ch 3 - collecting objective data ; the physical examination questions and answers
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Nursing
Institution
Nursing
ch 3 - collecting objective data ; the
physical examination questions and
answers
A nurse is preparing to perform a test for stereognosis in a client. Which piece of equipment
should the nurse use? - Answer-coin or key
A nurse performs an admission assessment on a client admitted with chest pa...
A nurse is examining a child who is suspected of having bronchitis and is preparing to auscultate
his chest with a stethoscope. Which of the following actions would demonstrate the correct
technique for this procedure? - Answer✔✔-Ensuring that contact with the skin is maintained
A nurse is preparing to perform a physical examination on a young man who appears anxious
about the procedure. Which of the following should the nurse do to ease this patient's anxiety
away? - Answer✔✔-before performing each procedure, explain what it involves and its purpose
A nurse needs to examine a client's range of motion in the hip joints. Which client position
would be best for this assessment? - Answer✔✔-prone
A nurse is performing percussion over the area of a client's stomach . The nurse should
anticipate hearing which type of sound? - Answer✔✔-tympany
A nurse is examining a young boy who is complaining that he cannot hear as well out of one ear
as he used to. The nurse suspects that it is just ear wax that is the problem, but needs to view
the ear canal and tympanic membrane to make sure. Which piece of equipment should the
nurse use to do this ? - Answer✔✔-otoscope
A client with an inability to read billboards wile driving arrives at the health care facility for an
eye examination. Which piece of equipment should the nurse use to check the client's distant
vision? - Answer✔✔-Snellen chart
A nurse is palpating a clients chest for vibration as he inhales and exhales. Which part of he
hand should the nurse use in this case - Answer✔✔-palmar surface
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