Palpation techniques Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the first step in the TNP? - State the need to activate the trauma team When the instructor asks "Is there any specific equipment that you would prepare?" What is your first response? - State the need to prepare the trauma room What are some things that you would need in order to prepare the trauma room. (4) - - Fluid warmer - Pediatric equipment - Bariatric equipment - Difficult airway or IV equipment When the instructor asks "Is there any specific equipment that you w...

Advanced Health Assessment Final questions with complete solutionsSelect the correct sequence of techniques used during an examination of a child's abdomen: a. Percussion, inspection, palpation, auscultation b. Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation c. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation d. Auscultation, inspection, palpation, percussion - correct answer c. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation When percussing a child's abdomen, you note tympany. This is i...

HESI Health Assessment Exam Questions and Answers (2022/2023) Verified Answers. 1) The nurse hears bilateral louder, longer, and lower tones when percussing over the lungs of a 4-year old child. What should the nurse do next? a) Palpate over the area for increased pain and tenderness. b) Ask the child to take shallow breaths and percuss over the area again. c) Refer the child immediately because of an increased amount of air in the lungs. d) Consider this a normal finding for a child this ...

_____ is defined as an excess amount of body weight, including fat, muscle, bone and water. A. Morbidity B. Overweight C. Big boned D. Plus sized - B. Overweight ______ is defined as an excess amount of body fat. A. Obesity B. Overweight C. Adipose - A. Obesity ______ violence can be defined as the controlling, coercive behaviors seen through the intentional acts of violence inflicted on those in familial or intimate relationships. a. Domestic b. Spousal c. Family d. Racial - c. Fa...

NUR 2180 PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT Physical Assessment Method for gathering health data - ANSWER Assessment is 1st step of the nursing process and is ongoing throughout the nurse-patient relationship. It is process you use to collect physical data relevant to the patient's health. Use four of your senses: sight, smell, hearing, and touch Goal: To gather objective data about a client. What is objective data? (measurable by nurse, classified as signs) What is su...

Health WGU Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Subjective data - ANSWERSSaid by the client (S) Obejective data - ANSWERSObserved by the nurse (O) Assessment Techniques is as follows - ANSWERSInspect-Palpation-Percussion-Auscultation Order of Abdomen Assessment - ANSWERSInspect-Auscultation-Percuss-Palapate Inspection - ANSWERS*always first* 1. Take time to observe with eyes ear nose 2.Use good lighting 3.Look at color shape symmetry position 4.Observe for odors from skin br...

NR 509 week 2 Exam Questions With Answers When performing a physical assessment, the first technique the nurse will always use A. Palpation B. Inspection C. Percussion D. Auscultation - ANS B. Inspection The nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. Which statement is true about the physical assessment? The inspection phase: A. Usually yields little information B. Takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information C. May be somewhat uncomfortable for the ex...

1 NR 509 WEEK 2: EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ When performing a physical assessment, the first technique the nurse will always use A. Palpation B. Inspection C. Percussion D. Auscultation - -B. Inspection The nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. Which statement is true about the physical assessment? The inspection phase: A. Usually yields little information B. Takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information C. May be somewhat uncomfortable...

NURS 190 Physical Assessment (Week 1) Question and answers already passed 2023/2024 #Basic Assessment Techniques - correct answers For all others -Inspection -Auscultation -Percussion -Palpation Abdm -Palpation -Percussion When the client refuses to continue the examination - correct answers Document what was done & What was refused

A 29 year old male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, "Maybe I have lung cancer or something," and wants to get checked out since, "I can't seem to get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six weeks." Which computer documentation of this client's concerns should the nurse enter? A. Presents with a hacking non-productive cough of 6 weeks duration. B. Describe having a "body-wracking dry cough" of 6 weeks duration. C. ...