NUR 504 - Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
"Histologic evaluation" is another term for biopsy Correct
Answers True
"Patient holds an M.A. in art history and curates a small
museum; occupation calls for standing 6-7 hours a day" is an
example of documentation of a patient's social history Correct
Answers True
1. A focused ROS:
a. involves a wider range and shallower level of questions than a
comprehensive ROS.
b. includes questions directed toward the systems most likely to
be involved in the patient's symptoms.
c. includes questions seeking significant positives to narrow
down the body systems affected.
d. covers all body systems. Correct Answers b. includes
questions directed toward the systems most likely to be involved
in the patient's symptoms.
1. A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repeated
headaches and lightheadedness. As the provider takes a health
history, he or she should:
a. perform a comprehensive ROS.
b. skip the social history in order to focus on the current issue.
c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic
system.
d. spend a good deal of time assessing the reliability of the
information she is getting. Correct Answers c. focus her interest
and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
,1. A patient is examined according to __________, and
documentation is recorded according to __________.
a. PQRST, CLIENT OUTCOMES
b. body region, system
c. subjective data, objective data
d. the institution's system, the physician's system Correct
Answers b. body region, system
1. A patient who is unsure of where they are and what's
happening, can't pay attention to questions for long, and seems
to give odd or unusual responses to certain stimuli is in what
level of consciousness?
a. Lethargy
b. Stupor
c. Confusion
d. Delirium Correct Answers d. Delirium
1. A patient's pupils are not the correct size for the amount of
light. Damage to which cranial nerve is suspected?
a. I
b. VI
c. III
d. II Correct Answers c. III
1. A physician is listening to a patient's heart, but something has
negatively impacted the sound. Which of the following has most
likely caused this?
a. Indirect rather than direct percussion
b. A double-lumen stethoscope
c. Lack of palpation
,d. Loose-fitting ear tips Correct Answers d. Loose-fitting ear
tips
1. An area of the patient's arm has very smooth skin and lacks
any apparent superficial features. This is likely what?
a. Psoriasis
b. Hypokeratinization
c. A scar
d. A skin tag Correct Answers c. a scar
1. If the physician is evaluating thoracic expansion, percussing
the kidneys, and inspecting the skin for lesions, the patient is in
which position?
a. Patient seated and facing examiner
b. Patient seated and facing away from examiner with back
exposed
c. Patient standing
d. Patient supine with chest exposed Correct Answers b. Patient
seated and facing away from examiner with back exposed
1. In the "Plan" section, the text singles out which component of
the plan as critical for legal reasons?
a. Education
b. Nonpharmacological interventions
c. "Rule outs"
d. Follow-up Correct Answers a. Education
1. In the mnemonic devise PQRST, which of the following
includes describing the location of the symptoms?
a. Precipitating factors
b. Quality
, c. Radiation
d. Severity Correct Answers b. Quality
1. Recording the patient's occupation falls under which
category?
a. PHI
b. FH
c. SH
d. ROS Correct Answers c. SH
1. The physician has begun her first physical examination on a
new patient who has come to the clinic for a well-patient visit.
Which of the following is true?
a. The first thing the physician will do as part of the physical
examination is perform the history.
b. This will likely be a head-to-toe examination.
c. As a first exam, this will likely be brief and focused.
d. The patient, on his first visit, will likely be disoriented and
unaware of the physician's tone and expressions. Correct
Answers b. This will likely be a head-to-toe examination.
1. The physician records a sound as "tympanic." The physician
has just performed which assessment technique?
a. Palpation
b. Auscultation
c. Percussion
d. Compression Correct Answers c. Percussion
1. The provider is preparing to take a health history for a new
patient. He takes the patient to a private room and asks the
patient to don a hospital gown. After stepping outside to give the
"Histologic evaluation" is another term for biopsy Correct
Answers True
"Patient holds an M.A. in art history and curates a small
museum; occupation calls for standing 6-7 hours a day" is an
example of documentation of a patient's social history Correct
Answers True
1. A focused ROS:
a. involves a wider range and shallower level of questions than a
comprehensive ROS.
b. includes questions directed toward the systems most likely to
be involved in the patient's symptoms.
c. includes questions seeking significant positives to narrow
down the body systems affected.
d. covers all body systems. Correct Answers b. includes
questions directed toward the systems most likely to be involved
in the patient's symptoms.
1. A patient comes to the clinic complaining of repeated
headaches and lightheadedness. As the provider takes a health
history, he or she should:
a. perform a comprehensive ROS.
b. skip the social history in order to focus on the current issue.
c. focus her interest and questions on the patient's neurologic
system.
d. spend a good deal of time assessing the reliability of the
information she is getting. Correct Answers c. focus her interest
and questions on the patient's neurologic system.
,1. A patient is examined according to __________, and
documentation is recorded according to __________.
a. PQRST, CLIENT OUTCOMES
b. body region, system
c. subjective data, objective data
d. the institution's system, the physician's system Correct
Answers b. body region, system
1. A patient who is unsure of where they are and what's
happening, can't pay attention to questions for long, and seems
to give odd or unusual responses to certain stimuli is in what
level of consciousness?
a. Lethargy
b. Stupor
c. Confusion
d. Delirium Correct Answers d. Delirium
1. A patient's pupils are not the correct size for the amount of
light. Damage to which cranial nerve is suspected?
a. I
b. VI
c. III
d. II Correct Answers c. III
1. A physician is listening to a patient's heart, but something has
negatively impacted the sound. Which of the following has most
likely caused this?
a. Indirect rather than direct percussion
b. A double-lumen stethoscope
c. Lack of palpation
,d. Loose-fitting ear tips Correct Answers d. Loose-fitting ear
tips
1. An area of the patient's arm has very smooth skin and lacks
any apparent superficial features. This is likely what?
a. Psoriasis
b. Hypokeratinization
c. A scar
d. A skin tag Correct Answers c. a scar
1. If the physician is evaluating thoracic expansion, percussing
the kidneys, and inspecting the skin for lesions, the patient is in
which position?
a. Patient seated and facing examiner
b. Patient seated and facing away from examiner with back
exposed
c. Patient standing
d. Patient supine with chest exposed Correct Answers b. Patient
seated and facing away from examiner with back exposed
1. In the "Plan" section, the text singles out which component of
the plan as critical for legal reasons?
a. Education
b. Nonpharmacological interventions
c. "Rule outs"
d. Follow-up Correct Answers a. Education
1. In the mnemonic devise PQRST, which of the following
includes describing the location of the symptoms?
a. Precipitating factors
b. Quality
, c. Radiation
d. Severity Correct Answers b. Quality
1. Recording the patient's occupation falls under which
category?
a. PHI
b. FH
c. SH
d. ROS Correct Answers c. SH
1. The physician has begun her first physical examination on a
new patient who has come to the clinic for a well-patient visit.
Which of the following is true?
a. The first thing the physician will do as part of the physical
examination is perform the history.
b. This will likely be a head-to-toe examination.
c. As a first exam, this will likely be brief and focused.
d. The patient, on his first visit, will likely be disoriented and
unaware of the physician's tone and expressions. Correct
Answers b. This will likely be a head-to-toe examination.
1. The physician records a sound as "tympanic." The physician
has just performed which assessment technique?
a. Palpation
b. Auscultation
c. Percussion
d. Compression Correct Answers c. Percussion
1. The provider is preparing to take a health history for a new
patient. He takes the patient to a private room and asks the
patient to don a hospital gown. After stepping outside to give the
