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NUR 211 Final Exam
Final exam Question 1 1.5 out of 1.5 points When assessing a 2 - 3 year old child, what is important to consider? Answers: Assess least invasive to most invasive. Start with examining the ears and mouth. Make sure to examine the child lying on the exam table. It’s easier to examine the child if the parent is not in the room. Question 2 0 out of 1.5 points The nurse notes an audible, crunching/grating sound on the client’s knee while climbing the stairs. Choose the best term. Answers : Crepitus Bulge sign Ballottemen t Inversion Question 3
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Question 5 1.5 out of 1.5 points The clinic nurse assesses the skin of a white client with a diagnosis of psoriasis. The nurse understands that which characteristic is associated with this skin disorder? Answers : Clear, thin nail beds Red-purple raised areas Oily skin and no episodes of pruritus Silvery-white scaly patches on the scalp, elbows, knees, and sacral regions Question 6 1.5 out of 1.5 points "When testing stool for occult blood, the nurse is aware that a false-positive result may occur with:" Answers : a large amount of red meat within the last 3 days. absent bile increased fat content increased ingestion of fruit Question 7 1.5 out of 1.5 points
The nurse is preparing to complete a musculoskeletal examination on a client. Which two assessment techniques would the nurse plan to use during this exam? Answers : Inspection and percussion Percussion and palpation Auscultation and percussion Inspection and palpation Question 8 1.5 out of 1.5 points While assessing edema on a client’s lower leg, the nurse notices a deep imprint of his fingers where the leg was palpated which takes several minutes to resolve. How would the nurse document this finding? Answers : No edema 1+ edema 3+ edema 4+ edema Question 9 1.5 out of 1.5 points The nurse is performing an assessment on an older client having difficulty sleeping at night. Which statement indicates that teaching about improving sleep is necessary? Answers: "I drink hot chocolate before bed"
Question 12 1.5 out of 1.5 points "During a breast health interview, a client states that she has noticed pain in her left breast. The nurse s most appropriate response to this would be:" Answers: I would like some more information about the pain in your left breast. Don t worry about the pain; breast cancer is not painful. I would like some more information about the pain in your right breast. Breast pain is almost always the result of benign breast disease and so let s just ignore it. Question 13 0 out of 1.5 points The Glasgow Coma Scale is used to grade neurological responses to which three parameters? Answers : Eye opening, verbal response, motor response Verbal response, pain response, reflexes Pupil response, motor response, reflexes Motor movement and strength, reflexes, pupillary size and reaction Question 14 1.5 out of 1.5 points
If a nurse uses their hand to press down into the abdomen to assess for tenderness, the nurse is performing which technique? Answers : Palpation Inspection Auscultation Percussion Question 15 0 out of 1.5 points "While obtaining a history of a 3 - month old infant from the mother, the nurse asks about the baby s ability to suck and grasp the mother s finger. What is the nurse assessing?" Answers : Reflexes Intelligence Cranial atrophy Thalmus function Question 16 1.5 out of 1.5 points An 85-year-old patient comments during his annual physical that he seems to be getting shorter as he ages. The nurse should explain that decreased height occurs with aging because: Answers : of the shortening of the vertebral column.
1.5 out of 1.5 points The nurse is assessing an older adult’s functional ability. What is the definition of functional ability? Answers : The measure of the expected changes of aging that one is experiencing The individual’s motivation to live independently The level of cognition present in an older person One’s ability to perform activities necessary to live in modern society Question 20 0 out of 1.5 points A client s respirations are 44. These respirations are considered to be which of the following? Answers : Tachypneic Apneic Eupneic Bradypneic Question 21 1.5 out of 1.5 points The client complains of ringing, crackling or buzzing in the ear. Choose the best term. Answers Tinnitus
Tympanic Otitis media Pinna Question 22 1.5 out of 1.5 points Which data do nurses document under the category of Family Health History? Answers : Present illness Allergies to medications Maternal Diseases Name and date of birth Question 23 0 out of 1.5 points The client has stiffness and fixation of a joint. Choose the correct term for this. Answers : Contracture Ankylosis Dislocation Subluxation
Answers : Achilles Femoral Scapula Abdomen Question 27 1.5 out of 1.5 points What would the nurse ask in order to gain insight into a disabled client’s functional ability? Answers : “When did the disability first begin?” “How has your disability affected your daily life?” “Why did you come to the clinic today?” “How do you feel about your disability?” Question 28 1.5 out of 1.5 points What is an example of objective data? Answers : A client receiving chemotherapy complains of nausea. A client states that they are feeling very anxious about their tests A client with an inner ear infection complains of dizziness
The skin of a client who has liver failure has a yellowish tint. Question 29 1.5 out of 1.5 points The nurse is assessing the motor function of an unconscious client. The nurse would plan to use which of the following to test the clients peripheral response to pain? Answers : Nail bed pressure Sternal rub Pressure on the orbital rim Squeezing of the sternocleidomastoid muscle Question 30 1.5 out of 1.5 points "When assessing a client s lungs, the nurse recalls that the left lung:" Answers : consists of two lobes is divided by the horizontal fissure. consists primarily of an upper lobe on the posterior chest. is shorter than the right lung because of the underlying stomach. Question 31 0 out of 1.5 points
Answers : Anxiety or depression Weight gain Hypertension Respiratory status Question 34 1.5 out of 1.5 points When assessing the range of motion of the client’s knee, the nurse expects the client to be able to perform which movement? Answers : Flexion and extension Circumduction and external rotation Adduction and rotation Flexion and supination Question 35 1.5 out of 1.5 points What is the correct term for when the client’s muscle is relaxed and the nurse moves a body part? Answers : Active ROM (range of motion) Myalgia
Passive ROM (range of motion) Atrophy Question 36 1.5 out of 1.5 points The nurse is comparing the right and left legs of a client and notices that they are asymmetric in size. What additional data might the nurse collect at this time? Answers : Passively move each leg through range of motion and compare findings Observe the client’s gait and legs as they walk across the room Measure the circumference of each leg and compare the findings Palpating the joints and muscles of each leg and compare the findings Question 37 1.5 out of 1.5 points The sac that surrounds and protects the heart is called the: Answers: Pericardium Myocardium Endocardium Pleural space Question 38 1.5 out of 1.5 points
Pupils equate to roundness and reactiveness always. Pupils equally react with roundness and light accommodation Pupils equal and reactive to light assessment Question 41 1.5 out of 1.5 points The nurse is explaining to a client that there are shock absorbers in his back to cushion the spine and to help it move. The nurse is referring to his: Answers : Intervertebral discs Costal Facets Nucleus Pulposus Vertebral foramen Question 42 1.5 out of 1.5 points The nurse auscultates a blowing, swooshing sound of an area of abnormal blood flow. Choose the best term. Answers : Dysphagia Macro cephalic Kinesthesia Bruit
Question 43 0 out of 1.5 points The nurse has determined that the client’s bowel sounds are normal. What sounds did the nurse hear? Answers : Loud, high pitched, rushing, and tinkling sounds Like two pieces of leather being rubbed together Rare bubbly or blowing sound High pitched, irregular gurgling sounds Question 44 1.5 out of 1.5 points A client is seen in the clinic for a routine blood pressure assessment and states they have been experiencing the normal pain associated with aging. Which statement by the nurse is most therapeutic? Answers : “You must have osteoarthritis.” “Do you take medications for the discomforts you are experiencing?” “Normal aging can be quite painful.” “Tell me more about your pain and discomfort.” Question 45 1.5 out of 1.5 points
