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NSG 6020 MIDTERM EXAM SOUTH UNIVERSITY
NEWEST 2026 NEWEST REAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|VERIFIED EXAM!!!
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain
for the past week. What would be the best response by
the nurse? - Answer-"Can you point to where it hurts?"
A patient's laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine
level. The nurse would proceed with an examination of
the: - Answer-Thyroid
A 6-month-old infant has been brought to the well-child
clinic for a check-up. She is currently sleeping. What
should the examiner do first? - Answer-Auscultate the
lungs and heart while the infant is still sleeping
When preparing to examine a 6-year-old child, which
action is most appropriate? - Answer-Start with the thorax,
abdomen, and genitalia before examining the head. Avoid
talking about the equipment being used because it may
increase the child's anxiety. Keep in mind that a child this
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age will have a sense of modesty. Have the child undress
from the waist up.
68-year-old woman is in the eye clinic for a checkup. She
tells the nurse that she has been having trouble with
reading the paper, sewing, and even seeing the faces of
her grandchildren. On examination, the nurse notes that
she has some loss of central vision but her peripheral
vision is normal. These findings suggest that: - Answer-
She may have macular degeneration
In assessing a patient's major risk factors for heart
disease, which would the nurse want to include when
taking a history?
1.Family history, hypertension, stress, age
2.Personality type, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking
3.Smoking, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, high
cholesterol
4.Alcohol consumption, obesity, diabetes, stress, high
cholesterol - Answer-3. Smoking, hypertension, obesity,
diabetes, high cholesterol
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A teenage patient comes to the emergency department
with complaints of an inability to breathe and a sharp pain
in the left side of his chest. The assessment findings
include cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the
right, decreased tactile fremitus on the left,
hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath sounds
on the left. The nurse interprets that these assessment
findings are consistent
with: - Answer-a pneumothorax
During a hearing assessment the nurse practitioner finds
that sound lateralizes to the patient's left ear with the
Weber test. What can the nurse practitioner conclude from
this? - Answer-The patient has a conductive hearing loss
in the right ear. Lateralization is a normal finding with the
Weber test. The patient could have either a sensorineural
or a conductive loss. A mistake has occurred; the test
must be repeated.
The most important reason to share information and offer
brief teaching while performing the physical examination is
to help:
1.the examiner feel more comfortable and gain control of
the situation.
NSG 6020 MIDTERM EXAM SOUTH UNIVERSITY
NEWEST 2026 NEWEST REAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|VERIFIED EXAM!!!
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain
for the past week. What would be the best response by
the nurse? - Answer-"Can you point to where it hurts?"
A patient's laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine
level. The nurse would proceed with an examination of
the: - Answer-Thyroid
A 6-month-old infant has been brought to the well-child
clinic for a check-up. She is currently sleeping. What
should the examiner do first? - Answer-Auscultate the
lungs and heart while the infant is still sleeping
When preparing to examine a 6-year-old child, which
action is most appropriate? - Answer-Start with the thorax,
abdomen, and genitalia before examining the head. Avoid
talking about the equipment being used because it may
increase the child's anxiety. Keep in mind that a child this
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age will have a sense of modesty. Have the child undress
from the waist up.
68-year-old woman is in the eye clinic for a checkup. She
tells the nurse that she has been having trouble with
reading the paper, sewing, and even seeing the faces of
her grandchildren. On examination, the nurse notes that
she has some loss of central vision but her peripheral
vision is normal. These findings suggest that: - Answer-
She may have macular degeneration
In assessing a patient's major risk factors for heart
disease, which would the nurse want to include when
taking a history?
1.Family history, hypertension, stress, age
2.Personality type, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking
3.Smoking, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, high
cholesterol
4.Alcohol consumption, obesity, diabetes, stress, high
cholesterol - Answer-3. Smoking, hypertension, obesity,
diabetes, high cholesterol
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A teenage patient comes to the emergency department
with complaints of an inability to breathe and a sharp pain
in the left side of his chest. The assessment findings
include cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the
right, decreased tactile fremitus on the left,
hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath sounds
on the left. The nurse interprets that these assessment
findings are consistent
with: - Answer-a pneumothorax
During a hearing assessment the nurse practitioner finds
that sound lateralizes to the patient's left ear with the
Weber test. What can the nurse practitioner conclude from
this? - Answer-The patient has a conductive hearing loss
in the right ear. Lateralization is a normal finding with the
Weber test. The patient could have either a sensorineural
or a conductive loss. A mistake has occurred; the test
must be repeated.
The most important reason to share information and offer
brief teaching while performing the physical examination is
to help:
1.the examiner feel more comfortable and gain control of
the situation.
