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NURS-6512N-27,Advanced Health Assessment.2020 Spring Qtr
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Exam - Week 11 5/9/20 1:46 AM 5/9/20 3:01 AM 5/11/20 1:59 AM Completed
98 out of 100 points Time Elapsed 1 hour, 14 minutes out of 2 hours
Instructions Please answer each question below and click Submit when you have completed the Exam.
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Submitted Answers, Incorrectly Answered Questions Question 1 1 out of 1 points
Part of the screening orthopedic component of the examination includes evaluating the person while he or she is:
Selected Answer:
duck walking.
Question 2 1 out of 1 points
During chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice, and the e's sound like a s. This sound is indicative of:
Selected Answer:
lung consolidation.
Question 3 1 out of 1 points Tarry black stool should make you suspect:
Selected Answer:
upper intestinal bleeding.
Question 4 1 out of 1 points To assess a cremasteric reflex, the examiner strokes the:
Selected Answer:
inner thigh and observes whether the testicle and scrotum rise on the stroked side.
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The family history for a patient with joint pain should include information about
siblings with:
Selected
Answer:
genetic
disorders.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is:
Selected
Answer:
Heberden
nodes.
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
When palpating joints, crepitus may occur when:
Selected
Answer:
irregular bony surfaces rub
together.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Palpation of a normal prostate in an older adult is likely to feel:
Selected
Answer:
rubber
y.
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based and he staggers
from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B.'s pattern as:
Selected
Answer:
cerebellar
ataxia.
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Montgomery tubercles are most prominent in the breasts of:
Selected
Answer:
pregnant
women.
Question 11
1 out of 1 pointsWhen you attempt to move a 10-month-old child from his mother's lap to the
examination table, he screams loudly. Your best action is to:
Selected
Answer:
perform the examination while the child is in the
mother's lap.
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Which medical condition would exclude a person from sports participation?
Selected
Answer:
Fev
er
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
The strength of the trapezius muscle is evaluated by having the patient:
Selected
Answer:
push her head against the
examiner's hand.
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
At your first meeting with a patient, it is usually best to say:
Selected
Answer:
"Tell me about
yourself."
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
The best way to ease the apprehension of a 3-year-old child before a physical
examination is to:
Selected
Answer:
let the child hold the stethoscope while
you listen.
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
The examiner percusses for diaphragmatic excursion along the:
Selected
Answer:
scapular
line.
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
Electrical activity recorded by the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing that denotes the
spread of the stimulus through the atria is the:Selected
Answer:
P
wave.
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
When the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test is administered to a child, the evaluator
principally observes the:
Selected
Answer:
presence and form of
body parts.
Question 19
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You are examining Mr. S., a 79-year-old diabetic man complaining of claudication.
Which of the following physical findings is consistent with the diagnosis of arterial
occlusion?
Selected
Answer:
Loss of hair over the
extremity
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
The Mini-Mental State Examination should be administered for the patient who:
Selected
Answer:
gets lost in her
neighborhood.
Question 21
0 out of 1 points
Normal changes of the aging brain include:
Selected
Answer:
increased velocity of nerve conduction.
CORRECT ANSWER: DIMINISHED PERCEPTION OF
TOUCH
Question 22
1 out of 1 points
When assessing superficial pain, touch, vibration, and position perceptions, you are
testing:
Selected
Answer:
sensory
function.
Question 23
1 out of 1 pointsAnterior cruciate ligament integrity is assessed via the _____ test.
Selected
Answer:
Lachm
an
Question 24
1 out of 1 points
Breath odors may clue the examiner to certain underlying metabolic conditions. The
odor of ammonia on the breath may signify:
Selected
Answer:
uremi
a.
Question 25
1 out of 1 points
To hear diastolic heart sounds, you should ask patients to:
Selected
Answer:
lie on their left
sides.
Question 26
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Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by:
Selected
Answer:
observing the infant suck and
swallow.
Question 27
1 out of 1 points
Which cranial nerves are usually evaluated during the examination of the eyes?
Selected
Answer:
III and
VI
Question 28
1 out of 1 points
The foramen ovale should close:
Selected
Answer:
within minutes of
birth.
Question 29
1 out of 1 points
Temporalis and masseter muscles are evaluated by:
Selected
having the patient clench his or
her teeth.Answer:
Question 30
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A grade IV mitral regurgitation murmur would:
Selected
Answer:
radiate to the
axilla.
Question 31
1 out of 1 points
The checkout station for preparticipation physical evaluation (PPE) is critical because
at this point:
Selected
Answer:
coordination of follow-ups is
reviewed.
Question 32
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You are assessing Mr. Z.'s fluid volume status as a result of heart failure. If your
finger depresses a patient's edematous ankle to a depth of 6 mm, you should record
this pitting as:
Selected
Answer:
3
+.
Question 33
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A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of
having a myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family
history, he relates that his father had died of "heart trouble." The most important
follow-up question you should pose is which of the following?
Selected
Answer:
"What age was your father at the time of
his death?"
Question 34
1 out of 1 points
To assess spinal levels L2, L3, and L4, which deep tendon reflex should be tested?
Selected
Answer:
Patell
ar
Question 35
1 out of 1 pointsA 12-year-old boy relates that his left scrotum has a soft swollen mass. The scrotum
is not painful upon palpation. The left inguinal canal is without masses. The mass
does transilluminate with a penlight. This collection of symptoms is consistent with:
Selected
Answer:
hydroce
le.
Question 36
1 out of 1 points
Inquiry about nocturnal muscle spasms would be most significant when taking the
musculoskeletal history of:
Selected
Answer:
older
adults.
Question 37
1 out of 1 points
Bimanual examination of the uterus includes:
Selected
Answer:
grasping the cervix between the
examining fingers.
Question 38
1 out of 1 points
The difference in blood pressure readings between the right and the left arms is
considered normal up to _____ mm Hg.
Selected
Answer:
1
0
Question 39
1 out of 1 points
You are performing a two-point discrimination test as part of a well physical
examination. The area with the ability to discern two points in the shortest distance
is the:
Selected
Answer:
fingerti
ps.
Question 40
1 out of 1 points
You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight
and cannot be easily retracted. You should:
Selected
Answer:
inquire about previous penile
infections.
Question 411 out of 1 points
While examining a 30-year-old woman, you note that one breast is slightly larger
than the other. In response to this finding, you should:
Selected
Answer:
note the finding in the
patient's record.
Question 42
1 out of 1 points
You are conducting a clinical breast examination for your 30-year-old patient. Her
breasts are symmetrical with bilateral, multiple tender masses that are freely
moveable with well-defined borders. You recognize that these symptoms and
assessment findings are consistent with:
Selected
Answer:
fibrocystic
changes.
Question 43
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Kawasaki disease is suspected when assessments of a child reveal:
Selected
Answer:
conjunctival injection, strawberry tongue, and edema of the
hands and feet.
Question 44
1 out of 1 points
Facial muscle or tongue weakness may result in:
Selected
Answer:
aphas
ia.
Question 45
1 out of 1 points
In the most effective percussion technique of the posterior lung fields, the patient
cooperates by:
Selected
Answer:
folding the arms in
front.
Question 46
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Assessing orientation to person, place, and time helps determine:
Selected
Answer:
state of
consciousness.
Question 47
1 out of 1 pointsA pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded
as:
Selected
Answer:
1
Question 48
1 out of 1 points
Which condition is considered progressive rather than reversible?
Selected
Answer:
Demen
tia
Question 49
1 out of 1 points
An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Selected
Answer:
Raynaud
disease.
Question 50
1 out of 1 points
You are interviewing a 20-year-old patient with a new-onset psychotic disorder. The
patient is apathetic and has disturbed thoughts and language patterns. The nurse
recognizes this behavior pattern as consistent with a diagnosis of:
Selected
Answer:
schizophre
nia.
Question 51
1 out of 1 points
An ophthalmoscopic eye examination involves:
Selected
Answer:
lens
inspection.
Question 52
1 out of 1 points
The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the:
Selected
Answer:
fallopian tubes and
ovaries.
Question 53
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Breath sounds normally heard over the trachea are called:Selected Answer:
bronchi al.
Question 54 1 out of 1 points Loss of immediate and recent memory with retention of remote memory suggests:
Selected Answer:
dement ia.
Question 55 1 out of 1 points The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the:
Selected Answer:
professional and the patient.
Question 56 1 out of 1 points
In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what position?
Selected Answer:
Uprig ht
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