NUR 310 Health Assessment Final Exam
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The ability to recognize a number or letter drawn on the palm with a blunt instrument is - correct
answer -graphesthesia
Parathesia is defined as - correct answer -abnormal sensation
Bimanual palpation during the breast exam is - correct answer -recommended for examination of large
breasts
Presbyopia refers to - correct answer -far-sightedness
Inspection of the oral cavity reveals white, curdlike patches widely distributed over the oral mucosa. This
most likely represents - correct answer -candida albicans
Health screening activities that are directed as detecting possible health problems are classified as -
correct answer -secondary prevention
A ventilatory pattern in which periods of apnea alternate with hyperventilation is - correct answer -
Cheyne-stokes
The nurse is assessing a client who is coughing up greenish-yellow mucus. Based on the clinical
manifestation the nurse would conclude that the client is experience which respiratory condition? -
correct answer -Lung infection
During inspection of the abdomen the nurse notes silver, thin, shiny stretch marks. The nurse would
document this findings as which of the following? - correct answer -Straie
NUR 310 Health Assessment Final Exam
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,When assessing a skin lesion, what characteristics are important to assess? Select all that apply - correct
answer -Appearance Borders Color Diameter Evolution
To hear low pitched filling sounds of the heart, the examiner should place the client in: - correct answer
-left lateral recumbant position and listen with the bell of the stethoscope
what the patient tells you, history, chief complaint, review of systems - correct answer -subjective data
what you see, physical examination, laboratory reports, radiologic findings - correct answer -objective
data
OLD CART includes - correct answer -onset
location
duration
characteristic symptoms
associated manifestations
relieving factors
treatments
focuses on improving overall wellness and protecting from disease or disability - correct answer -primary
prevention
focuses on early detection and treatment of disease when unable or has few complications or
disabilities - correct answer -secondary prevention
focuses on decreasing effects of disease or disability by preventing complications or loss when defect is
permanent - correct answer -tertiary prevention
responsive and able to open eyes; answer questions spontaneously and appropriately - correct answer -
alert
NUR 310 Health Assessment Final Exam
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, able to open eyes; drowsy and falls asleep readily - correct answer -lethargic
responds to light shaking confused and slow to answer - correct answer -obtunded
requires painful stimuli to achieve a brief response may have no verbal response - correct answer -
stupors
no response to repeated painful stimuli; abnormal posturing - correct answer -comatose
Acute disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized
by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech - correct answer -delirium
Chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by
memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning - correct answer -Dementia
what does the abbreviation CAGE stand for - correct answer -cut down
annoyed
guilty eye
opener
what is important of typical intake - correct answer -times of consumption
patterns of consumption
volume of consumption
what do you assess upon physical examination - correct answer -anthropometric
biochemical
clinical
NUR 310 Health Assessment Final Exam
with correct answers
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