NURS 6512 MIDTERM EXAM 2024/2025 SUMMER QTR. COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
A 5-year-old child presents with nasal congestion and a headache. To assess for sinus tenderness you should palpate over the:
Answer: maxillary sinuses only.
As part of your health promotion education for ...
NURS 6512 MIDTERM EXAM 2024/2025 SUMMER QTR.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A 5-year-old child presents with nasal congestion and a headache. To assess for sinus tenderness you
should palpate over the:
Answer: maxillary sinuses only.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
As part of your health promotion education for a new patient, you explain that the risk factors for skin
cancer include:
Answer: repeated trauma or irritation to skin.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Mrs. Webb is a 38-year-old patient who has been changing her lifestyle to eat in a healthy way and lose
weight. During your health promotion education regarding her nutritional status, you explain the function
of dietary protein as:
Answer: building and maintaining tissues.
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Mrs. Leonard brings her newborn infant into the pediatrician's office for a first well-baby visit. As the
health care provider, you teach her that newborns are more vulnerable to hypothermia due to:
Answer: D. a poorly developed subcutaneous fat layer.
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Your patient presents with symptoms that lead you to suspect acute appendicitis. Which assessment
finding is least likely to be associated with this condition early in its course?
Answer: Positive psoas sign
Question 6
, 1 out of 1 points
Mr. Kevin Marks is a new health care provider. What is the best method to develop cultural competence?
Answer: Realize that cultural values are difficult to change and must be respected.
Question 7
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Your patient returns for a blood pressure check 2 weeks after a visit during which you performed a
complete history and physical. This visit would be documented by creating a(n):
Answer: problem-oriented medical record.
Question 8
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Mr. Donalds is a 45-year-old roofer. Your inspection to determine color variations of the skin is best
conducted:
Answer: D. using a Wood’s light.
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
You are examining a pregnant patient and have noted a vascular lesion. When you blanche over the
vascular lesion, the site blanches and refills evenly from the center outward. The nurse documents this
lesion as a:
Answer: B. spider angioma.
Question 10
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The term denoting the caregiver's need to do no harm to the patient is:
Answer: nonmaleficence.
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
When hearing is evaluated, which cranial nerve is being tested?
Answer: VIII
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
You are collecting a history from an 11-year-old girl. Her mother is sitting next to her in the
, examination room. When collecting history from older children or adolescents, they should be:
Answer: given the opportunity to be interviewed without the parent at some point during
the interview.
Question 13
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Periods of silence during the interview can serve important purposes, such as:
Answer: providing time for reflection.
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Mrs. Raymonds is a 24-year-old patient who has presented for a routine concern over her current weight.
In your patient teaching with her, you explain the importance of macronutrients. Which of the following is
a macronutrient?
Answer: Fat
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
You are palpating a patient's thyroid and find that its broadest dimension measures 4 cm. The right lobe is
25% larger than the left. These data would indicate:
Answer: C. a normal thyroid gland.
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
Brittle nails are typical findings in:
Answer: D. older adults.
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical characteristics and culture?
Answer: There is a difference between distinguishing cultural characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Tracheal tug suggests the presence of a(n):
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