NURS6512 / NURS 6512 Final Exam-Questions and Answers (UPDATED 2020)

NURS-6512N-Advanced Health Assessment 2020 Final Exam Question 1 Inspection of the abdomen should begin with the patient supine and the examiner: • Question 2 2 out of 2 points In older adults, overflow fecal incontinence is commonly due to: • Question 3 2 out of 2 points Which organ(s) are located in the retroperitoneal space? • Question 4 2 out of 2 points In order to correctly document absent bowel sounds, one must listen continuously for: • Question 5 2 out of 2 points When palpating the aorta, a prominent lateral pulsation suggests: • Question 6 2 out of 2 points Patients presenting with ascites, jaundice, cutaneous spider veins, and nonpalpable liver exhibit signs of: • Question 7 2 out of 2 points The major function of the large intestine is: • Question 8 2 out of 2 points Percussion at the right midclavicular line, below the umbilicus, and continuing upward is the correct technique for locating the: • Question 9 2 out of 2 points Infants born weighing less than 1500 g are at higher risk for: • Question 10 2 out of 2 points Costovertebral angle tenderness should be assessed whenever you suspect the patient may have: • Question 11 2 out of 2 points After thorough inspection of the abdomen, the next assessment step is to: • Question 12 2 out of 2 points A 23-year-old man comes to the urgent care clinic with intense left flank and lower left quadrant pain. One patient response to history of present illness questions that further supports a tentative diagnosis of renal calculi is: • Question 13 2 out of 2 points A patient presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. The patient sustained blunt trauma to the abdomen and complains of pain in the upper left quadrant that radiates to the left shoulder. What organ is most likely injured? • Question 14 2 out of 2 points Before performing an abdominal examination, the examiner should: • Question 15 2 out of 2 points Your trauma patient has no auscultated breath sounds in the right lung field. You can hear adequate sounds in the left side. A likely cause of this abnormality could be that the patient: • Question 16 2 out of 2 points Clear or amber drainage from the nose or ears of a blunt trauma patient may indicate: • Question 17 2 out of 2 points Mr. Green is a 68-year-old patient who has complained of pain. As the health care provider, you have decided to use a pain scale for documentation of the patient's pain. The value of the use of scales for patients to rate their pain intensity is that: • Question 18 2 out of 2 points The Joint Commission (TJC, formerly The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations [JCAHO]) requires that: • Question 19 2 out of 2 points You are caring for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. During the assessment, the patient would describe the pain as: • Question 20 2 out of 2 points Your 85-year-old patient is complaining of right knee pain. She has a history of osteoarthritis for which she is given antiinflammatory medication. To assess her right knee pain, you should ask her if: