NSG 6020 STUDY CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The nurse practitioner would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation? -
✔✔Palpating the kidneys and uterus
✔✔The patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine
to form the: - ✔✔database
✔✔When preparing to perform a physical examination on an infant, the examiner
should: - ✔✔have the parent remove all clothing except the diaper on a boy. i
✔✔The nurse practitioner notices that an infant has a large, soft lump on the side of his
head and that his mother is very concerned. She tells the nurse practitioner that she
noticed the lump about 8 hours after her baby's birth, and that it seems to be getting
bigger. One possible explanation for this is: - ✔✔cephalhematoma
✔✔When examining an infant, the nurse practitioner should examine which area first? -
✔✔Abdomen
✔✔When preparing to examine a 6-year-old child, which action is most appropriate? -
✔✔Keep in mind that a child this age will have a sense of modesty.
✔✔he nurse practitioner is assessing a patient's skin during an office visit. What is the
best technique to use to best assess the patient's skin temperature? - ✔✔the dorsal
surface of the hand because the skin is thinner than on the palms.
✔✔Percussion notes heard during the abdominal assessment may include: -
✔✔tympany, hyperresonance, and dullness.
, ✔✔The nurse practitioner is assessing a patient for possible peptic ulcer disease and
knows that which condition often causes this problem? - ✔✔Frequent use of
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
✔✔You are participating in a health fair and performing cholesterol screens. One
person has a cholesterol level of 225. She is concerned about her risk for developing
heart disease. Which of the following factors is used to estimate the 10-year risk of
developing coronary heart disease? - ✔✔Gender
✔✔You are concerned that a patient has an aortic regurgitation murmur. Which is the
best position to accentuate the murmur? - ✔✔Upright, but leaning forward
✔✔You are screening people at the mall as part of a health fair. The first person who
comes for screening has a blood pressure of 132/85. How would you categorize this? -
✔✔Prehypertension
✔✔How should you determine whether a murmur is systolic or diastolic? - ✔✔Palpate
the carotid pulse.
✔✔A 78-year-old retired seamstress comes to the office for a routine check-up. You
obtain an electrocardiogram (ECG) because of her history of hypertension. You
diagnose a previous myocardial infarction and ask her if she had any symptoms related
to this. Which of the following symptoms would be more common in this patient's age
group for an AMI? - ✔✔Pain radiating into the jaw
✔✔On examination, you find a bounding carotid pulse on a 62-year-old patient. Which
murmur should you suspect? - ✔✔Aortic insufficiency
✔✔Which of the following correlates with a sustained, high-amplitude point of maximal
impulse (PMI)? - ✔✔Hypertension
✔✔A 68-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes is seen by the nurse
practitioner for a dry cough that worsens at night when she lies in bed. She has
shortness of breath, which worsens when she exerts herself. The patient's pulse rate is
90/min and regular. The patient has gained 6 lbs over the past two months. She is on a
nitroglycerine patch and furosemide daily. The explanation for her symptoms is: -
✔✔Congestive heart failure
✔✔When listening to a soft murmur or bruit, which of the following may be necessary? -
✔✔All of the above.
✔✔You notice a patient has a strong pulse and then a weak pulse. This pattern
continues. Which of the following is likely? - ✔✔Severe left heart failure
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The nurse practitioner would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation? -
✔✔Palpating the kidneys and uterus
✔✔The patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine
to form the: - ✔✔database
✔✔When preparing to perform a physical examination on an infant, the examiner
should: - ✔✔have the parent remove all clothing except the diaper on a boy. i
✔✔The nurse practitioner notices that an infant has a large, soft lump on the side of his
head and that his mother is very concerned. She tells the nurse practitioner that she
noticed the lump about 8 hours after her baby's birth, and that it seems to be getting
bigger. One possible explanation for this is: - ✔✔cephalhematoma
✔✔When examining an infant, the nurse practitioner should examine which area first? -
✔✔Abdomen
✔✔When preparing to examine a 6-year-old child, which action is most appropriate? -
✔✔Keep in mind that a child this age will have a sense of modesty.
✔✔he nurse practitioner is assessing a patient's skin during an office visit. What is the
best technique to use to best assess the patient's skin temperature? - ✔✔the dorsal
surface of the hand because the skin is thinner than on the palms.
✔✔Percussion notes heard during the abdominal assessment may include: -
✔✔tympany, hyperresonance, and dullness.
, ✔✔The nurse practitioner is assessing a patient for possible peptic ulcer disease and
knows that which condition often causes this problem? - ✔✔Frequent use of
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
✔✔You are participating in a health fair and performing cholesterol screens. One
person has a cholesterol level of 225. She is concerned about her risk for developing
heart disease. Which of the following factors is used to estimate the 10-year risk of
developing coronary heart disease? - ✔✔Gender
✔✔You are concerned that a patient has an aortic regurgitation murmur. Which is the
best position to accentuate the murmur? - ✔✔Upright, but leaning forward
✔✔You are screening people at the mall as part of a health fair. The first person who
comes for screening has a blood pressure of 132/85. How would you categorize this? -
✔✔Prehypertension
✔✔How should you determine whether a murmur is systolic or diastolic? - ✔✔Palpate
the carotid pulse.
✔✔A 78-year-old retired seamstress comes to the office for a routine check-up. You
obtain an electrocardiogram (ECG) because of her history of hypertension. You
diagnose a previous myocardial infarction and ask her if she had any symptoms related
to this. Which of the following symptoms would be more common in this patient's age
group for an AMI? - ✔✔Pain radiating into the jaw
✔✔On examination, you find a bounding carotid pulse on a 62-year-old patient. Which
murmur should you suspect? - ✔✔Aortic insufficiency
✔✔Which of the following correlates with a sustained, high-amplitude point of maximal
impulse (PMI)? - ✔✔Hypertension
✔✔A 68-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes is seen by the nurse
practitioner for a dry cough that worsens at night when she lies in bed. She has
shortness of breath, which worsens when she exerts herself. The patient's pulse rate is
90/min and regular. The patient has gained 6 lbs over the past two months. She is on a
nitroglycerine patch and furosemide daily. The explanation for her symptoms is: -
✔✔Congestive heart failure
✔✔When listening to a soft murmur or bruit, which of the following may be necessary? -
✔✔All of the above.
✔✔You notice a patient has a strong pulse and then a weak pulse. This pattern
continues. Which of the following is likely? - ✔✔Severe left heart failure
