SEIDEL’S GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; AN
08/17/2025
INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 10TH EDITION
Complete Test Bank_
Seidel’s guide to physical examination; An interprofessional approach 10th edition
(Jane W. ball, Joyce E. Dains) All chapters 1-26 (Q&A) latest 2025 100% complete A+ Guide
T T
E E
S S
T T
B B
A A
B N
K K
,SEIDEL’S GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; AN
08/17/2025
INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 10TH EDITION
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Cultural Competency ................................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 02: The History and Interviewing Process ................................................................................................... 13
Chapter 03: Examination Techniques and Equipment .............................................................................................. 28
Chapter 04: Taking the Next Steps: Clinical Reasoning Ball: ................................................................................. 45
Chapter 05: The Health Record................................................................................................................................... 53
Chapter 06: Vital Signs and Pain Assessment ............................................................................................................ 67
Chapter 07: Mental Status ........................................................................................................................................... 73
Chapter 08: Growth and Nutrition ............................................................................................................................. 97
Chapter 09: Skin, Hair, and Nails ............................................................................................................................. 133
Chapter 10: Lymphatic System ................................................................................................................................. 176
Chapter 11: Head and Neck ....................................................................................................................................... 196
Chapter 12: Eyes ......................................................................................................................................................... 214
Chapter 13: Ears, Nose, and Throat .......................................................................................................................... 230
Chapter 14: Chest and Lungs .................................................................................................................................... 242
Chapter 15: Heart ....................................................................................................................................................... 252
Chapter 16: Blood Vessels .......................................................................................................................................... 262
Chapter 17: Breasts and Axillae ................................................................................................................................ 274
Chapter 18: Abdomen ................................................................................................................................................ 284
Chapter 19: Female Genitalia .................................................................................................................................... 296
Chapter 20: Male Genitalia ........................................................................................................................................ 312
Chapter 21: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate .................................................................................................................. 326
Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System......................................................................................................................... 340
Chapter 23: Neurologic System ................................................................................................................................. 356
Chapter 24: Putting it All Together ........................................................................................................................... 381
Chapter 25: Sports Participation Evaluation ........................................................................................................... 407
Chapter 26: Emergency or Life-Threatening Situations ........................................................................................ 413
,SEIDEL’S GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; AN
08/17/2025
INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 10TH EDITION
Chapter 01: Cultural Competency
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics and culture?
a. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of cultural groups.
b. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
c. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain identifiable
physical characteristics.
d. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used to identify
cultural groups.
ANS: B
Physical characteristics are not used to identify cultural groups; there is a difference between
the two, and they are considered separately. Physical characteristics should not be used to
identify members of cultural groups. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual does
not need to have certain identifiable physical characteristics. You should not confuse physical
characteristics with cultural characteristics. Gender and race are physical characteristics, not
cultural characteristics, and are not used to identify cultural groups.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
2. An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is known as
a(n)
a. acculturation.
b. norm.
c. stereotype.
d. ethnos.
ANS: C
A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is the
definition of stereotype. Acculturation is the process of adopting another culture’s behaviors.
A norm is a standard of allowable behavior within a group. Ethnos implies the same race or
nationality.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
3. Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones. Mr. L’s son
tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the
urine filter that he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
, SEIDEL’S GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; AN
08/17/2025
INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 10TH EDITION
a. ―With your father’s permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be
returned to him.‖
b. ―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be kept.‖
c. ―We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control policy.‖
d. ―We don’t know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze
this one.‖
08/17/2025
INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 10TH EDITION
Complete Test Bank_
Seidel’s guide to physical examination; An interprofessional approach 10th edition
(Jane W. ball, Joyce E. Dains) All chapters 1-26 (Q&A) latest 2025 100% complete A+ Guide
T T
E E
S S
T T
B B
A A
B N
K K
,SEIDEL’S GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; AN
08/17/2025
INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 10TH EDITION
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Cultural Competency ................................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 02: The History and Interviewing Process ................................................................................................... 13
Chapter 03: Examination Techniques and Equipment .............................................................................................. 28
Chapter 04: Taking the Next Steps: Clinical Reasoning Ball: ................................................................................. 45
Chapter 05: The Health Record................................................................................................................................... 53
Chapter 06: Vital Signs and Pain Assessment ............................................................................................................ 67
Chapter 07: Mental Status ........................................................................................................................................... 73
Chapter 08: Growth and Nutrition ............................................................................................................................. 97
Chapter 09: Skin, Hair, and Nails ............................................................................................................................. 133
Chapter 10: Lymphatic System ................................................................................................................................. 176
Chapter 11: Head and Neck ....................................................................................................................................... 196
Chapter 12: Eyes ......................................................................................................................................................... 214
Chapter 13: Ears, Nose, and Throat .......................................................................................................................... 230
Chapter 14: Chest and Lungs .................................................................................................................................... 242
Chapter 15: Heart ....................................................................................................................................................... 252
Chapter 16: Blood Vessels .......................................................................................................................................... 262
Chapter 17: Breasts and Axillae ................................................................................................................................ 274
Chapter 18: Abdomen ................................................................................................................................................ 284
Chapter 19: Female Genitalia .................................................................................................................................... 296
Chapter 20: Male Genitalia ........................................................................................................................................ 312
Chapter 21: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate .................................................................................................................. 326
Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System......................................................................................................................... 340
Chapter 23: Neurologic System ................................................................................................................................. 356
Chapter 24: Putting it All Together ........................................................................................................................... 381
Chapter 25: Sports Participation Evaluation ........................................................................................................... 407
Chapter 26: Emergency or Life-Threatening Situations ........................................................................................ 413
,SEIDEL’S GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; AN
08/17/2025
INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 10TH EDITION
Chapter 01: Cultural Competency
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics and culture?
a. Physical characteristics should be used to identify members of cultural groups.
b. There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
c. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual must have certain identifiable
physical characteristics.
d. Gender and race are the two essential physical characteristics used to identify
cultural groups.
ANS: B
Physical characteristics are not used to identify cultural groups; there is a difference between
the two, and they are considered separately. Physical characteristics should not be used to
identify members of cultural groups. To be a member of a specific culture, an individual does
not need to have certain identifiable physical characteristics. You should not confuse physical
characteristics with cultural characteristics. Gender and race are physical characteristics, not
cultural characteristics, and are not used to identify cultural groups.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
2. An image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is known as
a(n)
a. acculturation.
b. norm.
c. stereotype.
d. ethnos.
ANS: C
A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is the
definition of stereotype. Acculturation is the process of adopting another culture’s behaviors.
A norm is a standard of allowable behavior within a group. Ethnos implies the same race or
nationality.
DIF:Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
OBJ:Nursing process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
3. Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones. Mr. L’s son
tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the
urine filter that he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
, SEIDEL’S GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; AN
08/17/2025
INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH 10TH EDITION
a. ―With your father’s permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be
returned to him.‖
b. ―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be kept.‖
c. ―We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control policy.‖
d. ―We don’t know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze
this one.‖
