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A patient is admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a diagnosis of hypertension. The nurse is using the nursing process to develop the plan of care. Which steps should the nurse incorporate? A. Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, follow-up B. Admission, assessment, dia...

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Health Assessment Exam 1- PPT and quiz
Questions and Correct Answers | Latest
Update
Which of the following is an open ended question?




a. What brought you in today?


b. Where does it hurt?


c. Have you been checking your blood pressure?


d. When was the last time you were seen by

a doctor?


✓ -:- Answer:A. It is the only choice that would invite a paragraph for an

answer rather than a short statement.




Which of the following is the most basic function and therefore should be tested first

in an assessment of mental status?




a.Behavior


b. Consciousness


c. Judgment



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d.

Language


✓ -:- Answer: B. According to your textbook, consciousness is the most

fundamental of these particular characteristics; therefore, it would be

tested first.




Which of the following is not a significant contributor to the assessment of mental status?




a.Known illness or health problem


b. Current medications known to affect mood or cognition


c. Racial background


d. Personal history; current stress, social habits, sleep habits, drug and alcohol use


✓ -:- Answer: C. The other choices are all elements of the interview that

contribute to interpretation of the findings of the examination.




Correct order of physical examination skills:


✓ -:- Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation




NCLEX question



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The

nurse is preparing to percuss the abdomen of a patient. The purpose of the percussion is to

assess the underlying tissue:




A) turgor.


B)texture.


C)density.


D)consistency.


✓ -:- ANSWER: C

Percussion yields a sound that depicts the location, size, and density of the underlying organ.

Turgor and texture are assessed with palpation.




NCLEX question


The nurse is reviewing percussion techniques with a newly graduated nurse. Which

technique, if used by the new nurse, indicates that more review is needed? The nurse:




A)percusses once over each area.


B)lifts the striking finger off quickly after each stroke.


C)strikes with the finger tip, not the finger pad.


D)uses the wrist to make the strikes, not the arm.
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