NR 509-Week 5 quiz
1. 1) An older patient has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. The FNP
knows that this condition could be related to: Decreased gastric acid secretion
2. 2) The FNP is examining a patient who tells the FNP "I sure sweat a lot
especially on my face and feet but it doesn't have an odor". The FNP knows
that this could be related to: The eccrine glands
3. 3) During an abdominal assessment the FNP elicits tenderness on light
palpation in the right lower quadrant. The FNP interprets that this finding
could indicate a disorder which of these structures?: Appendix
4. 4) An Inuit visiting Nevada from anchorage has come to the clinic in
July during the hottest part of the day. It so happens that the clinics air
conditioning is broken and the temperature is very hot. The FNP knows that
which of these statements is true about the Inuit sweating tendencies?: They
will sweat more on their faces and less on their trunks and extremities
5. 5) The FNP notices that a patient has black, tarry stool and recalls that a
possible cause would be: Gastrointestinal bleeding
6. 6) The FNP knows that during an abdominal assessment deep palpation
is used to determine: Enlarged organs
7. 7) The FNP is assessing the abdomen of an aging adult. Which of these
statements regarding an aging adult and abdominal assessment is true?:
The abdominal musculature is thinner
8. 8) During examination the FNP finds that a patient has excessive
dryness of the skin. The best term to describe this condition is: Xerosis
9. 9) A FNP notices that a patient has ascites, which indicates the
presence of: Fluid
10. 10) The FNP is performing percussion during an abdominal
assessment. Percussion notes during the abdominal assessment may
include: Tympany, hyperresonance, and dullness
11. 11) The FNP is caring for a black child who has been diagnosed with
marasmus. The FNP would expect to find the: Hair to be less kinky and to be
copper red color
12. 12) The FNP just noted from a patient's medical record that the patient
has a lesion that is confluent in nature. On examination the FNP would
expect to find: Lesions that are grouped or clustered together
13. 13) The FNP is assessing the abdomen of a pregnant woman who is
complaining of having acid indigestion all the time. The FNP knows that
esophageal reflux during pregnancy can cause: Pyrosis
14. 14) The patient has abdominal borborygmi. The FNP knows that this
term refers to: Hyper active bowel sounds
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1. 1) An older patient has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. The FNP
knows that this condition could be related to: Decreased gastric acid secretion
2. 2) The FNP is examining a patient who tells the FNP "I sure sweat a lot
especially on my face and feet but it doesn't have an odor". The FNP knows
that this could be related to: The eccrine glands
3. 3) During an abdominal assessment the FNP elicits tenderness on light
palpation in the right lower quadrant. The FNP interprets that this finding
could indicate a disorder which of these structures?: Appendix
4. 4) An Inuit visiting Nevada from anchorage has come to the clinic in
July during the hottest part of the day. It so happens that the clinics air
conditioning is broken and the temperature is very hot. The FNP knows that
which of these statements is true about the Inuit sweating tendencies?: They
will sweat more on their faces and less on their trunks and extremities
5. 5) The FNP notices that a patient has black, tarry stool and recalls that a
possible cause would be: Gastrointestinal bleeding
6. 6) The FNP knows that during an abdominal assessment deep palpation
is used to determine: Enlarged organs
7. 7) The FNP is assessing the abdomen of an aging adult. Which of these
statements regarding an aging adult and abdominal assessment is true?:
The abdominal musculature is thinner
8. 8) During examination the FNP finds that a patient has excessive
dryness of the skin. The best term to describe this condition is: Xerosis
9. 9) A FNP notices that a patient has ascites, which indicates the
presence of: Fluid
10. 10) The FNP is performing percussion during an abdominal
assessment. Percussion notes during the abdominal assessment may
include: Tympany, hyperresonance, and dullness
11. 11) The FNP is caring for a black child who has been diagnosed with
marasmus. The FNP would expect to find the: Hair to be less kinky and to be
copper red color
12. 12) The FNP just noted from a patient's medical record that the patient
has a lesion that is confluent in nature. On examination the FNP would
expect to find: Lesions that are grouped or clustered together
13. 13) The FNP is assessing the abdomen of a pregnant woman who is
complaining of having acid indigestion all the time. The FNP knows that
esophageal reflux during pregnancy can cause: Pyrosis
14. 14) The patient has abdominal borborygmi. The FNP knows that this
term refers to: Hyper active bowel sounds
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