NSG 200 Final Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers
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NSG 200
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NSG 200
"I feel like I can't catch my breath" is an example of - subjective data
5 A's of smoking - Ask, advice, assess, assist, and arrange
A 13-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department with an injury to his left ankle after a
skateboard accident. Diagnostic films show a fracture across the ...
NSG 200 Final
"I feel like I can't catch my breath" is an example of - subjective data
5 A's of smoking - Ask, advice, assess, assist, and arrange
A 13-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department with an injury to his left ankle after a
skateboard accident. Diagnostic films show a fracture across the epiphyses. The doctor explains that the
patient may not have full ROM and that his left leg may be shorter than his right leg. The parents ask why
one leg may be shorter than the other. What would be the nurse's best answer? - The fracture
crosses the part of the bone where the bone lengthens
A 15-year-old patient has come to the walk-in clinic for a sports physical. The nurse percusses the chest,
expecting to find which of the following? - Resonance
A 23-year-old female athlete presents at the clinic with pain in her tibiotalar joint. It is a hinge joint
limited to flexion and extension. The terms used to describe these movements are what? -
Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
A client is obese and the nurse takes the blood pressure with a standard cuff which is too small. How will
this affect the reading? - Reading will be high
A clinical instructor is discussing with a clinical group how to take a history of the patient's present
illness. A student asks how to best guide the interview. What would be the instructor's most appropriate
answer? - Follow the cues of the patient during the interview
A community organization sponsors a health fair to increase awareness of colon cancer. At the health
fair, colorectal cancer screening kits are distributed, and healthcare professionals answer questions, take
blood pressure, and distribute literature. These activities are examples of _____ prevention. -
Secondary
, A male patient is very talkative and shares much information that is not relevant to his history or the
reason for his admission. Which action by the nurse improves data collection in this situation? -
Use close ended questions
A nurse asks a patient to say "ninety-nine" as the nurse palpates the posterior thorax. The nurse is
assessing which of the following? - Fremitus
A nurse has just finished assessing a patient's spine and neck muscles. How would the nurse document
normal findings? - Neck assessment WNL
A nurse is assessing a patient and collecting only the most important information. What type of
assessment is the nurse doing? - Focused
A nurse is assessing a patient's peripheral circulation. Which finding indicates venous insufficiency of this
patient's legs? - Edema is worse at the end of the day
A nurse is checking the vital signs of a 92-year-old client. The radial pulse has an irregular beat about
every fifth or sixth beat. The rate is 92/min. The client is not having any symptoms. The nurse's next step
should be to - Check an apical pulse for 60 seconds and note any pulse deficits
A nurse is having difficulty eliciting a patellar reflex. Which of the following would be most appropriate
for the nurse to have the patient do? - Interlock hands
A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a patient newly diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease. The
nurse knows to address in this teaching plan the most modifiable risk factors. What risk factors would
the nurse include? (Mark all that apply.) - High-fat diet, smoking, activity level
A nurse is preparing to assess a patient's cerebellar function. Which of the following would the nurse
expect to test? - Balance
A nurse is preparing to assess the cranial nerves of a patient. The nurse is about to test CN I. Which of
the following would the nurse do? - Ask client to identify scents
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