NURS - 209 Final Exam questions &
answers graded A+
Define gas exchange - correct answer the process by which oxygen is transported to cells and carbon
dioxide is transported from cells
Predominant percussion sound over lung fields - correct answer resonance
Auscultating breath sounds - correct answer BV: I = E (major bronchi)
B: I < E (trachea and larynx)
V: I > E (peripheral lung fields)
Define sexuality - correct answer how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings
Breast Scanning Ages - correct answer 40-49: discuss risk of breast cancer
50-74: screening mammogram every 2 years
75+: decide whether they want screening
Implications of obesity related to breast cancer - correct answer relationship of breast cancer to
dietary fat
In order to use the technique of egophony, ask the patient to: - correct answer say "eeeee" each time
the stethoscope is moved
When examining for tactile fremitus, it is important to: - correct answer palpate the chest
symmetrically
On the posterior chest, the level of the diaphragm is marked at: - correct answer T10
Symmetrical chest expansion is best confirmed by - correct answer placing the hands on the
posterolateral chest wall with the thumbs at the level of T9 or T10, then sliding the hands up to pinch
a small fold of skin between the thumbs
,best description of bronchovesicular breath sound - correct answer moderate pitch, inspiration equal
to expiration
During examination of the breasts of a pregnant woman you would expect to find - correct answer a
blue vascular pattern all over the breasts.
Gynecomastia is - correct answer enlargement of the male breast
When teaching BSE, you would inform the woman that: - correct answer the decision to do BSE is an
individual one, based on individual risk factor assessment and comprehensive discussion with one's
own practitioner
The examiner is going to inspect the woman's breasts for retraction. The best position for this part of
the exam is: - correct answer sitting with hands pushing onto hips
A bimanual technique may be the preferred approach for a woman - correct answer with pendulous
breasts
Define nutrition - correct answer encompasses the process by which food and nutrients affect
growth and development, cellular function and repair, health promotion, and disease prevention
Nutritional status is affected by the ability to: - correct answer ingest, digest, absorb, and metabolize
nutrients
Children younger than 1 are at risk of dehydration with GI illness due to - correct answer relatively
small body weights and high turnover of water and electrolytes
Pregnant women's intestines are displaced - correct answer upward and posetriorly
Lactose intolerance is higher among - correct answer Aboriginal canadians, canadians of African,
Asian, Middle Eastern or South American descent
Potential causes of abdominal distension - correct answer - obesity
, - air or gas
- ascites
- ovarian cyst
- pregnancy
- feces
- tumor
Blumberg's sign (rebound tenderness) - correct answer abdominal pain with removal of pressure
Murphy's sign - correct answer Inspiratory arrest
Pain with palplation of gall bladder (seen with cholecystitis)
Iliopsoas muscle test - correct answer Perform when the acute abdominal pain of *appendicitis* is
suspected.
With the person supine, lift the right leg up, flexing at the hip; then push down over the lower part of
the right thigh as the person tries to hold the leg up.
When the test is negative, the person feels no change.
what special tests would you do for abdominal pain? - correct answer rebound tenderness, murphy's
sign, iliopsoas muscle test
When the patient reports that a certain abdominal spot is tender, it is best to - correct answer
palpate that spot last, to prevent pain from interfering with the rest of the examination.
The left upper quadrant contains which organ - correct answer spleen
sequence of techniques used during an examination of the abdomen - correct answer inspection,
auscultation, percussion, palpation
answers graded A+
Define gas exchange - correct answer the process by which oxygen is transported to cells and carbon
dioxide is transported from cells
Predominant percussion sound over lung fields - correct answer resonance
Auscultating breath sounds - correct answer BV: I = E (major bronchi)
B: I < E (trachea and larynx)
V: I > E (peripheral lung fields)
Define sexuality - correct answer how people experience and express themselves as sexual beings
Breast Scanning Ages - correct answer 40-49: discuss risk of breast cancer
50-74: screening mammogram every 2 years
75+: decide whether they want screening
Implications of obesity related to breast cancer - correct answer relationship of breast cancer to
dietary fat
In order to use the technique of egophony, ask the patient to: - correct answer say "eeeee" each time
the stethoscope is moved
When examining for tactile fremitus, it is important to: - correct answer palpate the chest
symmetrically
On the posterior chest, the level of the diaphragm is marked at: - correct answer T10
Symmetrical chest expansion is best confirmed by - correct answer placing the hands on the
posterolateral chest wall with the thumbs at the level of T9 or T10, then sliding the hands up to pinch
a small fold of skin between the thumbs
,best description of bronchovesicular breath sound - correct answer moderate pitch, inspiration equal
to expiration
During examination of the breasts of a pregnant woman you would expect to find - correct answer a
blue vascular pattern all over the breasts.
Gynecomastia is - correct answer enlargement of the male breast
When teaching BSE, you would inform the woman that: - correct answer the decision to do BSE is an
individual one, based on individual risk factor assessment and comprehensive discussion with one's
own practitioner
The examiner is going to inspect the woman's breasts for retraction. The best position for this part of
the exam is: - correct answer sitting with hands pushing onto hips
A bimanual technique may be the preferred approach for a woman - correct answer with pendulous
breasts
Define nutrition - correct answer encompasses the process by which food and nutrients affect
growth and development, cellular function and repair, health promotion, and disease prevention
Nutritional status is affected by the ability to: - correct answer ingest, digest, absorb, and metabolize
nutrients
Children younger than 1 are at risk of dehydration with GI illness due to - correct answer relatively
small body weights and high turnover of water and electrolytes
Pregnant women's intestines are displaced - correct answer upward and posetriorly
Lactose intolerance is higher among - correct answer Aboriginal canadians, canadians of African,
Asian, Middle Eastern or South American descent
Potential causes of abdominal distension - correct answer - obesity
, - air or gas
- ascites
- ovarian cyst
- pregnancy
- feces
- tumor
Blumberg's sign (rebound tenderness) - correct answer abdominal pain with removal of pressure
Murphy's sign - correct answer Inspiratory arrest
Pain with palplation of gall bladder (seen with cholecystitis)
Iliopsoas muscle test - correct answer Perform when the acute abdominal pain of *appendicitis* is
suspected.
With the person supine, lift the right leg up, flexing at the hip; then push down over the lower part of
the right thigh as the person tries to hold the leg up.
When the test is negative, the person feels no change.
what special tests would you do for abdominal pain? - correct answer rebound tenderness, murphy's
sign, iliopsoas muscle test
When the patient reports that a certain abdominal spot is tender, it is best to - correct answer
palpate that spot last, to prevent pain from interfering with the rest of the examination.
The left upper quadrant contains which organ - correct answer spleen
sequence of techniques used during an examination of the abdomen - correct answer inspection,
auscultation, percussion, palpation
