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The nurse is preparing to perform a physical examination on a client who has
cardiopulmonary disease. Knowing this about the client, the nurse is alert for the
presence of which of the following when checking the client's nails?
Select one:
a. Clubbing
b. Bands in nailbeds
c. Yellow discoloration
d. Splinter hemorrhages - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A- clubbing
The nurse is auscultating the client's lungs and notes normal vesicular sounds as
being which of the following?
Select one:
a. Medium-pitched blowing sounds with inspiration equalling expiration
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b. Loud, high-pitched, hollow sounds with expiration longer than inspiration
c. Soft, breezy, low-pitched sounds with longer inspiration
d. Sounds created by air moving through small airways - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. Soft,
breezy, low-pitched sounds with longer inspiration
During the physical examination, the nurse should use which part of the hand to
assess characteristics such as consistency, contour, and texture in the client's
glands?
Select one:
a. Dorsum of the hand
b. Pads of the fingers
c. Palmar surface of the hand
d. Fingertip grasp of the tissue - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. Pads of the fingers
If a low-pitched murmur is suspected with prior assessment, which of the
following is the best position for the client when the nurse auscultates the apical
site?
Select one:
a. Sitting up
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b. Standing
c. Lying on the left side
d. Dorsal recumbent - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. Lying on the left side
Which of the following positions maximizes the nurse's ability to assess the client's
upper body for symmetry?
Select one:
a. Sitting
b. Supine
c. Prone
d. Dorsal recumbent - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. Sitting
The nurse is observing a new staff member work with the client. Of the following
activities, which one has the greatest possibility of contributing to a nosocomial
infection and requires correction?
Select one:
a. Washing hands before applying a dressing
b. Taping a plastic bag to the bed rail for tissue disposal
c. Placing a Foley catheter bag on the bed when transferring a client
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d. Using alcohol to cleanse the skin before starting an intravenous line - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔c. Placing a Foley catheter bag on the bed when transferring a client
Which one of the following indicates that the nurse is using surgical aseptic
technique?
Select one:
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
b. Placing soiled linen in moisture-resistant bags
c. Disposing of syringes in puncture-proof containers
d. Washing hands before changing a dressing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. Inserting an
intravenous catheter
The client requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an
appropriate intervention for the nurse to implement in maintaining sterile asepsis?
Select one:
a. Put sterile gloves on before opening sterile packages.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
c. Place the cap of the sterile solution well within the sterile field.
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PN 4006 Midterm g2 Q Based 2025/2026
Exam Questions and Correct Answers |
New Update
The nurse is preparing to perform a physical examination on a client who has
cardiopulmonary disease. Knowing this about the client, the nurse is alert for the
presence of which of the following when checking the client's nails?
Select one:
a. Clubbing
b. Bands in nailbeds
c. Yellow discoloration
d. Splinter hemorrhages - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A- clubbing
The nurse is auscultating the client's lungs and notes normal vesicular sounds as
being which of the following?
Select one:
a. Medium-pitched blowing sounds with inspiration equalling expiration
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b. Loud, high-pitched, hollow sounds with expiration longer than inspiration
c. Soft, breezy, low-pitched sounds with longer inspiration
d. Sounds created by air moving through small airways - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. Soft,
breezy, low-pitched sounds with longer inspiration
During the physical examination, the nurse should use which part of the hand to
assess characteristics such as consistency, contour, and texture in the client's
glands?
Select one:
a. Dorsum of the hand
b. Pads of the fingers
c. Palmar surface of the hand
d. Fingertip grasp of the tissue - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. Pads of the fingers
If a low-pitched murmur is suspected with prior assessment, which of the
following is the best position for the client when the nurse auscultates the apical
site?
Select one:
a. Sitting up
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b. Standing
c. Lying on the left side
d. Dorsal recumbent - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. Lying on the left side
Which of the following positions maximizes the nurse's ability to assess the client's
upper body for symmetry?
Select one:
a. Sitting
b. Supine
c. Prone
d. Dorsal recumbent - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. Sitting
The nurse is observing a new staff member work with the client. Of the following
activities, which one has the greatest possibility of contributing to a nosocomial
infection and requires correction?
Select one:
a. Washing hands before applying a dressing
b. Taping a plastic bag to the bed rail for tissue disposal
c. Placing a Foley catheter bag on the bed when transferring a client
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d. Using alcohol to cleanse the skin before starting an intravenous line - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔c. Placing a Foley catheter bag on the bed when transferring a client
Which one of the following indicates that the nurse is using surgical aseptic
technique?
Select one:
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
b. Placing soiled linen in moisture-resistant bags
c. Disposing of syringes in puncture-proof containers
d. Washing hands before changing a dressing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. Inserting an
intravenous catheter
The client requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an
appropriate intervention for the nurse to implement in maintaining sterile asepsis?
Select one:
a. Put sterile gloves on before opening sterile packages.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
c. Place the cap of the sterile solution well within the sterile field.
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