NSG 6020 WEEK FOUR COMPLETE
SOLUTION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse practitioner is examining a 2-year-old child and asks, "May
I listen to your heart now?" Which critique of her technique is most
accurate? Answer: Children at this age like to say "No." The examiner
should not offer a choice when there is none.
⩥ A patient tells the nurse practitioner that he is very nervous, that he is
nauseated, and that he "feels hot." This type of data would be: Answer:
Subjective
⩥ During a hearing assessment the nurse practitioner finds that sound
lateralizes to the patient's left ear with the Weber test. What can the
nurse practitioner conclude from this? Answer: the patient has
conductive hearing loss in the right ear
⩥ During an admission assessment, the nurse practitioner notices that a
male patient has an enlarged and rather thick skull. The nurse
practitioner suspects acromegaly and would further assess for Answer:
coarse facial features
⩥ While performing a well-child assessment on a 5-year-old, the nurse
practitioner notes the presence of palpable, bilateral, cervical, and
, inguinal lymph nodes. They are approximately 0.5 cm in size, round,
mobile, and nontender. The nurse practitioner suspects that this: Answer:
normal finding
⩥ During an examination of a patient in her third trimester of pregnancy,
the nurse practitioner notices that the patient's thyroid gland is slightly
enlarged. No enlargement had been noted previously. The nurse
practitioner suspects that Answer: The thyroid gland enlarges slightly
during pregnancy owing to hyperplasia of the tissue and increased
vascularity.
⩥ What is responsible for the inspiratory splitting of S2? Answer:
Closure of aortic, then pulmonic valves
⩥ A 25-year-old optical technician comes to your clinic for evaluation of
fatigue. As part of your physical examination, you listen to her heart and
hear a murmur only at the cardiac apex. Which valve is most likely to be
involved, based on the location of the murmur? Answer: Mitral
⩥ A 58-year-old teacher presents to your clinic with a complaint of
breathlessness with activity. The patient has no chronic conditions and
does not take any medications, herbs, or supplements. Which of the
following symptoms is appropriate to ask about in the cardiovascular
review of systems? Answer: Orthopnea
SOLUTION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse practitioner is examining a 2-year-old child and asks, "May
I listen to your heart now?" Which critique of her technique is most
accurate? Answer: Children at this age like to say "No." The examiner
should not offer a choice when there is none.
⩥ A patient tells the nurse practitioner that he is very nervous, that he is
nauseated, and that he "feels hot." This type of data would be: Answer:
Subjective
⩥ During a hearing assessment the nurse practitioner finds that sound
lateralizes to the patient's left ear with the Weber test. What can the
nurse practitioner conclude from this? Answer: the patient has
conductive hearing loss in the right ear
⩥ During an admission assessment, the nurse practitioner notices that a
male patient has an enlarged and rather thick skull. The nurse
practitioner suspects acromegaly and would further assess for Answer:
coarse facial features
⩥ While performing a well-child assessment on a 5-year-old, the nurse
practitioner notes the presence of palpable, bilateral, cervical, and
, inguinal lymph nodes. They are approximately 0.5 cm in size, round,
mobile, and nontender. The nurse practitioner suspects that this: Answer:
normal finding
⩥ During an examination of a patient in her third trimester of pregnancy,
the nurse practitioner notices that the patient's thyroid gland is slightly
enlarged. No enlargement had been noted previously. The nurse
practitioner suspects that Answer: The thyroid gland enlarges slightly
during pregnancy owing to hyperplasia of the tissue and increased
vascularity.
⩥ What is responsible for the inspiratory splitting of S2? Answer:
Closure of aortic, then pulmonic valves
⩥ A 25-year-old optical technician comes to your clinic for evaluation of
fatigue. As part of your physical examination, you listen to her heart and
hear a murmur only at the cardiac apex. Which valve is most likely to be
involved, based on the location of the murmur? Answer: Mitral
⩥ A 58-year-old teacher presents to your clinic with a complaint of
breathlessness with activity. The patient has no chronic conditions and
does not take any medications, herbs, or supplements. Which of the
following symptoms is appropriate to ask about in the cardiovascular
review of systems? Answer: Orthopnea
