Nur 310 Vital Signs Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
The General Survey of a patient - Answer-physical appearance , body structure,
mobility, behavior
Age Normal findings: - Answer-the person appears his or her stated age.
Age abnormal findings: - Answer-appears older than stated age, as with chronic illness
or chronic alcoholism.
Sex Normal findings: - Answer-Sexual development is appropriate for sex and age. If
the individual is transgender, note the stage of transformation.
Sex abnormal findings: - Answer-Delayed or precocious puberty.
level of consciousness normal findings: - Answer-the person is alert and oriented to
person, place, time, and situation. Attends to and responds appropriately to your
questions.
Level of consciousness abnormal findings: - Answer-confused, drowsy, lethargic
Skin color normal findings: - Answer-Color tone is even, pigmentation varying with
genetic background; skin is intact with no obvious lesions. Make note of tattoos and
piercings and stage of healing.
Skin color abnormal findings - Answer-pallor, cyanosis, jaundice, erythema, any leisons.
Facial features normal findings - Answer-are symmetric with movement.
Overall appearance normal findings - Answer-no signs of acute distress are present
Overall appearance abnormal findings - Answer-Cardiac or respiratory signs.
Diaphoresis, shortness or breath.
Wheezing
Pain indicated by facial grimace holding body part.
Stature normal findings: - Answer-The height appears within normal range for age,
genetic heritage.
Stature abnormal findings: - Answer-Excessively short or tall. Abnormalities in
body.height, and proportion.
, Nutrition normal findings: - Answer-The weight appears within normal range for height
and body build for distribution is even.
nutrition abnormal findings: - Answer-Simple obesity, with even fat distribution.
Posture normal findings: - Answer-The person stands comfortably erect as appropriate
for age wrote the normal. "Plumb kine" through anterior ear, shoulder, hip, patella,
ankle.
Posture abnormal findingd - Answer-Rigid, spine, and neck, moves as one unit. Stiff and
tense, ready to spring from chair, figedity movement.
Symmetry normal - Answer-body parts look equal bilaterally and are in relative
proportion to each other.
Symmetry abnormal - Answer-unilateral atrophy or hypertrophy. Asymmetric location of
a body part.
Position normal - Answer-The person sits comfortably with arms relaxed at sides and
head turned to examiner.
Position abnormal - Answer-Tripod sits up straight and resist lying down. Curled up in a
fetal position.
Body build contour normal - Answer-1. Arm span
2.Body length from crown to pubis roughly equal to length from pubis to sole.
Body build contour abnormal - Answer-elongated arm span
Obvious physical deformities normal - Answer-Note any congenital or accuracy defects
Obvious physical deformities abnormal findings - Answer-missing extremities or digits of
webbed digits.
Gait normal findings - Answer-Feet approximately shoulder width apart; foot placement
is accurate walk is smooth and even and person can maintain something w/o
assistance
Gait abnormal findings - Answer-Exceptionally wide loose. Staggering stumbling.
Shuffling, dragging nonfunctional leg limping with injuring.
Range of Motion: Normal - Answer-Note full mobility for each joint and that movement is
deliberate, accurate, smooth, and coordinated.
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