NUR 188 Exam Questions and
Answers 100% PASS
Evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER-The conviction that all patients
deserve to be treated with the most current and best-practice techniques
the objective, balanced, and responsible use of current research and the best
available data to guide policy and practice
Objective data - CORRECT ANSWER-what you as the health professional
observe by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical
examination
Subjective data - CORRECT ANSWER-what the person says during history taking
Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER-listening to sounds produced by the body
Bell - CORRECT ANSWER-end piece of a stethoscope best for soft, low-pitched
sounds such as extra heart sounds or murmurs.Needs to be held lightly against the
skin for best sound. If held firmly will act as diaphragm
Diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWER-end piece of a stethoscope used most often.
Best for high-pitched sounds including breathe,bowel, and normal heart sounds.
Held firmly against the skin
, Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER-Concentrated watching. Always comes first in
assessment. Requires good lighting, and adequate exposure. May need additional
instruments for better viewing
Palpation - CORRECT ANSWER-Uses sense of touch to assess texture,
temperature, moisture, organ size and location, vibration,pulsation, lumps, masses,
tenderness, pain.Fingertips: tactile discriminationGrasping: organ/mass palpation
Dorsa (back of hands): temperature, skin thinner on back of handBase of
fingers/ulnar surface of hands: best for vibration
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER-tapping skin with short, sharp strokes to
assess underlying structures. Stroke yields a palpable vibration and a characteristic
sound to depict the location, size, and density of the underlying organ.Map
location and size of organDensity air, fluid, or solid Detect superficial abnormal
mass (5cm deep)Reflex hammer - deep tendon reflex
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER-heart rate fewer than 50 or 60 beats per
minute in the adult (depending on agency)
Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER-heart rate of > 95 to 100 beats per minute in
the adult
Alopecia - CORRECT ANSWER-(baldness) hair loss
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Answers 100% PASS
Evidence-based practice - CORRECT ANSWER-The conviction that all patients
deserve to be treated with the most current and best-practice techniques
the objective, balanced, and responsible use of current research and the best
available data to guide policy and practice
Objective data - CORRECT ANSWER-what you as the health professional
observe by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical
examination
Subjective data - CORRECT ANSWER-what the person says during history taking
Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER-listening to sounds produced by the body
Bell - CORRECT ANSWER-end piece of a stethoscope best for soft, low-pitched
sounds such as extra heart sounds or murmurs.Needs to be held lightly against the
skin for best sound. If held firmly will act as diaphragm
Diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWER-end piece of a stethoscope used most often.
Best for high-pitched sounds including breathe,bowel, and normal heart sounds.
Held firmly against the skin
, Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER-Concentrated watching. Always comes first in
assessment. Requires good lighting, and adequate exposure. May need additional
instruments for better viewing
Palpation - CORRECT ANSWER-Uses sense of touch to assess texture,
temperature, moisture, organ size and location, vibration,pulsation, lumps, masses,
tenderness, pain.Fingertips: tactile discriminationGrasping: organ/mass palpation
Dorsa (back of hands): temperature, skin thinner on back of handBase of
fingers/ulnar surface of hands: best for vibration
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER-tapping skin with short, sharp strokes to
assess underlying structures. Stroke yields a palpable vibration and a characteristic
sound to depict the location, size, and density of the underlying organ.Map
location and size of organDensity air, fluid, or solid Detect superficial abnormal
mass (5cm deep)Reflex hammer - deep tendon reflex
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER-heart rate fewer than 50 or 60 beats per
minute in the adult (depending on agency)
Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER-heart rate of > 95 to 100 beats per minute in
the adult
Alopecia - CORRECT ANSWER-(baldness) hair loss
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