NSG-316 FINAL EXAM FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
|| STUDY GUIDE || 100% PASS
\.A 60-year-old patient presents with barrel chest and hyperresonance on percussion. What
condition is most likely?
A. Asthma
B. Chronic bronchitis
C. Emphysema
D. Pleural effusion - Answer-c
\.A 65-year-old patient has a positive "Get Up and Go Test" result. What does this indicate?
A. Normal mobility
B. Risk of falls
C. Musculoskeletal infection
D. Muscle hypertrophy - Answer-B
\.A client reports morning stiffness that improves with activity. Which condition is most likely?
A. Osteoarthritis
B. Rheumatoid arthritis
C. Tendinitis
D. Gout - Answer-B
\.A nurse is educating a patient on the Rome III criteria for constipation. Which symptoms are
included? SATA
,A. Straining during bowel movements
B. Fewer than three bowel movements per week
C. Bright red rectal bleeding
D. Feeling of incomplete evacuation
E. Liquid stools more than three times a day - Answer-A
\.A patient complains of heartburn and a burning sensation in the stomach. These symptoms
are consistent with:
A. Dysphagia
B. Pyrosis
C. Melena
D. Hematemesis - Answer-B
\.A patient is oriented to person and place but not time. This level of orientation is documented
as:
A. Fully oriented
B. Oriented x2
C. Oriented x3
D. Disoriented - Answer-B
\.A patient is reporting sharp pain along the costovertebral angles. What does this symptom
most often indicate? - Answer-kidney inflammation
\.A patient presents with black tarry stools. What condition might this indicate?
A. Hematemesis
B. Melena
C. Dysphagia
,D. Pyrosis - Answer-B
\.A patient presents with bright red blood on the stool surface and pain during defecation. This
is most likely caused by:
A. Internal hemorrhoids
B. Anal fissure
C. Fecal impaction
D. Cystitis - Answer-B
\.A patient scores 3 out of 4 on the CAGE questionnaire. What is the nurse's priority action?
A. Document findings and continue the exam
B. Refer the patient for a full substance use assessment
C. Educate the patient about safe alcohol use
D. Perform a CIWA-Ar assessment - Answer-B
\.A patient with flat affect, lack of ego boundaries, and feelings of unreality is likely
experiencing:
A. Depression
B. Depersonalization
C. Euphoria
D. Anxiety - Answer-B
\.A perfectly silent abdomen is a normal finding in some patients. T or F - Answer-Answer:
FalseRationale: A silent abdomen is rare and may indicate serious conditions like paralytic ileus;
auscultation must be performed for at least 5 minutes.
\.A positive Phalen's test indicates which condition?
, A. Osteoarthritis
B. Carpal tunnel syndrome
C. Rheumatoid arthritis
D. Gout - Answer-B
\.A positive Romberg test indicates which type of dysfunction?
A. Motor
B. Sensory
C. Cerebellar
D. Reflex - Answer-C
\.A positive whispered pectoriloquy indicates increased lung density. T or F - Answer-True
Whispered pectoriloquy is louder and clearer when consolidation increases lung density
\.A Sister Mary Joseph nodule at the umbilicus is a sign of:
A. Portal hypertension
B. Metastatic cancer
C. Cirrhosis
D. Bowel obstruction - Answer-B
\.Abdominal striae can appear purple-blue in Cushing's syndrome. T or F - Answer-Answer:
TrueRationale: Excess adrenocortical hormone causes skin fragility, leading to purplish striae.
\.airway obstruction lung sound - Answer-stridor
\.Anal fissures are most commonly caused by:
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
|| STUDY GUIDE || 100% PASS
\.A 60-year-old patient presents with barrel chest and hyperresonance on percussion. What
condition is most likely?
A. Asthma
B. Chronic bronchitis
C. Emphysema
D. Pleural effusion - Answer-c
\.A 65-year-old patient has a positive "Get Up and Go Test" result. What does this indicate?
A. Normal mobility
B. Risk of falls
C. Musculoskeletal infection
D. Muscle hypertrophy - Answer-B
\.A client reports morning stiffness that improves with activity. Which condition is most likely?
A. Osteoarthritis
B. Rheumatoid arthritis
C. Tendinitis
D. Gout - Answer-B
\.A nurse is educating a patient on the Rome III criteria for constipation. Which symptoms are
included? SATA
,A. Straining during bowel movements
B. Fewer than three bowel movements per week
C. Bright red rectal bleeding
D. Feeling of incomplete evacuation
E. Liquid stools more than three times a day - Answer-A
\.A patient complains of heartburn and a burning sensation in the stomach. These symptoms
are consistent with:
A. Dysphagia
B. Pyrosis
C. Melena
D. Hematemesis - Answer-B
\.A patient is oriented to person and place but not time. This level of orientation is documented
as:
A. Fully oriented
B. Oriented x2
C. Oriented x3
D. Disoriented - Answer-B
\.A patient is reporting sharp pain along the costovertebral angles. What does this symptom
most often indicate? - Answer-kidney inflammation
\.A patient presents with black tarry stools. What condition might this indicate?
A. Hematemesis
B. Melena
C. Dysphagia
,D. Pyrosis - Answer-B
\.A patient presents with bright red blood on the stool surface and pain during defecation. This
is most likely caused by:
A. Internal hemorrhoids
B. Anal fissure
C. Fecal impaction
D. Cystitis - Answer-B
\.A patient scores 3 out of 4 on the CAGE questionnaire. What is the nurse's priority action?
A. Document findings and continue the exam
B. Refer the patient for a full substance use assessment
C. Educate the patient about safe alcohol use
D. Perform a CIWA-Ar assessment - Answer-B
\.A patient with flat affect, lack of ego boundaries, and feelings of unreality is likely
experiencing:
A. Depression
B. Depersonalization
C. Euphoria
D. Anxiety - Answer-B
\.A perfectly silent abdomen is a normal finding in some patients. T or F - Answer-Answer:
FalseRationale: A silent abdomen is rare and may indicate serious conditions like paralytic ileus;
auscultation must be performed for at least 5 minutes.
\.A positive Phalen's test indicates which condition?
, A. Osteoarthritis
B. Carpal tunnel syndrome
C. Rheumatoid arthritis
D. Gout - Answer-B
\.A positive Romberg test indicates which type of dysfunction?
A. Motor
B. Sensory
C. Cerebellar
D. Reflex - Answer-C
\.A positive whispered pectoriloquy indicates increased lung density. T or F - Answer-True
Whispered pectoriloquy is louder and clearer when consolidation increases lung density
\.A Sister Mary Joseph nodule at the umbilicus is a sign of:
A. Portal hypertension
B. Metastatic cancer
C. Cirrhosis
D. Bowel obstruction - Answer-B
\.Abdominal striae can appear purple-blue in Cushing's syndrome. T or F - Answer-Answer:
TrueRationale: Excess adrenocortical hormone causes skin fragility, leading to purplish striae.
\.airway obstruction lung sound - Answer-stridor
\.Anal fissures are most commonly caused by:
