NURS 6512 MID TERM EXAM 2022-2023 VERSION 2 WEEK 6 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT QUESTION AND CORRECT VERIFIED A NSWER REAL EXAM LATEST
UPDATE 2024
1. Before performing an abdominal examination, the examiner should:
Have the patient empty their bladder
- During an interview, tears appear in the patient’s eyes and his voice becomes shaky.
Initially, you should:
Keep the interview moving to distract the patient
- Which of the following is the most accurate reflection of an individual’s food intake?
Food Diary
- Percussing at the right midclavicular line, below the umbilicus, and continuing upward
is the correct technique for locating the:
Lower liver border
- A fixed image of any group that rejects its potential for originality or individuality is
known as a:
Stereotype
- Peritonitis produces bowel sounds that are Decreased/Hypoactive
7. Brittle nails are typical findings in:
Older adults
- Which of the following is an expected change in the assessment of the thyroid during
pregnancy?A Bruit is auscultated d/t increased vascularity
- You are planning to palpate the abdomen of your patient. Which part of the
examiner's hand is best for palpating vibration?Ulnar Surface
- A 5-year-old child presents with nasal congestion and a headache to assess for sinus
tenderness you should palpate over the:
Maxillary sinuses only
- During physical examination of a 30-year-old Chinese man you notice a slight
asymmetry of his face. the cranial nerve examination is normal. Your best action is to 1 / 2
Ask the patient if this characteristic runs in his family
- Unusual white areas on the skin may be due to Vitiligo
- You are using an ophthalmoscope to examine a patient’s inner eye. You rotate the
lens selector clockwise, then counterclockwise to compensate for:
Myopia
- Mrs. Webb is a 38-year old patient who has been changing her lifestyle to eat in a
healthy way and lose weight: during your health promotion education regarding her nutritional status, you explain the function of dietary protein as: Building and maintaining tissues
- Mr. Akins is a 78-y/o patient who presents to the clinic with complaints of hearing
- Loss of high frequency
- Sounds may be garbled, difficult to localize
- Unable to hear in a crowded room
loss. Which of the following are changes in hearing that occur in the elderly? Select all that apply.
- The most superior part of the stomach is the Fundus
- Mrs. Grace is a 58-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Which B
vitamin is deficient in patients with pernicious anemia?B12
- A 51-y/o woman calls with complaints of weight loss and constipation. She reports
enlarged hemorrhoids and rectal bleeding. You advise her to:
Come to the laboratory for a stool guaiac test.
- Placing the base of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline vertex of the patient’s head is a
test for:
Lateralization of Sound
- Which technique is most likely to result in the patients understanding of questions? Use
the patient's own terms if possible.
- Mr. Williams, age 25, has recovered recently from an upper and lower respiratory
infection. He describes a long- standing nasal dripping. He is seeking treatment for a mild hearing loss that has not gone away. Information concerning his chronic postnasal drip should be documented within which section of the history?Past medical data
22. Nasal symptoms that imply an allergic response include:
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