NSG 6020 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST ALREADY
GRADED A+ HEALTH ASSESSMENT SOUTH
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
|BRAND NEW!!
A patient visits the clinic because he has recently noticed
that the left side of his mouth is paralyzed. He states that
he cannot raise his eyebrow or whistle. The nurse
practitioner suspects that he has: - ANSWER-had a
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
he temporomandibular joint is just below the temporal
artery and anterior to the: - ANSWER-tragus
,During an examination of a patient's abdomen, the nurse
practitioner notes that the abdomen is rounded and firm to
the touch. During percussion, the nurse practitioner notes
a drum-like quality of the sound across the quadrants. This
type of sound indicates: - ANSWER-air-filled areas.
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin.
What would be the nurse practitioner's best response to
this information? - ANSWER-Please describe what
happens to you when you take penicillin."
A patient's thyroid is enlarged, and the nurse practitioner is
preparing to auscultate the thyroid for the presence of a
bruit. A bruit is a: - ANSWER-soft, whooshing, pulsatile
sound best heard with the bell of the stethoscope.
,After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the
nurse practitioner has documented that his respirations
are eupneic and his pulse is 58. This type of data would
be: - ANSWER-objective
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain
for the past week. What would be the best response by
the nurse? - ANSWER-Can you point to where it hurts?"
A teenage patient comes to the emergency department
with complaints of an inability to "breathe and a sharp pain
in my left chest." The assessment findings include the
following: cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the
right, decreased tactile fremitus on the left,
, hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath sounds
on the left. This description is consistent with: - ANSWER-
a pneumothorax
The inspection phase of the physical assessment: -
ANSWER-takes time and reveals a surprising amount of
information
The mother of a 2-year-old is concerned because her son
has had three ear infections in the past year. What would
be an appropriate response by the nurse practitioner? -
ANSWER-"Your son's eustachian tube is shorter and
wider than yours because of his age, which allows for
infections to develop more easily."
GRADED A+ HEALTH ASSESSMENT SOUTH
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
|BRAND NEW!!
A patient visits the clinic because he has recently noticed
that the left side of his mouth is paralyzed. He states that
he cannot raise his eyebrow or whistle. The nurse
practitioner suspects that he has: - ANSWER-had a
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
he temporomandibular joint is just below the temporal
artery and anterior to the: - ANSWER-tragus
,During an examination of a patient's abdomen, the nurse
practitioner notes that the abdomen is rounded and firm to
the touch. During percussion, the nurse practitioner notes
a drum-like quality of the sound across the quadrants. This
type of sound indicates: - ANSWER-air-filled areas.
A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin.
What would be the nurse practitioner's best response to
this information? - ANSWER-Please describe what
happens to you when you take penicillin."
A patient's thyroid is enlarged, and the nurse practitioner is
preparing to auscultate the thyroid for the presence of a
bruit. A bruit is a: - ANSWER-soft, whooshing, pulsatile
sound best heard with the bell of the stethoscope.
,After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the
nurse practitioner has documented that his respirations
are eupneic and his pulse is 58. This type of data would
be: - ANSWER-objective
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain
for the past week. What would be the best response by
the nurse? - ANSWER-Can you point to where it hurts?"
A teenage patient comes to the emergency department
with complaints of an inability to "breathe and a sharp pain
in my left chest." The assessment findings include the
following: cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the
right, decreased tactile fremitus on the left,
, hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath sounds
on the left. This description is consistent with: - ANSWER-
a pneumothorax
The inspection phase of the physical assessment: -
ANSWER-takes time and reveals a surprising amount of
information
The mother of a 2-year-old is concerned because her son
has had three ear infections in the past year. What would
be an appropriate response by the nurse practitioner? -
ANSWER-"Your son's eustachian tube is shorter and
wider than yours because of his age, which allows for
infections to develop more easily."
