NRS /
520
/ /
Midterm
/ /
Practice Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
When /
/examining //
a/
/patient's /
/pupils, /
/the //nurse //shines //a //penlight //into //the //right //pupil //to //test //constriction, //and //notes //that //the
//left //pupil //constricts //as //well. //The //nurse //documents //this //finding //as:
a. //Accommodation
b. //A //consensual //reaction
c. //A //direct //reaction
d. /
/An //abnormality //requiring //medical //evaluation //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //A //consensual
//reaction
Low-set //or //posteriorly-
rotated /
/ears //are //commonly //associated //with: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔chromosomal //disorders
Ear //exam //for //adults: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Tilt //head //toward //opposite //side
Pull //pinna //up //and //back
Ear /
/exam //for //young //child/infant: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Tilt //head //toward //opposite //side
,Pull //pinna //down //and //forward
Why /
/are /
/young /
/children /
/at /
/greater /
/risk /
/for //otitis? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔because //their //Eustachian //tube //is //more //horizontal
when /
/do /
/you /
/do //
a/
/pediatric /
/otoscope //exam? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔At //the //end //of //the //pediatric //assessment
The /
/nurse /
/examines /
/the //auditory //canal //of //a //patient //with //an //otoscope. //Which //would //be //an //expected //finding
//for //a //healthy //individual?
a. //Clear //fluid //lining //the //auditory //canal.
b. //A //shiny, //translucent //tympanic //membrane.
c. //A //small //hole //within //the //cone //of //light.
d. /
/The /
/tympanic /
/membrane /
/bulges /
, /out //into //the //auditory //canal. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //A //shiny, //translucent //tympanic
//membrane.
What /
/is /
/the /
/order /
/of //a //physical //assessment? //(in //terms //of: //auscultation, //percussion, //inspection, //palpation) //-
//CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-Inspection, //Palpation, //Percussion //and //Auscultation
Except //for //Abdomen:
-Inspection, //Auscultation, //Palpation //and //Percussion
What //are //some //factors //that //effect //core //temperature? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-
Circadian //Rhythms
-Age //and //Gender
-Environment
-
Infection /
/(fever //can //be //masked //by //recent //antipyretic //such //as //ASA, //acetaminophen, //NSAID)
Which /
/is /
/the /
/best //way //to //collect //data //about //substance //use //during //a //health //visit //for //an //adolescent?
a.
"It's /
/not /
/unusual /
/for //teens //to //experiment //with //alcohol //or //drugs. //Have //you //tried //any //of //these //things? //"
b.
"Will //you //tell //me //which //street //drugs //or //alcohol //your //friends //have //offered //to //you?"
520
/ /
Midterm
/ /
Practice Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // //
When /
/examining //
a/
/patient's /
/pupils, /
/the //nurse //shines //a //penlight //into //the //right //pupil //to //test //constriction, //and //notes //that //the
//left //pupil //constricts //as //well. //The //nurse //documents //this //finding //as:
a. //Accommodation
b. //A //consensual //reaction
c. //A //direct //reaction
d. /
/An //abnormality //requiring //medical //evaluation //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //A //consensual
//reaction
Low-set //or //posteriorly-
rotated /
/ears //are //commonly //associated //with: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔chromosomal //disorders
Ear //exam //for //adults: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Tilt //head //toward //opposite //side
Pull //pinna //up //and //back
Ear /
/exam //for //young //child/infant: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Tilt //head //toward //opposite //side
,Pull //pinna //down //and //forward
Why /
/are /
/young /
/children /
/at /
/greater /
/risk /
/for //otitis? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔because //their //Eustachian //tube //is //more //horizontal
when /
/do /
/you /
/do //
a/
/pediatric /
/otoscope //exam? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔At //the //end //of //the //pediatric //assessment
The /
/nurse /
/examines /
/the //auditory //canal //of //a //patient //with //an //otoscope. //Which //would //be //an //expected //finding
//for //a //healthy //individual?
a. //Clear //fluid //lining //the //auditory //canal.
b. //A //shiny, //translucent //tympanic //membrane.
c. //A //small //hole //within //the //cone //of //light.
d. /
/The /
/tympanic /
/membrane /
/bulges /
, /out //into //the //auditory //canal. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //A //shiny, //translucent //tympanic
//membrane.
What /
/is /
/the /
/order /
/of //a //physical //assessment? //(in //terms //of: //auscultation, //percussion, //inspection, //palpation) //-
//CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-Inspection, //Palpation, //Percussion //and //Auscultation
Except //for //Abdomen:
-Inspection, //Auscultation, //Palpation //and //Percussion
What //are //some //factors //that //effect //core //temperature? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔-
Circadian //Rhythms
-Age //and //Gender
-Environment
-
Infection /
/(fever //can //be //masked //by //recent //antipyretic //such //as //ASA, //acetaminophen, //NSAID)
Which /
/is /
/the /
/best //way //to //collect //data //about //substance //use //during //a //health //visit //for //an //adolescent?
a.
"It's /
/not /
/unusual /
/for //teens //to //experiment //with //alcohol //or //drugs. //Have //you //tried //any //of //these //things? //"
b.
"Will //you //tell //me //which //street //drugs //or //alcohol //your //friends //have //offered //to //you?"
