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NURS 251 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

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A nurse is introducing herself to a client as the first step of a comprehensive physical exam. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use with this client -Use a mix of open and close ended question -reduce environmental noise -perform the general survey before the exam A nurse in a pr...

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NURS 251 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is introducing herself to a client as the first step of a comprehensive physical
exam. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use with this client ✅-Use a
mix of open and close ended question
-reduce environmental noise
-perform the general survey before the exam

A nurse in a providers office is documenting his findings following an exam he
performed for a client new to the practice. Which if the following parameters should he
include as part of the general survey ✅-posture
-skin lesions
-speech

A nurse is performing an exam on an older adult client. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse use in consideration of the client's age ✅-plan to allow
plenty of time for position changes
-make sure the client has any essential sensory aids in place
-tell the client to take her time answering questions
-invite the client to use the bathroom before the exam

A nurse in a family practice clinic is performing a physcial exam on an adult client.
Which part of her hands should she use during palpation for optimal assessment of skin
temperature ✅dorsal surface

A nurse is caring got an 83 y/o client in the ED who has an oral body temp of 101F,
pulse 114, resp 22. He is restless and his skin is warm. Which interventions should the
nurse take ✅-obtain culture specimens before initiating antimicrobials
-encourage the client to rest and limit activity
-assist the client with oral hygiene frequently

A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students in measuring a client's resp rate.
Which of the following guidelines should the nurse include ✅-place the client in a semi-
Fowlers position
-have the client rest an arm across the abdomen
-observe one full resp cycle before counting the rate

A nurse who is admitting a client who has a fractured femur obtains a BP reading of
140/94. Client denies history of hypertension. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first ✅-ask the client if she is having pain

, A nurse in a providers office is preparing to test a client's cranial nerve function. Which
of the following directions should she include when testing cranial nerve 5 ✅-clench
your teeth
-tell me when you feel a touch

Nurse is assessing a client's thyroid gland as part of exam..which findings should the
nurse expect ✅-palpating thyroid in the lower half of the neck
-feeling the thyroid ascend as the client swallows
-finding symmetric extension off the trachea on both sides of the midline

Nurse is assessing an adult client's internal ear canals with an otoscope as aprt of head
and neck exam..which actions should the nurse take ✅-insert the speculum slightly
down adn forward
-make sure the speculum does not touch ear canal
-use light to visualize tympanic membrane in a cone shape

A nurse caring for a client who asks what her Snellen eye test results mean..client is
20/30 ✅-your eyes see at 20 ft what visually unimpaired eyes see at 30ft

Nurse is performing a head and neck exam for older adult client..which age related
findings should nurse expect ✅-tooth loss
-glare intolerance
-thickened eardrums

A nurse is preparing to perform a breast exam for an older adult client who is
postmenopausal. Which of the following should the nurse expect ✅-smaller nipples
-more pendulous
-nipple inversion

Nurse in a providers office is preparing to auscultate and percuss a client's thorax as
part of exam..what should nurse expect to find ✅-resonance
-bronchovesicular sounds

During an abdominal exam, a nurse determines that a client has abdominal distention.
The protrusion is at midline, the skin over the area is taut, and the nurse notes no
involvement of the flanks. Which of the following possible causes of distention should
the nurse suspect ✅flatus

During cardio exam nurse places diaphragm of stethoscope on left midclavicular line at
5th intercostal space...which sounds is nurse auscultating ✅-closure of mitral valve
-closure of tricuspid valve

A nurse is preparing to auscultate and percuss a clients abdomen. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect ✅-tympany
-high pitched clicks (gurgles)

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