Exam 4: NSG3160 / NSG 3160 (Latest 2025/2026 Update) Health Assessment Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct| Graded A -Galen College of Nursing.

Exam 4: NSG3160 / NSG 3160 (Latest 2025/2026
Update) Health Assessment Questions with
Verified Answers | 100% Correct| Graded A -
Galen College of Nursing.


Question:
A woman has striae on the abdomen. Which color indicates long-standing
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striae?
A. Pink.
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B. Blue.
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C. Purple-blue.
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D. Silvery white.?
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Answer:
D. Silvery white.
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Question:

A positive Murphy sign is best described as:
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A. The pain felt when the examiner's hand is rapidly removed from an
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inflamed appendix. i,- i,-




B. Pain felt when taking a deep breath when the examiner's fingers are on
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the approximate location of the inflamed gallbladder.
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,C. A sharp pain felt by the patient when one hand of the examiner is used
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to thump the other at the costovertebral angle.
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D. This is not a valid examination technique.?
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Answer:

B. Pain felt when taking a deep breath when the examiner's fingers are on
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the approximate location of the inflamed gallbladder.
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Question:
A positive Blumberg sign indicates:
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A. Possible aortic aneurysm.
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B. Presence of renal artery stenosis.
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C. Enlarged nodular liver.
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D. Peritoneal inflammation.?
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Answer:

D. Peritoneal inflammation.
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Question:

The examiner is going to inspect and palpate for a hernia. During this
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examination, the man is instructed to: i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-




A. Hold his breath during palpation.
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B. Cough after the examiner has gently inserted the examination finger
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into the rectum.
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,C. Bear down when the examiner's finger is at the inguinal canal.
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D. Relax in a supine position while the examination finger is inserted into
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the canal.?
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Answer:

C. Bear down when the examiner's finger is at the inguinal canal.
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Question:

During examination of the scrotum, a normal finding would be that:
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A. The left testicle is firmer to palpation than the right.
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B. The left testicle is larger than the right.
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C. The left testicle hangs lower than the right.
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D. The left testicle is more tender to palpation than the right.?
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Answer:

C. The left testicle hangs lower than the right.
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Question:

H.T. has come to the clinic for a follow-up visit. Six months ago, he was
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started on a new medication that may cause erectile dysfunction as a side
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effect; therefore medication classes explored by the nurse are:
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A. Antipyretics.
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B. Bronchodilators.
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C. Corticosteroids.
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, D. Antihypertensives.?
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Answer:

D. Antihypertensives.
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Question:

Prostatic hypertrophy occurs frequently in older men. The symptoms that
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may indicate this problem are:
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A. Polyuria and urgency.
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B. Dysuria and oliguria.
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C. Straining, loss of force, and sense of residual urine.
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D. Foul-smelling urine and dysuria.?
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Answer:

C. Straining, loss of force, and sense of residual urine.
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Question:
A 74-year-old man has come for health examination. A normal age-
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related change in the scrotum would be:
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A. Testicular atrophy.
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B. Testicular hypertrophy.
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C. Pendulous scrotum.
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D. Increase in scrotal rugae.?
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