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BSMCON- NUR 2102, Test 2-2023|92 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|A GRADE
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BSMCON- NUR 2102, Test 2-2023|92QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|A GRADE
What are the four basic techniques of a physical assessment? - -palpation, percussion,
auscultation, and inspection
-What are the five tones that can be heard during a percussion assessment? - -1)
Tympani: loud high-pitched tone; heard over abdomen
2) Resonance: low-pitched, hollow sounds; heard over healthy lung tissue
3) Hyper-resonance: louder and lower-pitched; can be heard when percussing lungs
hyperinflated with air (EX. patient having an acute asthmatic attack)
4) Dull: thud-like sounds heard over dense organs like the liver or the heart
5) Flat: these are even duller sounds heard over even denser areas like bone
-Define Genetics - -Genetics is the study of hereditary. It examines the function and
composition of a single gene.
-Define Genomics - -Genomics is the study of genes and their function. Incorporates all
genes and their interrelationship.
-What are the five vital signs that a nurse will check? - -blood pressure, pulse rate,
temperature, O2 saturation, and respiration
-What are the seven components of a Comprehensive Health History? - -Biographic
data
Chief Complaint (CC)
Present health status
Past medical history
Family history
Personal and Psychosocial history
Review of all body systems
-What are the three phases of a patient interview? - -introduction, discussion,
summary
-What are the components of a health assessment? - -The health history (subjective
data) & the physical exam (objective data) --the physical exam includes labs, diagnostic
tests, and documentation.
-What are the four types of health assessment? - -Comprehensive exam
, Problem-focused exam
Episodic/ Follow-up exam
Screening assessment
-Health Promotion - -Behavior motivated by the desire to increase well-being and to
actualize human health potential
-Health Protection - -Behavior motivated by a desire to avoid illness, detect it early, or
maintain functioning within the constraints of an illness
-Primary Prevention - -Prevention of disease through living a healthy lifestyle
-Secondary Prevention - -Screening efforts to promote the detection of a disease
-Tertiary Prevention - -Minimizing disability from acute or chronic disease/ injury
Helping the client to maximize his or her health within the constraints of an illness or
disease process.
-Define bradypnea - -respiratory rate is low
-Define tachypnea - -abnormally rapid breathing; shortness of breath
-Define apnea - -the cessation of breathing
-Define dyspnea - -shortness of breath
-Define Eupnea - -respiration is completely normal
-What is the average respiration rate for a healthy adult? - -12-20 breaths per 1 min
-What three things does respiration involve? - -1) Ventilation: mechanical movement of
gases into and out of lungs
2) Diffusion: movement of O2 and CO2 between alveoli and RBCs
3) Perfusion: distribution of RBCs to and from pulmonary capillaries
-What does the systolic number mean relating to blood pressure? - -This is the top
number. It represents the peak pressure from when the left ventricle contracts and
ejects blood into the aorta.
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