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E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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WERS (B4604) zm
QUESTION 1 zm
A physician tells the nurse that a patients vertebra prominens is tender and asks the
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nurse to reevaluate the area in 1 hour. The area of the body the nurse will assess is:
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a. Just above the diaphragm.
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b. Just lateral to the knee cap.
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c. At the level of the C7 vertebra.
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d. At the level of the T11 vertebra.
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ANSWER
C
QUESTION 2 zm
The nurse notices that a patients palpebral fissures are not symmetric. On examinatio
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n, the nurse may find that damage has occurred to which cranial nerve (CN)?
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a. III
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c. VII
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d. VIII
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ANSWER
C
QUESTION 3 zm
A patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull stimulation to both sides o
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f her face. The nurse suspects:
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a. Bell palsy.
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b. Damage to the trigeminal nerve.
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,c. Frostbite with resultant paresthesia to the cheeks.
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d. Scleroderma.
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ANSWER
B
QUESTION 4 zm
When examining the face of a patient, the nurse is aware that the two pairs of salivar
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y glands that are accessible to examination are the ___________ and ___________ glands.
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a. Occipital; submental
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b. Parotid; jugulodigastric
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c. Parotid; submandibular
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d. Submandibular; occipital
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ANSWER
C
QUESTION 5 zm
When examining a patients CN function, the nurse remembers that the muscles in the
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neck that are innervated by CN XI are the:
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a. Sternomastoid and trapezius.
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b. Spinal accessory and omohyoid.
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c. Trapezius and sternomandibular.
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d. Sternomandibular and spinal accessory.
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ANSWER
A
QUESTION 6 zm
A patients laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine (T4) level. The nurse would p
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roceed with an examination of the _____ gland.
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a. Thyroid
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d. Parathyroid
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 7 zm
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a. Infraclavicular area.
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b. Supraclavicular area.
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c. Area distal to the enlarged node.
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d. Area proximal to the enlarged node.
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ANSWER
D
QUESTION 8 zm
The nurse is aware that the four areas in the body where lymph nodes are accessible
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a. Head, breasts, groin, and abdomen.
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b. Arms, breasts, inguinal area, and legs.
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c. Head and neck, arms, breasts, and axillae.
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d. Head and neck, arms, inguinal area, and axillae.
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ANSWER
D
QUESTION 9 zm
A patient reports excruciating headache pain on one side of his head, especially aroun
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d his eye, forehead, and cheek that has lasted approximately to 2 hours, occurring onc
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e or twice each day. The nurse should suspect:
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a. Hypertension.
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c. Tension headaches.
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d. Migraine headaches.
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ANSWER
B
QUESTION 10 zm
A patient complains that while studying for an examination he began to notice a sever
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e headache in the frontotemporal area of his head that is throbbing and is somewhat
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relieved when he lies down. He tells the nurse that his mother also had these headac
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hes. The nurse suspects that he may be suffering from:
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a. Hypertension.
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b. Cluster headaches.
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Exam Solution zm
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E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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WERS (B4604) zm
QUESTION 1 zm
A physician tells the nurse that a patients vertebra prominens is tender and asks the
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nurse to reevaluate the area in 1 hour. The area of the body the nurse will assess is:
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a. Just above the diaphragm.
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b. Just lateral to the knee cap.
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c. At the level of the C7 vertebra.
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d. At the level of the T11 vertebra.
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ANSWER
C
QUESTION 2 zm
The nurse notices that a patients palpebral fissures are not symmetric. On examinatio
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a. III
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c. VII
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ANSWER
C
QUESTION 3 zm
A patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull stimulation to both sides o
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f her face. The nurse suspects:
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a. Bell palsy.
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b. Damage to the trigeminal nerve.
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d. Scleroderma.
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ANSWER
B
QUESTION 4 zm
When examining the face of a patient, the nurse is aware that the two pairs of salivar
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y glands that are accessible to examination are the ___________ and ___________ glands.
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a. Occipital; submental
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c. Parotid; submandibular
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d. Submandibular; occipital
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ANSWER
C
QUESTION 5 zm
When examining a patients CN function, the nurse remembers that the muscles in the
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neck that are innervated by CN XI are the:
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a. Sternomastoid and trapezius.
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b. Spinal accessory and omohyoid.
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c. Trapezius and sternomandibular.
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d. Sternomandibular and spinal accessory.
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ANSWER
A
QUESTION 6 zm
A patients laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine (T4) level. The nurse would p
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roceed with an examination of the _____ gland.
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ANSWER
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ANSWER
D
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ANSWER
D
QUESTION 9 zm
A patient reports excruciating headache pain on one side of his head, especially aroun
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ANSWER
B
QUESTION 10 zm
A patient complains that while studying for an examination he began to notice a sever
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hes. The nurse suspects that he may be suffering from:
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