Nsg 3370 Study Questions | Geaded A

NSG 3370 STUDY QUESTIONSNSG 3370 STUDY QUESTIONS 1. During pregnancy, dyspnea accompanied by increased respiratory rate, cough, rales, or respiratory distress raises concerns of: 2. The middle section of the thoracic cavity containing the esophagus, trachea, heart, and great vessels is the: 3. A patient is unable to identify the smell of an orange. This inability could reflect an abnormality in cranial nerves: 4. A transient ischemic attack is: 5. The term asteatosis refers to: 6. An enlarged liver with a smooth tender edge may suggest: 7. New onset hypertension with proteinuria or end-organ damage is: 8. The psoas muscle group and muscles of the abdominal wall assist with: 9. "Preterm small for gestational age" (SGA) infants are prone to: 10. Swelling noted 1-2 inches below the knee joint and on the medial surface of the knee would be suggestive of: 11. A patient states that the only way he can sleep at night is to use several pillows or to sleep upright in a recliner. This sleep pattern is most consistent with: 12. A positive obturator sign would elicit pain in the: 13. The lateral bone that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum is known as the: 14. When examining the foot of a patient, the nurse practitioner notes focal heel tenderness on palpation of the plantar fascia. This could be suggestive of: 15. When examining the conjunctiva and sclera, have the patient look upward and then: 16. The groove of the metacarpophalangeal joint can be palpated by having the patient: 17. A patient complains of shooting pains below the knee radiating into the lateral leg and calf. This type of low back pain is referred to as: 18. When assessing a 3-month-old for developmental dysplasia of the hips (DDH), which one of the following symptoms would be suspicious of dysplasia? 19. A patient presents with right upper quadrant and upper abdominal pain. Acute cholecystitis is suspected because the pain radiates to the: 20. The preauricular lymph node is located: 21. Cessation of the menses for 12 months is termed: 22. The gastrocnemius and soleus muscles are located by palpating the: 23. One cause of nasal septum perforation may be: 24. Tenderness in the costovertebral angles may signify: 25. A patient presents with an altered level of consciousness. He/she is considered in a stuporous state if he/she: need or external stimuli. 26. A flat affect can be an identifiable finding in an older adult who has: . 27. Pain and crepitus over the patella suggests: 28. A child with a heart murmur audible at the lower left sternal border would be suggestive of: 30. Hyperalgesia refers to: 31. The part of the brain that maintains homeostasis is the: 32. A 80 year old male visits the nurse practitioner for an annual well exam. History reveals two falls in the prior 12 months and difficulty with balance. The next step the nurse practitioner should take is: 33. Which one of the following symptoms would be seen in a 39 week gestational age patient who was suspected of having HELLP syndrome? 34. Flexion contracture of the knee suggests hamstring tightness or: 35. A protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine and the spinal cord itself, through a 36. Static stabilizers of the shoulder are referred to as those structures that are: 37. With inspection of the male infant's penis, the urethral orifice appears on the dorsal surface of the glans. This finding is consistent with: