NSG-316 Final Exam Questions And Answers.docx

NSG-316 Final Exam Questions And Answers
tonsil grading scale - - -
correct answer ✅1+: visible
2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula
3+: touching uvula
4+: touching each other
(1-2 in healthy people)


normal contour of abdomen - - -
correct answer ✅flat or rounded


contour of the abdomen describes - - -
correct answer ✅nutritional state


how to auscultate bowel sounds - - -
correct answer ✅use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly
against skin, begin in RLQ


how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine
bowel sounds are completely absent - - -
correct answer ✅5 minutes

, NSG-316 Final Exam Questions And Answers
how to auscultate vascular sounds - - -
correct answer ✅use the bell of the stethoscope, use firmer
pressure over the arteries


is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon - - -
correct answer ✅yes


what can make organs enlarged - - -
correct answer ✅trauma, injury, distention, infection


abnormal findings in GI/GU system - - -
correct answer ✅-thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds


ethnic differences in the lips - - -
correct answer ✅black people may have blue lips and a dark line
on the gingival margin