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NUR 230 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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NUR 230 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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NUR 230 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
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ANSWERS
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AIDET - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Acknowledge
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Introduce
Duration
Explanation
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Physical examination requires the sequential use of four
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assessment techniques: - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Inspection
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palpation
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auscultation


Inspection is the ________ step in assessment - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔1st
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What should you avoid during the assessment? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔distractions and concentrate on one step at a
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time
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,____________ of the stethoscope is most often used because its flat
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edge is left for high pitched sounds breath, bowel, and normal
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heart sounds. - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Diaphragm
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________ end piece has a deep, hollow, cup like shape. It is best for
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soft, low pitched sounds such as heart sounds or murmurs. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Bell
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_________ is the used of touch to assess texture, temperature,
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moisture, and organ location and size. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Palpation
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Palpation should be _______ , ________, ________ , and ________. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔slow, systematic, calm, and gentle
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How do you warm hands for palpation? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔kneading them together or warming them under
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warm water
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What do you NEVER do during auscultation? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔listen over the gown, clothing creates artefactual
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sound and muffles any diagnostically valuable sound from heart
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and lungs
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, Subjective data - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔what patient tells
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you, information from the family, what the person says
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Examples of subjective data - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔family
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history
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past medical history
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cultural and spiritual
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developmental
functional
mental status//




pain


Objective data - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔what you, the nurse,
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observe, examine, or measure
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includes data from medical testing, assessments from other
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medical professionals
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Examples of objective data - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔general
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survey
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observations
vital signs
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head-to-toe assessment (document if visible scars or tattoos)
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