NURS 6001 practice questions for exam 1 Latest

NURS 6001 practice questions for exam 1 Latest Update 2025-2026 60 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+

• The nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. Which statement is true

about the inspection phase of the physical assessment?

• Inspection usually yields little information.
• Inspection takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information.
• Inspection may be somewhat uncomfortable for the expert practitioner.
• Inspection requires a quick glance at the patient's body systems before proceeding

on with palpation. - CORRECT ANSWER: CORRECT ANSWER: B A focused inspection takes time and yields a surprising amount of information. Initially, the examiner may feel uncomfortable "staring" at the person without also "doing something." A focused assessment is much more than a "quick glance."

• The nurse would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation?
• Palpating the thorax of an infant
• Palpating the kidneys and uterus
• Assessing pulsations and vibrations

d. Assessing the presence of tenderness and pain - CORRECT ANSWER: CORRECT

ANSWER: B

Bimanual palpation requires the use of both hands to envelop or capture certain body parts or organs such as the kidneys, uterus, or adnexa. The other situations are not appropriate for bimanual palpation.

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

percussion is to assess the underlying tissue:

• turgor.
• texture. 1 / 2

• density.
• consistency. - CORRECT ANSWER: CORRECT ANSWER: C

Percussion yields a sound that depicts the location, size, and density of the underlying organ. Turgor and texture are assessed with palpation.

• 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:

• percusses once over each area.
• lifts the striking finger off quickly after each stroke.
• strikes with the finger tip, not the finger pad.

d. uses the wrist to make the strikes, not the arm. - CORRECT ANSWER: CORRECT

ANSWER: A

For percussion, the nurse should percuss two times over each location. The striking finger should be lifted off quickly because a resting finger damps off vibrations. The tip of the striking finger should make contact, not the pad of the finger. The wrist must be relaxed, and it is used to make the strikes, not the arm.

• When percussing over the liver of a patient, the nurse notices a dull sound. The nurse

should:

• consider this a normal finding.
• palpate this area for an underlying mass.
• reposition the hands and attempt to percuss in this area again.
• consider this an abnormal finding and refer the patient for additional treatment. -

CORRECT ANSWER: CORRECT ANSWER: A

Percussion over relatively dense organs, such as the liver or spleen, will produce a dull sound. The other responses are not correct.

• The nurse hears bilateral louder, longer, and lower tones when percussing over the

lungs of a 4-year-old child. What should the nurse do next?

• Palpate over the area for increased pain and tenderness.
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