Percuss - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Module 5 Quiz GI,GU,Breast and Axilla How do we perform light palpation on the abdomen? - CORRECT ANSWER use first 4 fingers to depress the skin about 1 cm inside and move it in a rotation motion, clockwise. GI assessment order - CORRECT ANSWER inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate Why do we listen before we palpate the abdomen? - CORRECT ANSWER so we do not disrupt or dislodge anything within th...

NR509 / NR 509 Midterm Exam Latest 2024 / 2025 Update : Advanced Physical Assessment - Chamberlain - When performing a physical assessment, the first technique the nurse will always use B. Inspection The nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. Which statement is true about the physical assessment? The inspection phase: B. Takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information The nurse is assessing a patient's skin during an office visit. What part of the hand and technique shou...

STEPS IN NURSING PROCESS Correct Answer-Assessment Diagnosis Outcome Identification Planning Implementation Evaluation (A Delicious (O) PIE) What is "Assessment" of the nursing process? Correct Answer-collection, validation, and communication of data Types of Assessment Correct Answer-Observation - noticing patient cues Interviewing - asking questions to gather data Physical Examination - inspect, auscultate, palpate, & percuss Intuition - insights, instincts, clinical exp...

When performing an abdominal examination on a client, which assessment technique should the nurse perform first? - auscultation - palpation - percussion - inspection Correct Answer-inspection A nurse assesses a client with a distended abdomen. Which action by the nurse demonstrates the correct way to assess the client for ascites? -auscultate for bowel sounds in all 4 quadrants -palpate the abdomen lightly for areas of tenderness -inspect the abdominal skin for vascularity...

Pedagogy, Professional Issues, and Technology: Percussion questions and answers graded A+ 2024/2025

Exam 1: NR304 / NR 304 (New 2024/2025 Update) Health Assessment II |Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | A Grade -Chamberlain QUESTION When performing the Physical Examination, you are listening (Auscultat- ing) for? Answer: Bowel Sounds and Vascular Sounds - Bowel sounds present, no bruits. QUESTION What is Inspiratory Arrest (Murphy Sign)? Answer: Hold your fingers under the liver border. Ask the person to take a deep breath Normal - No p...

HESI Health Assessment Questions and Answers FROM VERIFIED SOURCES ) The nurse hears bilateral louder, longer, and lower tones when percussing over the lungs of a 4-year old child. What should the nurse do next? a) Palpate over the area for increased pain and tenderness. b) Ask the child to take shallow breaths and percuss over the area again. c) Refer the child immediately because of an increased amount of air in the lungs. d) Consider this a normal finding for a child this age and p...

Esther Park-Shadow Health-Abdominal Pain questions and answers graded A+ Orientation +1 Please verify your name and birthday Chief Complaint +1 Do you have any pain today? History of Presenting Illness +1 Can you rate your current pain level on a scale of 0-10? History of Presenting Illness +1 Where is your pain? History of Presenting Illness +1 Can you describe your pain? History of Presenting Illness +1 Does anything make your pain any better? H...

GENERAL ORDER OF THE EXAM * • Inspect  visually observe pt • Palpate  use hands to feel pt • Percuss  light striking of body parts to produce sounds • Auscultate  listening to body w/stethoscope o Bell = low-pitch sound o Diaphragm = high-pitch sound *All systems except GI 4 CLASSICAL ASSUMPTIONS • A & O x 4 (person, place, time, situation) • Vital signs WNL • Visual acuity assessed via Snellen chart (CN 2 – Optic) • Patient is in NAD PREPARATION • ...

The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over the liver. Which sound should the nurse expect to hear? a. Dullness b. Tympany c. Resonance d. Hyperresonance - correct answer a (The liver is located in the right upper quadrant and would elicit a dull percussion note.) Which structure is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen? a.Liver b.Duodenum c.Gallbladder d.Sigmoid colon - correct answer d (The sigmoid colon ...