NURS 190 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED | 2026

NURS 190 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED | 2026 Four basic techniques for physical assessment? - answer-inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate Different types of equipment - answer--doppler: assess pulses when they cant be palpated -stadiometer: used to measure height of patient -woodlamp: used to assess fungal infection on the skin -goniometer: used to measure the degree of joint flexion and extension -transilluminator: instrument used to detect air, blood, fluid, or a mass in the body cavity Layers of the skin - answer--epidermis: first layer -dermis: second layer (contains nerves, blood, and hair follicles) -subcutaneous tissue: third layer -last layer: muscle and bone Grading of skin edema: push hard around bony prominences with 3 finger pads - answer-0=no edema 1+=2mm 2+=4mm 3+=6mm 4+=8mm Bed sores/pressure sores stages - answer--Stage 1: 1 layer affected; epidermis reddened -Stage 2: 2 layer affected; open lesion -Stage 3: 3 layers affected -Stage 4: 4 layers affected, epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous, muscle/boneAnnular vs. Target lesions - answer--Annular: only has one circle -Target: has concentric circles, sometimes has a dot in the center (bullseye) Wheal lesion (primary) - answer-reddened with irregular borders (insect bites/hives) Macular lesion (primary) - answer-lesions that are flat, change in color 1cm (freckles or petechiae) Patch (primary) - answer-type of macule lesion that is 1cm (mongolian spots, port wine stain, vitilligo) Vessicle (primary) - answer-elevated, fluid filled, round or oval, translucent wall, 0.5cm (chicken pox, poision ivy, and blisters) Bulle (primary) - answer-type of vessivle that is 0.5cm (large or blister) Port wine stain (vascular) - answer-lesion on the face that is flat, deep purple/red, irregular shaped and deepens in color when person cries or is highly emotional Spider angioma (vascular) - answer-lesion that is flat, bright red dot with tiny radiating blood vessels ranging from pin point 2 cm. Hemangioma (vascular) - answer-lesion bright, raised, 2-10cm, doesn't blanch with pressure, usually present at birth and disappears by age 10.