Maryville NURS 612 Tests Compilation Bundle

inspect the chest correct answer: without clothes on; 1st assess shape and size; 2nd check for symmetry; 3rd thoracic landmarks; 4th color of skin; 5th check for supernumerary nipples; 6th superficial venous patterns; and 7th observe for rib prominence thoracic landmarks correct answer: midline...

midsystolic murmur that radiates to left sternal border with a medium pitch; a coarse thrill is palpated as well? correct answer: Aortic stenosis During percussion, the patient holds his or her arms in front in order to? correct answer: Expose maximum lung area List 2 HPI questions for Chest...

Which of the following will best facilitate the interviewwhen obtaining a history for a deaf patient who can read lips? a. Speaking loudly b. Using gestures c. Speaking slowly d. Sitting to the side of the patient correct answer: c Approximately what percentage of patients interviewed have ...

Which of the following will best facilitate the interview when obtaining a history for a deaf patient who can read lips? correct answer: speaking slowly During a history, the patient indicates he has an uncle and a brother with sickle cell disease. Which of the following is an appropriate me...

Which of the Following disorders is known to be heredity? Peripheral neuropathy Meningitis Huntington Chorea Seizure disorder correct answer: Huntington Chorea The Examiner asks the patient to close her eyes and then place a vibrating tuning fork on the patients ankle and asks her to indicat...

Claudication correct answer: a condition in which cramping pain in the leg is induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries. May be characterized as a dull ache with accompanying muscle fatigue and cramps. Usually appears with sustained exercise. Site of pain is distant to na...

A patients inability to follow simple instructions could indicate with of the following findings? A. Dysphonia B. Amnesia C. Aphasia D. Depression correct answer: D. Depression A patient scores a 3 on a mini-cog assessment instrument for dementia, What does this score indicate? A. Advance...

What is S4 indicative of? correct answer: In the 2nd phase of ventricular filling, vibration in the valves, papillae, and ventricular walls produce S4. When there is increased resistance to filling because ventricular walls have lost compliance. HTN, CAD or increased stroke volume high output, anem...

HPI questions for chief complaint of abdominal issue correct answer: ○Abdominal pain-OLDCARTS ○When did the pain start? ○Where is the pain in your stomach? ○Does the pain radiate to other locations? ○Have experience nausea/vomiting, indigestion or increase in belching. ○What medica...

What are characteristics of Paget's disease of the breast? correct answer: an eczematous rash on the area of the nipple and/or areola. What does jaundice indicate? correct answer: an elevation in bilirubin. Usually evident in the scelera and mucus membranes first. What might pallor indicate...

OLDCARTS correct answer: Onset,Location, Duration, Characteristics, Aggravating factors, Relieving factors, Temporal factors, Severity PQRST correct answer: provocative/palliative, quality, region/radiation, severity, and timing COLDPA correct answer: characteristic, onset, location, durati...

Milia are an expected finding in which age group? a. Newborns b. Young children c. Adolescents d. Older adults correct answer: A. newborns An older patient asks the examiner, "Is this spot on my chin a cancer?" Which of the following would indicate a need for further medical investigation?...

At what age should an infant recognize the face of the primary caregiver? correct answer: 2 MONTHS What is the initial step in performing a mental status examination? correct answer: A. Observe the patient's physical appearance and behavior. Correct Select the question that tests the patien...

Acute glomerulonephritis correct answer: inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal glomeruli Ascites correct answer: accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity Cholecystitis correct answer: inflammatory process of the gallbladder most commonly due to obstruction of the cys...