Jarvis Testing Bank – Chapters 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 & 30 – Full Exam Questions with Accurate Verified Answers 2026-03-05
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17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 & 30
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The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal A
space at the midclavicular line over the liver. Which The liver is located in the right upper quadrant and would elicit a dull
sound should the nurse expect to hear? percussion note.
a. Dullness
b. Tympany
c. Resonance
d. Hyperresonance
Which structure is located in the left lower D
quadrant of the abdomen?
The sigmoid colon is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen
a. Liver
b. Duodenum
c. Gallbladder
d. Sigmoid colon
A patient is having difficulty swallowing C-
medications and food. The nurse would document Dysphagia is a condition that occurs with disorders of the throat or
that this patient has: esophagus and results in difficulty swallowing. Aphasia and dysphasia are
speech disorders. Anorexia is a loss of appetite.
a. Aphasia.
b. Dysphasia.
c. Dysphagia.
d. Anorexia.
The nurse suspects that a patient has a distended D
bladder. How should the nurse assess for this Dull percussion sounds would be elicited over a distended bladder, and
condition? the hypogastric area would seem firm to palpation.
a. Percuss and palpate in the lumbar region.
b. Inspect and palpate in the epigastric region.
c. Auscultate and percuss in the inguinal region.
d. Percuss and palpate the midline area above the
suprapubic bone.
The nurse is aware that one change that may D
occur in the gastrointestinal system of an aging Gastric acid secretion decreases with aging. As one ages, salivation
adult is: decreases, esophageal emptying 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 for an D
examination after falling off his motorcycle and If an enlarged spleen is felt, then the nurse should refer the person and
landing on his left side on the handle bars. The nurse should not continue to palpate it. An enlarged spleen is friable and can
suspects that he may have injured his spleen. Which easily rupture with overpalpation.
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 patient's abdomen is bulging and stretched in D
appearance. The nurse should describe this finding
as: A protuberant abdomen is rounded, bulging, and stretched (see Figure
21-7). A scaphoid abdomen caves inward.
a. Obese.
b. Herniated.
c. Scaphoid.
d. Protuberant.
The nurse is describing a scaphoid abdomen. To the D
horizontal plane, a scaphoid contour of the abdomen Contour describes the profile of the abdomen from the rib margin to the
depicts a ______ profile. pubic bone; a scaphoid contour is one that is concave from a
horizontal plane (see Figure 21-7).
a. Flat
b. Convex
c. Bulging
d. Concave
While examining a patient, the nurse C
observes abdominal pulsations between the Normally, the pulsations from the aorta are observed beneath the skin in
xiphoid process and umbilicus. The nurse would the epigastric area, particularly in thin persons who have good muscle wall
suspect that these are: relaxation
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.
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The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal A
space at the midclavicular line over the liver. Which The liver is located in the right upper quadrant and would elicit a dull
sound should the nurse expect to hear? percussion note.
a. Dullness
b. Tympany
c. Resonance
d. Hyperresonance
Which structure is located in the left lower D
quadrant of the abdomen?
The sigmoid colon is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen
a. Liver
b. Duodenum
c. Gallbladder
d. Sigmoid colon
A patient is having difficulty swallowing C-
medications and food. The nurse would document Dysphagia is a condition that occurs with disorders of the throat or
that this patient has: esophagus and results in difficulty swallowing. Aphasia and dysphasia are
speech disorders. Anorexia is a loss of appetite.
a. Aphasia.
b. Dysphasia.
c. Dysphagia.
d. Anorexia.
The nurse suspects that a patient has a distended D
bladder. How should the nurse assess for this Dull percussion sounds would be elicited over a distended bladder, and
condition? the hypogastric area would seem firm to palpation.
a. Percuss and palpate in the lumbar region.
b. Inspect and palpate in the epigastric region.
c. Auscultate and percuss in the inguinal region.
d. Percuss and palpate the midline area above the
suprapubic bone.
The nurse is aware that one change that may D
occur in the gastrointestinal system of an aging Gastric acid secretion decreases with aging. As one ages, salivation
adult is: decreases, esophageal emptying 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 for an D
examination after falling off his motorcycle and If an enlarged spleen is felt, then the nurse should refer the person and
landing on his left side on the handle bars. The nurse should not continue to palpate it. An enlarged spleen is friable and can
suspects that he may have injured his spleen. Which easily rupture with overpalpation.
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 patient's abdomen is bulging and stretched in D
appearance. The nurse should describe this finding
as: A protuberant abdomen is rounded, bulging, and stretched (see Figure
21-7). A scaphoid abdomen caves inward.
a. Obese.
b. Herniated.
c. Scaphoid.
d. Protuberant.
The nurse is describing a scaphoid abdomen. To the D
horizontal plane, a scaphoid contour of the abdomen Contour describes the profile of the abdomen from the rib margin to the
depicts a ______ profile. pubic bone; a scaphoid contour is one that is concave from a
horizontal plane (see Figure 21-7).
a. Flat
b. Convex
c. Bulging
d. Concave
While examining a patient, the nurse C
observes abdominal pulsations between the Normally, the pulsations from the aorta are observed beneath the skin in
xiphoid process and umbilicus. The nurse would the epigastric area, particularly in thin persons who have good muscle wall
suspect that these are: relaxation
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.
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