔✔-scooped-out, shallow depression in skin
-wearing away, gradual destruction of a surface caused by inflammation, injury or other causes
Define excoriation - ✔✔Self-inflicted abrasion on skin due to scratching
Define fissure (of the skin) - ✔✔-linear crack in the skin extending to dermis
Ex) super dry heels
Define furuncle - ✔✔infected hair follicle that inflames into a boil
Define lichenification - ✔✔-You scratch constantly and the *skin becomes thickened* and you
see the wrinkle lines
-tightly packed set of papules that tickens skin; caused by prolonged intense scratching
What is Vitiligo? - ✔✔hypopigmentation- melanin is missing
Answers
When performing a physical assessment, the first technique the nurse will always use is:
A. Palpation.
B. Inspection.
C. Percussion.
D. Auscultation. - ✔✔Inspection
Which of these techniques uses the sense of touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture,
and swelling when the nurse is assessing a patient?
A. Palpation
B. Inspection
C. Percussion
D. Auscultation - ✔✔Palpation
When performing a physical examination, safety must be considered to protect the examiner
and the patient against the spread of infection. Which of these statements describes the most
appropriate action the nurse should take when performing a physical examination?
A. Washing one's hands after removing gloves is not necessary, as long as the gloves are still
intact.
B. Hands are washed before and after every physical patient encounter.
C. Hands are washed before the examination of each body system to prevent the spread of
bacteria from one part of the body to another.
D. Gloves are worn throughout the entire examination to demonstrate to the patient concern
regarding the spread of infectious diseases. - ✔✔B. Hands are washed before and after every
physical patient encounter.
Write down the color that best describes the following medical terms.
,A. Erythema___________
B. Cyanosis____________
C. Jaundice____________
D. Pallor______________ - ✔✔A. redness
B. blueness
C. yellowness
D. paleness
Which part of the hand is used to check the temperature of skin?
A. palm
B. dorsum
C. fingertips
D. mid-finger - ✔✔Dorsum
When assessing the range of motion of the knee the nurse hears a grating sound. This is known
as:
A. partial range of motion
B. crepitation
C. subluxation
D. ankyloses - ✔✔Crepitation
To supinate the palm, the patient should:
A. touch the thumb to the base of the 5th finger
B. turn the palm downward
C. turn the palm upward
D. flex all fingers - ✔✔Turn the palm upward
,The nurse asks the client to perform eversion of the foot. The client should turn his/her foot:
A. outward, so that the sole of the foot faces outward
B. inward, so that the sole of the foot faces inward
C. so that the toes are higher than the heel
D. so that the heel is higher than the toes - ✔✔Outward, so that the sole of the foot faces
outward
The assessment technique used to determine if underlying structures are air filled, fluid filled or
solid is called:
A. palpation
B. percussion
C. auscultation
D. inspection - ✔✔percussion
An example of circumduction is:
A. Throwing a ball
B. Jumping rope
C. Bending forward
D. Climbing up stairs - ✔✔Jumping rope
Define alopecia - ✔✔baldness; hair loss
"a-" = without ; without hair
Define annular - ✔✔circular shape to a skin lesion
(anulus in latin = little ring)
, Define Bulla/Vesicle - ✔✔Bulla: elevated cavity containing free fluid larger than 1 cm in
diameter
Vesicle: only UP TO 1 cm diameter
(EX: shingles, early chicken pox, herpes simplex, contact dermatitis)
Define confluent - ✔✔skin lesions that run together
("con-" = with ; "-flu-" to flow)
skin lesions flowing together
Define crust - ✔✔thick, dried out exudate left on skin when vesicles/pustules burst or dry up
Define erosion - ✔✔-scooped-out, shallow depression in skin
-wearing away, gradual destruction of a surface caused by inflammation, injury or other causes
Define excoriation - ✔✔Self-inflicted abrasion on skin due to scratching
Define fissure (of the skin) - ✔✔-linear crack in the skin extending to dermis
Ex) super dry heels
Define furuncle - ✔✔infected hair follicle that inflames into a boil
Define lichenification - ✔✔-You scratch constantly and the *skin becomes thickened* and you
see the wrinkle lines
-tightly packed set of papules that tickens skin; caused by prolonged intense scratching
What is Vitiligo? - ✔✔hypopigmentation- melanin is missing
