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Health Assessment
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Health Assessment
A patient presents to the medical office to have sutures removed from a laceration repair on the left leg.
What would the nurse document as this patient's reason for seeking care?
A: Suture removal was scheduled
B: Left leg potentially is infected
C: There are black, nonabsorbable sutures in th...
Health Assessment Practice Questions
A patient presents to the medical office to have sutures removed from a laceration repair on the left leg.
What would the nurse document as this patient's reason for seeking care?
A: Suture removal was scheduled
B: Left leg potentially is infected
C: There are black, nonabsorbable sutures in the left leg
D: "I'm afraid of having the sutures removed" - A: Suture removal was scheduled
Over what tissue would you expect to hear a dull sound?
A: Stomach
B: Bone
C: Liver
D: Lungs - C: Liver
What are some things you are looking for during palpation? - Temperature, Moisture, Texture,
Lumps
Over what tissue would you expect to hear resonance?
A: Stomach
B: Lungs
C: Brain
,D: Bones - B: Lungs
Over what tissue would you expect to hear tympany?
A: Lungs
B: Bone
C: Brain
D: Stomach - D: Stomach
Over what tissue would you expect to hear a flat sound?
A: Lung
B: Bone
C: Muscle
D: Stomach
E: B&C - E: Bone & Muscle
When is NOT best to use the diaphragm of the stethoscope?
A: Heart murmur
B: Breathing
C: Bowl sounds
D: High-pitched - A: Heart murmer
How should you listen to heart and lung sounds?
A: Over a gown
B: Touching the skin - B: Touching the skin
What position is correct for inserting a rectal suppository?
A: Lithotomy
, B: Sims
C: Dorsal Recumbent
D: Supine - B: Sims
Taking an axillary temperature on an adult will result in a temperature reading that is:
A: One degree lower
B: Accurate
C: One degree higher
D: Same as Oral - A: One degree lower
What is a full & bounding pulse force?
A: 3+
B: 2+
C: 1+
D: 0 - A: 3+
What is inversely related to blood pressure?
A: Cardiac output
B: Viscosity
C: Elasticity
D: Peripheral vascular resistance - C: Elasticity
What category of blood pressure is 142/95?
A: Normal
B: Prehypertension
C: Hypertension I
D: Hypertension II - C: Hypertension I
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