NSG 6020 3P 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔A teenage patient comes to the emergency department with complaints of an
inability to "breathe and a sharp pain in my left chest." The assessment findings include
the following: cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the right, decreased tactile
fremitus on the left, hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath sounds on the
left. This description is consistent with: - ✔✔a pneumothorax
✔✔The inspection phase of the physical assessment: - ✔✔takes time and reveals a
surprising amount of information
✔✔The mother of a 2-year-old is concerned because her son has had three ear
infections in the past year. What would be an appropriate response by the nurse
practitioner? - ✔✔"Your son's eustachian tube is shorter and wider than yours because
of his age, which allows for infections to develop more easily."
✔✔The nurse practitioner would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation? -
✔✔Palpating the kidneys and uterus
✔✔The patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine
to form the: - ✔✔database
✔✔When preparing to perform a physical examination on an infant, the examiner
should: - ✔✔have the parent remove all clothing except the diaper on a boy. i
✔✔The nurse practitioner notices that an infant has a large, soft lump on the side of his
head and that his mother is very concerned. She tells the nurse practitioner that she
noticed the lump about 8 hours after her baby's birth, and that it seems to be getting
bigger. One possible explanation for this is: - ✔✔cephalhematoma
RATED A+
✔✔A teenage patient comes to the emergency department with complaints of an
inability to "breathe and a sharp pain in my left chest." The assessment findings include
the following: cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the right, decreased tactile
fremitus on the left, hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath sounds on the
left. This description is consistent with: - ✔✔a pneumothorax
✔✔The inspection phase of the physical assessment: - ✔✔takes time and reveals a
surprising amount of information
✔✔The mother of a 2-year-old is concerned because her son has had three ear
infections in the past year. What would be an appropriate response by the nurse
practitioner? - ✔✔"Your son's eustachian tube is shorter and wider than yours because
of his age, which allows for infections to develop more easily."
✔✔The nurse practitioner would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation? -
✔✔Palpating the kidneys and uterus
✔✔The patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine
to form the: - ✔✔database
✔✔When preparing to perform a physical examination on an infant, the examiner
should: - ✔✔have the parent remove all clothing except the diaper on a boy. i
✔✔The nurse practitioner notices that an infant has a large, soft lump on the side of his
head and that his mother is very concerned. She tells the nurse practitioner that she
noticed the lump about 8 hours after her baby's birth, and that it seems to be getting
bigger. One possible explanation for this is: - ✔✔cephalhematoma
