NR 509

Appendicitis 1. McBurney point tenderness 2. Rovsing sign 3. the psoas sign 4. the obturator sign --Appendicitis is twice as likely in the presence of RLQ tenderness, Rovsing sign, and the psoas sign --The pain of appendicitis classically begins near the umbilicus, then migrates to the RLQ. Older adults are less likely to report this pattern. --Localized tenderness anywhere in the RLQ, even in the right flank, suggests appendicitis. McBurney Point 1. McBurney point lies 2 inches from th...

Assessing from Head to Toe Think about which order you will be assessing your patient from head to toe Start by inspecting- you will inspect you patient head/face Then palpating lymph nodes Ascultating lung sounds and heart soun Percussing abdomen Assess patient's gait OLD CART Onset Location Duration Characteristic Aggravating factors Relieving factors Treatment Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Severe and Sudden "worst headache of my life" Nausea and Vomiting can be present ...

Assessing from Head to Toe Think about which order you will be assessing your patient from head to toe Start by inspecting- you will inspect you patient head/face Then palpating lymph nodes Ascultating lung sounds and heart soun Percussing abdomen Assess patient's gait OLD CART Onset Location Duration Characteristic Aggravating factors Relieving factors Treatment Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Severe and Sudden "worst headache of my life" Nausea and Vomiting can be present ...

NR 509 Advanced physical assessment -Final examination 2024 Graded A;(Chamberlain) A 37-year-old nurse comes for evaluation of colicky right upper quadrant abdominal pain. The pain is associated with nausea and vomiting and occurs 1 to 2 hours after eating greasy foods. Which one of the following physical examination descriptions would be most consistent with the diagnosis of cholecystitis? A) Abdomen is soft, nontender, and nondistended, without hepatosplenomegaly or masses. B) Abdomen i...

NR 509 Physical Assessment - Final Exam (Bates) Updated 2024/2025 Solved 100%-Chamberlain Sensitivity Number of people who test positive. A test with a high sensitivity will rule _______ (in/out)? IN Specificity Number of people who test negative. A test with a high specificity will rule _____(in/out)? OUT If 100 patients known to have a colon cancer were tested, and 43 tested positive, what percentage would be the sensitivity of the test? 43% Do we rule out a disease with high sens...

NR 509 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers, Updated 2024/2025 Solved 100% Appendicitis 1. McBurney point tenderness 2. Rovsing sign 3. the psoas sign 4. the obturator sign --Appendicitis is twice as likely in the presence of RLQ tenderness, Rovsing sign, and the psoas sign --The pain of appendicitis classically begins near the umbilicus, then migrates to the RLQ. Older adults are less likely to report this pattern. --Localized tenderness anywhere in the RLQ, even in the right flan...

NR-509-Week 2 Quiz 100% correct 2024. 1) A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an examination says "my daughter rolled over against the wall and now I have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her head, is there something terribly wrong?" The FNP's best response would be: "That soft spot is normal and actually allows for growth of the brain during the first year of your baby's life" 2) During percussion the FNP knows that a dull percussion note elicited over a ...

NR 509 Week 3 Quiz Updated 2024/2025 Questions & Correct Answers Graded A+ A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called: a. Flexion. b. Abduction. c. Adduction. d. Extension. c. Adduction. A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to move her hand to her mouth, she mu...

NR 509 Week 4 Quiz 2024 Graded A+ (Answered) The sac that surrounds and protects the heart is called the: a. Pericardium. b. Myocardium. c. Endocardium. d. Pleural space. a. Pericardium. The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which of these? a. Vena cava - right atrium - right ventricle - lungs - pulmonary artery - left atrium - left ventricle b. Right atrium - right ventricle - pulmonary artery - lungs - pulmonary vein - left atrium - left ventricle c. Ao...

NR 509 Midterm Exam Questions and Correct Answers Updated 2024/2025 Solved 100% A teenage girl has arrived complaining of pain in her left wrist. She was playing basketball when she fell and landed on her left hand. The FNP examined her hand and will expect a fracture if the girl complains: Of sharp pain that increases with movement A patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis and asked the FNP "what is osteoporosis?" The FNP explains to the patient that osteoporosis is defined as: ...