NSG 6340 FINAL EXAM 1 ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ normal contour of abdomen. Answer: flat or rounded
⩥ contour of the abdomen describes. Answer: nutritional state
⩥ how to auscultate bowel sounds. Answer: use diaphragm of
stethoscope, hold lightly against skin, begin in RLQ
⩥ how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine
bowel sounds are completely absent. Answer: 5 minutes
⩥ how to auscultate vascular sounds. Answer: use the bell of the
stethoscope, use firmer pressure over the arteries
⩥ is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon. Answer:
yes
⩥ what can make organs enlarged. Answer: trauma, injury, distention,
infection
, ⩥ abnormal findings in GI/GU system. Answer: -thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
⩥ ethnic differences in the lips. Answer: black people may have blue lips
and a dark line on the gingival margin
⩥ GI system changes in the aging adult. Answer: -salivation decreases
-dec sense of taste
-delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion
-dec liver size (normal liver functions)
-dec drug metabolism
-frequent constipation
⩥ borborygmus. Answer: hyperactive bowel sounds
⩥ melena can be caused by. Answer: taking iron meds
⩥ bright red blood in the stool may be due to. Answer: hemorrhoids
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ normal contour of abdomen. Answer: flat or rounded
⩥ contour of the abdomen describes. Answer: nutritional state
⩥ how to auscultate bowel sounds. Answer: use diaphragm of
stethoscope, hold lightly against skin, begin in RLQ
⩥ how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine
bowel sounds are completely absent. Answer: 5 minutes
⩥ how to auscultate vascular sounds. Answer: use the bell of the
stethoscope, use firmer pressure over the arteries
⩥ is there usually tenderness when palpating the sigmoid colon. Answer:
yes
⩥ what can make organs enlarged. Answer: trauma, injury, distention,
infection
, ⩥ abnormal findings in GI/GU system. Answer: -thrills and bruits
-obesity
-ascites
-cysts
-tumor
-hypo/hyperactive bowel sounds
⩥ ethnic differences in the lips. Answer: black people may have blue lips
and a dark line on the gingival margin
⩥ GI system changes in the aging adult. Answer: -salivation decreases
-dec sense of taste
-delayed esophageal emptying and gastric acid secretion
-dec liver size (normal liver functions)
-dec drug metabolism
-frequent constipation
⩥ borborygmus. Answer: hyperactive bowel sounds
⩥ melena can be caused by. Answer: taking iron meds
⩥ bright red blood in the stool may be due to. Answer: hemorrhoids
