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NUR 101/ NUR101 Exam 3: (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Health Assessment Review| Qs & As| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers)- Fortis

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NURl 101/l NUR101l Examl 3:l (Latestl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Healthl Assessmentl
Review|l Qsl &l As|l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)-l Fortis

QUESTION
Nursesl usel whichl measurementl asl thel mostl highlyl correlatedl withl riskl ofl morbidityl and
mortality?


Answer:
Bodyl massl indexl (BMI)




QUESTION
Al nursel isl assessingl anl 80-year-oldl patientl whol isl caredl forl atl homel byl hisl 79-year-
oldl wife.
Whichl datal indicatel thisl patientl hasl malnutrition?l Selectl alll thatl apply.


Answer:
Bodyl massl indexl (BMI)l ofl 17,l Weightl lossl ofl 6%l sincel lastl month'sl visit,l Hemoglobinl
levell ofl 20l g/dl




QUESTION
Howl doesl thel nursel accuratelyl assessl bowell sounds?


Answer:
Holdl thel diaphragml ofl thel stethoscopel lightlyl againstl thel abdomenl inl each
quadrant.

,QUESTION
Whenl auscultatingl al patient'sl abdomenl usingl thel belll ofl thel stethoscope,l thel nursel
hearsl soft,
low-pitchedl murmursl overl thel rightl andl leftl upperl midline.l Whatl dol thesel soundsl
indicate?


Answer:
Renall arteryl stenosis




QUESTION
Whatl soundl doesl al nursel expectl tol hearl whenl usingl thel belll ofl thel stethoscopel overl
the
epigastricl areal ofl thel abdomenl ofl al healthyl patient?


Answer:
Nol sounds




QUESTION
Whatl instructionsl doesl thel nursel givel al patientl beforel palpatingl thel abdomen?


Answer:
Bendl thel knees.




QUESTION
Al patientl reportsl intermittentl crampingl abdominall painl thatl isl relievedl byl havingl al
bowel
movement.l Thel patientl complainsl ofl havingl thel painl atl thisl time,l whichl isl whyl shel isl
seeking
care.l Whichl abnormall findingl doesl thel nursel anticipatel findingl onl examinationl ofl this
patient'sl abdomen?

, Answer:
Palpablel massl inl thel leftl lowerl quadrant




QUESTION
Whatl techniquel doesl al nursel usel whenl performingl deepl palpationl ofl al patient'sl
abdomen?


Answer:
Asksl thel patientl tol breathel slowlyl throughl thel mouth




QUESTION
Tol correctlyl percussl thel abdomen,l al nursel placesl thel distall aspectl ofl thel middlel fingerl
ofl the
nondominantl handl againstl thel skinl ofl thel abdomen,l andl thel otherl fingersl arel spreadl
apartl and
slightlyl liftedl offl thel skin.l Howl doesl thel nursel usel thel fingersl ofl thel dominantl hand?


Answer:
Thel tipl ofl thel middlel fingerl strikesl thel distall interphalangeall jointl ofl thel middle
fingerl touchingl thel skinl ofl thel abdomen.




QUESTION
Whichl soundl doesl al nursel expectl tol hearl whenl percussingl al patient'sl abdomen?


Answer:
Tympanyl overl alll quadrants




QUESTION
Whichl locationl doesl al nursel selectl whenl palpatingl al patient'sl liver?

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