NSG-300 Test Questions with Verified Correct
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Physical Assessment Techniques: Inspection
Concentrated watching that begins the moment you first meet the person.
Physical Assessment Techniques: Palpation
Follows inspection; uses touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture, and organ location.
Physical Assessment Techniques: Percussion
Tapping skin to assess underlying structures; less accurate than X-ray, but readily available.
Physical Assessment Techniques: Auscultation
Listening to body sounds; clinician must recognize normal sounds before distinguishing
abnormal.
Equipment Needed for Physical Examination
Stethoscope, pulse oximeter, BP cuff, ophthalmoscope, otoscope, percussion hammer, visual
acuity charts, tuning fork.
First-Level Priority Problems
Emergent, immediate, and life-threatening issues (e.g., airway or breathing compromise).
Second-Level Priority Problems
Next in priority; requires prompt attention to avoid further clinical deterioration.
Third-Level Priority Problems
Important to health, but can be addressed after more urgent problems are resolved.
, Objective Data
Measurable data observed by the clinician (e.g., vital signs, rash, limping).
Subjective Data
Data reported by the patient that is non-measurable (e.g., pain, nausea, anxiety).
Role of Assessment in Clinical Reasoning
Collection of subjective and objective data; forms the foundation for clinical judgments or
diagnoses.
Novice Practitioner
Has no experience with specific populations; uses rules to guide performance and
competency.
Proficient Practitioner
Understands patient situations as a whole; recognizes patterns and acts without conscious
labeling.
Expert Practitioner
Possesses an intuitive grasp of clinical situations and zeroes in on the accurate solution.
Internal Factors Affecting Communication
Liking others (genuine approach), empathy, active listening ability, and self-awareness.
External Factors Affecting Communication
Ensuring privacy, refusing interruptions, equal-status seating, professional dress, and minimal
note-taking.
General Survey: Four Main Areas
Answers
Physical Assessment Techniques: Inspection
Concentrated watching that begins the moment you first meet the person.
Physical Assessment Techniques: Palpation
Follows inspection; uses touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture, and organ location.
Physical Assessment Techniques: Percussion
Tapping skin to assess underlying structures; less accurate than X-ray, but readily available.
Physical Assessment Techniques: Auscultation
Listening to body sounds; clinician must recognize normal sounds before distinguishing
abnormal.
Equipment Needed for Physical Examination
Stethoscope, pulse oximeter, BP cuff, ophthalmoscope, otoscope, percussion hammer, visual
acuity charts, tuning fork.
First-Level Priority Problems
Emergent, immediate, and life-threatening issues (e.g., airway or breathing compromise).
Second-Level Priority Problems
Next in priority; requires prompt attention to avoid further clinical deterioration.
Third-Level Priority Problems
Important to health, but can be addressed after more urgent problems are resolved.
, Objective Data
Measurable data observed by the clinician (e.g., vital signs, rash, limping).
Subjective Data
Data reported by the patient that is non-measurable (e.g., pain, nausea, anxiety).
Role of Assessment in Clinical Reasoning
Collection of subjective and objective data; forms the foundation for clinical judgments or
diagnoses.
Novice Practitioner
Has no experience with specific populations; uses rules to guide performance and
competency.
Proficient Practitioner
Understands patient situations as a whole; recognizes patterns and acts without conscious
labeling.
Expert Practitioner
Possesses an intuitive grasp of clinical situations and zeroes in on the accurate solution.
Internal Factors Affecting Communication
Liking others (genuine approach), empathy, active listening ability, and self-awareness.
External Factors Affecting Communication
Ensuring privacy, refusing interruptions, equal-status seating, professional dress, and minimal
note-taking.
General Survey: Four Main Areas
