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NURS 230 FINAL EXAM 1 NEWEST VERSIONS THIS
YEAR ALL 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
Question: Is nasal discharge normal?
A. never
B. only when clear
C. only when no other symptoms are present
D. always - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. only when clear
Question: When palpating the trachea, the nurse is feeling for
A. deviation (crookedness)
B. lumps
C. masses
D. possible tumors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Deviation (crookedness)
Question: Assessment of the eyes includes select all that applies
A. external structures
B. visual acuity
C. ocular movement
D. visual field - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A, B, C, D
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Question: Loss of opacity of the lens which blocks light rays
A. cataracts
B. glaucoma
C. macular degeneration
D. blindness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. cataracts
Question: What are we assessing: PERRLA
A. pupils equal
B. relation
C. raised
D. auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. pupils equal
Question: Using research and clinical evidence
A. evidence-based practice
B. experience-based practice
C. clinical-based practice
D. research-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. evidence-based practice
Question: Edma is Latin for what conditions?
A. constipation
B. swelling
C. dry skin
D. none of these - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Swelling
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Question: Deep wound due to loss of skin
A. scar
B. ulcer
C. excoriation
D. keloid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. ulcer
Question: A patient is experiencing epistaxis. What is this?
A. nose bleed
B. congestion
C. runny nose
D. inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. nose bleed
Question: When assessing the nail, the nurse looks for
A. shape
B. texture
C. color
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. all of the above
Question: This is an example of
A. pallor
B. clubbing
C. edema
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D. this is normal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. clubbing
Question: Which test assesses distant eye acuity?
A. Snellen
B. rosenbaum
C. jaegar
D. ishihara - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. snellen
Question: A client reports having pneumonia as a child. What area of the health history would the nurse
document this?
A. past history
B. review of symptoms
C. family health history
D. history of present illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Past history
Question: The nurse assesses the Glasgow coma scale at 14. How would the nurse interpret this?
A. deep coma
B. obtunded
C. coma
D. alert and oriented - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. alert and oriented
NURS 230 FINAL EXAM 1 NEWEST VERSIONS THIS
YEAR ALL 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
Question: Is nasal discharge normal?
A. never
B. only when clear
C. only when no other symptoms are present
D. always - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. only when clear
Question: When palpating the trachea, the nurse is feeling for
A. deviation (crookedness)
B. lumps
C. masses
D. possible tumors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Deviation (crookedness)
Question: Assessment of the eyes includes select all that applies
A. external structures
B. visual acuity
C. ocular movement
D. visual field - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A, B, C, D
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Question: Loss of opacity of the lens which blocks light rays
A. cataracts
B. glaucoma
C. macular degeneration
D. blindness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. cataracts
Question: What are we assessing: PERRLA
A. pupils equal
B. relation
C. raised
D. auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. pupils equal
Question: Using research and clinical evidence
A. evidence-based practice
B. experience-based practice
C. clinical-based practice
D. research-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. evidence-based practice
Question: Edma is Latin for what conditions?
A. constipation
B. swelling
C. dry skin
D. none of these - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Swelling
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Question: Deep wound due to loss of skin
A. scar
B. ulcer
C. excoriation
D. keloid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. ulcer
Question: A patient is experiencing epistaxis. What is this?
A. nose bleed
B. congestion
C. runny nose
D. inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. nose bleed
Question: When assessing the nail, the nurse looks for
A. shape
B. texture
C. color
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. all of the above
Question: This is an example of
A. pallor
B. clubbing
C. edema
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D. this is normal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. clubbing
Question: Which test assesses distant eye acuity?
A. Snellen
B. rosenbaum
C. jaegar
D. ishihara - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. snellen
Question: A client reports having pneumonia as a child. What area of the health history would the nurse
document this?
A. past history
B. review of symptoms
C. family health history
D. history of present illness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Past history
Question: The nurse assesses the Glasgow coma scale at 14. How would the nurse interpret this?
A. deep coma
B. obtunded
C. coma
D. alert and oriented - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. alert and oriented
