NR 509 / NR509 Advanced Physical Assessment
Week 2 Midterm Exam
Questions with Verified Answers - Chamberlain
Consist of 100 multiple choices Questions with Answers
1. When performing a physical assessment, the first technique the nurse will
always use
A. Palpation
B. Inspection
C. Percussion
D. Auscultation
Ans>> Inspection
2. The nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. Which statement is
true about the physical assessment? The inspection phase:
A. Usually yields little information
B. Takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information
C. May be somewhat uncomfortable for the expert practitioner
D. Requires a quick glance at the patient's body systems before proceeding
with palpation
,Ans>> Takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information
3. The nurse is assessing a patient's skin during an office visit. What part of
the hand and technique should be used to best assess the patient's skin
temperature?
A. Fingertips; they are more sensitive to small changes in temperature
B. Dorsal surface of the hand; the skin is thinner on this surface than on the
palms
C. Ulnar portion of the hand, increased blood supply in this area enhances
temperature sensitivity
D. Palmar surface of the hand; this surface is the most sensitive to temperature
variations because of its increased nerve supply in this area.
Ans>> Dorsal surface of the hand; the skin is thinner on this surface than on the
palms
4. Which of these techniques uses the sense of touch to assess texture,
temperature, moisture, and swelling when the nurse is assessing a patient?
A. Palpation
B. Inspection
C. Percussion
D. Auscultation
Ans>> Palpation
5. The nurse is preparing to assess a patient's abdomen by palpation. How
should the nurse proceed?
A. Palpation of reportedly tender areas are avoided because palpation in these
areas may cause pain
B. Palpating a tender area is quickly performed to avoid any discomfort that
,the patient may experience
C. The assessment begins with deep palpation, while encouraging the patient to
relax and to take deep breaths.
D. The assessment begins with light palpation to detect surface characteris-
, tics and to accustom the patient to being touched.
Ans>> The assessment begins
with light palpation to detect surface characteristics and to accustom the patient to
being touched.
6. The nurse would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation?
A. Palpating the thorax of an infant
B. Palpating the kidneys and the uterus
C. Assessing pulsations and vibrations
D. Assessing the presence of tenderness and pain
Ans>> Palpating the kidneys and the uterus
7. The nurse is preparing to percuss the abdomen of a patient. The purpose of
the percussion is to assess the of the underlying tissue.
A. Turgor
B. Texture
C. Density
D. Consistency
Ans>> Density
8. The nurse is reviewing percussion techniques with a newly graduated nurse.
Which technique, if used by the new nurse, indicates that more review is
needed?
A. Percussing once over each area
B. Quickly lifting be striking finger after each stroke
C. Striking with the fingertip, not the finger pad
D. Using the wrist to make the strikes, not the arm
Ans>> Percussing once over each area
Week 2 Midterm Exam
Questions with Verified Answers - Chamberlain
Consist of 100 multiple choices Questions with Answers
1. When performing a physical assessment, the first technique the nurse will
always use
A. Palpation
B. Inspection
C. Percussion
D. Auscultation
Ans>> Inspection
2. The nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. Which statement is
true about the physical assessment? The inspection phase:
A. Usually yields little information
B. Takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information
C. May be somewhat uncomfortable for the expert practitioner
D. Requires a quick glance at the patient's body systems before proceeding
with palpation
,Ans>> Takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information
3. The nurse is assessing a patient's skin during an office visit. What part of
the hand and technique should be used to best assess the patient's skin
temperature?
A. Fingertips; they are more sensitive to small changes in temperature
B. Dorsal surface of the hand; the skin is thinner on this surface than on the
palms
C. Ulnar portion of the hand, increased blood supply in this area enhances
temperature sensitivity
D. Palmar surface of the hand; this surface is the most sensitive to temperature
variations because of its increased nerve supply in this area.
Ans>> Dorsal surface of the hand; the skin is thinner on this surface than on the
palms
4. Which of these techniques uses the sense of touch to assess texture,
temperature, moisture, and swelling when the nurse is assessing a patient?
A. Palpation
B. Inspection
C. Percussion
D. Auscultation
Ans>> Palpation
5. The nurse is preparing to assess a patient's abdomen by palpation. How
should the nurse proceed?
A. Palpation of reportedly tender areas are avoided because palpation in these
areas may cause pain
B. Palpating a tender area is quickly performed to avoid any discomfort that
,the patient may experience
C. The assessment begins with deep palpation, while encouraging the patient to
relax and to take deep breaths.
D. The assessment begins with light palpation to detect surface characteris-
, tics and to accustom the patient to being touched.
Ans>> The assessment begins
with light palpation to detect surface characteristics and to accustom the patient to
being touched.
6. The nurse would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation?
A. Palpating the thorax of an infant
B. Palpating the kidneys and the uterus
C. Assessing pulsations and vibrations
D. Assessing the presence of tenderness and pain
Ans>> Palpating the kidneys and the uterus
7. The nurse is preparing to percuss the abdomen of a patient. The purpose of
the percussion is to assess the of the underlying tissue.
A. Turgor
B. Texture
C. Density
D. Consistency
Ans>> Density
8. The nurse is reviewing percussion techniques with a newly graduated nurse.
Which technique, if used by the new nurse, indicates that more review is
needed?
A. Percussing once over each area
B. Quickly lifting be striking finger after each stroke
C. Striking with the fingertip, not the finger pad
D. Using the wrist to make the strikes, not the arm
Ans>> Percussing once over each area
