PA NURS 190 WCU EXAM WITH
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A man is "very anxious" about the physical examination. What steps can the nurse take
to make him more comfortable? -ANSAppear unhurried and confident when examining
him.
The nurse is instructing a group of nursing students in the priorities of assessment
(thinking inspection and palpation) what manifestations should the students recognize
as requiring immediate intervention (Think Neuro ABC) ? -ANSCyanosis, airway
The nurse is assessing a family what factors should the nurse include when assessing
sociocultural context? -ANSthe family's religious practice
The nurse is caring for a patient who is postoperative what assessment method will be
used determining the intensity of the patient 's pain? -ANSoffer the patient a pain scale
to objectify the information.
The public health nurse is assessing an older adult patient who lives with a family
member. what assessments in the home is the nurse mandated to evaluate? -
ANSabuse and neglect
Describe the assessment finding " Clubbing?" -ANSinsufficient oxygenation
What is the normal auscultation vibration sounds of a patient 's abdomen ? -ANShigh
pitch
The nurse expects to hear which percussion sound over an organ such as the liver? -
ANSDull
What document findings would you chart for a "scab"? -ANSopen wound, moist
In order to assess the temperature of the patient 's skin, the nurse should use which
part of the hand? -ANSpalmar or dorsum
The patient has an enlarged lymph underneath his jaw. How should the nurse
accurately document this finding? -ANSSmooth for normal finding
Swollen lymph: hard, stiff vs shady, flactue, tender, bumb
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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A man is "very anxious" about the physical examination. What steps can the nurse take
to make him more comfortable? -ANSAppear unhurried and confident when examining
him.
The nurse is instructing a group of nursing students in the priorities of assessment
(thinking inspection and palpation) what manifestations should the students recognize
as requiring immediate intervention (Think Neuro ABC) ? -ANSCyanosis, airway
The nurse is assessing a family what factors should the nurse include when assessing
sociocultural context? -ANSthe family's religious practice
The nurse is caring for a patient who is postoperative what assessment method will be
used determining the intensity of the patient 's pain? -ANSoffer the patient a pain scale
to objectify the information.
The public health nurse is assessing an older adult patient who lives with a family
member. what assessments in the home is the nurse mandated to evaluate? -
ANSabuse and neglect
Describe the assessment finding " Clubbing?" -ANSinsufficient oxygenation
What is the normal auscultation vibration sounds of a patient 's abdomen ? -ANShigh
pitch
The nurse expects to hear which percussion sound over an organ such as the liver? -
ANSDull
What document findings would you chart for a "scab"? -ANSopen wound, moist
In order to assess the temperature of the patient 's skin, the nurse should use which
part of the hand? -ANSpalmar or dorsum
The patient has an enlarged lymph underneath his jaw. How should the nurse
accurately document this finding? -ANSSmooth for normal finding
Swollen lymph: hard, stiff vs shady, flactue, tender, bumb
