NUR 168 TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST NUR 168 STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Prone - ANS ✔✔A patient is at the hospital with a broken hip; to assess this patient what position should
the patient be laying?
lithotomy - ANS ✔✔This position is effective for assessment of female genitalia and rectum, the patient
is in the dorsal recumbent position with buttocks at the end of the examination table and heels stirrup
Knee-chest - ANS ✔✔What position is this? The patient and her body is at 90 degree angle to the hips,
the back is straight and her arms are above the head. It is effective for assessing the anus and rectum
Dorsal Recumbent - ANS ✔✔This position cannot be used for assessing the abdomen because it causes
abdominal contractions
Weak, dizzy or prone to fall - ANS ✔✔Standing position should not be used for which patient
Assess posture balance and gait - ANS ✔✔What can be assessed effectively when a patient is in standing
position
Cause: cold environment, cardiac or respiratory disease (decreased oxygen)
Areas: exposed areas particularly the ears, lips, inside of the mouth hands and feet & nail beds - ANS
✔✔What would be causing a patient to have bluish (cyanosis) skin? Which body areas would show this
abnormality?
Caused by increased bilirubin levels - ANS ✔✔Yellowish (jaundice) skin
Areas: overall skin areas, mucous membranes & sclera - ANS ✔✔Which body areas can you assess for
jaundice?
Depigmentation (congenital or autoimmune conditions) - ANS ✔✔What causes virtiligo?
Redness (erythema, flushing) - ANS ✔✔A nurse is assessing a patient who has been consuming alcohol
prior to admission. What is an expected skin color finding while she is assessing the patient's skin?
Normal Age-Related Variations in Infants/Children - ANS ✔✔1. Jaundice & milia (whiteheads) in
newborns
2. Fine downy hair (lanugo) for the first 2 weeks of life
3. Smooth, thin skin at birth
4. Pubic hair development at the onset of puberty
Yes (senile keratosis) - ANS ✔✔An old man has raised dark areas in skin, is this normal?
Normal Age-Related Variations: Older Adults - ANS ✔✔1. Wrinkles, dryness, scaling, decreased turgor
2. Raised dark areas (senile keratosis)
3. Flat, brown age spots (senile lentigines)
GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Prone - ANS ✔✔A patient is at the hospital with a broken hip; to assess this patient what position should
the patient be laying?
lithotomy - ANS ✔✔This position is effective for assessment of female genitalia and rectum, the patient
is in the dorsal recumbent position with buttocks at the end of the examination table and heels stirrup
Knee-chest - ANS ✔✔What position is this? The patient and her body is at 90 degree angle to the hips,
the back is straight and her arms are above the head. It is effective for assessing the anus and rectum
Dorsal Recumbent - ANS ✔✔This position cannot be used for assessing the abdomen because it causes
abdominal contractions
Weak, dizzy or prone to fall - ANS ✔✔Standing position should not be used for which patient
Assess posture balance and gait - ANS ✔✔What can be assessed effectively when a patient is in standing
position
Cause: cold environment, cardiac or respiratory disease (decreased oxygen)
Areas: exposed areas particularly the ears, lips, inside of the mouth hands and feet & nail beds - ANS
✔✔What would be causing a patient to have bluish (cyanosis) skin? Which body areas would show this
abnormality?
Caused by increased bilirubin levels - ANS ✔✔Yellowish (jaundice) skin
Areas: overall skin areas, mucous membranes & sclera - ANS ✔✔Which body areas can you assess for
jaundice?
Depigmentation (congenital or autoimmune conditions) - ANS ✔✔What causes virtiligo?
Redness (erythema, flushing) - ANS ✔✔A nurse is assessing a patient who has been consuming alcohol
prior to admission. What is an expected skin color finding while she is assessing the patient's skin?
Normal Age-Related Variations in Infants/Children - ANS ✔✔1. Jaundice & milia (whiteheads) in
newborns
2. Fine downy hair (lanugo) for the first 2 weeks of life
3. Smooth, thin skin at birth
4. Pubic hair development at the onset of puberty
Yes (senile keratosis) - ANS ✔✔An old man has raised dark areas in skin, is this normal?
Normal Age-Related Variations: Older Adults - ANS ✔✔1. Wrinkles, dryness, scaling, decreased turgor
2. Raised dark areas (senile keratosis)
3. Flat, brown age spots (senile lentigines)
