CHAPTER 9 TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT TERMS PRACTICE
TEST (WEEK 1) QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A doppler ultrasonic stethoscope uses __________________ to detect sounds
that are difficult to hear with a regular stethoscope, such as
____________________ sounds and ____________________. correct answer
ultrasonic waves, fetal heart sounds, peripheral pulses.
Approximately how long is the tubing on a stethoscope? correct answer 30-36 cm,
or 12-14 in.
As the nurse assesses each body system or region, he or she inspects for what?
correct answer color, size, shape, contour, symmetry, movement, or drainage.
Asymmetry of facial expression is a cue to assess what? correct answer function
of the cranial nerves
Auscultation includes body sounds that can be heard with the ears alone. What
sounds are these? correct answer speech, coughing, respirations, and percussion
tones.
Auscultation sounds are described in terms of what? correct answer Sounds are
described in terms of intensity, pitch, duration, and quality.
For example, the nurse might note that a patients respirations are loud, high
pitched, long, and raspy.
Blood pressure cuffs must have a bladder width of what? correct answer 40-50%
of the circumference of the arm
, Blood pressure cuffs must have a length of what? correct answer 80% of the
circumference of the arm
Bruising (ecchymosis) of the skin is a cue to do what? correct answer ask the
patient about recent falls, trauma, injury, anticoagulant medication, or a bleeding
problem.
Deep palpation happens at a depth of what? correct answer 2-4 cm
(approximately 0.75-1.5 in.)
Deep palpation is used for what? correct answer to palpate an organ that lies
deep within a body cavity such as the kidney, liver, or spleen, or when overlying
musculature is thick, tense, or rigid such as in obesity or with abdominal guarding.
Describe the technique for blunt percussion. correct answer placing the palm of
the nondominant hand flat against the body surface and striking the
nondominant hand with the dominant hand. A closed fist of the dominant hand is
used to deliver the blow.
Direct percussion is the technique of tapping the body with what? correct answer
the fingertips of the dominant hand
During palpation the palmar aspect of the fingers is used to determine what?
correct answer position, consistency, texture, size of structures, pain, and
tenderness.
TEST (WEEK 1) QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A doppler ultrasonic stethoscope uses __________________ to detect sounds
that are difficult to hear with a regular stethoscope, such as
____________________ sounds and ____________________. correct answer
ultrasonic waves, fetal heart sounds, peripheral pulses.
Approximately how long is the tubing on a stethoscope? correct answer 30-36 cm,
or 12-14 in.
As the nurse assesses each body system or region, he or she inspects for what?
correct answer color, size, shape, contour, symmetry, movement, or drainage.
Asymmetry of facial expression is a cue to assess what? correct answer function
of the cranial nerves
Auscultation includes body sounds that can be heard with the ears alone. What
sounds are these? correct answer speech, coughing, respirations, and percussion
tones.
Auscultation sounds are described in terms of what? correct answer Sounds are
described in terms of intensity, pitch, duration, and quality.
For example, the nurse might note that a patients respirations are loud, high
pitched, long, and raspy.
Blood pressure cuffs must have a bladder width of what? correct answer 40-50%
of the circumference of the arm
, Blood pressure cuffs must have a length of what? correct answer 80% of the
circumference of the arm
Bruising (ecchymosis) of the skin is a cue to do what? correct answer ask the
patient about recent falls, trauma, injury, anticoagulant medication, or a bleeding
problem.
Deep palpation happens at a depth of what? correct answer 2-4 cm
(approximately 0.75-1.5 in.)
Deep palpation is used for what? correct answer to palpate an organ that lies
deep within a body cavity such as the kidney, liver, or spleen, or when overlying
musculature is thick, tense, or rigid such as in obesity or with abdominal guarding.
Describe the technique for blunt percussion. correct answer placing the palm of
the nondominant hand flat against the body surface and striking the
nondominant hand with the dominant hand. A closed fist of the dominant hand is
used to deliver the blow.
Direct percussion is the technique of tapping the body with what? correct answer
the fingertips of the dominant hand
During palpation the palmar aspect of the fingers is used to determine what?
correct answer position, consistency, texture, size of structures, pain, and
tenderness.
