NURS 304 Exam 3 Jarvis – Questions & Correct
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You are assessing the oral structures C. In the floor of the mouth under the side of the
in a 58 year old man with a 40-year tongue.
history of smoking cigarettes. You will
search for the sublingual glands at
which location?
a. In the cheeks, over the mandible,
anterior to the ear.
b. Beneath the mandible at the angle
of the jaw.
c. In the floor of the mouth under the
side of the tongue.
d. Above the temporals muscle,
anterior to the ear.
During physical examination, a 30 year C. external jugular vein
old man shows a bulging blood vessel
that runs diagonally across the
sternomastoid muscle. You are aware
that this is the:
a. temporal artery
b. carotid artery
c. external jugular vein
d. internal jugular veins
,You stand behind a 28-year-old B. Cricoid cartilage.
pregnant woman to palpate the
thyroid gland. You search for the
isthmus of the thyroid gland just
below the:
a. Mandible.
b. Cricoid cartilage.
c. Hyoid cartilage.
d. Thyroid cartilage.
You are taking a health history for a 35 A. They may be triggered by alcohol, pain, or
years old woman who reports having perfume
had cluster headaches in the past.
Which findings would you expect for
cluster headache?
a. They may be triggered by alcohol,
pain, or perfume
b. Their usual occurrence is two per
month, each lasting 1 to 3 days
c. They are described as throbbing
d. They tend to be supraorbital, retro-
orbital, or frontotemporal
,You are testing active range of motion C. continue with the examination; this is a common
(ROM) in a 79 year old man. When finding in an older adult
turning his head to the right and left,
you observe he turns more at his
shoulders than at his neck. What is
your next most appropriate action?
a. palpate his shoulders for any pain
or tenderness
b. direct him to bend over and touch
the toes for complete ROM of spine
c. continue with the examination; this
is a common finding in an older adult
d. refer hin to an orthopedic specialist
As you palpate the anterior fontanel D. move on with the examination; these data are
on a 6 month old infant, you note it expected
feels about 2 cm wide and dips
inward. Your next most appropriate
action is to:
a. inspect for cranial asymmetry due to
early closure of fontanel
b. suspect dehydration and inquire
about number of wet diapers
c. auscultate over the fontanel for a
systolic bruit
d. move on with the examination;
these data are expected
, The thyroid gland is enlarged D. listen for a bruit over the thyroid lobes indicating
bilaterally in the beck of a 50 year old increased blood flow
woman; which maneuver would be
your next most appropriate?
a. check for deviation of the trachea
b. continue with the examination; this
is an expected finding in a
menopausal woman
c. listen for a murmur over the aortic
area causing thyroid enlargement
d. listen for a bruit over the thyroid
lobes indicating increased blood flow
A 22 year old adult comes to your A. mobile, soft, nontender
clinic for an employment physical
examination. As you palpate the
cervical lymph nodes, which
characteristics would be healthy and
expected?
a. mobile, soft, nontender
b. large, clumped, tender
c. matted, fixed, hard
d. one isolated enlargement, fixed,
nontender
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You are assessing the oral structures C. In the floor of the mouth under the side of the
in a 58 year old man with a 40-year tongue.
history of smoking cigarettes. You will
search for the sublingual glands at
which location?
a. In the cheeks, over the mandible,
anterior to the ear.
b. Beneath the mandible at the angle
of the jaw.
c. In the floor of the mouth under the
side of the tongue.
d. Above the temporals muscle,
anterior to the ear.
During physical examination, a 30 year C. external jugular vein
old man shows a bulging blood vessel
that runs diagonally across the
sternomastoid muscle. You are aware
that this is the:
a. temporal artery
b. carotid artery
c. external jugular vein
d. internal jugular veins
,You stand behind a 28-year-old B. Cricoid cartilage.
pregnant woman to palpate the
thyroid gland. You search for the
isthmus of the thyroid gland just
below the:
a. Mandible.
b. Cricoid cartilage.
c. Hyoid cartilage.
d. Thyroid cartilage.
You are taking a health history for a 35 A. They may be triggered by alcohol, pain, or
years old woman who reports having perfume
had cluster headaches in the past.
Which findings would you expect for
cluster headache?
a. They may be triggered by alcohol,
pain, or perfume
b. Their usual occurrence is two per
month, each lasting 1 to 3 days
c. They are described as throbbing
d. They tend to be supraorbital, retro-
orbital, or frontotemporal
,You are testing active range of motion C. continue with the examination; this is a common
(ROM) in a 79 year old man. When finding in an older adult
turning his head to the right and left,
you observe he turns more at his
shoulders than at his neck. What is
your next most appropriate action?
a. palpate his shoulders for any pain
or tenderness
b. direct him to bend over and touch
the toes for complete ROM of spine
c. continue with the examination; this
is a common finding in an older adult
d. refer hin to an orthopedic specialist
As you palpate the anterior fontanel D. move on with the examination; these data are
on a 6 month old infant, you note it expected
feels about 2 cm wide and dips
inward. Your next most appropriate
action is to:
a. inspect for cranial asymmetry due to
early closure of fontanel
b. suspect dehydration and inquire
about number of wet diapers
c. auscultate over the fontanel for a
systolic bruit
d. move on with the examination;
these data are expected
, The thyroid gland is enlarged D. listen for a bruit over the thyroid lobes indicating
bilaterally in the beck of a 50 year old increased blood flow
woman; which maneuver would be
your next most appropriate?
a. check for deviation of the trachea
b. continue with the examination; this
is an expected finding in a
menopausal woman
c. listen for a murmur over the aortic
area causing thyroid enlargement
d. listen for a bruit over the thyroid
lobes indicating increased blood flow
A 22 year old adult comes to your A. mobile, soft, nontender
clinic for an employment physical
examination. As you palpate the
cervical lymph nodes, which
characteristics would be healthy and
expected?
a. mobile, soft, nontender
b. large, clumped, tender
c. matted, fixed, hard
d. one isolated enlargement, fixed,
nontender
