NSG 3160 PRACTICE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT (FULLY SOLVED)
A 13-year-old girl presents to your clinic for a school
physical examination. She asks you why her breasts "don't
match" in size. What is your best response? - correct
answer- One breast may temporarily grow faster
than the other during development.
A 57-year-old woman presents to your clinic for a health
checkup, having deferred any health care visits for 1.5
years. During a breast examination, you palpate a 2-cm
firm mass with irregular edges. What is your next best
action?
a. Request a breast biopsy.
b. Request a mammogram.
c. Review her medication list for drugs that cause breast
lumps.
, d. Proceed with the examination; this is a common finding
in a menopausal woman. - correct answer- b.
Request a mammogram
A patient reports dry cough, shortness of breath with
activity, and orthopnea. You auscultate fine inspiratory
crackles over the bilateral posterior lung bases. What is
your next best action? - correct answer- Report
to provider; these findings are consistent with heart
failure.
After examining a patient, you note: fever, increased
respiratory rate, chest expansion decreased on the left
side, dull to percussion over the left lower lobe, and
breath sounds louder with fine crackles over the left lower
lobe. These findings are consistent with: - correct
answer- lobar pneumonia
Diastole - correct answer- The filling phase of
the heart's cycle.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT (FULLY SOLVED)
A 13-year-old girl presents to your clinic for a school
physical examination. She asks you why her breasts "don't
match" in size. What is your best response? - correct
answer- One breast may temporarily grow faster
than the other during development.
A 57-year-old woman presents to your clinic for a health
checkup, having deferred any health care visits for 1.5
years. During a breast examination, you palpate a 2-cm
firm mass with irregular edges. What is your next best
action?
a. Request a breast biopsy.
b. Request a mammogram.
c. Review her medication list for drugs that cause breast
lumps.
, d. Proceed with the examination; this is a common finding
in a menopausal woman. - correct answer- b.
Request a mammogram
A patient reports dry cough, shortness of breath with
activity, and orthopnea. You auscultate fine inspiratory
crackles over the bilateral posterior lung bases. What is
your next best action? - correct answer- Report
to provider; these findings are consistent with heart
failure.
After examining a patient, you note: fever, increased
respiratory rate, chest expansion decreased on the left
side, dull to percussion over the left lower lobe, and
breath sounds louder with fine crackles over the left lower
lobe. These findings are consistent with: - correct
answer- lobar pneumonia
Diastole - correct answer- The filling phase of
the heart's cycle.
