12/28/25, 2:31 PM NU 650 Exam 3 (2026 comprehensive questions and verified detailed solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!! Flas…
NU 650 Exam 3 comprehensive questions and verified
detailed solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!!
BRAND NEW 2026-2027
When percussing the abdomen in a B
patient with constipation, which of the
following sounds would you expect to
find in the LLQ?
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant
The nurse is percussing the seventh A
right intercostal space at the The liver is located in the RUQ and would elicit a dull
percussion note.
midclavicular line over the liver. Which
sound should the nurse expect to
hear?
A. Dullness
B. Tympany
C. Resonance
D. Hyperresonance
Which structure is located in the LLQ of D
the abdomen?
A. Liver
B. Duodenum
C. Gallbladder
D. Sigmoid Colon
A patient is having difficulty swallowing C
medications and food. The nurse Aphasia and dysphasia are speech disorders. Anorexia is
a loss of appetite.
would document that this patient
has:
A. Aphasia
B. Dysphasia
C. Dysphagia
D. Anorexia
The nurse suspects that a patient D
has a distended bladder. How should Dull percussion sounds would be elicited over a
the nurse assess for this condition? distended bladder, and the hypogastric area would
,12/28/25, 2:31 PM NU 650 Exam 3 (2026 comprehensive questions and verified detailed solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!! Flas…
bone.
The nurse is aware that one change D
that may occur in the Gastric acid secretion decreases with aging. As one
gastrointestinal system ages, salivation decreases, esophageal emptying is
of an aging adult is: delayed, and liver size decreases.
A. Increased salivation.
B. Increased liver size.
C. Increased esophageal emptying.
D. Decreased gastric acid secretion.
A 22-year-old man comes to the clinic D
for an examination after falling off If an enlarged spleen is felt, then the nurse should
his refer the person and should not
motorcycle and landing on his left continue to palpate it. An enlarged spleen is friable and
side on the handle bars. The nurse can easily rupture with overpalpation.
suspects that he may have injured his
spleen. Which of these statements
is true regarding assessment of the
spleen in this situation?
A. The spleen can be enlarged as a
result of trauma.
B. The spleen is normally
felt on routine palpation.
C. If an enlarged spleen is noted, then
the nurse should thoroughly palpate
to determine its size.
D. An enlarged spleen should not be
palpated because it can easily
rupture.
A patients abdomen is bulging D
and stretched in appearance. The A protuberant abdomen is rounded, bulging, and
nurse should describe this finding stretched. A scaphoid abdomen caves inward.
as:
A. Obese.
B. Herniated.
C. Scaphoid.
D. Protuberant.
The nurse is describing a D
, 12/28/25, 2:31 PM NU 650 Exam 3 (2026 comprehensive questions and verified detailed solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!! Flas…
While examining a patient, the nurse C
observes abdominal pulsations Normally, the pulsations from the aorta are observed
between the xiphoid process and beneath the skin in the epigastric area, particularly in
umbilicus. The nurse would suspect thin persons who have good muscle wall relaxation.
that these are:
A. Pulsations of the renal arteries.
B. Pulsations of the inferior vena cava.
C. Normal abdominal aortic pulsations.
D. Increased peristalsis
from a bowel
obstruction.
A patient has hypoactive bowel B
sounds. The nurse knows that a Diminished or absent bowel sounds signal decreased
potential cause of hypoactive bowel motility from inflammation as exhibited with
sounds is: peritonitis, with paralytic ileus after abdominal
A. Diarrhea. surgery, or with late bowel obstruction.
B. Peritonitis.
C. Laxative use.
D. Gastroenteritis.
The nurse is watching a new graduate B
nurse perform auscultation of a Auscultation is performed first (after inspection)
patients because percussion and palpation can increase
abdomen. Which statement by the peristalsis, which would give a false interpretation of
new graduate shows a correct bowel sounds.
understanding of the reason
auscultation precedes percussion
and palpation of the abdomen?
A We need to determine the areas of
tenderness before using percussion
and palpation.
B. Auscultation prevents distortion of
bowel sounds that might occur after
percussion and palpation.
C. Auscultation allows the patient
more time to relax and therefore be
more comfortable with the physical
examination.
D. Auscultation prevents distortion of
vascular sounds, such as bruits and
hums, that might occur after
percussion and palpation.
NU 650 Exam 3 comprehensive questions and verified
detailed solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!!
BRAND NEW 2026-2027
When percussing the abdomen in a B
patient with constipation, which of the
following sounds would you expect to
find in the LLQ?
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant
The nurse is percussing the seventh A
right intercostal space at the The liver is located in the RUQ and would elicit a dull
percussion note.
midclavicular line over the liver. Which
sound should the nurse expect to
hear?
A. Dullness
B. Tympany
C. Resonance
D. Hyperresonance
Which structure is located in the LLQ of D
the abdomen?
A. Liver
B. Duodenum
C. Gallbladder
D. Sigmoid Colon
A patient is having difficulty swallowing C
medications and food. The nurse Aphasia and dysphasia are speech disorders. Anorexia is
a loss of appetite.
would document that this patient
has:
A. Aphasia
B. Dysphasia
C. Dysphagia
D. Anorexia
The nurse suspects that a patient D
has a distended bladder. How should Dull percussion sounds would be elicited over a
the nurse assess for this condition? distended bladder, and the hypogastric area would
,12/28/25, 2:31 PM NU 650 Exam 3 (2026 comprehensive questions and verified detailed solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!! Flas…
bone.
The nurse is aware that one change D
that may occur in the Gastric acid secretion decreases with aging. As one
gastrointestinal system ages, salivation decreases, esophageal emptying is
of an aging adult is: delayed, and liver size decreases.
A. Increased salivation.
B. Increased liver size.
C. Increased esophageal emptying.
D. Decreased gastric acid secretion.
A 22-year-old man comes to the clinic D
for an examination after falling off If an enlarged spleen is felt, then the nurse should
his refer the person and should not
motorcycle and landing on his left continue to palpate it. An enlarged spleen is friable and
side on the handle bars. The nurse can easily rupture with overpalpation.
suspects that he may have injured his
spleen. Which of these statements
is true regarding assessment of the
spleen in this situation?
A. The spleen can be enlarged as a
result of trauma.
B. The spleen is normally
felt on routine palpation.
C. If an enlarged spleen is noted, then
the nurse should thoroughly palpate
to determine its size.
D. An enlarged spleen should not be
palpated because it can easily
rupture.
A patients abdomen is bulging D
and stretched in appearance. The A protuberant abdomen is rounded, bulging, and
nurse should describe this finding stretched. A scaphoid abdomen caves inward.
as:
A. Obese.
B. Herniated.
C. Scaphoid.
D. Protuberant.
The nurse is describing a D
, 12/28/25, 2:31 PM NU 650 Exam 3 (2026 comprehensive questions and verified detailed solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!! Flas…
While examining a patient, the nurse C
observes abdominal pulsations Normally, the pulsations from the aorta are observed
between the xiphoid process and beneath the skin in the epigastric area, particularly in
umbilicus. The nurse would suspect thin persons who have good muscle wall relaxation.
that these are:
A. Pulsations of the renal arteries.
B. Pulsations of the inferior vena cava.
C. Normal abdominal aortic pulsations.
D. Increased peristalsis
from a bowel
obstruction.
A patient has hypoactive bowel B
sounds. The nurse knows that a Diminished or absent bowel sounds signal decreased
potential cause of hypoactive bowel motility from inflammation as exhibited with
sounds is: peritonitis, with paralytic ileus after abdominal
A. Diarrhea. surgery, or with late bowel obstruction.
B. Peritonitis.
C. Laxative use.
D. Gastroenteritis.
The nurse is watching a new graduate B
nurse perform auscultation of a Auscultation is performed first (after inspection)
patients because percussion and palpation can increase
abdomen. Which statement by the peristalsis, which would give a false interpretation of
new graduate shows a correct bowel sounds.
understanding of the reason
auscultation precedes percussion
and palpation of the abdomen?
A We need to determine the areas of
tenderness before using percussion
and palpation.
B. Auscultation prevents distortion of
bowel sounds that might occur after
percussion and palpation.
C. Auscultation allows the patient
more time to relax and therefore be
more comfortable with the physical
examination.
D. Auscultation prevents distortion of
vascular sounds, such as bruits and
hums, that might occur after
percussion and palpation.
