NURS 6521 Final Exam Health Assessment with 100% Correct Answers

Question 1 1 out of 1 points If pitting edema is unilateral, you would suspect occlusion of a: Selected Answer: major vein. • Question 2 1 out of 1 points Which cranial nerves are usually evaluated during the examination of the eyes? Selected Answer: III and VI • Question 3 It is especially important to test for ankle clonus if: 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: deep tendon reflexes are hyperactive. • Question 4 A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is: 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Heberden nodes. • Question 5 A grade IV mitral regurgitation murmur would: 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: radiate to the axilla. • Question 6 The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the: Selected fallopian tubes and 1 out of 1 points Answer: ovaries. • Question 7 1 out of 1 points The spread of the impulse through the ventricles (ventricular depolarization) is depicted on the ECG as the: Selected Answer: QRS complex. • Question 8 1 out of 1 points During chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice, and the e's sound like a s. This sound is indicative of: Selected Answer: lung consolidation. • Question 9 1 out of 1 points To hear diastolic heart sounds, you should ask patients to: Selected Answer: lie on their left sides. • Question 10 1 out of 1 points The rectal past medical history of all patients should include inquiry about: Selected Answer: hemorrhoid surgery. • Question 11 1 out of 1 points Ulnar deviation and boutonniere deformities are characteristic of: Selected Answer: rheumatoid arthritis. • Question 12 1 out of 1 points If your patient has nipple discharge, you will most likely need a: Selected Answer: glass slide and fixative. • Question 13 1 out of 1 points The examiner percusses for diaphragmatic excursion along the: Selected Answer: scapular line. • Question 14 1 out of 1 points An apical PMI palpated beyond the left fifth intercostal space may indicate: Selected Answer: left ventricular hypertrophy. • Question 15 1 out of 1 points The difference in blood pressure readings between the right and the left arms is considered normal up to mm Hg. Selected 1 Answer: 0 • Question 16 1 out of 1 points Montgomery tubercles are most prominent in the breasts of: Selected Answer: pregnant women. • Question 17 1 out of 1 points Postural hypotension is defined as a when the patient stands, compared with sitting or supine readings. Selected Answer: systolic pressure drop of more than 15 mm Hg with a pulse rate increase • Question 18 1 out of 1 points Which of the following statements is true regarding the examination of peripheral arteries? Selected Answer: The pulses are most readily felt over bony prominences. • Question 19 Normal changes of the aging brain include: 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: diminished perception of touch. • Question 20 0 out of 1 points Breath sounds normally heard over the trachea are called: Selected Answer: vesicul ar. • Question 21 1 out of 1 points To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie supine with: Selected Answer: one arm overhead and a pillow under her shoulder. • Question 22 1 out of 1 points As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based and he staggers from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B.'s pattern as: