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NURS 3020HEALTH
ASSESSMENT
EXAM
WEEK 1 – 5
2023/2024
• Question 1
When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient, the nurse notices a costal
angle of approximately 90 degrees. This characteristic is:
Answer a.
s: Observed in patients with kyphosis.
b.
Indicative of pectus excavatum.
c.
A normal finding in a healthy adult.
d.
An expected finding in a patient with a
barrel chest.
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
When assessing a patient’s lungs, the nurse recalls that the left lung:
Answer a.
s: Consists of two lobes.
b.
Is divided by the horizontal fissure.
c.
Primarily consists of an upper lobe on the posterior
chest.
d.
Is shorter than the right lung because of the
underlying stomach.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
,The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of another nurse. The correct
method to use when progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to
another is comparison.
Answer a.
s: Side-to-side
b.
Top-to-bottom
c.
Posterior-to-
anterior
, d.
Interspace-by-
interspace
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, the nurse notes that low-pitched,
soft breath sounds are heard over the posterior lower lobes, with inspiration being
longer than expiration. The nurse interprets that these sounds are:
Answer a.
s: Normally auscultated over the trachea.
b.
Bronchial breath sounds and normal in that
location.
c.
Vesicular breath sounds and normal in that
location.
d.
Bronchovesicular breath sounds and normal in
that location.
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which of these?
Answer a.
s: Vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → pulmonary artery →
left atrium → left ventricle
b.
Right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery → lungs → pulmonary
vein → left atrium → left ventricle
c.
Aorta → right atrium → right ventricle → lungs → pulmonary vein → left
atrium → left ventricle → vena cava
d.
Right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary vein → lungs → pulmonary
artery → left atrium → left ventricle
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A 45-year-old man is in the clinic for a routine physical examination. During the
recording of his health history, the patient states that he has been having difficulty
sleeping. “I’ll be sleeping great, and then I wake up and feel like I can’t get my
breath.” The nurse’s best response to this would be:
, Answer a.
s: “When was your last electrocardiogram?”
b.
“It’s probably because it’s been so hot at night.”
c.
“Do you have any history of problems with your heart?”
d.
“Have you had a recent sinus infection or upper
respiratory infection?”
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
In assessing a patient’s major risk factors for heart disease, which would the nurse
want to include when taking a history?
Answer a.
s: Family history, hypertension, stress, and age
b.
Personality type, high cholesterol, diabetes, and
smoking
c.
Smoking, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and high
cholesterol
d.
Alcohol consumption, obesity, diabetes, stress, and
high cholesterol
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
The mother of a 3-month-old infant states that her baby has not been gaining
weight. With further questioning, the nurse finds that the infant falls asleep after
nursing and wakes up after a short time, hungry again. What other information
would the nurse want to have?
Answer a.
s: Infant’s sleeping position
b.
Sibling history of eating disorders
c.
Amount of background noise when
eating
d.
Presence of dyspnea or diaphoresis
when sucking
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