Nurs 258 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
Abdominal diagnostic testing Correct Answers
stool specimen collection, hemocult test (SFOB),
endoscopy (ex: colonoscopy)
Abducens nerve (lateral deviation of eye, how to
assess?) Correct Answers 6 fields of gaze
Abstract reasoning Correct Answers pondering a
deeper meaning beyond the concrete and literal
Abstract reasoning involves 3 components Correct
Answers though process, thought content,
preceptions
Acoustic nerve (hearing/cochlea, balance/vestibula,
how to assess?) Correct Answers whisper test,
check for nystagmus
Adventitious heart sounds Correct Answers split
S2 - common in children
click - artificial valves or mitral valve prolapse
S3 (gallop) - vibration of fluid sloshing in
S4 - pops in before S1, still valve
murmur - graded I-IV, valve disease
pericardial friction rub - scratching sound
,Alterations in breathing pattern Correct Answers
bradypnea, tachypnea, hyperpnea, apnea,
hyperventilation, hypoventilation
Aortic valve location Correct Answers 2nd right
intercostal space, right sternal border
Apical pulse location Correct Answers 5th
intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line
Arcus senilis Correct Answers white, gray, or blue
opaque ring in the corneal margin
Bacterial STI Correct Answers chlamydia,
gonorrhea, syphilis
Benign breast disease Correct Answers fibrocystic
breast disease
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)
S&S Correct Answers nocturia, urinary hesitancy
Bladder scanner Correct Answers a noninvasive
device that creates an ultrasound image of the
bladder for measuring the volume of urine in the
bladder
Blepharitis Correct Answers red, scaly, flakes at
lid margin
, Breast cancer S&S Correct Answers lump,
dimpling, edema, swelling
Buccal mucosa inspection Correct Answers pink,
moist, intact
BUN & creatinine Correct Answers reflects cardiac
output
Cardiac enzymes Correct Answers increased
number of muscle damage
Cardiac/D.A.S.H diet Correct Answers complex
carbs, low-fat, nuts, low Na
Cataracts Correct Answers lens becomes opaque
from clumping of protein
Characteristics of normal feces Correct Answers
red: bleeding in upper GI
black: bleeding in lower GI
green: infection
yellow: liver issues
should be soft and formed
Characteristics of normal urine Correct Answers
average void 250-450ml, clear with few mucous
threads, light to amber, increase odor = increase
concentration
Abdominal diagnostic testing Correct Answers
stool specimen collection, hemocult test (SFOB),
endoscopy (ex: colonoscopy)
Abducens nerve (lateral deviation of eye, how to
assess?) Correct Answers 6 fields of gaze
Abstract reasoning Correct Answers pondering a
deeper meaning beyond the concrete and literal
Abstract reasoning involves 3 components Correct
Answers though process, thought content,
preceptions
Acoustic nerve (hearing/cochlea, balance/vestibula,
how to assess?) Correct Answers whisper test,
check for nystagmus
Adventitious heart sounds Correct Answers split
S2 - common in children
click - artificial valves or mitral valve prolapse
S3 (gallop) - vibration of fluid sloshing in
S4 - pops in before S1, still valve
murmur - graded I-IV, valve disease
pericardial friction rub - scratching sound
,Alterations in breathing pattern Correct Answers
bradypnea, tachypnea, hyperpnea, apnea,
hyperventilation, hypoventilation
Aortic valve location Correct Answers 2nd right
intercostal space, right sternal border
Apical pulse location Correct Answers 5th
intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line
Arcus senilis Correct Answers white, gray, or blue
opaque ring in the corneal margin
Bacterial STI Correct Answers chlamydia,
gonorrhea, syphilis
Benign breast disease Correct Answers fibrocystic
breast disease
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH)
S&S Correct Answers nocturia, urinary hesitancy
Bladder scanner Correct Answers a noninvasive
device that creates an ultrasound image of the
bladder for measuring the volume of urine in the
bladder
Blepharitis Correct Answers red, scaly, flakes at
lid margin
, Breast cancer S&S Correct Answers lump,
dimpling, edema, swelling
Buccal mucosa inspection Correct Answers pink,
moist, intact
BUN & creatinine Correct Answers reflects cardiac
output
Cardiac enzymes Correct Answers increased
number of muscle damage
Cardiac/D.A.S.H diet Correct Answers complex
carbs, low-fat, nuts, low Na
Cataracts Correct Answers lens becomes opaque
from clumping of protein
Characteristics of normal feces Correct Answers
red: bleeding in upper GI
black: bleeding in lower GI
green: infection
yellow: liver issues
should be soft and formed
Characteristics of normal urine Correct Answers
average void 250-450ml, clear with few mucous
threads, light to amber, increase odor = increase
concentration
