NURS 6512C-2, NURS-6512N-2, Advanced Health Assessment, Week 11 Final Exam
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1. Question: The Mini-Mental State Examination should be administered for the patient who:
2. Question: The spread of the impulse through the ventricles (ventricular depolarization) is depicted on the ECG as the:
3. Question: You are examining Mr. S., a 79-year-old diabetic man complaining of cla...
1. Question: The Mini-Mental State Examination should be administered for the patient who:
2. Question: The spread of the impulse through the ventricles (ventricular depolarization) is depicted on the
ECG as the:
3. Question: You are examining Mr. S., a 79-year-old diabetic man complaining of claudication. Which of
the following physical findings is consistent with the diagnosis of arterial occlusion?
4. Question: A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of having a
myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates that his father
had died of "heart trouble." The most important follow-up question you should pose is which of the
following?
5. Question: Throughout the history and physical examination, the clinician should:
6. Question: The presence of cervical motion tenderness may indicate:
7. Question: The physical assessment technique most frequently used to assess joint symmetry is:
8. Question: During a routine prenatal visit, Ms. T. was noted as having dependent edema, varicosities of the
legs, and hemorrhoids. She expressed concern about these symptoms. You explain to Ms. T. that her
enlarged uterus is compressing her pelvic veins and her inferior vena cava. You would further explain that
these findings:
9. Question: The strength of the trapezius muscle is evaluated by having the patient:
10. Question: A patient in the deepest coma would be scored a on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
11. Question: The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the:
12. Question: To hear diastolic heart sounds, you should ask patients to:
13. Question: Anterior cruciate ligament integrity is assessed via the test.
14. Question: You order an ECG on a patient that c/o feeling heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of
breath. Your ECG shows irregular heart rate and you determine that you need to call EMS immediately
because this rhythm can cause death. What rhythm would you suspect the ECG is showing?
15. Question: The difference in blood pressure readings between the right and the left arms is considered
normal upto mmHg.
16. Question: Examination of the patient in the lithotomy, or knee-chest, position includes:
17. Question: Which one of the following is a proper technique for use of a speculum during a vaginal
examination?
18. Question: A red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect:
19. Question: One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination
is:
20. Question: Your patient's chief complaint is repeated pencil-like stools. Further examination should
include:
21. Question: It is especially important to test for ankle clonus if:
22. Question: A chest radiography is performed on your patient that complains of having dyspnea, coughing
productive sputum and chest pain. The image results shows consolidation and infiltrates. You compare
this to your physical exam findings of distant or absent breath sounds and absent vocal fremitus. What is
the most likely diagnosis?
23. Question: Normal changes of the aging brain include:
24. Question: You are assessing Mr. Z.'s fluid volume status as a result of heart failure. If your finger
depresses a patient's edematous ankle to a depth of 6 mm, you should record this pitting as:
25. Question: A 56-year-old male presents to the clinic to see the nurse practitioner with complaints of
shortness of breath for 1 months, 15-pound weight gain and lower extremity edema. Vitals are as follows:
HR: 120, Respirations 30, Blood Pressure: 138/90, BMI: 40; Oxygen saturation of 90%. On examination
patient is noted to have jugular venous distention, enlarged liver, and crackles are noted on examination.
A chest x-ray is completed and shows findings consistent with which diagnosis? Based on this scenario
and imaging what is the most likely diagnosis?
26. Question: Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing?
27. Question: An ophthalmoscopic eye examination involves:
28. Question: Your older clinic patient is being seen today as a follow-up for a 2-day history of pneumonia.
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