NRS 509 FINAL EXAM TEST QUESTION AND ANSWERS
WHEN MEASURING A PREGNANT WOMAN'S ABDOMEN WHERE SHOULD THE TAPE BE PLACED ?
Answer: FROM THE SYMPHYSIS PUBIS TO THE UTERUS/FUNDUS
A 3 YEAR OLD CAN DO IN REGARD TO JUMPING AND BALANCING ?
Answer: PEDALS A TRICYCLE, JUMPS IN PLACE, FEEDS SELF WITH UTENSILS.
HPV PROTECTS AGAINST ?
Answer: GENITAL WARTS AND CERVICAL CANCER
CONCERNS OF IRREGULAR RECTAL MASSES ?
Answer: RECTAL CANCER
WHAT VALVE IS AT THE APEX OF THE HEART ?
Answer: THE TRICUSPID
WHICH VACCINES ARE SAFE DURING PREGNANCY ?
Answer: PNEUMOCOCCAL, MENINGOCOCCAL, HEP B, A DTAP 27-36 WEEKS.
LYMPH NODES FOR STREP
Answer: ANTERIOR CERVICAL LYMPH NODES
What are mongolian spots?
Answer: Blue/gray macules on presacral back and posterior thighs. Usually fade in first few years. Must
rule out child abuse
WHAT POSITION SHOULD THE PATIENT BE IN FOR AORTIC
Answer: SUPINE WITH HEAD AT 30 DEGREES
stress incontinence
Answer: the inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing,
laughing, or coughing
urge incontinence
Answer: state in which a person experiences involuntary passage of urine that occurs soon after a strong
sense of urgency to void
Perseveration
Answer: persistent repetition of the same word or idea in response to different questions
WHICH HEART CHAMBER CAN YOU FEEL RIGHT BELOW THE XIPHOID PROCESS ?
Answer: RIGHT VENTRICLE
Where is the cricoid cartilage located?
Answer: C6
, Carotid Pulsations
Answer: Palpable
Vigorous thrust
Not eliminated with pressure
Pulsation does not change with position
Not affected by inspiration
INTERNAL JUGULAR PULSATIONS
Answer: Rarely palpable; pulsations eliminated by light pressure on veins above sternal end of clavicle;
height of pulsations changed by position; height of pulsations falls with inspiration; 2 elevations and 2
troughs per heartbeat
Tanner stages of breast development
Answer: pg.516
Stage 1: prepubertal
Stage 2: breast bud stage with elevation of breast and papilla; enlargement of areola
Stage 3: further enlargement of breast and areola; no separation of their contour
Stage 4: areola and papilla for a secondary mound above the level of breast
Stage 5: mature stage: projection of papilla only, related to recession of areola
Hepatitis A is transmitted by
Answer: ingestion of food contaminated by feces
Pancreatitis pain is located where ?
Answer: upper abdomen
A WOMAN WHO IS 8 WEEKS PREGNANT IS IN THE CLINIC FOR A CHECK UP. THE FNP READS HER CHART
THAT HER CERVIX IS... CYANOTIC. THE FNP KNOWS THAT THE WOMAN IS EXHIBITING SIGN AND SIGN
Answer: GOODELL'S SIGN AND CHADWICK SIGN
Goodell's sign
Answer: softening of the cervix
Chadwick's sign
Answer: Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of
increased vascular congestion.
scrotum function
Answer: holds testicles at temperature a few degrees below body temperature so sperm can live
prostate gland
Answer: a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.
WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS IS TRUE REGARDING THE PENIS ?
Answer: CORPUS SPONGIOSUM EXPANDS INTO A CONE OF ERECTILE TISSUE CALLED THE GLANS.
WHEN PERFORMING BREAST EXAMINATION WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO INSPECT THE UPPER OUTER
QUADRANT ?
WHEN MEASURING A PREGNANT WOMAN'S ABDOMEN WHERE SHOULD THE TAPE BE PLACED ?
Answer: FROM THE SYMPHYSIS PUBIS TO THE UTERUS/FUNDUS
A 3 YEAR OLD CAN DO IN REGARD TO JUMPING AND BALANCING ?
Answer: PEDALS A TRICYCLE, JUMPS IN PLACE, FEEDS SELF WITH UTENSILS.
HPV PROTECTS AGAINST ?
Answer: GENITAL WARTS AND CERVICAL CANCER
CONCERNS OF IRREGULAR RECTAL MASSES ?
Answer: RECTAL CANCER
WHAT VALVE IS AT THE APEX OF THE HEART ?
Answer: THE TRICUSPID
WHICH VACCINES ARE SAFE DURING PREGNANCY ?
Answer: PNEUMOCOCCAL, MENINGOCOCCAL, HEP B, A DTAP 27-36 WEEKS.
LYMPH NODES FOR STREP
Answer: ANTERIOR CERVICAL LYMPH NODES
What are mongolian spots?
Answer: Blue/gray macules on presacral back and posterior thighs. Usually fade in first few years. Must
rule out child abuse
WHAT POSITION SHOULD THE PATIENT BE IN FOR AORTIC
Answer: SUPINE WITH HEAD AT 30 DEGREES
stress incontinence
Answer: the inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing,
laughing, or coughing
urge incontinence
Answer: state in which a person experiences involuntary passage of urine that occurs soon after a strong
sense of urgency to void
Perseveration
Answer: persistent repetition of the same word or idea in response to different questions
WHICH HEART CHAMBER CAN YOU FEEL RIGHT BELOW THE XIPHOID PROCESS ?
Answer: RIGHT VENTRICLE
Where is the cricoid cartilage located?
Answer: C6
, Carotid Pulsations
Answer: Palpable
Vigorous thrust
Not eliminated with pressure
Pulsation does not change with position
Not affected by inspiration
INTERNAL JUGULAR PULSATIONS
Answer: Rarely palpable; pulsations eliminated by light pressure on veins above sternal end of clavicle;
height of pulsations changed by position; height of pulsations falls with inspiration; 2 elevations and 2
troughs per heartbeat
Tanner stages of breast development
Answer: pg.516
Stage 1: prepubertal
Stage 2: breast bud stage with elevation of breast and papilla; enlargement of areola
Stage 3: further enlargement of breast and areola; no separation of their contour
Stage 4: areola and papilla for a secondary mound above the level of breast
Stage 5: mature stage: projection of papilla only, related to recession of areola
Hepatitis A is transmitted by
Answer: ingestion of food contaminated by feces
Pancreatitis pain is located where ?
Answer: upper abdomen
A WOMAN WHO IS 8 WEEKS PREGNANT IS IN THE CLINIC FOR A CHECK UP. THE FNP READS HER CHART
THAT HER CERVIX IS... CYANOTIC. THE FNP KNOWS THAT THE WOMAN IS EXHIBITING SIGN AND SIGN
Answer: GOODELL'S SIGN AND CHADWICK SIGN
Goodell's sign
Answer: softening of the cervix
Chadwick's sign
Answer: Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of
increased vascular congestion.
scrotum function
Answer: holds testicles at temperature a few degrees below body temperature so sperm can live
prostate gland
Answer: a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.
WHICH OF THESE STATEMENTS IS TRUE REGARDING THE PENIS ?
Answer: CORPUS SPONGIOSUM EXPANDS INTO A CONE OF ERECTILE TISSUE CALLED THE GLANS.
WHEN PERFORMING BREAST EXAMINATION WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO INSPECT THE UPPER OUTER
QUADRANT ?
