/2026 Update) Health Assessment
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Chamberlain.
Question:
During an examination, the nurse finds that a patient has excessive
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dryness of the skin. The best term to describe this condition is:?
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Answer:
Xerosis
Question:
A 13-year-old girl is interested in obtaining information about the cause
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of her acne. The nurse should share with her that acne:?
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Answer:
Is caused by increased sebum production.
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Question:
,When listening to heart sounds, the nurse knows the valve closures that
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can be heard best at the base of the heart are:?
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Answer:
Aortic and pulmonic.
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Question:
The nurse keeps in mind that a thorough skin assessment is extremely
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important because the skin holds information about a person's:?
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Answer:
Circulatory status. i,-
Question:
A patient comes in for a physical examination and complains of "freezing
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to death" while waiting for her examination. The nurse notes that her skin
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is pale and cool and attributes this finding to:?
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Answer:
Peripheral vasoconstriction. i,-
Question:
A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been
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confined to his recliner chair for approximately 3 days with his feet down
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, and he asks the nurse to evaluate his feet. During the assessment, the
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nurse might expect to find:?
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Answer:
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Question:
The second heart sound (S2) occurs:?
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Answer:
with the closure of the semilunar (aortic and pulmonic) valves and signals
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the end of systole. it is loudest at the base of the heart.
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Question:
Which of these statements describes the closure of the valves in a normal
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cardiac cycle?? i,-
Answer:
The tricuspid valve closes slightly later than the mitral valve.
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Question:
The component of the conduction system referred to as the pacemaker of
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the heart is the:?
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Answer: