NRS 509 Final Exam Test Question and Answers
When measuring a pregnant woman's abdomen where should the tape be placed ?
Answer: from the symphysis pubis to the uterus/fundus
A 3 year old can do in regard to jumping and balancing ?
Answer: pedals a tricycle, jumps in place, feeds self with utensils.
Hpv protects against ?
Answer: genital warts and cervical cancer
Concerns of irregular rectal masses ?
Answer: rectal cancer
What valve is at the apex of the heart ?
Answer: the tricuspid
Which vaccines are safe during pregnancy ?
Answer: pneumococcal, meningococcal, hep b, a dtap 27-36 weeks.
Lymph nodes for strep
Answer: anterior cervical lymph nodes
What are mongolian spots?
Answer: blue/gray macules on presacral back and posterior thighs. Usually fade in first few years. Must
rule out child abuse
What position should the patient be in for aortic
Answer: supine with head at 30 degrees
Stress incontinence
Answer: the inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing,
laughing, or coughing
Urge incontinence
Answer: state in which a person experiences involuntary passage of urine that occurs soon after a strong
sense of urgency to void
Perseveration
Answer: persistent repetition of the same word or idea in response to different questions
Which heart chamber can you feel right below the xiphoid process ?
Answer: right ventricle
Where is the cricoid cartilage located?
Answer: c6
, Carotid pulsations
Answer: palpable
Vigorous thrust
Not eliminated with pressure
Pulsation does not change with position
Not affected by inspiration
Internal jugular pulsations
Answer: rarely palpable; pulsations eliminated by light pressure on veins above sternal end of clavicle;
height of pulsations changed by position; height of pulsations falls with inspiration; 2 elevations and 2
troughs per heartbeat
Tanner stages of breast development
Answer: pg.516
Stage 1: prepubertal
Stage 2: breast bud stage with elevation of breast and papilla; enlargement of areola
Stage 3: further enlargement of breast and areola; no separation of their contour
Stage 4: areola and papilla for a secondary mound above the level of breast
Stage 5: mature stage: projection of papilla only, related to recession of areola
Hepatitis a is transmitted by
Answer: ingestion of food contaminated by feces
Pancreatitis pain is located where ?
Answer: upper abdomen
A woman who is 8 weeks pregnant is in the clinic for a check up. The fnp reads her chart that her cervix
is... Cyanotic. The fnp knows that the woman is exhibiting sign and sign
Answer: goodell's sign and chadwick sign
Goodell's sign
Answer: softening of the cervix
Chadwick's sign
Answer: bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of
increased vascular congestion.
Scrotum function
Answer: holds testicles at temperature a few degrees below body temperature so sperm can live
Prostate gland
Answer: a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.
Which of these statements is true regarding the penis ?
Answer: corpus spongiosum expands into a cone of erectile tissue called the glans.
When performing breast examination why is it important to inspect the upper outer quadrant ?
Answer: its where most tumors develop
When measuring a pregnant woman's abdomen where should the tape be placed ?
Answer: from the symphysis pubis to the uterus/fundus
A 3 year old can do in regard to jumping and balancing ?
Answer: pedals a tricycle, jumps in place, feeds self with utensils.
Hpv protects against ?
Answer: genital warts and cervical cancer
Concerns of irregular rectal masses ?
Answer: rectal cancer
What valve is at the apex of the heart ?
Answer: the tricuspid
Which vaccines are safe during pregnancy ?
Answer: pneumococcal, meningococcal, hep b, a dtap 27-36 weeks.
Lymph nodes for strep
Answer: anterior cervical lymph nodes
What are mongolian spots?
Answer: blue/gray macules on presacral back and posterior thighs. Usually fade in first few years. Must
rule out child abuse
What position should the patient be in for aortic
Answer: supine with head at 30 degrees
Stress incontinence
Answer: the inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress such as running, sneezing,
laughing, or coughing
Urge incontinence
Answer: state in which a person experiences involuntary passage of urine that occurs soon after a strong
sense of urgency to void
Perseveration
Answer: persistent repetition of the same word or idea in response to different questions
Which heart chamber can you feel right below the xiphoid process ?
Answer: right ventricle
Where is the cricoid cartilage located?
Answer: c6
, Carotid pulsations
Answer: palpable
Vigorous thrust
Not eliminated with pressure
Pulsation does not change with position
Not affected by inspiration
Internal jugular pulsations
Answer: rarely palpable; pulsations eliminated by light pressure on veins above sternal end of clavicle;
height of pulsations changed by position; height of pulsations falls with inspiration; 2 elevations and 2
troughs per heartbeat
Tanner stages of breast development
Answer: pg.516
Stage 1: prepubertal
Stage 2: breast bud stage with elevation of breast and papilla; enlargement of areola
Stage 3: further enlargement of breast and areola; no separation of their contour
Stage 4: areola and papilla for a secondary mound above the level of breast
Stage 5: mature stage: projection of papilla only, related to recession of areola
Hepatitis a is transmitted by
Answer: ingestion of food contaminated by feces
Pancreatitis pain is located where ?
Answer: upper abdomen
A woman who is 8 weeks pregnant is in the clinic for a check up. The fnp reads her chart that her cervix
is... Cyanotic. The fnp knows that the woman is exhibiting sign and sign
Answer: goodell's sign and chadwick sign
Goodell's sign
Answer: softening of the cervix
Chadwick's sign
Answer: bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of
increased vascular congestion.
Scrotum function
Answer: holds testicles at temperature a few degrees below body temperature so sperm can live
Prostate gland
Answer: a gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing prostatic fluid.
Which of these statements is true regarding the penis ?
Answer: corpus spongiosum expands into a cone of erectile tissue called the glans.
When performing breast examination why is it important to inspect the upper outer quadrant ?
Answer: its where most tumors develop
