NURS-6512 advanced complete study guide rated 5 star

10/11/23, 7:37 PM 6512Final Exam - Final Exam




98 out of 100 points
1 hour, 47 minutes out of 2 hours

Please answer each question below and click Submit when you have completed the Exam.

Submitted Answers, Incorrectly Answered Questions

 Question 1
1 out of 1 points

During chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung
fields. The voice sound is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice, and the e's sound
like a s. This sound is indicative of:

Selected Answer: lung consolidation.

 Question 2
As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based and he staggers from side
to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B.'s pattern as:

Selected Answer: cerebellar ataxia.

 Question 3
1 out of 1 points

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy will likely produce:

Selected Answer: diminished pain sensation.

 Question 4 Montgomery tubercles are most prominent in the breasts of:

Selected Answer: pregnant women.

 Question 5
Which one of the following techniques is used to detect a torn meniscus?

Selected Answer: McMurray test

 Question 6
Ulnar deviation and boutonniere deformities are characteristic of:




Selected Answer: rheumatoid arthritis.

 Question 7
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as:

Selected Answer: 1

 Question 8
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Selected Answer: rheumatoid arthritis.

 Question 7
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as:

Selected Answer: 1

 Question 8
In the most effective percussion technique of the posterior lung fields, the patient
cooperates by:

Selected Answer: folding the arms in front.

Question 9
When palpating joints, crepitus may occur when:

Selected Answer: irregular bony surfaces rub together.

 Question 10
While collecting personal and social history data from a woman complaining of breast
discomfort, you should question her regarding:

Selected Answer: alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine use.

 Question 11
Postural hypotension is defined as a _____ when the patient stands, compared with sitting or
supine readings.

Selected Answer: systolic pressure drop of more than 15 mm Hg with a pulse rate
increase


 Question 12
You are examining a patient in the emergency department who has recently sustained head
trauma. In order to initially assess this patient's neurologic status, you would:

Selected Answer: test the six cardinal points of gaze.



 Question 13




Temporalis and masseter muscles are evaluated by:

Selected Answer: having the patient clench his or her teeth.

 Question 14 A parent is advised to restrict contact or collision sports participation
for their child. An example of a sport in which this child could participate is:

Selected Answer: riflery.

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Temporalis and masseter muscles are evaluated by:

Selected Answer: having the patient clench his or her teeth.

 Question 14 A parent is advised to restrict contact or collision sports participation
for their child. An example of a sport in which this child could participate is:

Selected Answer: riflery.

 Question 15
Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by:

Selected Answer: observing the infant suck and swallow.

 Question 16
The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the:

Selected Answer: professional and the patient.

 Question 17
Normal changes of the aging brain include:

Selected Answer: diminished perception of touch.

 Question 18
The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the:

Selected Answer: fallopian tubes and ovaries.

 Question 19
For purposes of examination and communication of physical findings, the breast is divided
into:

Selected Answer: four quadrants plus a tail.

 Question 20
A patient in the deepest coma would be scored a _____ on the Glasgow Coma Scale.

Selected Answer: 3




 Question 21
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of having
a myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates
that his father had died of "heart trouble." The most important follow-up question you should
pose is which of the following?

Selected Answer: "What age was your father at the time of his death?"


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