NSG 6020 Midterm (NSG 6020 Midterm)

.When preparing to perform a physical examination on an infant, the examiner should: 2. A patient’s laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine level. The nurse would proceed with an examination of the: 3. The nurse practitioner is doing an oral assessment on a 40-year-old black patient and notes the presence of a 1-cm, nontender, grayish-white lesion on the left buccal mucosa. Which of the following is true concerning this lesion? 4. During an examination, the nurse knows that Paget’s d...

Question 24. In preforming auscultation of heart sunds, which sequence would the nurse use? Question 25. A patient comes into the emergency department after an accident at work. A machine blew dust into his eyes and he was not wearing safety glasses. The nurse examines his corneas by shining a light from the side across the cornea. What findings would suggest that he has suffered a corneal abrasion? Question 26. During a hearing assessment the nurse practitioner finds that sound later...

A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just can’t believe that her breasts sag so much. She states it must be from lack of exercise. What explanation should the nurse offer her? After menopause, the glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts that sag. The mother of a 10-year-old boy asks the nurse to discuss the recognition of puberty. The nurse should reply by saying: “Puberty usually begins about age fifteen.” “Th...