NSG 6020 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST SOUTH
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6020 Midterm Test
When preparing to perform a physical examination on an infant, the examiner should:
Question 1 options:
have the parent remove all clothing except the diaper on a boy.
instruct the parent to feed the infant immediately before the exam.
encourage the infant to suck on a pacifier during the abdominal exam.
ask the parent to briefly leave the room when assessing the infant’s vital signs.
A patient’s laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine level. The nurse would proceed with an examination of the:
Question 2 options:
thyroid gland.
parotid gland.
adrenal gland.
thyroxine gland.
The nurse practitioner is doing an oral assessment on a 40-year-old black patient and notes the presence of a 1-cm, nontender, grayish-white
lesion on the left buccal mucosa. Which of the following is true concerning this lesion?
Question 3 options:
This lesion is leukoedema and is common in blacks.
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, This is the result of hyperpigmentation and is normal.
This is torus palatinus and would normally only be found in smokers.
This type of lesion is indicative of cancer and should be tested immediately.
During an examination, the nurse knows that Paget’s disease would be indicated by which of the following findings?
Question 4 options:
Positive Macewen’s sign
Premature closure of the sagittal suture
Headache, vertigo, tinnitus, and deafness
Elongated head with heavy eyebrow ridge
A 30-year-old woman with a history of mitral valve problems states that she has been “very tired.” She has started waking up at night and feels
like her “heart is pounding.” During the assessment, the nurse practitioner palpates a thrill and lift at the fifth left intercostal space
midclavicular line. In the same area the nurse practitioner also auscultates a blowing, swishing sound right after S1. These findings would be
most consistent with:
Question 5 options:
heart failure.
aortic stenosis.
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, pulmonary Bedema.
B mitral
Bregurgitation.
The Bnurse Bpractitioner Bnotices Bthat Ba Bpatient’s Bsubmental Blymph Bnodes Bare Benlarged. BIn Ban Beffort Bto Bidentify Bthe Bcause Bof Bthe Bnode
Benlargement, B the Bnurse Bwould Bassess Bthe:
Question B6 Boptions:
infraclavicular Barea.
supraclavicular B area.
area Bdistal Bto Bthe Benlarged Bnode.
area Bproximal Bto Bthe Benlarged
Bnode.
During Ban Bassessment Bof Ba Bnewborn Binfant, Bthe Bnurse Bpractitioner Brecalls Bthat Bpyloric Bstenosis Bwould Bbe
Bmanifested Bby: B Question B7 Boptions:
projectile B vomiting.
hypoactive Bbowel Bactivity.
palpable Bolive-sized Bmass Bin Bright Blower Bquadrant.
pronounced Bperistaltic Bwaves Bcrossing Bfrom Bright Bto
Bleft.
A Bpatient Bhas Bbeen Bshown Bto Bhave Ba Bsensorineural Bhearing Bloss. BDuring Bthe Bassessment, Bit Bwould Bbe Bimportant Bfor Bthe Bnurse
Bto: B Question B8 Boptions:
speak Bloudly Bso Bhe Bcan Bhear Bthe Bquestions.
assess Bfor Bmiddle Bear Binfection Bas Ba Bpossible Bcause.
ask Bthe Bpatient Bwhat Bmedications Bhe Bis Bcurrently
Btaking.
look Bfor Bthe Bsource Bof Bthe Bobstruction Bin Bthe Bexternal
Bear.
The Bmost Bimportant Breason Bto Bshare Binformation Band Boffer Bbrief Bteaching Bwhile Bperforming Bthe Bphysical Bexamination Bis Bto
Bhelp: B Question B9 Boptions:
the Bexaminer Bfeel Bmore Bcomfortable Band Bgain Bcontrol Bof Bthe Bsituation.
build Brapport Band Bincrease Bthe Bpatient’s Bconfidence Bin Bthe Bexaminer.
the Bpatient Bunderstand Bhis Bor Bher Bdisease Bprocess Band Btreatment Bmodalities.
the Bpatient Bidentify Bquestions Babout Bhis Bor Bher Bdisease Band Bpotential Bareas Bof Bpatient
Beducation.
A Bpatient’s Bthyroid Bis Benlarged, Band Bthe Bnurse Bpractitioner Bis Bpreparing Bto Bauscultate Bthe Bthyroid Bfor Bthe Bpresence Bof Ba Bbruit. BA Bbruit
Bis Ba: B Question B10 Boptions:
low Bgurgling Bsound Bbest Bheard Bwith Bthe Bdiaphragm Bof Bthe Bstethoscope.
loud, Bwhooshing, Bblowing Bsound Bbest Bheard Bwith Bthe Bbell Bof Bthe
Bstethoscope.
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UNIVERSITY | QUESTIONS & CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD TO SCORE GRADE A+
6020 Midterm Test
When preparing to perform a physical examination on an infant, the examiner should:
Question 1 options:
have the parent remove all clothing except the diaper on a boy.
instruct the parent to feed the infant immediately before the exam.
encourage the infant to suck on a pacifier during the abdominal exam.
ask the parent to briefly leave the room when assessing the infant’s vital signs.
A patient’s laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine level. The nurse would proceed with an examination of the:
Question 2 options:
thyroid gland.
parotid gland.
adrenal gland.
thyroxine gland.
The nurse practitioner is doing an oral assessment on a 40-year-old black patient and notes the presence of a 1-cm, nontender, grayish-white
lesion on the left buccal mucosa. Which of the following is true concerning this lesion?
Question 3 options:
This lesion is leukoedema and is common in blacks.
https://www.stuvia.com/user/Mboffin
, This is the result of hyperpigmentation and is normal.
This is torus palatinus and would normally only be found in smokers.
This type of lesion is indicative of cancer and should be tested immediately.
During an examination, the nurse knows that Paget’s disease would be indicated by which of the following findings?
Question 4 options:
Positive Macewen’s sign
Premature closure of the sagittal suture
Headache, vertigo, tinnitus, and deafness
Elongated head with heavy eyebrow ridge
A 30-year-old woman with a history of mitral valve problems states that she has been “very tired.” She has started waking up at night and feels
like her “heart is pounding.” During the assessment, the nurse practitioner palpates a thrill and lift at the fifth left intercostal space
midclavicular line. In the same area the nurse practitioner also auscultates a blowing, swishing sound right after S1. These findings would be
most consistent with:
Question 5 options:
heart failure.
aortic stenosis.
https://www.stuvia.com/user/Mboffin
, pulmonary Bedema.
B mitral
Bregurgitation.
The Bnurse Bpractitioner Bnotices Bthat Ba Bpatient’s Bsubmental Blymph Bnodes Bare Benlarged. BIn Ban Beffort Bto Bidentify Bthe Bcause Bof Bthe Bnode
Benlargement, B the Bnurse Bwould Bassess Bthe:
Question B6 Boptions:
infraclavicular Barea.
supraclavicular B area.
area Bdistal Bto Bthe Benlarged Bnode.
area Bproximal Bto Bthe Benlarged
Bnode.
During Ban Bassessment Bof Ba Bnewborn Binfant, Bthe Bnurse Bpractitioner Brecalls Bthat Bpyloric Bstenosis Bwould Bbe
Bmanifested Bby: B Question B7 Boptions:
projectile B vomiting.
hypoactive Bbowel Bactivity.
palpable Bolive-sized Bmass Bin Bright Blower Bquadrant.
pronounced Bperistaltic Bwaves Bcrossing Bfrom Bright Bto
Bleft.
A Bpatient Bhas Bbeen Bshown Bto Bhave Ba Bsensorineural Bhearing Bloss. BDuring Bthe Bassessment, Bit Bwould Bbe Bimportant Bfor Bthe Bnurse
Bto: B Question B8 Boptions:
speak Bloudly Bso Bhe Bcan Bhear Bthe Bquestions.
assess Bfor Bmiddle Bear Binfection Bas Ba Bpossible Bcause.
ask Bthe Bpatient Bwhat Bmedications Bhe Bis Bcurrently
Btaking.
look Bfor Bthe Bsource Bof Bthe Bobstruction Bin Bthe Bexternal
Bear.
The Bmost Bimportant Breason Bto Bshare Binformation Band Boffer Bbrief Bteaching Bwhile Bperforming Bthe Bphysical Bexamination Bis Bto
Bhelp: B Question B9 Boptions:
the Bexaminer Bfeel Bmore Bcomfortable Band Bgain Bcontrol Bof Bthe Bsituation.
build Brapport Band Bincrease Bthe Bpatient’s Bconfidence Bin Bthe Bexaminer.
the Bpatient Bunderstand Bhis Bor Bher Bdisease Bprocess Band Btreatment Bmodalities.
the Bpatient Bidentify Bquestions Babout Bhis Bor Bher Bdisease Band Bpotential Bareas Bof Bpatient
Beducation.
A Bpatient’s Bthyroid Bis Benlarged, Band Bthe Bnurse Bpractitioner Bis Bpreparing Bto Bauscultate Bthe Bthyroid Bfor Bthe Bpresence Bof Ba Bbruit. BA Bbruit
Bis Ba: B Question B10 Boptions:
low Bgurgling Bsound Bbest Bheard Bwith Bthe Bdiaphragm Bof Bthe Bstethoscope.
loud, Bwhooshing, Bblowing Bsound Bbest Bheard Bwith Bthe Bbell Bof Bthe
Bstethoscope.
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