ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NSG 500 EXAM 3 |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
What is the correct position when performing a rectal/prostate exam? Answer
- side-lying position
When doing your prostate exam, what area are you palpating? Answer -
Posterior surface
What should a normal prostate feel like? Answer - Rubbery and smooth
How do you know that someone has rectal prolapse? Answer - When the
patient is experiencing sliding of the rectum, occurs during straining
What do external hemorrhoids look like? Answer - small masses that are
pink/red and beefy.
....If it's purple/really dark in color; that is a concern for a thrombus or necrotic
tissue and a bad finding!!
What do internal hemorrhoids feel like? Answer - soft masses.
....Hard is a concern and a bad finding!
, What are some causes of rectal bleeding? Answer - 1) Cancer - change in
bowel habits, pain, blood in stool.
2) hemorrhoid's
3) Constipation/straining
4) colitis/inflammation or infection of the bowel
5) Fissures
6) GI bleed
7) NSAIDS, aspirin (NOT TYLENOL)
8) Chrohn's
Constipation and hemorroids Answer - Small amounts of bright red blood
Intermittent or during straining
Symptoms: Pain, itching, bleeding
What color is the blood of a Lower GI bleed? Answer - Bright red
What color is the blood of an upper GI bleed? Answer - Dark
red/tarry/melanotic
Sequence of musculoskeletal exam Answer - Inspect, Palpate, Passive/Active
ROM, and Joint Stability/Assess
-Stability tests; if your pt has knee pain and you're concerned about an ACL
tear, you'll do stability testing and load joint to see if joint is stable
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
What is the correct position when performing a rectal/prostate exam? Answer
- side-lying position
When doing your prostate exam, what area are you palpating? Answer -
Posterior surface
What should a normal prostate feel like? Answer - Rubbery and smooth
How do you know that someone has rectal prolapse? Answer - When the
patient is experiencing sliding of the rectum, occurs during straining
What do external hemorrhoids look like? Answer - small masses that are
pink/red and beefy.
....If it's purple/really dark in color; that is a concern for a thrombus or necrotic
tissue and a bad finding!!
What do internal hemorrhoids feel like? Answer - soft masses.
....Hard is a concern and a bad finding!
, What are some causes of rectal bleeding? Answer - 1) Cancer - change in
bowel habits, pain, blood in stool.
2) hemorrhoid's
3) Constipation/straining
4) colitis/inflammation or infection of the bowel
5) Fissures
6) GI bleed
7) NSAIDS, aspirin (NOT TYLENOL)
8) Chrohn's
Constipation and hemorroids Answer - Small amounts of bright red blood
Intermittent or during straining
Symptoms: Pain, itching, bleeding
What color is the blood of a Lower GI bleed? Answer - Bright red
What color is the blood of an upper GI bleed? Answer - Dark
red/tarry/melanotic
Sequence of musculoskeletal exam Answer - Inspect, Palpate, Passive/Active
ROM, and Joint Stability/Assess
-Stability tests; if your pt has knee pain and you're concerned about an ACL
tear, you'll do stability testing and load joint to see if joint is stable
