NURS 612 FINAL EXAM MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ While palpating the patient's knee, the nurse finds effusi

NURS 612 FINAL EXAM MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ While palpating the patient's knee, the nurse finds effusion in the joint. What further assessment will support this finding? - ...ANSWER....Testing for ballottement is a test to detect fluid in the joint Which assessment finding is associated with lumbar stenosis? - ...ANSWER....Pain associated with prolonged standing Lumbar stenosis, narrowing of the spinal canal, causes pain associated with prolonged standing. Pain is improved by bending forward. Risk factors for osteoarthritis - ...ANSWER....Risk factors for osteoarthritis include obesity, aging, and a family history of osteoarthritis. overuse of joints, as with certain sport activities and occupations, is a risk factor. A patient states he injured his right ankle while walking the previous day. How should the nurse assess the ankle initially? - ...ANSWER....Initial assessment is inspection of the ankle and comparison with the other ankle. Palpation, performing passive range of motion, and asking the patient to walk are done after the initial inspection. Which assessment finding is consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome? - ...ANSWER....Carpal tunnel syndrome, compression of the median nerve, causes weakness in the thumb and episodes of numbness and burning that awaken the patient from sleep. Which of the Following disorders is known to be heredity? Peripheral neuropathy Meningitis Huntington Chorea Seizure disorder - ...ANSWER....Huntington Chorea The Examiner asks the patient to close her eyes and then place a vibrating tuning fork on the patients ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being assessed? - ...ANSWER....Primary sensory function Multiple sclerosis - ...ANSWER....Fatigue, bowel and bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, sensory changes, muscle weakness Myasthenia gravis - ...ANSWER....An autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular junction involved with muscle activation. Whisper Test - ...ANSWER....CN V111 acoustic Patient sticks out tongue and moves it from side to side - ...ANSWER....CN X11 Hypoglossa