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NSG6020 MidTerm exam with complete solutions 2024_2025
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NSG6020 MidTerm exam with completesolutions 2024/2025
A patient tells the nurse that she has had abdominal pain for the past week. What
would be the best response by the nurse? - ANSWER-"Can you point to where it
hurts?"
A patient's laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine level. The nurse would
proceed with an examination of the: - ANSWER-Thyroid
A 6-month-old infant has been brought to the well-child clinic for a check-up. She
is currently sleeping. What should the examiner do first? - ANSWER-Auscultate
the lungs and heart while the infant is still sleeping
When preparing to examine a 6-year-old child, which action is most appropriate?
- ANSWER-Start with the thorax, abdomen, and genitalia before examining the
head. Avoid talking about the equipment being used because it may increase the
child's anxiety. Keep in mind that a child this age will have a sense of modesty.
Have the child undress from the waist up.
68-year-old woman is in the eye clinic for a checkup. She tells the nurse that she
has been having trouble with reading the paper, sewing, and even seeing the
faces of her grandchildren. On examination, the nurse notes that she has some
loss of central vision but her peripheral vision is normal. These findings suggest
that: - ANSWER-She may have macular degeneration
In assessing a patient's major risk factors for heart disease, which would the
nurse want to include when taking a history?
1.Family history, hypertension, stress, age
, 2.Personality type, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking
3.Smoking, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol
4.Alcohol consumption, obesity, diabetes, stress, high cholesterol - ANSWER-3.
Smoking, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol
A teenage patient comes to the emergency department with complaints of an
inability to breathe and a sharp pain in the left side of his chest. The assessment
findings include cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the right, decreased
tactile fremitus on the left, hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath
sounds on the left. The nurse interprets that these assessment findings are
consistent
with: - ANSWER-a pneumothorax
During a hearing assessment the nurse practitioner finds that sound lateralizes to
the patient's left ear with the Weber test. What can the nurse practitioner
conclude from this? - ANSWER-The patient has a conductive hearing loss in the
right ear. Lateralization is a normal finding with the Weber test. The patient could
have either a sensorineural or a conductive loss. A mistake has occurred; the test
must be repeated.
The most important reason to share information and offer brief teaching while
performing the physical examination is to help:
1.the examiner feel more comfortable and gain control of the situation.
2.build rapport and increase the patient's confidence in the examiner.
3.the patient understand his or her disease process and treatment modalities.
4.the patient identify questions about his or her disease and potential areas of
patient education. - ANSWER-2. build rapport and increase the patient's
confidence in the examiner.
In assessing the sclera of a black patient, which of the following would be an
expected finding? - ANSWER-The presence of small brown macules on the sclera
During an examination, the nurse knows that the best way to palpate the lymph
nodes in the neck is described by which statement? - ANSWER-Using gentle
pressure, palpate with both hands to compare the two sides.
The nurse is obtaining a history from a 30-year-old male patient and is concerned
about health promotion activities. Which of the following questions would be
appropriate to use to assess health promotion activities for this patient?
1. "Do you perform testicular self-exams?"
2. "Have you ever noticed any pain in your testicles?"
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