NURS 1543 - FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following are true when palpating for A) Use one finger pad
the apical impulse (select all that apply): C) Roll the patient midway to
A) Use one finger pad the left
B) Ask the patient to "inhale and then hold it" D) Locate the fourth or fifth
C) Roll the patient midway to the left interspace
D) Locate the fourth or fifth interspace
2. Which of the following factors control blood pres- A) Cardiac output
sure (select all that apply): B) Volume of circulating
A) Cardiac output blood
B) Volume of circulating blood C) Vascular resistance
C) Vascular resistance D) Arterial wall elasticity
D) Arterial wall elasticity
3. __________ and __________ are needed for relational D) Reflexivity, reflection
practice
A) Reaction, retaliation
B) Reevaluation, reflection
C) Reaction, recognition
D) Reflexivity, reflection
4. Which of the following is correct when interviewing C) Angle your chair at 90 de-
a patient: grees
A) Place the patient's back to the door
B) Place a desk between you and the patient
C) Angle your chair at 90 degrees
D) Stand in front of the patient
5. Which of the following is false when interviewing a A) Open the interview by first
patient: asking closed-ended ques-
A) Open the interview by first asking closed-ended tions
questions
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B) Refrain from asking double-barreled questions
C) Ask one direct question at a time
D) Use silence especially after asking open-ended
questions
6. Which of the following is not considered a "general D) Crossing your legs
lead":
A) Saying "Go on"
B) Shifting forward
C) Nodding
D) Crossing your legs
7. You typically should use less eye contact with a(n): B) 1 to 6 year old
A) 65+ year old
B) 1 to 6 year old
C) Adolescent
D) Pregnant woman
8. You might expect a(n) _________ to be egocentric and D) 2 to 6 year old
have an animalistic way of thinking about unfamil-
iar objects:
A) 7 to 12 year old
B) 65 year old
C) Adolescent
D) 2 to 6 year old
9. When interviewing a 7 to 12 year old you should B) First ask the caregiver
not: about the child's presenting
A) Interview the child with their caregiver present symptom or sign
B) First ask the caregiver about the child's present-
ing symptom or sign
C) Ask the child questions related to school, friends,
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or activities
D) Be realistic and objective
10. When interviewing an adolescent you might expect A) Use monosyllables
them to (select all that apply): B) Crave peer acceptance
A) Use monosyllables C) Act with aloof contempt
B) Crave peer acceptance D) Say what they think you
C) Act with aloof contempt want to hear
D) Say what they think you want to hear
11. It is recommended to get a pertussis vaccine: B) Every 10 years
A) Once
B) Every 10 years
C) Every year
D) Only if you are immunocompromised
12. Symptoms are: C) A subjective sensation
A) An objective abnormality from physical examina-
tion or labs
B) Painful or excruciating
C) A subjective sensation
D) Only experienced by those diagnosed with a
chronic illness
13. Which of the following is not a normal finding when C) An older adult with a
conducting a general survey: S-curved spine
A) A toddler with a protuberant abdomen
B) A person who's arm span is equal to their height
C) An older adult with a S-curved spine
D) An 80-year-old with more fat in their abdomen
and hips
14. C) Refrain from lying down
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You might expect someone with heart failure to:
A) Stand in a tripod stance
B) Have kyphosis
C) Refrain from lying down
D) None of the above
15. Which of the following BMI ranges is considered C) 35 to 39.9
class 2 obesity:
A) 25 to 29.9
B) 30 to 34.9
C) 35 to 39.9
D) Greater than 40
16. Which of the following groups should you avoid A) Children
measuring BMI and the waist-to-hip ratio of (select B) Pregnant women
all that apply): C) Lactating women
A) Children
B) Pregnant women
C) Lactating women
D) Anorexic people
17. Gynoid obesity is: B) Lower body obesity
A) Upper body obesity
B) Lower body obesity
C) Related to Cushing's disease
D) Only found in older adults
18. Which of the following vital signs is outside their A) A temperature of 39 de-
normal range: grees Celsius
A) A temperature of 39 degrees Celsius
B) A temperature of 37 degrees Celsius
C) A pulse of 50 bpm
D) A pulse of 90 bpm
1. Which of the following are true when palpating for A) Use one finger pad
the apical impulse (select all that apply): C) Roll the patient midway to
A) Use one finger pad the left
B) Ask the patient to "inhale and then hold it" D) Locate the fourth or fifth
C) Roll the patient midway to the left interspace
D) Locate the fourth or fifth interspace
2. Which of the following factors control blood pres- A) Cardiac output
sure (select all that apply): B) Volume of circulating
A) Cardiac output blood
B) Volume of circulating blood C) Vascular resistance
C) Vascular resistance D) Arterial wall elasticity
D) Arterial wall elasticity
3. __________ and __________ are needed for relational D) Reflexivity, reflection
practice
A) Reaction, retaliation
B) Reevaluation, reflection
C) Reaction, recognition
D) Reflexivity, reflection
4. Which of the following is correct when interviewing C) Angle your chair at 90 de-
a patient: grees
A) Place the patient's back to the door
B) Place a desk between you and the patient
C) Angle your chair at 90 degrees
D) Stand in front of the patient
5. Which of the following is false when interviewing a A) Open the interview by first
patient: asking closed-ended ques-
A) Open the interview by first asking closed-ended tions
questions
, NURS 1543 - FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
B) Refrain from asking double-barreled questions
C) Ask one direct question at a time
D) Use silence especially after asking open-ended
questions
6. Which of the following is not considered a "general D) Crossing your legs
lead":
A) Saying "Go on"
B) Shifting forward
C) Nodding
D) Crossing your legs
7. You typically should use less eye contact with a(n): B) 1 to 6 year old
A) 65+ year old
B) 1 to 6 year old
C) Adolescent
D) Pregnant woman
8. You might expect a(n) _________ to be egocentric and D) 2 to 6 year old
have an animalistic way of thinking about unfamil-
iar objects:
A) 7 to 12 year old
B) 65 year old
C) Adolescent
D) 2 to 6 year old
9. When interviewing a 7 to 12 year old you should B) First ask the caregiver
not: about the child's presenting
A) Interview the child with their caregiver present symptom or sign
B) First ask the caregiver about the child's present-
ing symptom or sign
C) Ask the child questions related to school, friends,
, NURS 1543 - FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
or activities
D) Be realistic and objective
10. When interviewing an adolescent you might expect A) Use monosyllables
them to (select all that apply): B) Crave peer acceptance
A) Use monosyllables C) Act with aloof contempt
B) Crave peer acceptance D) Say what they think you
C) Act with aloof contempt want to hear
D) Say what they think you want to hear
11. It is recommended to get a pertussis vaccine: B) Every 10 years
A) Once
B) Every 10 years
C) Every year
D) Only if you are immunocompromised
12. Symptoms are: C) A subjective sensation
A) An objective abnormality from physical examina-
tion or labs
B) Painful or excruciating
C) A subjective sensation
D) Only experienced by those diagnosed with a
chronic illness
13. Which of the following is not a normal finding when C) An older adult with a
conducting a general survey: S-curved spine
A) A toddler with a protuberant abdomen
B) A person who's arm span is equal to their height
C) An older adult with a S-curved spine
D) An 80-year-old with more fat in their abdomen
and hips
14. C) Refrain from lying down
, NURS 1543 - FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
You might expect someone with heart failure to:
A) Stand in a tripod stance
B) Have kyphosis
C) Refrain from lying down
D) None of the above
15. Which of the following BMI ranges is considered C) 35 to 39.9
class 2 obesity:
A) 25 to 29.9
B) 30 to 34.9
C) 35 to 39.9
D) Greater than 40
16. Which of the following groups should you avoid A) Children
measuring BMI and the waist-to-hip ratio of (select B) Pregnant women
all that apply): C) Lactating women
A) Children
B) Pregnant women
C) Lactating women
D) Anorexic people
17. Gynoid obesity is: B) Lower body obesity
A) Upper body obesity
B) Lower body obesity
C) Related to Cushing's disease
D) Only found in older adults
18. Which of the following vital signs is outside their A) A temperature of 39 de-
normal range: grees Celsius
A) A temperature of 39 degrees Celsius
B) A temperature of 37 degrees Celsius
C) A pulse of 50 bpm
D) A pulse of 90 bpm
