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NURS 190 MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS NURS 190 MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS NURS 190 MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS

the abdomen is described as what? - Answer The largest cavity of our body What are the three systems in the abdomen? - Answer Reproductive, digestive, urinary Where is your McBurney's point - Answer Middle third of the right lower quadrant What patients are more prone to hepatitis C? - Answer Patients with tattoos Which patients are more prone to hepatitis A? - Answer Children Which patients are more prone to Hep E? - Answer Travelers What is the contours o...

What is the functional unit of the lungs? - Answer -alveoli What techniques are used to assess the resonant sound of the lungs? - Answer -indirect percussion with pleximeter or middle finger. -non dominant finger in the ICS tapping with the dominant hand What is the normal sound when percussing the lungs? - Answer -resonant sounds What will you hear when air is trapped in the lungs on percussion? - Answer -hyper-resonant sound What is the other name for thorax? - Answer...

Myopia - Answer Light rays focus in front of the retina casing A condition in which close objects appear clearly, but far ones don't. Presbyopia - Answer Age related condition in which the lens of the eye loses the ability to accommodate as a result light is focused behind the retina and focus on near objects becomes difficult Astigmatism - Answer Refraction of light is spread over a wide area rather than on a distinct point on the retina as a result light is reflected and focu...

Kaposi's sarcoma - Answer Form of skin cancer frequently seen in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. Consists of brownish-purple papules that spread from the skin and metastasize to internal organs. Different types of Assessment techniques - Answer - INPECTION is the technique used initially in physical assessment. - AUSCULATION is the use of your stethoscope - PERCUSSION use of your fingertips, the middle finger tips or blunt percussion which is the use of the pa...

A nurse is assessing the clients abdomen and notes done this one percussing over the left lower quadrant which question is most appropriate to ask - Answer When was your last bowel movement A client is experiencing a sudden decrease in systemic blood pressure which of the following is a major role of the kidney in this situation - Answer Release of renin The nurse is collecting a urine specimen from a client and notes the urine as for me and Amber and color the nurse would suspect wh...

A client with a diagnosis of depression attempted suicide says to the nurse, " I should have died. Ive always been a failure. Nothing ever goes right for me." Which response by the nurse demonstrates therapeutic communication? - Answer "Youve been feeling like a failure for a while?" A young client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia is talking with the nurse. "You know, when I thought everyone was out to get me, I was staying in my apartment all the time. Now, I'd like...

cultural diversity - Answer Plurality of ideas and opinions for behavior to which people are exposed, adding to the texture and complexity of a society cultural relativity - Answer Principle that meaning is created by one's culture and truth is culture-specific; the same experience may carry different meanings to people of different cultures culturally competent nursing characteristics - Answer Nursing that has the "attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary to provide quali...

Normal finding for lymph nodes - Answer Nonpalpable Preauricular lymph node located - Answer in front of the ear Postauricular lymph node located - Answer behind the ear Occipital lymph node located - Answer at the base of the skull Submental lymph node located - Answer midline under the chin Submandibular lymph node located - Answer along base of mandible Retropharyngeal lymph node located - Answer angle of the jaw Anterior cervical and superficial cerv...

Ventilation and Warmth - Answer The intervention subsumed in this canon include keeping the patient's room warm and keeping the patient's room well ventilated and free of odors. Keep the air within as pure as the air without. Health of houses - Answer Includes the five essentials of pure air, pure water, efficient drainage, cleanliness, and light. Petty management - Answer Continuity of care for the patient when the nurse is absent is the essence of this canon. Noise - An...