RNSG 1215 Health Assessment Practice Questions Which is not a skills requisite?
A: Inspection
B: Palpation
C: Vital signs
D: Percussion
(Ans - C: Vital Signs
What are some things you are looking for during palpation?(Ans - Temperature, Moisture, Texture, Lumps
Over what tissue would you expect to hear resonance?
A: Stomach
B: Lungs
C: Brain
D: Bones
(Ans - B: Lungs
Over what tissue would you expect to hear tympany?
A: Lungs
B: Bone
C: Brain
D: Stomach
(Ans - D: Stomach
Over what tissue would you expect to hear a dull sound?
A: Stomach
B: Bone
C: Liver
D: Lungs
(Ans - C: Liver
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Over what tissue would you expect to hear a flat sound?
A: Lung
B: Bone
C: Muscle
D: Stomach
E: B&C
(Ans - E: Bone & Muscle
When is NOT best to use the diaphragm of the stethoscope?
A: Heart murmur
B: Breathing
C: Bowl sounds
D: High-pitched
(Ans - A: Heart murmer
How should you listen to heart and lung sounds?
A: Over a gown
B: Touching the skin
(Ans - B: Touching the skin
What position is correct for inserting a rectal suppository?
A: Lithotomy
B: Sims
C: Dorsal Recumbent
D: Supine
(Ans - B: Sims
Taking an axillary temperature on an adult will result in a temperature reading that
is:
A: One degree lower
B: Accurate
C: One degree higher
D: Same as Oral
(Ans - A: One degree lower 2 / 3
What is a full & bounding pulse force?
A: 3+
B: 2+
C: 1+
D: 0
(Ans - A: 3+
What is inversely related to blood pressure?
A: Cardiac output
B: Viscosity
C: Elasticity
D: Peripheral vascular resistance
(Ans - C: Elasticity
What category of blood pressure is 142/95?
A: Normal
B: Prehypertension
C: Hypertension I
D: Hypertension II
(Ans - C: Hypertension I
Which describes orthostatic blood pressure?
A: A rise in systolic pressure by 10 mmHg
B: A drop in Diastolic pressure by 10 mmHg
C: A drop in systolic pressure by 10 mmHg
D: A drop in diastolic pressure by 5 mmHg
(Ans - B: A drop in diastolic pressure by 10 mmHg
My blood pressure is 116/62. What is my pulse pressure?
A: 20
B: 32
C: 63
D: 54
(Ans - D: 54
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