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