NURS 612 FINAL EXAM
1.Assessing orientation to person, place, and time helps determine
State of consciousness
most conditions, adult patients should be able to repeat a series of ____ numbers.
five to eight
3.Recent memory may be tested by showing the patient four items and asking him or her ...
NURS 612 FINAL EXAM 1.Assessing orientation to person, place, and time helps determine
State of consciousness
2.under most conditions, adult patients should be able to repeat a series of ____ numbers.
five to eight
3.Recent memory may be tested by showing the patient four items and asking him or her to
list the items about 10 minutes later
4.Which condition is considered progressive rather than reversible?
Dementia
5.An older adult is administered the Set Test and scores a 14. The nurse interprets this score as
indicative of dementia
6.Which of the following is usually related to structural diseases of the brain?
Dementia
7.A state of impaired cognition, consciousness, mood and behavioral dysfunction of acute onset refers to Delirium
8.The mini-mental state examination should be administered for a patient who gets lost in her or his neighborhood 9.The mini-mental state examination may be used to estimate cognitive changes quantitatively
10.While interviewing a 70-year-old female clinic patient, she tells you that she takes ginkgo biloba and St John's wort. You make a short note to check for results of the
Mini-mental state examination
11.For purpose of examination and communication of physical findings, the breast is divided into four quadrants plus a tail
12.When conducting a clinical breast examination, the examiner should
Inspect both breasts simultaneously 13.Which breast change is typical after menopause?
thickening of the inframammary ridge
14.in a woman complaining of a breast lump, it is most important to ask about its relationship to menses
15.A 50 year old woman presents as a new patient. which finding in her personal and social history would increase her risk profile for developing breast cancer?
nulliparity
16.To begin the clinical breast examination for a man, ask him to sit with his arms hanging at his sides.
17.Inspection of the breasts usually begins with the patient in which position?
Sitting
18. Which finding, found on inspection, is related to fibrotic tissue changes that occur with breast carcinoma?
Skin dimpling or retraction
19.Venous patterns on breasts are suggestive of pathology when they are unilateral
20.In a patient with breast cancer, pau d'orange skin is often first evident on or around the nipple
21.Recent unilateral inversion of a previously everted nipple suggests cancer
22.You are conducting a clinical breast exam for a 30 year old patient. Her breasts are symmetrical with bilateral, multiple tender masses that are freely moveable with well-
defined borders. You recognize that these symptoms and assessment findings are consistent with fibrocystic changes
23.When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the _____ at each site.
finger pads
24.The largest amount of glandular breast tissue lies in the
upper outer quadrant
25.The tail of spence extends into the axillae
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