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NR 509 Exam Questions (25) – Abdominal, Skin, Pediatric & Geriatric Assessment | 2025/2026

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This focused review document includes 25 multiple-choice exam questions with 100% correct answers, designed for students enrolled in NR 509 Advanced Physical Assessment during the 2025/2026 academic year. It covers physical assessment techniques and clinical findings in adult, geriatric, pediatric, and newborn populations, with emphasis on common clinical scenarios and physical exam interpretation. Key topics include: Abdominal examination (e.g., percussion notes, palpation findings, Murphy’s sign, costovertebral angle tenderness) Skin assessment (e.g., xerosis, lichenification, papules, lesions) Newborn and infant conditions (e.g., pyloric stenosis, fluid loss, skin permeability) Geriatric variations (e.g., changes in abdominal musculature, hair and melanocyte decline) Diagnosis based on physical findings such as appendicitis, gallbladder inflammation, basal cell carcinoma, marasmus, and more This document is ideal for: Students in FNP, AGNP, DNP, or PA programs Those enrolled in NR 509 Advanced Physical Assessment or similar courses Learners preparing for OSCEs, clinical skills evaluations, and board exams Clinicians revisiting fundamentals of systematic physical assessment across lifespan Its high-yield Q&A format supports fast-paced review, clinical reasoning, and retention of critical assessment knowledge required in both academic and clinical settings. Keywords: physical assessment questions, abdominal exam, NR 509 review, Murphy's sign, percussion notes, pediatric assessment, geriatric physical changes, skin lesions, pyloric stenosis, costovertebral tenderness, bowel sounds, FNP skills prep, clinical reasoning, advanced health assessment

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NR 509-Week 5 2025/2026 Exam
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1) An older patient has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. The FNP

knows that this condition could be related to - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Decreased

gastric acid secretion

2) The FNP is examining a patient who tells the FNP "I sure sweat a lot

especially on my face and feet but it doesn't have an odor". The FNP

knows that this could be related to - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The eccrine glands


3) During an abdominal assessment the FNP elicits tenderness on light

palpation in the right lower quadrant. The FNP interprets that this finding

, could indicate a disorder which of these structures? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Appendix


4) An Inuit visiting Nevada from anchorage has come to the clinic in July

during the hottest part of the day. It so happens that the clinics air

conditioning is broken and the temperature is very hot. The FNP knows that

which of these statements is true about the Inuit sweating tendencies? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔They will sweat more on their faces and less on their trunks

and extremities

5) The FNP notices that a patient has black, tarry stool and recalls that a

possible cause would be - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Gastrointestinal bleeding


6) The FNP knows that during an abdominal assessment deep palpation is

used to determine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Enlarged organs


7) The FNP is assessing the abdomen of an aging adult. Which of these

statements regarding an aging adult and abdominal assessment is true? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔The abdominal musculature is thinner


8) During examination the FNP finds that a patient has excessive dryness

of the skin. The best term to describe this condition is - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Xerosis

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