NUR 168 Test 2 || with 100% Correct Answers.
Prone correct answers A patient is at the hospital with a broken hip; to assess this patient what
position should the patient be laying?
lithotomy correct answers This position is effective for assessment of female genitalia and
rectum, the patient is in the dorsal recumbent position with buttocks at the end of the
examination table and heels stirrup
Knee-chest correct answers What position is this? The patient and her body is at 90 degree angle
to the hips, the back is straight and her arms are above the head. It is effective for assessing the
anus and rectum
Dorsal Recumbent correct answers This position cannot be used for assessing the abdomen
because it causes abdominal contractions
Weak, dizzy or prone to fall correct answers Standing position should not be used for which
patient
Assess posture balance and gait correct answers What can be assessed effectively when a patient
is in standing position
Cause: cold environment, cardiac or respiratory disease (decreased oxygen)
Areas: exposed areas particularly the ears, lips, inside of the mouth hands and feet & nail beds
correct answers What would be causing a patient to have bluish (cyanosis) skin? Which body
areas would show this abnormality?
Caused by increased bilirubin levels correct answers Yellowish (jaundice) skin
Areas: overall skin areas, mucous membranes & sclera correct answers Which body areas can
you assess for jaundice?
, Depigmentation (congenital or autoimmune conditions) correct answers What causes virtiligo?
Redness (erythema, flushing) correct answers A nurse is assessing a patient who has been
consuming alcohol prior to admission. What is an expected skin color finding while she is
assessing the patient's skin?
Normal Age-Related Variations in Infants/Children correct answers 1. Jaundice & milia
(whiteheads) in newborns
2. Fine downy hair (lanugo) for the first 2 weeks of life
3. Smooth, thin skin at birth
4. Pubic hair development at the onset of puberty
Yes (senile keratosis) correct answers An old man has raised dark areas in skin, is this normal?
Normal Age-Related Variations: Older Adults correct answers 1. Wrinkles, dryness, scaling,
decreased turgor
2. Raised dark areas (senile keratosis)
3. Flat, brown age spots (senile lentigines)
4. Small, round red spots (cherry angioma)
5. Fine, brittle gray or white hair
6. Hair loss
7. Coarse facial hair in women, decreased body hair in men and women
8. Thick, yellow toenails
1. Increased anteroposterior chest diameter
2. Increase in dorsal spinal curve (kyphosis)
3. Decrease thoracic expansion
Prone correct answers A patient is at the hospital with a broken hip; to assess this patient what
position should the patient be laying?
lithotomy correct answers This position is effective for assessment of female genitalia and
rectum, the patient is in the dorsal recumbent position with buttocks at the end of the
examination table and heels stirrup
Knee-chest correct answers What position is this? The patient and her body is at 90 degree angle
to the hips, the back is straight and her arms are above the head. It is effective for assessing the
anus and rectum
Dorsal Recumbent correct answers This position cannot be used for assessing the abdomen
because it causes abdominal contractions
Weak, dizzy or prone to fall correct answers Standing position should not be used for which
patient
Assess posture balance and gait correct answers What can be assessed effectively when a patient
is in standing position
Cause: cold environment, cardiac or respiratory disease (decreased oxygen)
Areas: exposed areas particularly the ears, lips, inside of the mouth hands and feet & nail beds
correct answers What would be causing a patient to have bluish (cyanosis) skin? Which body
areas would show this abnormality?
Caused by increased bilirubin levels correct answers Yellowish (jaundice) skin
Areas: overall skin areas, mucous membranes & sclera correct answers Which body areas can
you assess for jaundice?
, Depigmentation (congenital or autoimmune conditions) correct answers What causes virtiligo?
Redness (erythema, flushing) correct answers A nurse is assessing a patient who has been
consuming alcohol prior to admission. What is an expected skin color finding while she is
assessing the patient's skin?
Normal Age-Related Variations in Infants/Children correct answers 1. Jaundice & milia
(whiteheads) in newborns
2. Fine downy hair (lanugo) for the first 2 weeks of life
3. Smooth, thin skin at birth
4. Pubic hair development at the onset of puberty
Yes (senile keratosis) correct answers An old man has raised dark areas in skin, is this normal?
Normal Age-Related Variations: Older Adults correct answers 1. Wrinkles, dryness, scaling,
decreased turgor
2. Raised dark areas (senile keratosis)
3. Flat, brown age spots (senile lentigines)
4. Small, round red spots (cherry angioma)
5. Fine, brittle gray or white hair
6. Hair loss
7. Coarse facial hair in women, decreased body hair in men and women
8. Thick, yellow toenails
1. Increased anteroposterior chest diameter
2. Increase in dorsal spinal curve (kyphosis)
3. Decrease thoracic expansion
