Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Study Guide Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions
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Advanced health assessment
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Advanced Health Assessment
In which quadrant of the abdomen is the APPENDIX?
RLQ
The largest portion of the LIVER is in the ______ quadrant of the abdomen.
RUQ
In which quadrant of the abdomen is the SIGMOID colon?
LLQ
A patient states he has diarrhea. What other information is ESSENTIAL?
-Stool Consistency
-Stool Ch...
Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Study
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Complete Solutions 2024-2025
In which quadrant of the abdomen is the APPENDIX?
RLQ
The largest portion of the LIVER is in the ______ quadrant of the abdomen.
RUQ
In which quadrant of the abdomen is the SIGMOID colon?
LLQ
A patient states he has diarrhea. What other information is ESSENTIAL?
-Stool Consistency
-Stool Characteristics
-Stool Frequency
A patient states his vomitus looks like it has coffee grounds in it. The NEXT thing the nurse will do is:
Assess the patients BP and pulse
A patient states his "stools are tan and urine looks like tea". The nurse is concerned about possible:
liver disease
A patient states his "stools are black and look like roofing tar". The nurse contacts the provider
because this may be:
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Which type of Hepatitis does the U.S. Public Health Service recommend that every adult be screened
for?
c
The provider documents shifting dullness to percussion & a fluid wave. The nurse recognizes this is
associated with:
Liver Disease
What abdominal sound will the nurse anticipate hearing over an abdominal aortic aneurism?
bruit
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What percussion sound will the nurse expect to hear over most of the abdomen?
tympanic
A painful area will be palpated:
Last
The nurse is palpating the patient's:
Liver
A patient's medical record indicates that a patient's spleen is grossly enlarged. Will the nurse palpate
this spleen?
NO
The nurse palpating the patient's _______ for tenderness.
Kidney
The nurse anticipates REBOUND tenderness in a patient with:
Peritonitis
This hernia CAN be pushed in so the nurse will document it as:
Reducible
Which vital sign is MOST important when a patient is passing black, tarry stools?
Blood Pressure
*VIDEO SOUND: This patient has a small bowel obstruction. What do you hear?
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Succussion Splash
In which region of the abdomen will the nurse palpate for a full bladder?
suprapubic
What is the location of the kidney?
Flank
What are the characteristics of normal urine?
-Clear
-Aromatic
-Straw colored
A patient reports that he has an enlarged prostate that narrows his urethra. This may cause:
decreased force of stream
The nurse will document BURNING during urination as:
dysuria
When performing a bladder scan on a woman who has had a hysterectomy, the nurse will select the
____ setting.
Male
Is the result of this bladder scan accurate?
No
Which sunscreen is made from titanium dioxide and/or Zinc Oxide?
Physical (Mineral, Non chemical)
A comedogenic ingredient in a skin care product may cause:
Acne
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A patient states that her skin itches. The nurse will document this as:
pruritus
A patient who has hemorrhaged may experience:
pallor
When a patient has been in the sun too long or has a fever, the nurse anticipates_____ of the skin.
erythema
The nurse will document the skin of this patient using the term:
mottled
What term will the nurse use to document the color of the skin on the TIPS of the fingers?
hypopigmented
What term will the nurse use to document skin lesions that are FLAT and smaller than 1 cm?
macules
The nurse will document this skin lesion that is filled with purulent drainage as:
pustule
The nurse will document this skin lesion resulting from scratching the skin as:
excoriations
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