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NR 302 CHAMBERLAIN EXAM ONE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BMI (body mass index) - correct answer- a measure of body
weight relative to height (in kg)
Weight is - correct answer- rounded up
Height is - correct answer- rounded down
What type of patients are weighed daily? - correct answer-
Cardiac, cancer, etc.
General Survey - correct answer- physical appearance, body
structure, mobility, behavior
L.O.C - correct answer- level of consciousness
The environment for an assessment should be: - correct
answer- Comfortable, clean, warm, private, quiet, and well-lit
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Assessment should be done in this order: - correct answer- 1)
Inspection
2) Palpation
3) Percussion
4)Auscultation
Dorsal of the hand is used to find what - correct answer-
temperature
Fingertips are used for - correct answer- Fine sensations
(pulse, tumors, edema, lymph nodes, organs).
Ulnar/palmar surface of hand is used for - correct answer-
Vibrations (Feel for thrills, tactile emeritus).
light palpation - correct answer- assesses tenderness/pain
deep palpation - correct answer- assesses an organ or mass
deeper in a body cavity
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Direct vs indirect touch - correct answer- Direct- directly
touching patient
Indirect- hand, finger buffer between you and patient.
Percussion Sounds: - correct answer- tympany, resonance,
hyperresonance, dullness, flatness
Tympany - correct answer- high-pitched, musical, drum like
percussion note heard when percussing over the stomach and
intestine
Resonance - correct answer- low-pitch, loud, long (lungs)
Hyperresonance - correct answer- lower-pitched, loud, longer
sound found when too much air is present.
Dullness - correct answer- High-pitched, soft, short duration
(solid organs).
NR 302 CHAMBERLAIN EXAM ONE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BMI (body mass index) - correct answer- a measure of body
weight relative to height (in kg)
Weight is - correct answer- rounded up
Height is - correct answer- rounded down
What type of patients are weighed daily? - correct answer-
Cardiac, cancer, etc.
General Survey - correct answer- physical appearance, body
structure, mobility, behavior
L.O.C - correct answer- level of consciousness
The environment for an assessment should be: - correct
answer- Comfortable, clean, warm, private, quiet, and well-lit
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Assessment should be done in this order: - correct answer- 1)
Inspection
2) Palpation
3) Percussion
4)Auscultation
Dorsal of the hand is used to find what - correct answer-
temperature
Fingertips are used for - correct answer- Fine sensations
(pulse, tumors, edema, lymph nodes, organs).
Ulnar/palmar surface of hand is used for - correct answer-
Vibrations (Feel for thrills, tactile emeritus).
light palpation - correct answer- assesses tenderness/pain
deep palpation - correct answer- assesses an organ or mass
deeper in a body cavity
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Direct vs indirect touch - correct answer- Direct- directly
touching patient
Indirect- hand, finger buffer between you and patient.
Percussion Sounds: - correct answer- tympany, resonance,
hyperresonance, dullness, flatness
Tympany - correct answer- high-pitched, musical, drum like
percussion note heard when percussing over the stomach and
intestine
Resonance - correct answer- low-pitch, loud, long (lungs)
Hyperresonance - correct answer- lower-pitched, loud, longer
sound found when too much air is present.
Dullness - correct answer- High-pitched, soft, short duration
(solid organs).
