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Jarvis Chapter 9 General Survey and Measurement Exam Questions and Answers
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Jarvis: Chapter 9 General Survey andMeasurement Exam Questions and
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Which observation is correct when assessing mobility of a patient who is walking across
the room?
a. Gait
b. Posture
c. Symmetry
d. Position - Answers -Gait
Which individual patient factors may affect BMI reliability? Select all that apply.
a. eating disorder
b. morbid obesity
c. diabetes mellitus
d. loss of muscle mass
e. increased muscular tone - Answers -D, E
The school nurse is developing a presentation to help staff identify signs of child abuse.
Which information would the nurse include? Select all that apply.
a. Avoids eye contact with others
b. Parents refuses to spoil child
c. Parent repulsed by child's sounds
d. Does not show separation anxiety
e. refrains from playing with other kids - Answers -A, C, D
The nurse is preparing to measure a patient's waist circumference. Which landmark
would the nurse use when placing the measuring tape?
a. Sacrum
b. Iliac crest
c. Ischial bone
d. Pubic symphysis - Answers -B
Which short-term illness could explain a patient's weight loss?
a. Influenza
b. Malignancy
c. Depression
d. Heart Disease - Answers -A.
, Which would the nurse expect to find when assessing a patient with hypopituitary
dwarfism? Select all that apply.
a. cardiomegaly
b. Hypothydroidism
c. Delayed puberty
d. Diabetes
e. Adrenal insufficiency - Answers -B, C, E
Which finding made during a general survey indicates need for follow-up with the health
care provider? Select all that apply.
a. Dysphagia
b. Maintains balance
c. Arm span equals height
d. propulsion with ambulation
e. limited knee range of motion - Answers -A, D, E
Which are the different criteria that the nurse would observe while doing a body
structure assessment of a patient during a general survey? Select all that apply
a. Facial features
b. Stature
c. Symmetry
d. Skin color
e. Contour - Answers -B, C, E
After reviewing the medical record of an older patient with kyphosis, which would the
nurse include in the assessment related to this finding?
a. Gait
b. Posture
c. Mobility
d. Range of Motion - Answers -B
When assessing the mobility of a patient, which information would the nurse document
in the medical record if the patient had difficulty stopping during ambulation?
a. Kyphosis
b. Dysarthria
c. Propulsion
d. Hypertrophy - Answers -C
Which would the nurse expect to find when performing a general survey on a patient
with Marfan Syndrome? Select all that apply.
a. Tall and Thin
b. Pectus excavatum
c. moon-shaped face
d. high plantar arches
e. Hyperextensible joints - Answers -A, B, E
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