NURS 142 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
What are you looking for when inspecting the head? - ANSWER>>size, shape,
symmetry, deformities, facial symmetry, facial expression, skin color, erect,
proportional to body size. look at hair for color and hygiene
What are you looking for when palpating the head? - ANSWER>>texture of hair,
infestations, masses, lesions, and mobility
What are you looking for when inspecting the neck? - ANSWER>>trachea
(midline), lesions, fullness of neck, swelling, erythema, and ROM when laterally
turning head
What are you looking for when palpating the neck? - ANSWER>>the ROM in
shoulders when shrugging against resistance
What are you looking for when inspecting the lymph nodes? -
ANSWER>>redness and swelling
What is the expected finding when palpating the lymph nodes? - ANSWER>>non
palpable and no tenderness
What is the unexpected finding when palpating lymph nodes and what would
you assess? - ANSWER>>palpable: size, shape, symmetry, temperature,
mobility, character, consistency, and tenderness
,What are the lymph nodes of the head? - ANSWER>>pre auricular, post
auricular, occipital, tonsiller, submandibular, submental, anterior cervical chain,
posterior cervical chain, and supraclavicular
Where is the pre auricular lymph node? - ANSWER>>in front of the ear
Where is the post auricular lymph node? - ANSWER>>behind the ear
Where is the occipital lymph node? - ANSWER>>base of the skull
Where is the tonsillar lymph node? - ANSWER>>by tonsils, the angle of the
mandible
Where is the submandibular lymph node? - ANSWER>>under the mandible
Where is the sub mental lymph node? - ANSWER>>under the chin
Where are the anterior cervical chain lymph nodes? - ANSWER>>in the front of
the side of the neck
Where are the posterior cervical chain lymph nodes? - ANSWER>>in the back of
the side of the neck
Where are the supra-clavicular lymph nodes? - ANSWER>>just above the
clavicle (shrug shoulders to reach them)
What are you looking for when inspecting the nose? - ANSWER>>if its midline,
symmetrical, skin smooth, no swelling, no lesions, color consistent with facial
complexion, nares patent, and no drainage
What are you looking for when inspecting the external part of the mouth? -
ANSWER>>symmetry, lip color, moisture, lesions, and oral competency
,What are you looking for when inspecting the internal part of the mouth? -
ANSWER>>color and moisture of buccal mucosa, floor of mouth, and gums
general appearance of the teeth: how many, alignment, dental work, color,
signs of decay, dentures and fit, and abnormal odor
color and intactness of hard and soft palate
uvula lift, midline and symmetry of uvula and tongue
general salivary flow
What is the scale for grading tonsils? - ANSWER>>+1 pillar
+2 beyond pillar
+3 see them
+4 touching
What is halitosis? - ANSWER>>bad breath
What is anosmia? - ANSWER>>loss of smell
How can anosmia affect the elderly? - ANSWER>>can happen with dementia.
decreases appetite and overall food intake
What are you looking for when inspecting the eyes? - ANSWER>>symmetry,
alignment of outer canthus with pinna of ears, obvious deformities, eye shape
and symmetry, clarity of cornea, color of sclera, clarity of conjunctiva, color and
symmetry of iris, fullness and symmetry of eyelashes and eyebrows, ability to
close eyelids all the way while blinking and symmetry, and drooping
What is ptosis? - ANSWER>>eyelid drooping
What are you looking for when palpating the eyes? - ANSWER>>if the orbits are
tender and if the lacrimal apparatus is tender or swollen
What chart is used to measure distance vision? - ANSWER>>snellen chart
, What chart is used to measure near vision? - ANSWER>>jaeger chart
How can color blindness be tested? - ANSWER>>on the snellen chart
What does the corneal light reflex test test for? - ANSWER>>strabismus
What are you looking for when performing the corneal light reflex test? -
ANSWER>>symmetry of reflection of light on the cornea
What test would you perform if the patient was strabismus positive? -
ANSWER>>cover/uncover test
What is strabismus? - ANSWER>>lazy eye
What are you looking for when performing the six cardinal fields of gaze? -
ANSWER>>symmetry and smoothness of the eye and no nystagmus
What is nystagmus? - ANSWER>>involuntary shakiness of eyes
What are you looking for when performing the pupillary reflex test? -
ANSWER>>size, shape, symmetry, direct pupillary constriction and
accommodation, PERRLA
What is the expected finding after performing the pupillary reflex test? -
ANSWER>>consensual response
What does PERRLA stand for? - ANSWER>>pupils equal, round, reactive to light,
and accommodation
What does a dead retina indicate? - ANSWER>>blindness
What does intraocular mean? - ANSWER>>the lens and back
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
What are you looking for when inspecting the head? - ANSWER>>size, shape,
symmetry, deformities, facial symmetry, facial expression, skin color, erect,
proportional to body size. look at hair for color and hygiene
What are you looking for when palpating the head? - ANSWER>>texture of hair,
infestations, masses, lesions, and mobility
What are you looking for when inspecting the neck? - ANSWER>>trachea
(midline), lesions, fullness of neck, swelling, erythema, and ROM when laterally
turning head
What are you looking for when palpating the neck? - ANSWER>>the ROM in
shoulders when shrugging against resistance
What are you looking for when inspecting the lymph nodes? -
ANSWER>>redness and swelling
What is the expected finding when palpating the lymph nodes? - ANSWER>>non
palpable and no tenderness
What is the unexpected finding when palpating lymph nodes and what would
you assess? - ANSWER>>palpable: size, shape, symmetry, temperature,
mobility, character, consistency, and tenderness
,What are the lymph nodes of the head? - ANSWER>>pre auricular, post
auricular, occipital, tonsiller, submandibular, submental, anterior cervical chain,
posterior cervical chain, and supraclavicular
Where is the pre auricular lymph node? - ANSWER>>in front of the ear
Where is the post auricular lymph node? - ANSWER>>behind the ear
Where is the occipital lymph node? - ANSWER>>base of the skull
Where is the tonsillar lymph node? - ANSWER>>by tonsils, the angle of the
mandible
Where is the submandibular lymph node? - ANSWER>>under the mandible
Where is the sub mental lymph node? - ANSWER>>under the chin
Where are the anterior cervical chain lymph nodes? - ANSWER>>in the front of
the side of the neck
Where are the posterior cervical chain lymph nodes? - ANSWER>>in the back of
the side of the neck
Where are the supra-clavicular lymph nodes? - ANSWER>>just above the
clavicle (shrug shoulders to reach them)
What are you looking for when inspecting the nose? - ANSWER>>if its midline,
symmetrical, skin smooth, no swelling, no lesions, color consistent with facial
complexion, nares patent, and no drainage
What are you looking for when inspecting the external part of the mouth? -
ANSWER>>symmetry, lip color, moisture, lesions, and oral competency
,What are you looking for when inspecting the internal part of the mouth? -
ANSWER>>color and moisture of buccal mucosa, floor of mouth, and gums
general appearance of the teeth: how many, alignment, dental work, color,
signs of decay, dentures and fit, and abnormal odor
color and intactness of hard and soft palate
uvula lift, midline and symmetry of uvula and tongue
general salivary flow
What is the scale for grading tonsils? - ANSWER>>+1 pillar
+2 beyond pillar
+3 see them
+4 touching
What is halitosis? - ANSWER>>bad breath
What is anosmia? - ANSWER>>loss of smell
How can anosmia affect the elderly? - ANSWER>>can happen with dementia.
decreases appetite and overall food intake
What are you looking for when inspecting the eyes? - ANSWER>>symmetry,
alignment of outer canthus with pinna of ears, obvious deformities, eye shape
and symmetry, clarity of cornea, color of sclera, clarity of conjunctiva, color and
symmetry of iris, fullness and symmetry of eyelashes and eyebrows, ability to
close eyelids all the way while blinking and symmetry, and drooping
What is ptosis? - ANSWER>>eyelid drooping
What are you looking for when palpating the eyes? - ANSWER>>if the orbits are
tender and if the lacrimal apparatus is tender or swollen
What chart is used to measure distance vision? - ANSWER>>snellen chart
, What chart is used to measure near vision? - ANSWER>>jaeger chart
How can color blindness be tested? - ANSWER>>on the snellen chart
What does the corneal light reflex test test for? - ANSWER>>strabismus
What are you looking for when performing the corneal light reflex test? -
ANSWER>>symmetry of reflection of light on the cornea
What test would you perform if the patient was strabismus positive? -
ANSWER>>cover/uncover test
What is strabismus? - ANSWER>>lazy eye
What are you looking for when performing the six cardinal fields of gaze? -
ANSWER>>symmetry and smoothness of the eye and no nystagmus
What is nystagmus? - ANSWER>>involuntary shakiness of eyes
What are you looking for when performing the pupillary reflex test? -
ANSWER>>size, shape, symmetry, direct pupillary constriction and
accommodation, PERRLA
What is the expected finding after performing the pupillary reflex test? -
ANSWER>>consensual response
What does PERRLA stand for? - ANSWER>>pupils equal, round, reactive to light,
and accommodation
What does a dead retina indicate? - ANSWER>>blindness
What does intraocular mean? - ANSWER>>the lens and back
