NR 302 Chamberlain Exam
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CORRECT ANSWERS.
BMI (body mass index) - correct answer✔️✔️a measure of body weight relative
to height (in kg)
Weight is - correct answer✔️✔️rounded up
Height is - correct answer✔️✔️rounded down
What type of patients are weighed daily? - correct answer✔️✔C
️ ardiac, cancer,
etc.
General Survey - correct answer✔️✔p
️ hysical appearance, body structure,
mobility, behavior
L.O.C - correct answer✔️✔️level of consciousness
The environment for an assessment should be: - correct
answer✔️✔️Comfortable, clean, warm, private, quiet, and well-lit
Assessment should be done in this order: - correct answer✔️✔️1) Inspection
2) Palpation
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3) Percussion
4)Auscultation
Dorsal of the hand is used to find what - correct answer✔️✔️temperature
Fingertips are used for - correct answer✔️✔️Fine sensations (pulse, tumors,
edema, lymph nodes, organs).
Ulnar/palmar surface of hand is used for - correct answer✔️✔️Vibrations (Feel
for thrills, tactile emeritus).
light palpation - correct answer✔️✔️assesses tenderness/pain
deep palpation - correct answer✔️✔️assesses an organ or mass deeper in a body
cavity
Direct vs indirect touch - correct answer✔️✔️Direct- directly touching patient
Indirect- hand, finger buffer between you and patient.
Percussion Sounds: - correct answer✔️✔️tympany, resonance, hyperresonance,
dullness, flatness
Tympany - correct answer✔️✔h ️ igh-pitched, musical, drum like percussion note
heard when percussing over the stomach and intestine
Resonance - correct answer✔️✔️low-pitch, loud, long (lungs)
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