Bates 13th Edition Questions and Answers Latest 2024

Bates 13th Edition 2. A mother brings her 2-month-old daughter in for an examination and says, "My daughter rolled over against the wall, and now I have noticed that she has this spot that is soft on the top of her head. Is something terribly wrong? " The nurses best response would be: a Perhaps that could be a result of your dietary intake during pregnancy. b Your baby may have craniosynostosis, a disease of the sutures of the brain. c That soft spot may be an indication of cretinism or congenital hypothyroidism. - Answer- ANS: D Membrane-covered soft spots allow for growth of the brain during the first year of life. They gradually ossify; the triangular-shaped posterior fontanel is closed by 1 to 2 months, and the diamond-shaped anterior fontanel closes between 9 months and 2 years. 2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Reflective. c. Subjective. d. Introspective. - Answer- ANS: C Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data. 2. An accessory glandular structure for the male genital organs is the: a Testis. b Scrotum. c Prostate. d Vas deferens. - Answer- ANS: C Glandular structures accessory to the male genital organs are the prostate, seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands. 2. During an examination, the nurse observes a female patients vestibule and expects to see the: a Urethral meatus and vaginal orifice. b Vaginal orifice and vestibular (Bartholin) glands. c Urethral meatus and paraurethral (Skene) glands. d Paraurethral (Skene) and vestibular (Bartholin) glands. - Answer- ANS: A The labial structures encircle a boat-shaped space, or cleft, termed the vestibule. Within the vestibule are numerous openings. The urethral meatus and vaginal orifice are visible. The ducts of the paraurethral (Skene) glands and the vestibular (Bartholin) glands are present but not visible. 2. In performing a breast examination, the nurse knows that examining the upper outer quadrant of the breast is especially important. The reason for this is that the upper ou