NURS 122: In-Depth Study Guide and Review
A person is demonstrating a friction rub on auscultation. The nurse realizes that this person is most likely
to have developed which of the following?
a. Atelectasis
b. Pneumonia
c. Pneumothorax
d. Pleural inflammation - correct answer ✔✔Pleural inflammation
The nurse is educating a new mother and is discussing safe handling of the infant, including the
vulnerability of the fontanels. The nurse advises that the anterior fontanel will close by about:
a. 18 months
b. 6 months
c. 8 months
d. 3 months - correct answer ✔✔18 months
During the assessment of a patients respiratory status, the nurse locates the junction between the
manubrium and the body of the sternum. This landmark is commonly known as the:
a. Mid axillary line.
b. Intercostal space.
c. Xiphoid process.
d. Angle of Louis. - correct answer ✔✔Angle of Louis.
The nurse knows that it is important to recognise the chest landmarks when conducting a respiratory
assessment because this assists with:
a. positioning the patient for comfort
b. identifying the underlying lobes of the lung
c. accurate hand positioning
d. keeping the patient safe - correct answer ✔✔identifying the underlying lobes of the lung
, A goiter refers to an abnormal growth of the:
a. ears
b. nose
c. thyroid
d. tongue - correct answer ✔✔thyroid
The prominent spinous process used to locate landmarks on the posterior thorax belongs to which
vertebra?
Select one:
a. C7
b. T3
c. C1
d. C2 - correct answer ✔✔C7
While inspecting a patients face, the nurse notes the eyeballs are protruding and the upper eyelids are
elevated. What term would the nurse use to document this finding?
a. Cyanosis
b. Exophthalmos
c. Erythema
d. Normocephalic - correct answer ✔✔Exophthalmos
Percussion is only useful for detecting respiratory lesions that are superficial because it only penetrates
to a depth of:
a. 1 to 3 cm
b. 3 to 5 cm
c. 5 to 7 cm
d. 7 to 9 cm - correct answer ✔✔5 to 7cm
The transverse/anteroposterior ratio of normal healthy adults thorax is:
a. 1/1
A person is demonstrating a friction rub on auscultation. The nurse realizes that this person is most likely
to have developed which of the following?
a. Atelectasis
b. Pneumonia
c. Pneumothorax
d. Pleural inflammation - correct answer ✔✔Pleural inflammation
The nurse is educating a new mother and is discussing safe handling of the infant, including the
vulnerability of the fontanels. The nurse advises that the anterior fontanel will close by about:
a. 18 months
b. 6 months
c. 8 months
d. 3 months - correct answer ✔✔18 months
During the assessment of a patients respiratory status, the nurse locates the junction between the
manubrium and the body of the sternum. This landmark is commonly known as the:
a. Mid axillary line.
b. Intercostal space.
c. Xiphoid process.
d. Angle of Louis. - correct answer ✔✔Angle of Louis.
The nurse knows that it is important to recognise the chest landmarks when conducting a respiratory
assessment because this assists with:
a. positioning the patient for comfort
b. identifying the underlying lobes of the lung
c. accurate hand positioning
d. keeping the patient safe - correct answer ✔✔identifying the underlying lobes of the lung
, A goiter refers to an abnormal growth of the:
a. ears
b. nose
c. thyroid
d. tongue - correct answer ✔✔thyroid
The prominent spinous process used to locate landmarks on the posterior thorax belongs to which
vertebra?
Select one:
a. C7
b. T3
c. C1
d. C2 - correct answer ✔✔C7
While inspecting a patients face, the nurse notes the eyeballs are protruding and the upper eyelids are
elevated. What term would the nurse use to document this finding?
a. Cyanosis
b. Exophthalmos
c. Erythema
d. Normocephalic - correct answer ✔✔Exophthalmos
Percussion is only useful for detecting respiratory lesions that are superficial because it only penetrates
to a depth of:
a. 1 to 3 cm
b. 3 to 5 cm
c. 5 to 7 cm
d. 7 to 9 cm - correct answer ✔✔5 to 7cm
The transverse/anteroposterior ratio of normal healthy adults thorax is:
a. 1/1
