WEEK ONE NURS 190 |QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Basic Assessment Techniques Correct Answer Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation Light palpation Correct Answer Surface, skin texture, pulse, inflamed, tender Moderate palpation Correct Answer Pressure, depth, size, shape, consistency, mobility of organs, pain, tenderness, pulsations Deep palpation Correct Answer -Palpate an organ that lies deep in a cavity -Use with caution, not every patient needs this unless indicated and trained to do so -Bladder, uterus, kidney, spleen Direct percussion Correct Answer -On face for sinusitis or allergies -Tapping with finger Indirect percussion Correct Answer -Abdomen or lungs -Place finger on the area to be percussed and tap finger with other hand Blunt percussion Correct Answer -On kidneys for tenderness -Place palm on area to be percussed and tap hand with other hand in a fist Tympany Correct Answer -Loud high pitched drum like tone -Organ filled with air Resonance Correct Answer -Loud, low pitched hollow tone of long duration -Normal lung sound Hyperresonance Correct Answer -Abnormally loud, low tone of longer duration -Air trapped in lungs Dullness Correct Answer -High pitched, soft and short -Liver Flatness Correct Answer -High pitched tone, very soft, very short -Muscle or bone Safe and comfortable environment Correct Answer -Comfort: Make patient comfortable, explain all procedures, assessment, ect, decrease client's anxiety -Warmth and Privacy: Warm (comfortable), clean distraction free exam room, draping, good lighting -Use standard precautions Integumentary System Correct Answer Skin