NURSING 105 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | LATEST NURSING 105 STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
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What is assessed during palpation in abdominal assessment?
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Consistency, tenderness,
Appearance and function of pupils
masses, rigidity
Presence of bowel sounds, Shape, skin abnormalities, masses,
frequency, location, vascular sounds movement
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When to wear gloves
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Eating meals, drinking water, and Routine physical exams, taking vital
using the restroom signs, and charting
Contact with blood, mucous
Walking in the hallway, talking to
membranes, nonintact skin,
family, and reading
soiled, Cdiff patients
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How is the grading scale for peripheral pulses determined?
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4+ bounding, 3+ normal, 2+ weak, 1+ 3+ normal, 2+ weak, 1+ absent, 0
absent bounding
3+ increased, full, bounding; 2+ no, it is normal not to palpate nodes
normal; 1+ weak; 0 absent in a healthy person
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What does ADL stand for in functional assessment?
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Quality of Life Hazardous Living Conditions
Dressing, Eating, or Bathing Activities of Daily Living
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Breast dimpling
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Egophony is when the sound 'ee-ee-ee' is heard as 'eeeeeee'. In cases of
consolidation or compression in the lungs, the sound changes from 'eeeeeee' to
'aaaaaaa'.
, Abnormal sounds heard during breathing that can indicate various health
conditions.
Indicates skin retraction
Called a skin tether
Cancer causes fibrosis which contracts the suspensory
ligaments
Provocation: cause
Quality: sharp, stabbing
Region or radiation
Severity: use scale of 0-10
Timing: when did it start
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How is chest expansion symmetry assessed?
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Bronchophony is when the sound '99' is heard clearly while listening over the chest
wall. In normal conditions, the sound is soft and muffled due to lung density.
Diaphragm - used for high-pitched sounds like breath and bowel sounds; Bell -
used for soft, low-pitched sounds like extra heart sounds or murmurs
ANSWERS | LATEST NURSING 105 STUDY
GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
1 of 211
Term
What is assessed during palpation in abdominal assessment?
Give this one a go later!
Consistency, tenderness,
Appearance and function of pupils
masses, rigidity
Presence of bowel sounds, Shape, skin abnormalities, masses,
frequency, location, vascular sounds movement
Don't know?
2 of 211
,Term
When to wear gloves
Give this one a go later!
Eating meals, drinking water, and Routine physical exams, taking vital
using the restroom signs, and charting
Contact with blood, mucous
Walking in the hallway, talking to
membranes, nonintact skin,
family, and reading
soiled, Cdiff patients
Don't know?
3 of 211
Term
How is the grading scale for peripheral pulses determined?
Give this one a go later!
4+ bounding, 3+ normal, 2+ weak, 1+ 3+ normal, 2+ weak, 1+ absent, 0
absent bounding
3+ increased, full, bounding; 2+ no, it is normal not to palpate nodes
normal; 1+ weak; 0 absent in a healthy person
, Don't know?
4 of 211
Term
What does ADL stand for in functional assessment?
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Quality of Life Hazardous Living Conditions
Dressing, Eating, or Bathing Activities of Daily Living
Don't know?
5 of 211
Term
Breast dimpling
Give this one a go later!
Egophony is when the sound 'ee-ee-ee' is heard as 'eeeeeee'. In cases of
consolidation or compression in the lungs, the sound changes from 'eeeeeee' to
'aaaaaaa'.
, Abnormal sounds heard during breathing that can indicate various health
conditions.
Indicates skin retraction
Called a skin tether
Cancer causes fibrosis which contracts the suspensory
ligaments
Provocation: cause
Quality: sharp, stabbing
Region or radiation
Severity: use scale of 0-10
Timing: when did it start
Don't know?
6 of 211
Term
How is chest expansion symmetry assessed?
Give this one a go later!
Bronchophony is when the sound '99' is heard clearly while listening over the chest
wall. In normal conditions, the sound is soft and muffled due to lung density.
Diaphragm - used for high-pitched sounds like breath and bowel sounds; Bell -
used for soft, low-pitched sounds like extra heart sounds or murmurs
